The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-30
THERE IS PLENTY OF OIL.
But the Shippers Can Not Get Cars TO
Send II Out.
HAYWOOD TALKS OF JfNNNGS FIELD.
Says Shipments Are Good from That
Point-Burt Refinery Has Finished
It's Pipe Line from the Field.

Beaumont. Texas. September 29-Alba
Haywood, the Oldest Of the Haywood broth
ers. is in Beaumont and 10 The Post CORE
spondeut this afternoon he spoke most en-
Enthusiastically of the Jennings outlook. He
says that they expect to bring in Jennings
No. in the next few days as a strong
six-inch gusher. The well has been per
fectly drilled and he seems TO think it Will
be even better than either the No. l or
No @ He also says that No. J. which
was the well that proved the Jennings
field, is to be thoroughly cleaned out and
oyerhauled The terms OF this contract
specify that the well Is to be made as
good as new and that it shall be brought
IN good, strong gushcr, the equal of any
Of the others, or there Is to be no pay.
The Jennings No. is stiil producing with
It's own force and at very heavy pressure
a large amount of oil daily They arc
making extensive shipments and the de
maud is good. They do not seem TO be
having very much trouble about tank cars
there, either, though Mr.. Haywood did not
have anything at all to say on that point.
~
Work on Spindle Top is practically on
staudstnl as a result Of the heavy and in
cessant rains of the last three or -four days,
The men report that there is too much or
the rain and that the gas has settled down
over the field Even when It clears up they
viii have many troubles in keeping at work
because Of the presence of the deadly
stuff With the apparent clearing up "a.
night It may be that activity win be re-
sumcd by tomorrow afternoon.
~
In the last day or two there has been
serious car shortage aud blockade In the
Southern Pacific yards, wbdch is causing no
end of trouble and great deal OF com
plant among the oil people. The cause OF
1t Is not quite apparent. The oil people
contend that they want as many cars as
ever and that they can use a great many
more than their acquisitions are honored
for II may be that other freights are cut
ting a figure. As the matter now stands
the oil tanks are all full There Is plenty
OF oil with which TO ill orders aud the
argument here a couple of months since
that the oil could not be obtained no longer
holds, for the pumping rigs are all working
and the tanks have been filed for two
weeks or more. The trouble Is EXPRESSED
stronger than any words can put IL when.
on the oil exchange each day, oil Is oiered
OF 80 cents on board cars on the Santa Fe
road, while on the Southern Pacific the
seller demands 40 cents That means 4
difference of from SIS to $50 per car which
can be construed as the acntaI value az
each car to the OIL man. OF course, It is
value Of southern Pacific cars Il now repre |
sents now hard they really are TO get.
~
President e. j Reikart of the Southwest |
ern OIL and Steamship company has re- |
turned from an extended trip East. This
company few months since chartered ana /
rehtted the Northwestern steamers. me
first Of these Is expected 10 arrive here IN
no W ca aow
regularly. He expects 10 take at least O. 1
COO barrels per month from the neld az II |
sald by those familiar with the company's
business that Il has contracts Tor thar
amount for Eastern deliveries.
~
The news was received here today OF the
happy wedding Of Contractor Joan Markham
In PENNSYLVANIA. The Information came IA
the AT home" cards which have been sen,
mere III salsnee' The wedding occurred
~
Inc work OF construction Of the large
Pipe lines by the Burt refinery from spin
Ole Top 10 the plant having been nnlshed.
they have BOW resumed work on their
line 10 Sabine. II Will be remembered mar
there are to be two OF these lines to SABINE
Pass One Is an eight.lneh and Il Is ex.
feetseN ta-t y Will pc used 10 convey the
ernqe OH 70 the gulf, while a six-lnch n
supposed 20 be for the refined prodncf
mere Is big pay roll each week for
laherers 81 all kinds on the ..urt nav MI
, anu me pipe hne men are about as promi.
neni rs those working In the machine shons
ana on the construction OF the plant
~
Mr' J. W Finson, a well known oil man
VINO has been here for more than a yssr
left tonIght fnr tn,lh.. -. r = 80,