The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
E~NeLIsHMAN,s OPINION.
He Is Enthusiastic Over the Texas Oil
Field.

He Is Enthusiastic Over the Texas Oil
Field.
New Orleans Plcaytme.
j, A. Chanlor, one of the most famous
war correspondents Of the age. who rep.
resented the London Times aud Daily
Telegraph in the Franco-P russian and RUS
so-Turkish wars, aud afterwards was the
correspondent at ST. Petersburg of n mum.
Der of the leading periodicals Of the world
at the time of the ASSASSINATION Of Gear
Alexander II, is at the st. Charles hotel.
lie has been tnklng a look Mt the Beau
mont oil field for the interest Of some Eng
fish capitalists, and is now on his way home
TO submit his report. lie SAYS that he win
return at once with Prof. Il. Redwood, who
Is the greatest living authority on petrO-
leum and petroleum. fields.
The position that has been occupied By
this distinguished gentleman in the eve Of
tue public for the past thirty years has
been such that his word is entitled TO great
weight. His services 10 higher journalism
ranks with that of Archibald Forbes and
the few Of the same class that attained
their fame during the same period that
made the name of j. ID. Chanlor famous.
lie was one of the twenty-siX newspaper
correspondents that We're the only civilians
20 witness the execution Of the nlhillSts
that were convicted Of completely la the
assassination Of the car, this distinction
btlNb SHOWN 10 llfm DS the Russian COM
mandaut, General Baranoff, on account Of
their recognized prominence In their pro-
fession and their known integrity and in
fuence.
Il have Just been looking over the Texas
oil field for some English capitalists" said
Mr.. Chanlor, 'And ! have formed the very
highest possible opinion of the field.
Il have been IN all the oil fields of the
world and have seen none thar can com
pare with this one. There Is one little spot
ia Texas that posiliNelE assert can supply
come, | can not say as 10 the quality Of
Texas oil as an Illuminating oil, but as a
fuel II can not be beaten In the world and
l do not think can be equaled, The Baku
oil Is a good fuel product, and has some
Illuminating qualities, hut It can not com
pete with the American product Of Penn
s~ylvanla. and. so far as know, with the
Il have visited Beaumont, Sour Lake,
Damon Mound and other points as the guest
OF my particular friend, y, II. B. Morse,
passenger traffic manager of the southern
Pacific Railroad company,
There were six Of rs In the party, aud
we had a very pleasant time. We were
near the wild gusher that they had so
much trouble Harvesting az Beaumont the
other day. aud had our pictures taken
standlng 10 the leeward OF IL. Two Of the
party came near being asphyNlated by the
gas, but we managed 70 get away without
casualties. The two who came so near be.
Ing killed by the gas were Aiessrs. Freed
of Boston and Rowan OF New York.
''rhe thing that most interests me, how
ever, In the new Development OF the South
is the industrial situation. IL would take
500 much space and become tiresome "a
tell the many features OF industrial devel'
| opment that have shown themselves IN the
new Texas, II / may Gail II so, but they
are patent to the trained observer, and
mean more for the South and the State Of
Texas than We can calculate at this time.
1T Is for tails that shall speak and
write when l return, and win endeayoi
10 turn the tide Of British immigration
from Australia. Canada ana India 10 Texa;
/ rs the most promising spot on earth.
Il shall endeayor 90 Interest," British and
\ European capital 10 invest In Texas ana es
peclally the very rich or England who are
looking for the best use OF taelr money foi
| industrial development.
III. cnanlor IL very much impressed will