The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-05
SOMETHING In OIL
INTEREST is INCREASING
Eastern Capital Learning
Through Newspapers In
Quiry More About the
Texas Produot


Special to Journal associated Press
News).
Beaumont, Texas, Sept. ga move
ment which means more. perhaps, for
the Beaumont oil fields than any other
one agency used for promoting
and building up from substantial ba-
sis the oil industry, as affected by
Beaumont fuel oil, has been started
by three leading papers Of the east,
the New York Journal, the PhilRdel-
phia North American and the National
OH Reporter. The latter is a some
what new publication, devoted to the
Oil in the United States, but which has
started with evident determination,
backed by capital and brains. to be-
come the leading periodical Of its kind
in America.
These three papers have combined
on comprehensive and exhaustive
exposition Of the Beaumont oil field.
To-day two representatives from each
OF these publications arrived here for
the purpose Of obtaining material FOR
the story. They are b. Macpherson
and Charles J. Sinclair of the National
Oil Reporter, J. F. Benyon and DR.. w.
.. Ward Of the Philadelphia North
American and Morrill, Smith and W.
-. Soule Of the Journal. These gen.
tieme2 are travelling in party and
will G4end some eight or ten days
here. Their attention will be directed
mainly to the Beaumont field, but nat
urally all the surrounding country,
which is allied with this field will re-
ceiYe some notice.
The motive for this interest in the
Beaumont field lies in the fact that
the oil from this locality is hnd-
ing its way into the industries and
manufacturing enterprises of the north
and capital is for the first time in
quiring for facts.
Mr.. Morrill, Smith of the Journal
speaking Of this, said that hsretofore
the great oil strike here did not inter-
est the north IN much more than Gu
rious way, but gradually the introduc-
ton of the product into different parts
OF the world and it's wonderful fuel
qualities has awakened a substantial
interest in the source Of the oil, and
there is clamor among business men
for true and complete description Of
the field and oil.
There has not been a time before
this" said Mr.. Smith, when we could
have taken hold Of this matter as we
that there be a permanent nature to
the field and prospective permanency
at least to the fuel oil market. The
north is beginning to learn that there
Is something in this oil as a fuel, and
1t has come to affect the industries Of
the world In respect to fuel. We fore
see that it is destined to become a
great competitor OF coal, and, more
than that, it may become the universal
fuel. The National Oil Reporter the
Journal and the North American have
combined in this movement to write
up this field, and the story will be
published simultaneously in the three
papers on Sept. 20. eW do not intend
to go into the matter of production so
extensively (though we will cover the
field thoroughly, as we do to cover the
matter of its utility, the means for
transportation, the prospective mar
kets and such matters particularly as
will interest others than oil men,"
Speaking further, Mr.. Smith said
the north and the east had a very
poor conception of the magnitude OF
the production here and of the won
derful opportunities for capital, and 1t
was the object of their visit to bring
the two together for the benefit OF
both. All the members Of the party
are especially suited for the work.
and there can be no doubt but the re-
suit will be to promote Beaumont oil
and introduce 1t to those who need 1t.
Beaumont Journal.