The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
WHEN THE OIL GUSHED.
What The New York Visitors Said at
Beaumont.
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF THE FIELD
A Flow Of Oil that VIII Be Worth
Millions of Dollars to
the State.
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF THE FIEl
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| new orleans Ilnles-Democrat.
Then came the stop at the oil fields.
The party alightcd somewhat langudly
and without enthusiasm, and mounted the
teams awaiting to convey them to the
gushers." which were to be opened tor
,neir especial benefit
Then the New Workers began TO wake
mp to the Importance Of the scene. Before
them stretched the great prairie lands OF
southern Texas mile upon mile rolled out
before them. Scattered over the whole.
as far as the eye could reach, were der
Kicks, like so many miniature Ethel tow
crs dotting the land in every direction.
/ Every one represented milllon.dollar wen,
actual or prospeetive; some many times
| that value. Here and there small lakes OF
wasted oil glistened In the sunlight.
The whole place swarmed with life. like
| n country circus. Vehicles and people
sprawled all over the landscape, like ants
| ON an anthill. The crtakng of pulley
ropes and the sound of the steam hammer
could be heard on every side as wells were
drilled aud pipes hauled into place by busy
| workmen.
The New Workers looked down at the
greasy, black ground, then out at tho
scene before them, and straightway forgot
their immaculate shoetops
Never mind the rig. I'll walk around
| bit, said an eminent banker whose Eng
| fish CoaChman would have scorned to al.
low his horses highbred hoots 10 tread
the ground his master was now walking
upon.
groomed, intellectual looking man, who 10
| a well known manufacturer Of Johnstown,
\. y. Don't mind walking over mill
Ions of money, even If it's as black as
"Gucss I'll foot ii, too, said lie Roy
Dresser, as he jumped down from cav
riagc and added his six feet two of splcn
INA manhood to the party of pedestrians
sou should use the plural, Dresser,
when YOU refer to your feet said Charles
| IL. Knox, whose manufactures are known
throughout the world,
Gentlemen, this Is serious subject
ana should be treated gravely' said John
IL. pAHos, severely, Don't you realize
tuat billions Of filthy lucre are buried
beneath your fCct3'
"Just what I've discovered said G. W,
Grnuum, looking obviously at his delicate
boots and jumping back into the carriage
ron beard said George c, Potter, quiz
as tne Beau Hrummel of this party"
O.. u TAKE Beaumont" dashed back MIR,
Graham. and leave the Brummel role
to the Batchcllcr Of the crowd
Its up TO YOU, sir, suld Elmer Gihh.
turning To look for a slender elegantly
attlrGd man, VIII, intellectual features,
who had been walking beside him
But G.. G. Batcheler, manufacturer, cap.
Itallst and European traveller had quietly
detached himself from the pedestrians, Ell
the ned near the Higgins 'gushCr."
Here's where ! get In my revenge,
said President Metz. whose quick brown
: eyes land double power lensl had taken
bound camera and vNkcd away with q
laugh OF triumph. you see, I'm taking
> Suddenly brcathlcss silence fell upor
the merry, chattcrlng crowd.
. The Haywood gushcr was going of ;
e. slchder stream Of dirty black fluid rns
some twenty feet above its pipe within
a ITS derrick, gurgled and suffered then
mounting higher touched the top bar o
the derrick and scattered of In an oranr,
A VERY good" pretty solid" chat
- all right were the mild comments o
. the capitalists MS the valuable waste wa
checked and the gushcr turned on
Hush. there goes another" and thu
( Higgins gushcr began TO spout, some hun
: Again q black column Of oil sprung int,
. 6hhcr sir licked ne top Of the derrick, ros'
the air for miles around was penetrate
by the P9nsent %4or 2f the oil
I'D that tho visitors were warming up.
Then The famous Beatty gusner was turn
. 1 Ell on. with n roar and rush the six -inct
q stream cleared the top NJ the derrick
mogntcd higher and YET higher, double.
J. ! l'hfk upon likfii IN u NehNA, AclloWlSn- plarl
o Loop; then fen in saffron coiored spray To-
,, acres, around, leaving small lake of oi
Then the New Workers. turned themsclvc
t toosc, They did not shout and yell, New
Workers who are not bulls and bears
pf Eerc so But sSy 9eERS 70 nE sarS
L for excitement, and when a New Yorke
T. talks figures. you can begin to look 70
:. 'Do YOU know the value of the stuf
N They're turning loose there for our amuse
{. ment, Corwineg said prominent bank; e
2 ton land you as cool as cucumber
without even an exclamation to spare
: That well s5 has q flow Of 10000 barrel
y ~ 30 cents a barrel (Which | am told the,
j. have been oTeredl that exhibition is cost
n its been pouring now for half an hour
Tell me what he has lost"
We'll, I'm, not as good Ct figures AZ
you, snld Mr.. Corwne modestly twhos'
mathematical ability Is 80 well known that
, he can afford to dcpreclate ~, but SHOULD
say that the sum would "a cloIne feed b ap5
+ enough left over 10 buy Christmas pres
. ents foI, the children. rs a stupendou'
: "IooS here" said millionaire manu-
: faciurcr, earnestly, that oil Is nowinf
there At rate Of $500 900 per month, q
r and there are seven Of them' here, and
3 goodness only knows how many more m
$ developed. scattered for miles around
=; WHY. MS tremendous propositionp'
3 at will reyolutonize the commerce Of
{ America" said well known New York
7 contractor.
t That is not all" said New Yorker
= whose moneyed interests are so great thai
he Is listed among the delegates as simply
: n ''capltalist" with coal at SO per foH
? In England. and four barrels OF this
: e1nnl 10 that ton Of coal shipped and
! down In England nj 81 GO. Is there any sa
reason why the British manufacturer 9pl
$ not soon substitute oil for coal ms a pah
and the foreign export business or eupo
, new Industry become a thing 10 fight F, 20
4 And when YOU think said ana "
4 banker musingly, "of the immens pott'
vet undeyeloped here, and Its ma
: possibilities why. man. We are pc Peruh
/, driving over billions OF buried doll
e lions ! tell yog' II is the greats
| of tho century,
F. Tho driver Of the open buggy inESa.
. the bankers were seated scratched n1zss5jxf,
With the handle Of his whip and
|, also.
T Presently he started the amazed<
c-s behind him with the remark;
Y please syh. would one oh youse n
| gem'men min. hol'en desc here ribhfH
minute? ! shore wonld like ter stepA
: or dem dere billion dollars Jess er nlSA ,
81 cant hol' 'cm In nah ham ~
g Never mind, Samho. YOU sit sulrx
here's something 70 hold In your ~
J while you're waiting" said EsssA
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