The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13

manent one. Tn Us wei known among those
who have looked into the matter that one
Of the greatest obstacles encountered by
the producers In marketing their oil Hes in
the difficulty experienced 20 convincing con
sumers thut. Just as they have gone to the
trouble and expense Of changing their coal
burners 20 old burners and making the other
arrangements Incidental 10 the use Of oil
as fuel, they win not be confronted with the
announcement that Spindle Top has ceased
20 produce. leaving them with a more or
less expensive lot 81 apparatus on hand and
no adequate supply Of oil In many cases
consumers have refused TO take any action
iooking toward making the necessary
changes unless the oil people bore the ex-
pense. There has, OF course, been no way
by which the oil men could demonstrate
concusivey the permancncy Of the held,
and the resultant element OF doubt has
been n very important factor, notwith-
standing the fact that, except IN rare cases,
everybody believes that there Is enough
oil under Spindle Top to last for genera
tons.
II seema. however, that this doubt IS
/ gradually being obIlterltcd 1t has been
/ shown thut there ls as much pressure on
1 NE hin now as there was when the nrst
| Vel was brought in and while the experts
/ do not undertake TO say tlut the wells Will
remain gushcrs forever, they do unhcsl-
l tuHuEly express the opinion chat The sup
/ ply OF oil is practically lucAhaust1ble
4 When one considers the opinion ot experts
| and takes Into account lGn enormous for.
tunes thnt have been made hy the owners
/ of pumpers IA otlyr fields OF inc United
/ states hcre appcat7 90 Doe reason to be-
1 Howe that. even sboul fine splpd,, Ton
{ wells c,u.e to H.. ,f.no,s ,fte, en-, l,,,s.
/ of TWO years OF so. supnly OF oil ,youll
sim he accessible yni,H While mere
haeateIle as compared with the nresent
/ daily output of UsqnmoDr yycu would
form the basis of q very profitable husi.
moss This of r,,,e. LIQUIDS NM % t,.
,uesfI,u ,f ,,b.t,rr thor. .,rI rsotl,. Ia, ,
/ supply az oil which CON ,c r.,clo.,. h,.
an, nDu,us inter m, ,ye1s b,va co,s,I 80
suopt of their. own nccnrd ou ovuarts
ara careful ~ copmi,tlng tbc,nscIvcs ~,
.,.h ,c,tt,ra os ,hts t,t st a. o,,ac,t
Dal tbey have uttlo 5opbf M to tho t,sl
..,arr, rf,o, b,,iey, tn,t A. n,,u ~,
r,..,t.l,. 10 p,o,a,bl, on.r,to tho v.,,Is as
n,u,n,,s fo, ,.,r. ,ftsr ,hr, b,,, ,,,os,,
40 pr .u.hcrs II H. d,ubtrpl N opvth,ng
mar .bn. cvae o.,,,.r.5 tp rho Bci1 hos
Indicated otherwise I'M, story Inn tbe
uro..rrr ~ th. v.us Is a,rninisI,I,, l.,
n.,...l.4ily drought Ia u.5d and ns I'VE
.u,ptI. shown ,o no erroneous 'r,r vol.
lot dow less generously than when NOV
WORE nrst oncued oner,to WIN moi, Old
1ne ,Ig,r "a soon ms hey are cleaned
ant ANA there is fbr hest Of Ransom FOR
paie,ips tbat mo TO datc. thcre Inns NOT
n,en tbe SLIGHTEST dlmintiion IN Inc nrsss
pro uuler the famous ami Assu,pin, now,
ever. that the pressur, ,yll rrsdpallv
diminish and Chat al Tine end saw NJ two
years the Ucus win an have become nuu,p
ars tbcre is stn no cause for alarm ON
,he mart OF the consumer or the prodrcer
There Is good grounds for the onlniou tbnt
there Win srll he a supply OF on sufHeleut
20 mec, All demands aud that. evervtbine
considered tbe situation viii be decidedly