The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-17

Mr. Joe Lee Jameson. State reyenue
agent. with head .qarters at Austin, ar.
rived in the city Tuesday night ana regis
tered at the Rice. Yesterday he made
trip to the country with some friends of
his and returned to the city last night.
Mr.. j j. Lieberman, agent for the
sweet Clover" company, which will be
seen here next week. was in town yesterday
arranging with Manager Bergman for the
appearance of his attraction The orginiza,
tion is under the direction OF Frank and
Claxton Wiltstach and It's star Is Adelaide
Thurston. who has been seen here on one
or two previous occasions
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Mr.. II. NJ Aubrey, president and gen
eral manager Of the Citizens Telephone
company of Texas, was here yesterday
from his headquarters in san Antonio. He
announces that in the near future the
headquarters Of the concern will be moved
from the Alamo City 10 Houston. The
move will be made as soon as the long
distance lines to Galveston aud Austin hre
gotten in operation. The Galveston wire
Is already mp, as has been heretofore re-
ported IN The Post. and all of the ueces-
sary connection will be made within the
next week or ten days, The Beaumont
line is in operation and It Is tle Intention
OF the company TO push its work so that
the line to AnStln VIII he finished by jan
uary ] next Within a wear, Mr. Aubrey
says. the company hopes to have commu-
nicatiQn with Kansas City and St. Louis.
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Mr.. A. NJ McFaddin, a wealthy and prom
inent citizen OF Victoria, who is wei! known
here was a guest at the Rice yesterday,
being en- route to mis- home after "trip TO
Beaumont Mr.. McFaddin's interests were
formerly almost exclusively in the live
stock line but when petroleum was diseo'-
c.ed at Beaumont he got in on the ground
floor" and has been very successful in MS
operatlons ever since. He is Of the opinion
that the conditions in the neld are AZ
right knockers" to the contrary notWlih-
srandinG. Merely TO prove this to the sal,
isfaction Of everybody GoneGineu, ne gu
y don't mind telling you mat the hey Wo"i
company has just declared dlNlathh %
per cent and that, too, AFTER DeIhs on INC INC
market with its oil for only about three
monfbs This company. Of course, was A
close one; lis stock was not SOFA PlolIiii, ,,
cously. but is now held ny rev usA. ~
results achieved have been einihenllE SUI
isfactory The conditions IN the helu are
mi rirht and no number OK statements 10
the contrary VIII make them any inherent
The facts show for themselves
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Mr. c w. G. Rareshide OF this city mas
Just returned from a months trip ID Norlh.
west Texas In the interest Of the tuel OIL
department of the Arm he represents. l
am glad to state that found very saus'
factory condition Of Affairs he sald 70
representative Of The Post who sa" h.h
on the street during the afternoon. W hill me-
some incl users are still a little skepucal
Tegard1ng the possibilities Of tue Beaumont
r,sfroleum nelds the majority OF then pave
tntis6ed themselves as to the rear laNts
In the case aud are using more anu ihole
on each succeeding nohtu' - - ~
Ouauab and points In that secuoh OF ne
STATE most OF the steam pants puNe
cnanSad fheir furnaces So as 10 lnahc pos
SINE the burning Of oil ana the 4psulto
have hean found to he very SATISFACTORY
there as everywhere else. Ol co li1 az re-
stili afraid 10 nut IN oil burners, nut mere
H. iittIe doubt that they VIII see thal turH
own hest interests will be served by the
change as time goes on and their nelga noi ,
and competitors continue 10 ~ s
and cheap fuel With the greatest success ,.ss.
On the whole ! am well satisfied with
my trip since making n ! am more man man
ever III the opinion that oil VIII eFehtuaiy
be the universal fuel.
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.Business good1" said Captain James
Lawlor in answer to question put to MN
nv a Post representative yesterday IN
deed II is. AS you know, there has been
noehinr IN the way Of a special sttrhe-
zion IN Houston during the past Two weeks
~ go and vet the Rice hotel has been
ened "a It's capacity practically every nigni
~ course. the circus hss been here ana
= convention Is now in prosTesAs paf tns