The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-08
SOUR LAKE PIPE LINES.
Three Companies Are Now Figuring
on the Plan.
LAND SUIT IS WITH THE JUDGE
1t VIII Establish a Precedent for Other
Suits Which Are Now
Pending.

pipe lines 10 Sour Lake and judging
from this activity on the part Of the older
companies In getting there It IS evident
that the Sour Lake Geld IS looked upon as
second spindle Top proposition and that the
early bird viii catch the worm seems to be
the impression with these people. The
companies that are figuring on the pipe fine
TO Sour Lake are the Higgins oil and Fuel
company, the J. NJ. Quincy company, and
the National oil and Pipe Line company
All three VI these lines are likely to be
butt and this fact Is alone OF vital impor-
lance to the Sour Lake field because Il
means competition and that they viii nm
douoe'dly become common carriers is con
coded.
Mention was made this morning Of the
activity OF the penman people ana
that 1t meant much for this city
rhey have cleared up the site ana
have let the contracts for three large brick
buildings to cover tn plant The nrst
building is 10 be 1COO3uO the other IJOx3OO
ana the third somewhat smaller Tney
viii not be wholly Of brick but viii have
IRE walls OF that material and ~ Is stated
that the cost VIII he somewhere around
$4,000 for the buildings The company Is
sim actively at work IN Chicago and Will
continue that plant at fun capacity until
tAe sheds are ready for occupancy here and
..'U tur t"N't factory WA ne moved 20
l"'luL "n spe'i"I lT"ln bringing the
machinery and the men 60 place and ope.
rate 1T. This Is pretty bg proposition in
itself aud means great deal FOR this city.
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The proportions 70 which the contract
OF the Penman people with the Southern
Pacific is reaching 81 In strict accord Win
the way ~ that road Of doing business
There are in the yards here A large number
OF cars for H,tlng up for this particular
work and, ss has been stated before. there
WIN be- L5""oVo barrels Of tankago placed
F1 ''T"' i'T'u.s H,g"S 'ue 1n' LOT use as
tom and thew pli he arren,ei So ms N
tore It cHcL division a very large amuuur
nf Beaumont OIL
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The gttractlvcuo.s NJ tho Bcaumont eeI1
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'' N''Nu 1" a"F'h''-' 'u the presence mere
/ today OF Mr.. J. j. Henry. the editor Of
7 potroinutu tho lsoaio., j,n.rl-a rat,,tc,,,,
( i..,,,,., ~, H. -
/ journal N'' h'ury IS H''e 20 look thor-
( oeEhly Into the Beaumont fields aud viii
/ doubte-s h8vc "a ,,resr dc,I tn write obor-
in coBnecror wiih fh "y from m'i lime nooI 10
I lime IL LriInvcs NM when he ms op,,s
h.eu on tl,c gIn,nd he VIII no b"tfrr .,n
abird to write inteIHccptly for his publtr,,.
lion and that he is thoroughly satisfied
WIN the h'Id so iar Is assured when he IS
80, } tt. oota a rro,,
u,a' %, prominence ,', 9ire3Iy al9 mas iTra,eu
tblt ia plonsin4 10 those Who have SO mnsh
Invested here.
Nh Henry VII doubtless remain IN thc
Guy several da!S anu 'NPt'l0 10 lahc IN
sour Lake. Jennings ana N9t"t"ga uutus
nus stay an ihesc parts ana may get 10
Iorsieana also
The big case NJ the court house has been
roirc tbroneb tho s,ppment ,faoe NH dov
s',1H -
''uaF' rms morning H. l. pnu opened
his argument for the plaintiffs, Roberts &
/ CorIov and Isarfn and was followed nv Y
y proot,r =, ytnto,,s f,r ,na ,oto,d,,,s
- froc'or OF Nc'"r'" Ior tue de'enoAh. =
McFnddn et AL r. A. Greer also spoke
for the defendants and touight +. u, DuN
G9SSd i"r me h'a,"(W,ns, IN" cage wi" III
mrg rbbss amount Of DAMAGES asked In
the case is $4,000. u W possible that a
ustlS"h WI oe r"avhru t1moiIoW, Hne
g. taC NllutI'l sues tn1l IL E'IIltl ios
I'.'NV Nv5,u uo' "u',l w ''S'l s',,.gS NJ w
my more ,n"" d N'l1,,, l9' $500 = y,
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