The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-07
EFINFRY FOR BEAUMONT.
u, Ire Behind II and Say II Will
= Oe Put Through.
FAST TEXAS OIL IS REFNABLE
,...,.st in the Plan to Put Down
'so me- neeo We'll Near the Kelly
Location.

80. peanmont office Is at room
n Poslh ,t,dIng; !. X. Grlst, manager Of
Msaon and advertlslnS' scorffe1sp9nn,d-
\ fcu Atrs-snk Andrews and y. Ill, Nc
sls Journal buildlngJ
i ..ont Texas, June 6.-Plans for an
..sDsrr at Beaumont to be built with
..l,a furnished by some of the
.iaslr known men in the State, are
shane 1t is understood that Wal
4 sharpe is the moving spirit in the
.e Among those mentioned in
1 ..,,,0n with the proposed refinery are
cor.rnor Hogg, Judge Rufus Hardy,
+. Brooks, w. 7. Campbell,
NJ, ". swayne and others Interested
=. sUayne syndicate. The promoters
4 n.t there is no doubt as to the con
i ..,,oo of the project, though they are
row prepared to give details They
,s that ii has been demonstrated be
4 4 aonbt that the Beaumont oil is re
Ill., and that IT can he converted into
m,uating oil and sold at the rehneries.
so,ouel S. Z. Moss, president Of the
I, i and New Orleans Oil company, to-
Il rranjzed the Ground Floor Oil com
a. with capital stock of 100000.
cpsI Moss will put into this company
4 quarter Of an acre he purchased from
Il Swayne syndicate.
k4,Aaps the most interesting thing that
INSPIRED today was the further discus
II among the stockholders Ct the Texas
4 New Orleans Oil company Of tteir
N to drill a deep well on their hold
II the well to be located 1000 feet
#lhesst Of the abandoned Kelly we'll.
&are Thomas +. West, prominent men,
a II the company, stated this afternoon
n while some matters In regard to tina
In stlll remain TO he closed W, he felt
ia that the well would be nut down.
Aiuy people are interested In the put
AZ down Of such a well as proposed by
q Texas and New Orleans OH company,
IA Il Is believed by many that oil may
struck at a depth between 1900 and
30 feet though, of course, the well viii
II little more than an expert mcnt. How
n, II the experiment should prove sue
Enhanced In valuei in fact, 1t. will put
n entire improved field on a new basis.
s. ~
"A suit Involving the manner in which
4 Smith well was put down was filed
Is morning in this district court. Much
Herest was attached to this we'll before
q twisting off of the pipe. The suit
41ed by Z. NJ. Lea, the contractor whO
&lled the well, and George Smith ana
y First National bank are made defend
rs that Smith, in his hurry to have
a well completed gave the men whd
nc running the rig 500 II they would
&plete the well by the Saturday night
Moving the day the oifer was made, and
z ID Leas absence the, men ruined the
under the directions of Smith. Lea
a verdict for $3.50 and 5000 dam
FsFs from the Geld today were more
Fsser than for several days past. Dewey
*yTcod reports that Haywood No. 3 mas
Espsd a depth Of 400 feet. The Hey
8ses nave been very fortunate with their
a ~
&essial operators in the field.
Bae Beaumont Petroleum. and Gas com
ny has purchased the south half Of lot
zolock 2, Spindle Top Heights, from the
4faddln .Wiess-Kyle Land company. The
M contains one-half acre and the price
"A was $500.
d ~
~ use Of oil for street sprlnkling pur.
4 becoming more general throughout
u cl'y' and mn offer by the Lone Star and
1'eent OIL company will give further
F"s 70 the sprlnkling. This company
r. tee oil for Sprinkling purposes for
II Nam .nirty days. City Health Officer
ana 'scqnln ends the oil as a dislnfect-
4 X, w WITHIN few weeks It will no
:, " ~ IN use all over the residence por-
V OIL rice and Timber souvenir edition
y beaumont Journal has been received
~e press. 1t is a work of art and
riaaPs never been surpassed by any
4 lilrpp. anlcatlon compiled In the State.
n ,S.tallohs make an excellent show
In ens s resources of Beaumont and vi
4 , auu lne descriptive matter sets forth
u'ees IN an attractive manner.
4 ~ are the closing quotations on