The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-20
NEW SHIPMENT RECORD.
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN CARS
OF OIL SENT OUT TUESDAY.
Southern Pacific VIII, It Is Said, Put
Five Hundred New Oil Cars into
Commission Shortly.

Beaumont, Texas November 1a-Today
was a record-breaker for shipments OF oil
by rall One hundred and fourteen cars
went out of the field to Texas and Louis
lana points The Santa Fe took thirty-nye
cars in one train and there We're other
trains almost as large.
This runs the total shipments for the
month to 1880 cars. or 21+S9l barrels.
II the shortage of cars does not retard
shipments to great extent during the
remainder Of November 1t is evident that
the daily shipments for the month Will
average 100 cars.
Regarding the car shortage Mir. +. {.
Murphy. manager for the Palestine-Beau-
mont oil company, brings some information
that is welcome news to the shippers of
this field. Mr. Murphy, who was rail.
road man before he entered the oil bust
ness has just returned from a trip through
the State in the interest Of his company.
He says that he was Informed by Manager
Van Week Of the Southern Pacific that that
road expects to put 500 new tank cars INFO
service during the next thirty days He
also has information from the Information
al and great Northern management that
the road has contracted for 100 new tank
cars. to be delivered at the rate Of hfty
per month. The Santa Fe is now expect
lng a considerable number OF cars whlch
have been ordered for some time ana II Is
believed that the shortage Will be lcssened
within a short time.
From information gained on his trip MI.
Murphy estimates that not more than
per cent of the fuel users have yet adopted
oil. which SIN leaves an immense field In
Texas alone for the Introduction of the
new fuel. Many fuel users, he says, have
do
cause Of coal contracts that have not yet
expired.
The Anglo.Amercan oil company brought
in well today on the property of the
Young Ladies' oil company. the well being
Joint enterprise Of the two companies
il is splendid sx-lnch spouter Accord
Ing TO a carefully revised count this is the
ninety -nlnth gusher In the field.
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The sun company's tank steamer Para
quay Is expected to arrived December 10
to engage ia the transportation Of OH.
The vessel win carry 10000 barrels along
the gulf and Atlantic coast.
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Z. ]. Marshall trustee. has sold one acre
Of land out OF the Keth-Warl tract TO
the Forward oil Producing company, the
couside alton being $1,000. This is the
larg,s, transfer of land on Spindle Too
since the early DAYS of the boom and thA
price is larger than has been paid for Sc y
eral weeks. Sales of q Nteentl and thirty
second Of m acre have been made az
higher prices, but for a large tract TINS
recent sale is a record-breaker when COM
pared TO recent transactions.
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1t has been officially announced that the
refinery to he built by DR.. c. b Forward S
companys will be located near orange, on
the Sabine river. 1t was announcer so re
time ago that the machinery had been or
red. end nov thar the site has been
lected, it Is given out that work will 10
started at once.
The Big Four well at High Island has
reached a depth of 700 feet and it is
slated that the formation is now miar
to that on Spindle Top.
The Joint well which is being sunk on the
property Of the Federal Crude on com
pany, southwest of Spindle Top and about
600 yards distant from the hill, has
1 reached a depth Of 2l50 feet and is now in
| sand rock formation.
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The following sales were made today on
| the Beaumont oil exchange:
Haywood, shares at sos.
Manhattan. 100 shares at 4Sc.
Manhattan 100 shares at soc.
Higgins, shares at $40.
American Oil and Refining, 1000 shares
Buhalo, 100 shares at 10c.
! Drilers, 2000 shares at Sc.
Ground Floor, 800 shares at 81.
/ Grace 100 shares at &c.
! Merchants and Mechanics. 5000 shares
National Oil and Pipe Line, 1900 shares
ar 561ac.