The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-15
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF OIL.


ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF OIL
Last Friday, January TO- was the first anniversary
of the discovery of oil at Beaumont Just year ago
on that day the famous Lucas gusher was struck To-
day there 40 gushers Spindle Top and there
no reason to believe the limit has been reached
The story Of the events as they actually occurred
reads like fairy tale Even with the experience Of
the remarkable happenings behind u.s. it Is difficult for
people of conservative habit of mind to realize the
enormous benefit to Texas that will result from the
vast quantity of oil found within her borders produc.
tive of wealth the mines of Golconda.
1t is only in America that the people are able to rise
to such an opportunity presented in Beaumont
whom the Beatty gusher March % corroborated the
indication that had been furnished by the Lucas gusher
on January 10. In the language of Colonel Lufkln
one OF the oldest oil men in the United States More
has been done in twelve months than would have been
accomplished in Europe in FIVE years"
Over 200 wells have been sunk, at a conservative
estimate of $500 cost for each 81 100000 has
been spent for casing draw the oil the surface and
conduct to the railroad ships there are two
pipe lines In actual operation Port Arthur two more
under course of construction and to Sabine Pass
there Is one completed into the city, and half dozen
connecting the wells with loading racks the rail.
roads; 100000 barrels have been shipped; over
100000 barrels are in storage; railroad and
ocean transportation have been strained to the utmost
Refnores have been built and being built; over
S1,0OOOOO for buildings in Beaumont has been
spent within the year. and 10000 people have been
added TO the population. And not only in Beaumont
but adjacent territory Texas and Louisiana the
oil development has extended to q wonderful extent
When it is considered that Texas in 1850 was the
twentyhfth State in population in the Union in 1850
the twenythird, in 1870 the nineteenth in 1880 the
eleventh in 1890 the seventh, In 1900 the sixth It is
within the bounds OF conservative calculation to ok
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the discovery of OIL joined with the natural growth
and increase IN all other respects the Texas OF 1910
viii be the first state in the Union and far enough
ahead Of the other States to keep the first place
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CIucAGo.S proposes that Chicago be lighted by energy
generated by windmls II strange that this idea has
not sooner occurred to Chicago's wndiammers.
PERHAPS "Goosencck" Bill Mcdonald think, he will be
invited TO dinner.
Curc,oo wants deep water to the gulf So does Houston
With these projects consummaed the two most pro-
eressive cities IN the world will he neghbors
THE American hen seems to be working in the interest
Of the corner
KrrrNo may meet few of those muddied OATS when he
England in which it would be we'll for him
70 carry apology already loaded
IT Is said that the release of Miss Stone is imminent
Can nothing be doue7
Cue,eo wants congress to express, itself on the schey
Congress however will doubtless until Roosevelt
| has given it permission to do
Nry York laid out Tammany Can not Houston lay out
ITS own little pussy-ooted tiger
Ir is not the fact that you can not get blood out Of
rnip but the fact that you ger sugar beet that
is worrying the sugar trust.
wrrlrsoros will be permitted to go away back and hear
himself think after his present term expires.
pFpRy r...,-,.- 80, A.. 80, 49,, =. -- ..
It " SAID ne got ms ~aes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS paid for
FIrzsmmoNs is willing risk SsSS- :; ,o,h., ,.,,.
with Jedries providing young Spreckes VII 49,, 500 ,t
sugar
Cp1e,oo will remove the limit on high buildings and
that city will project off from the earth like the handle
to q saucepan
! Nrw Yoars 400" has been and ever
this might he without causing the busy world to sE
a cog
rRoM the way the contractors preparing rush til,
paving there reasonable suspicion that they have beer
hypnotzed
CHICAGO and New Jersey are worried anonymous
letter writer Chicago and New Jersey have many things
common
II IS said that Crane Of Massachusetts, will succeed Ions
as secretary OF the Here's hat Nh Long what
your hurry;
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.
What the democrats do know of the relation of Roose
Welt and Plat and Hanna and others would MI book
San AHtoEio Light.
Here seems be opportunity for Maelsy to write an
other history.
II would be like meeting green oasis in desert
one line in The Houston Post commencing any done
President Roosevelt Other representative daies sometime
give him kind word BIZ; The Post, neversBoSqas Yale
Democrat.
i Anything oblige Roosevelt Is good rider, goo
arm self the
er OF one OF the wnsoe debutantes Of the
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