The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-07
HARTMAN AND swAYNg CONFER
They Met at Beaumont and Also at
New Orleans.

ilEy Wet at beaumont ana ALSO at
New Orleans.
beaumont, Texas. March !. 1t is entirely
POSSIBLE that there is something behind the
visit to Beaumont Of Z. H. Hartman. the
railway magnatr more than the more in
sprc,on of the railways In which he is in
tcrested
While In Beaumont AR. Hartman had
two conferences with MFR. James w.
Swaync, member OF the Hogg-Swayne syn
dicatc and prominent oil operator. While
nothing was given out as to the nature VI
these conferences. it Is practically certain
that they were on the subject Of oil.
1t was said some time ago that MIR. Har-
itman wa, Interested In Mr.. Swayncs plan
to hGiIl pipe llue to North Texas, fol
lowing the lines OF the Southern Pacific and
the Houston and Texas Genital railways;
ia fact, one newspaper printed the state
m,ul that the southern Pacihc was III on
the deal This was denied, however
'Plr Post correspondent has Information
that Mr., Hartman is Interested III some OH
development That is taking shape, put
whether it Is concerning the plans OF MI.
Swuynr could not be learned,
IN regard to u conference between laH
aams parties held u, New Orleans, the
IIaps-I democrat says:
Nh Hartman ana MT, SWuNhe met anu
they tulEed. but whAt they talked about
ana how much money there was in 1t can
not be known.
talk about the weather for an hour, They
may have remarked upon the beauty OF
The afternoon, the sunshine ana the songs
Of birds, hut when q mans time Is wOrtl
rs much as that Of Mr. Hartman n dis
ruSsiun OF the merits of bird songs costs
about $500. MIR. Hartman may have
talked birds, but there are bets offered
thai he talked oil whuH Mr.. Swaync yeas
IN the room. Mr.. Swayne is an ardent ad-
mirtr of birds himself, but when he wants
a Scngster he goes 10 BIRD idncter
II is the belief that the wells OF the
Hogg -Swayne syndicate al Beaumont are
going 10 be- turned on today to show MI
Hartman what they can dp when they
are running. IT is the belief that M .
Hartman has more than tursory interest
In the field at Beaumont
Mr. Hartman is the president OF tue
Southern Pacific. lie IL In control OF TN
situation now 20 far as railroad tranI'
and ii is believed h. has an Idea OF being
, III chief factor in q great iransporta,
tlon Inc, which will pipe the oil TO New
Orleans ans distribute II from here inc
plan inynll gumethinE more than the m'r'
piplug Of The oil 10 this city. II means the
investment OF millions. The plan is Tor rae
Transportation company 10 hanliT lue uu,
mt of all the small wells az beaumont
which nnN have no outlet u get IN oil
/ To market The transportation company
| will buy the oil outright from me NcuS
4
/ country and sell II for what II can get tor
| it, IL Is believed that this will solve me
| problem; that it will get the Little wells
! out OF the way and give some SOFT al SUI"
/ of stability to tho market price OF OIL.
Mr.. Swaync Is heavily Interested III tue
! matter Of transportation, ana MS partner
! Governor Hogg, has Just formed compan!
! IN London for this very purpose. IL Is no,
! believed that the meeting Of Hartman anu
! Swayne was accidental or that the turning
| on Of the Hogg Swaync wells IS the accord
| ance Of an old custom Mr.. Hartman mas
no especial interest in Beaumont so far a.
! the Southern Pacific railroad is concerned
| which has not existed ever since the us
covery of oil There is no new development
| which viii require his stoppage OF the pup
The current belief is that Mr., Hartman
or what Is known as the Hartman syndl
cate is behind the pipe line scheme TO New
| orleans Ii is believed that Mr. Harrl
| mans Investigation of the facilities OF IN
! port which he made yesterday anu Whlcl
were thorough, had something more IN vlev
| than the mere cursory inspection or IN
| railroad president who comes once IN
while to look over the property. II Is ~
idea that Mr.. Hartman looked az sites 10
tanks; that he inspected the wharves ]
those places where the storage Of oil WI
| be permitted, and that he inquired into u
cost OF barge lines and things Ike that
Mr. Hartman ana Mr.. SwAyne both dc
cllned 10 discuss the subject of the cor
ference They said they talked about Of
| in a general way hut neither OF them ma
enythinC to say about the situHuon now.
WAS given out hy Nj. Harrimans secrctar
that this trip was merely one OF plensur'
and that business propositions would not D
considered bu; II WAS not believed by thus
who Thought they had some ground for th
conclusion tina. the conference amounted I
nothing or that the pipe Inc was left on
IA the cold.
Tho story which finds the most geners
Acceptance Is that the pine line Is 10 3
buiu and owned by a syndicate Ia whlc
tho Hartman interests viii predomlnnte
Nhc apital stock Is 10 be S10.0O0oO0. an
~ l. -fid Most ~ this has already hoe
taken ara Tho rcst a.iil he taken ~
nemcnt's notice Tho first work. Of cours'
| wiz NJ the construction ~ tho pipe ~
from Rcauincnt 10 New orleans. api fhr
the nipIiiy viii go Into tn marketing
tho Oh from here. n VIII he almost N
! possible to III 10 hAndIe the prednct 81 u