The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-26
MORE BIG OIL COMPANIES
ONE HAS 100000 AND TWO
OTHERS 81 100000 CAPITAL.
The Nine Companies Which Filed Arti-
oles Have a Total capitalization OF
Nearly Nine Millions.

I Austin, Texas, April 25.--oil charters
( We're 1lcd today as follows:
! Tho Empire oil aud development com
I pany Of Ilouslon; capital stock S2OO,OUu
Purpose TO prospect for oil In the counties
of Harris, Grimes, Walter, Austin, Wash.
nglon, Walker, Madison, Montgomery,
..a,dln. Newton, orange, Jasper. jefferson
/. Polk. Liberty. Chambers, Galveston. IRA.
zorla, Matagorda, Angelina. san Jacin, o,
Leon. Frccstone. Limestone. Navarro, An.
dcrson, Trinity, Houston, Cherokee, Nacog.
doches Fort Bend, Wharton, Dallas Tar.
rant, Travis, RcSnr aud McLennun, III
rectors. =. u. Jones W: 4, Muln ". \.
sSS i asrs NATION OF 'o RssSai VI u ~
ncr aud Il. j. Wilson OF Detroit, Mirh.
me Sunset on company of Ahlignr;
cnpitei stock SlcN0q0. PURPOSE 60 prospect
Tor oil In the counties Of jefferson. Brown,
Taylor, III Paso, Reeves mud pccos III.
rcctors. John Bowyer, j Il tarwmor,e, Z.
e. Anderson, G. w Merchant, } NJ.
tcns, John Guitar lrr j, C. lowdcn and
Fred Cockrcil of Abilene and Brook smith
of brentwood.
'rhe Austin beaumont on company or
Austin. with n branch office at loanuout,
capital stock Sh0,OOu. Purpose to pros.
pcet for oil In the counties ot Jefferson.
Hardin. Orange, Newton. Jasper Cham.
hers Brnzorla, Arkansas and Buruet, pl.
reetors, |, ileidenhcimer 1r., Malcolm GrH-
ham, r. J, Wiley of Austin and e. NJ,
Davis Of Dallas
The American OH and Rcnuiug company
~ reXas With office nj Beaumont Cap.
tal stock So,Oo0uoO. Purpose to prospect
for oil IN the counties OF Jefferson, OR.
angc, Liberty, Hardin, Chambers. Newton
Jasper, san Augustine ana NucogdOchcS.
Directors Charles !, Chalson, l.. l. l'ar
mntcr, II. @, saunders. y. A, Duncan or
tonic.
beaumont ana East Texas on company
of Bcaurnont capital stock Si,0M,n0O 1ur
pose to prospect for oil In the counties or
Hardin, Liberty, Orange, Jefferson, Cham
hers Harris, Galveston, Rrnzolln, Mnta.
gorda aud Jackson, Directors, H. v Ia
wilson, J. \. Gilbert, n, !, tirocc, II. \.
I.andes, u, W, Kcmpncr Of Galveston; W.
o. Brice of Mason city, Iowa, aud W ).
Davidson OF beaumont.
Henrietta on and Re0ulng company ot
beaumont with branch onlce nj New Or
leans, Ln,S capital stock S1oo0oO. FUR.
pose tn prospect for oil In the county OF
jefferson. 81 Martins, ST. Mury's ana TOR.
g. Kicks, y. f. uansell u. II. II. Chafrec,
New Orleans; !. II. Treadwel, bakersfield
cat; G. J.. Hanson ami Il, G, Dun, l.enu.
iac Charles Il. Clarke Clarke OH co 'TSn%y'' Of
beaumont, capital stock ShO0.OOO Purpose
70 prospect for oil. Directors G, u. CLARKE,
Sr and Jr., of Galveston. j. g. Ana ows,
Houston; George Il. Hart. Los Angeles
tal,; j. II. Goodhuc, Beaumont, n. j.
scott, st, Louis, and Lyman Booth, ASH
1nc Gnrrlck on company ~ beaumont:
capital stock 100000 Purpose to pros
pcct for oil In jefferson county Direct.
ors, j Il, Garrlck, G. n. Appear, w l..
browning, l.. +. chester Benumout II, 5.
stephens, r. C. Mccormick NJ Nicholson
OF lluustpu
me beaumont Rowle Consolidated on
and Conl company OF Denton; capitol
stock Sl,0O00o0 Purpose 20 prospect tor
oil In the counties of Jefferson Newton,
Orange, Jasper, Polk. llnrdIn, Angcllnu
ncogdoches. shelby Montague, Arcnor
wall TYLER, san Augustine Rcd River
ionuin, Bowie. Chambers, liberty CnSs
and Norris. Directors, \, NJ York, ~
Louis J, w Ripy J. H. Schmitz. {. H.
Rnmsdcll j. u. kimhruugh l. u, walker
J W. Sullivan ard O. = Rlpv Of u nton
G., J. Floyd, Lloyd and l. II specry Of
Tioga,