The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-05
EEK IN THE OIL FIELD.
linz Of Hogg is The Most Import
|sat Of the Expected Events.
Is PRODUCT YIELDS BETTER GRADE
b,,,,oducts Than Does the Eastern
n Is Asserted--S. P. Has Made
Connection With Port Arthur.

" ..,ropt Texas. May 4.--The coming
~ i NOT expected to develop anything
II particularly startling nature In oil
&. except that Governor Hogg is ex-
81 4 bere tomorrow or Tuesday and he
z% :, course be the center of attraction.
"a ,nressIons as to the European trade
Ell ,ho English customs particularly VIII
81 sopree Of a great deal Of interest and
II III men from all the various depart
viii be glad to hear anything the
ia man has 10 say
III o,c viii be some new wells In but no
" than the average number that are
n ooch week and business OH Spindle
II will keep up its usual busy gait With
W torruntion The use of air there has
a. beromc general and the orguniza-
IA ~ Tho Sulndle Top Power company,
II N was chartered ut Austin yesterday,
81 n,nly for the purpose of building up
"a t4r demand than Is there at present,
II mo driilcrs. contractors and oil COM
~ os MI snv that this can be easily done.
Ia company is the one that was mention
s. some ten days since but about which
n narticulnrs would not be given at the
n from some business reason.
IA 10 shipments, the week VIII keep up TO
I'm the average. There VIII be a little
"a on showing SO far as water shipments
"a concerned than during the latter part
81 he week just past, but the early part
#ast week was good enough to make
N whole come out on about an average
= This week there will be no large
s{er shipment but the smaller craft VIII
y here in abundance.
81 . steamer Strombus, one Of the big CO.,
0barrel beats Of the Shell Transport aud
.salpr company, will show up during the
week or early next, If the present
X carry This will be her second trip
1Port Arthur for Beaumont oil.
dbty Attorney Joe Williams was up from
IA Arthur today and made some enthusi-
In statements about his city from an oil
adpont. He thinks that Port Arthur
n profit even more during the present
II than last from her oil trade. There
3 now building there and completed four
ghye refnories and they are employing
Very large number of men who spend
Ar money I'm the new port. The OIL is
n.ng In a good price when II is refined
Milo Guffcy people there and tho new
Aeries under course of construction
Mia do equally as well, according to Mr..
Hllams statements.
Ia also announced that the Southern Pa
4 is now in at Port Arthur, the cou-
Mons having been recently made. There
Il chlnce for a good legal fight there
te while but II FeemS that it was am
sy settled between the Kansas city
uthern and the Southern Pacific and the
Hks are now in Mr. Williams thinks
ID the advent If the Southern Pacific
zPort Arthur will he the means of ma
dary qd f-9g TO the freight tonnage
nught ( + port The road simply has
1nnals there and does not run passenger
ms to Port Arthur The oil feature Of
N Althurs business is what first caused
Southern Pacific 10 want to get into
\ place.
De c. z. Jones Development company
fn the cap rock for the Blue Grass oil
npany on block Bs and the well will be
about Tuesday or Wednesday.
BE Cascade OIL company will have a
well IN about Wednesday on block
4 of the GLADYS City property. The c.
work and Mr.. Jones SAYS that he eE
rs the well in at that time.
~
BE nomination of all the old officers
the oil exchange and board Of trade
Rts with much favor here. The ex-
ange has been handled in a business like
4 progressive manner during the year,
Rtlng with marked success from its in
lency and the members of the exchange
II ghk that +ba, urrvJd pbc1v tbair an
fiatlon by honoring the old officers in
manner. Secretary Childress has real
Sdone a great deal more than he con
Fted TO do In that he is practically the
r, OF the center rather, of every move
Pr TO draw new enterprises 10 the city
induce the older ones to branch out.
sdolng this he has made the city the
Iehclary In many valuable ways. Mr..
fmon is regarded as the hest caller on
3exchange In the South today and while
work Is of short duration yet 1t re-
fes a man Of sharp mental training 20
11le II and this Is Mr.. Commons ad-
Nage' President Park. who Is the OK
five head Of the exchange. Is snc-
FIul business man here who has heavy
frests both In the oil industry and other
Frprises Of different character In the
L Mr.. Goodhue, the vice president, Is
successful business man. Mr.. David
tANhNhltlH IL tue HItSlutll VI INV
n National bank and the fact that the
II has on deposit SO, SOC, 600 shows to
4 extent his ability is credited, The
Is regarded as a public benefactor
these men have taken hold Of it with
compensation.
\
L, Lappington, vice president of the
pninm on company has taken some OK
'ent Views today for the purpose of send
.them out to his stockholders and agents.
are about the wells, loading racks aud
matters connected with spindle Top.
y
'ionel ]. NJ. Guffey and his associates,
''her with the general attorney Of the
'pany, will he here "wednesday or Thurs
OF this week. and will he here week
~ Jays The primary object Of their
Is not stated. General Manager Me |
eii. who makes his headquarters in
arthur, Is also with them.
|uator Charles A. 1owne of the General !
lnant and Reclining company is OK
'ed here in the next ten days or two
- Inc work az Port Neches is going {