The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-06
Against the Southern Pacific for
Failure 10 Deliver Cars.
LESS TROUBLE WITH GAS IN THE FIELD
Many Hold to the Opinion that Cold
Weather viii Have an Effect on It.
Suit on Contract.


cool weather the trouble viii abate to a
very great extent, II was cool here last
night, aud the good report coming from the
field today is Indicative that there is con
siderable virtue 10 the cool weather theory.
Secretary Childress is in receipt OF a
letter from the cashier of an Iowa State
bank calling attention to an invention re-
Gently perfected for the use Of nromen and
workers In places where obnoxious gases
are prevalent The cashier also enclosed
two photographs OF helmet showing
II In and out Of use, The idea seems to be
a feasible one.
In conversation with a gentleman this
afternoon who las made study OF Spindle
Top since the held was first discovered he
gave expression 10 an idea with reference
to getting rid Of the gas on Spindle Top
that has not been previously advanced
First make the tops OF all storage and
settling tanks At perfectly so the gas that
accumulates can not escape; then arrange
vent 10 allow the escape Of the foul gasses
on top OF the tank, lay line Of six-inch
pipe throughout the field and connect the
vent pipes with the gas main, and also have
connections made with the wells IN order
"a control the gas that comes out through
the casing heads
49,
Mr.. ]. b. Treadwell, who has held the
position Of oil expert In the Beaumont field
for the Southern Pacific Railway company,
has been transferred to the California field,
whence he came TO Beaumont lie Is sue
ceeded here by Mr.. II. stephens who has
already arrived and assumed his duties
~
Tomorrow evening in the parlors of the
Hotel Crosby there will be held a meet
ing of those oil men who have grievances
against the railroad companies that have
aud purposes The meeting rs TO organize
the forces aud make ready 10 80 to Austin
and lay the matter before the railroad com
mission.
The Alamo OH company has hled salt
against the Texas ana New Orleans Rail
way company alleging that 1t made requisl-
lions on the defendant for oil tank cars and
that defendant has failed and refused 10
gupply any cars IN accordance with said
/ redulsitions wherefore all % the statutory
! penalties prescribed under the laws Of the
| Stute have accrued IN plaintiffs favor,
4 amounting to $3.50. Paintin prays for
Judgment against defendant for The recoY-
cry Of penalties and for damages.
~
F. S. Henry has hled a suit against the
Mississippi Texas on company, alleging
that on April II. 1902, defendant entered
into a contract with c c, Todd & Co
whereby c. c. Todd & co, bought 52o.oOl
barrels Of oil; that thereafter defendant
! for n valuable consideration transferred all
/ rights and interest in the contract to r
I L Dodson and that be transferred als
] rights aud interests in the contract 70 pam
! til The petition further alleges mat me
defendant has failed and refused To deliver
| the oil. Plaintiff says ne has been dam
| aged to the extent OF the difference pc
| tween the contract price ana the marker
value OF the oil in the sum of SlVlVV
I Plaintiff prays tnat defendant be REQUIRED
to perform all the terms Of the contract
! and that defendant be enioined from seliuR
any OF the oil from said well that plain
| tn be allowed TO pump from the Wen on
to extent necessary TO cover the amount
contracted for
The Cattlemen's Consolidated on com
pany vs.. the Texas and New Orleans Rail
road company The plaintiff alleges that
] tire penalties prescribed Ivy the state o.
| Texas TO this date have accrued II pain
tits favor, amounting To $a2. Vo RANT ~
! alleges damages In the sum OF Sit' 10, an.
| prays for Judgment for the recovery o.
penalties and damages
In the case OF George w. Carroll VS.. tn
] NJ. Gufley Petroleum company an at
tachment was issued for r. F. Murphy 10
contempt Of court Mr.. Murphy made hon'
to appear before Judge Martin
Sales Of oil stock
Dividend. 34.7O0 shares at 1c
Gladys Of Beaumont, 1000 shares at &C.
Beatty 1000 shares at NC.
Becky sharp, 1000 shares at lAc'
Fort Worth. 2000 shares at &c
oil. I. o. b. Gladys. ............,....' .m,n
Oil, No. ., in tanks. ..,,,.,.....,''''.' ~
Sales at Galveston.
Galveston, Texas September 5.-The sale
at the Galveston oil exchange today wer
as follows;
Beatty. 10000 shares az IL.
Continental National, 1000 shares ~ lo
Galveston aud Beaumont, 500 shares
25c
Geyser Of Galveston, 80 shares at l5c
Manhattan 100 shares at 29c.
. Spangler 1000 shares nc Ac.
Sour lake Oil. 10 shares at SO
Victor I1O0 shares at ilC.