The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-15
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". Adalr, representing the
fina sn,v representative district In
Fdh $50 ssrenth legislature, was In the
ls' ..,d,y morning from his home In
n I'm. Captain Adair did not make
7 m,uy speeches either during the
n y ton or the two called ses.
FH ,,s some Of his colleagues, but
4 g q rork in q quiet way, which was
q = ~. effective and which was alb
..f,eshIng as compared with the
~ some Of the other members.
,se Of the first called session he
E ss,srmlned effort to secure some
..,,ion for South Texas on the free
committee on congressional re-
..,.n,sut bills. he having offered and
resolution providing for change
y hoase rules so that seven house
4 ,nstead Of i've could he p ell
4 n. ,ommlttec. However, the resolu-
ru,ed out of order and the task
"A ,,, after the interests of South
"A ~ Of necessity left to a man ON
4 IN, distant part Of the state At an
IN. when Cole Of Johnson county
4 |, asking bitter dght an the normal
N, Of the state, and was attempt ng
4 ,,s. the appropriation for the sam
i raoD school st Huntsville stricken from
4 ,5propratlon bin while the matter
Nina considered by the committee Of
a rsoe. Captain Adalr took the roor
n Y igsnded the normals so ably that +.
H., amendment was voted down and
!, 'seroDration left intact.
*'assa asked Yesterday about the co ldl-
n the Sam Houston normal Captain
a ~ rsBlIed that the school was flourish
a Tho attendance this year s larger
syer before. be said, and the sa, TT
Y hal has So far elapsed since tho
IA, Indicates that the session will he
"A krbly successful one in every way.
rtTle is proud of this school and of
&s record It Is making,
ipiaIn Adair expressed the opinion that
n l,ttser opposition there might be to Con.
sssnAn Tom Ball at the next election
q III be inefectual. The people rea lie
Il to,ee Of the fact that owing TO his
Il M Congressman Ball is the most i'm.
rant member Of the Texas delegation
HAS hss number Of very weighty mat
h. d the shape Of improvements of her
SlRvsys to be pushed through during
y 5 peli one or two sessions Of congress,
III b ny Opinlon II would be the height
h h,y to send man other than Ball 10
9iglngeA from this district even though
D rTe possible to find one WHO Is the
aEul 81 The Walker county man In other
tiK During his service In the national
4 .e n representatives. alr Ball has ia
h Ahted himself thoroughly with the va
4 It's projects In which Texas Is vitality in
5Tsga, Il would take another man years
II ~ In O position 10 do the State as
% good as Dir Ball is doing it. en-
rgb Il we're possible for the new mem
r. 10 secure q place on the rivers and
1gAss cQmmittoe'
dFsn Adair left for Austin on the II
h a train.
2tssrs. Sam Park and Stuart Smith. two
ri Known citizens of Beaumont, spent
isihday in the city, their temporary place
4 sDsde being the Hutchlns house. Mr..
III las large interests in the lumber and
llss and Mr.. Smith is an attorney. a
'a0sf Of one of the big legal firms of the
~ oil metropolis. The two gentlemen
faAd Inieient time to get out to the cir,
r grounds dnfing the afternoon. bu, they
lVld nat they were too late to get seats
n . came back to town with the rest oil
disappointed crowd.
representative of The Post, who saw
sasis l9e lobby of the HutchiuS house,
N ran said that at present he was pay
II sreai deal Of attention to n new
y, ~ paht AZ Beaumont i'm which he is in
80 In financial way. The plant Is
PC some two aud half or three miles
INV Beaumont Just an ordinary
1sl Plant wouldn't be particularly intec-
Il suppose he said, but this one
I @H different from All others in that
4 wleH are being, or rather will be,
100 gy Inc fuel which is destined 10 he
w OAfelsal-Oil. We have already matte
~ Iel By burning one kiln, and every
tIs sefked Ike a charm. There Is no
y. Aal the new business Will be Il big
we have Seyenty-fYe burners,
s,.'19lSo 10 the kilns and three under
Il sn gsoiels, and We will use Just about
$500 barrels Of crude oil per year. We
Il Ivy own pipe line directly from the
as'A 70 Inc plant and are thus enabled
4 ~ vhr lnel at the least possible cost.
4isul surprise you to know that We
ypeisle cheaper with the oil than we
X Wy! WY coal ever though the latter were
lalq down practically at our furnace
~, "ilaout cost To US, for the labor nee
r,su 10 iced the coal into the furnaces
NV tos more than will the oil. the
Il . sasels Of all Trims can be hut obvious.
Lssns,t mat the innovation will mark the
I'1aiug or new and important epoch
IN W Mslory OF oil development, for 1t
stan mat much larger market will
NJ aITgigalely opened up. The product
l,,r,i AIMS may, of course, be put in very
NJ sssoqs competition with that OF
'lba snleh use the more expensive fuel.
kssitoSsO ieTSatlon turned To the present
IN ss o. affairs in the oil fields ana
III sssa.lemen expressed themselves as be-
49, mncn dissatisfied with those news.
IsS whlch Dave sought to make the
Ihss. SsneIe mat the pressure of the oil
a,sSiNAdle Top Is diminishing. There
IN shs On which 10 base such asser-
svs s,ussvalutely nothing" said Mr.. Smith,
IN h Hst that has been made the pres
IN ~. eqpal TO that displayed by the
N. rSds brought in. OF course, In
BIZ rr sts the wells have been allowed To
|ns,bi as a result of long disuse or
n ~, Of The kind. the stream of oil
4 5sSs. peen as strong nor as continuous
lsfsre. ~ 'uer circumstances. But In every
his5 NIX 's \. wells, when cleaned out, ope'
bal oh sa l9eir old time vlgor. one Of the
u No. 'e,ies experienced by the oil men
hpelesc,ss ae difficulty which they have
mas,srd u convincing consumers that
Ia igsstE q oil is permanent. Once the
|sles n lhe supply may give out is re
u Aass.ae market Will Immediately show
|aos MI a heavier demand and better
'slffni.s " uelng the case. IL is hard "a
pos9Se last why a newspaper which IL
/ ks,r, " nave the interests OF the state
|paflos sayqid strive to misrepresent ms
b Eo,Is ahl hurt the field Ia the eyes OF
- am especially grati6ed to note