The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-30
[PLAsS OF Mr.. PIERCE
| Shipping Plant at Port Arthur
!, Included in Them.
I @ TANK STEAMERS TO MEXICO
-, 10 Be Made to Refine the
! n.ws OF Waters-Pierce Co.'S
Gaming Aroused Comment.

rexas. May 2o.-President II.
~ the waters-Pierce Oil com
I, the morning examining the
y, PA rharfage at Port Arthur with
~ !. selecting site for the extensive
,,mpauy intends putting in there
y .,dling of the oil from this field.
Z. was accompanied by President
w.o,t Of the Kansas city Southern,
manager Essen of the same road
A. Ta,laferro, manager of the
pierce Oil coppany's cotton seed
.,ns.s in Texas, the latter having MS
,n,rters at Galy eston.
so,crdlng his tour of inspection
po,cp remarked that lis plans included
.rarng of the crude cotton seed oil
r,s az well as petroleum. Calves
,he Waters Pierce oil company's
~ for the handl'i & of this
~ lts business and when asked If
IuS;rg If a new plant nj Port Arthur
" .,.an tho abandonment of the one
m,sd in Galveston, Mir. Pierce r..
,hs, II did not. At the same time,
IA maj II Port Arthur should prove
!" Convenient port for the handling OF
sottou seed oil that as a business
o.ltiop il would not pay to use two
Part Arthur plant will include n
H. station, ware houses and storage
md Mr. Pierce said in all probability
N tank steamers would he operated
from Port Arthur to Mexico.
k,i N his company would build re-
M ar the Beaumont oil. MIR. Pierce
"a that il would not, saying: 1T is
Nj 10 suppose that II 1t were refinable
rould prepare to refine II at once, for
n olIr business. We certainly would
TsIt for amateurs to show us its value
IA regard. II il had such n value"
u afternoon Mr. Pierce came up in his
Ia car from Port Arthur and was In
s,enee with President Tyrrell of the
HoaS oil company and President J. n.
srt AZ the Higgins oil company, both
&hich companies own gushers on Spindle
4 Heights. After the conference II was
| that suggestions involving an associa-
| NJ the various producing companies
made and discussed.
Pierce left tonight for Waco.
~
Il announcement of President Pierce
be waters.Plerce oil company that mis-
kpany will make preparations to handle
output Of the Beaumont oil field, as
juslyely announced in The Post this
hing, was received by oil men here
) a somewhat mixed feeling. Some do
regard 1t favorably. while Others ex
8 qualification that the Waters Pierce
)psny will take hold of the proposition
Ssndlng the oil. In whatever way the
ffprse Is regarded by individuals. ii is
lain that the Waters Pierce company
faith In the future of the Beaumont
|teld
BE- news frtsr the field today was Of
ht the same tenor as that for several
/ past Notwithstanding the fact that
Ewell Of the Acme Oil and Fuel com.
\ was buster at the depth of 2OsO
! the Kelly well, which may bc said 10
IN the same territory, will be bored
per, so those In charge OF the work
N ;act, the Kelly well Is now down
~ feet and the result in the Acme
vas discounted some time ago by
owners Of the Kelly we'll
II
Pesins No, ? Is temporarily tied up on
punt Of the striking of rock which
pred the machinery. Mr.. Carroll. who
!illlng N we'll hopes to reach the oil
ten'inch pipe.
/ Sharpe is now drilling well on
10 Island for the Island Oil company.
well Will be watched with much in.
q, ,Nas ~ tending to show whether the oil
fnos In that direction.
lne Interesting reports have been in
ulalion today regarding the Gober
I out whether they are fully warrant.
y the actual conditions remains to be
= a Post reporter heard this morning
"nat is known as the cap rock had
struck In the Gober well. and as
NJ sOck is supposed In all eases to over.
u, ~ strata, such report /, of more
passing Interest Just at this time,
Il Iu sb.,, secretary of the company, was
N in goas thc report. and said "Yes.
y ibs sUralel That the drillers are now
\. through tho cap rock
~ ,ss ~ looking for developments, then"
rtrspoitcr remarked.
I'M n, JUST what we are doing" re-
mia w Lasoy. However, he stated that |
''uia not give the exact depth OF the
y reared that the machinists' strlk, |
= has' viii have serious effect In |
'u'ls The shipment of we'll machinery. |
Il ,mo supply houses of this city saw |
! ~ already had DELAYS on some |
Db,a.SSe well machinery handled by |
'A'ch is attributed to the strike.
.spVr'eu striking of big gusher in
'Na mas been a theme of considerable