Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-31
IOWA MEN IN TEXAS OIL.
A Number of Northern Capitalists
Visit Houston and Invest Heavily in
Company-Chanqe in Directors.

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Houston, Tex, Post, Jan. 81.
For some few days past In and about
the Office of the Empire State OH, Coal
and Iron company, No. SIS Main street,
in this city, there has been a stir
which indicated that there were some
important movements on foot and I'M
portant deals being made. 1t has also
been known on the inner circles that
there would be an important change
in the directory of the company, and
that several northern capitalists We're
in the city and that important nego-
tiations We're going on between these
men representing northern capital and
the officers and directors of the En-
pire State Oil, Coal and Iron company
Last Saturdays election of new
board of directors resulted in placing
Messrs w. H. Woods, A. c. Ripley, NJ.
A. Fell and r. W. Birdsall of the new
| material in the company on the board.
which as newly organized is as fol-
| lows: Charles Dillingham;, William A.
Rule, John f. Mundy, George ID. Neal.
Charles A. Nicholson, Robert b. Tenn
pleman, T.. r. Spots, w. H. Woods, A.
| y, u.
| all.
| The board retained it's old official
organization-Chas. Dillingham; pres
ident: John F. Mundy, vice president;
George d. Neal, second vice president;
IC NJ. Kella, secretary; Marion A. Fell,
manager. This company owns in fee
simple one of the finest six-inch gush-
ers in block 80, Spindle Top. with am
pie ground for five more wells Said
ground being clear of litigation, the
| board of directors ordered the immed
late construction of three large steel
storage tanks. This company has also
made contract with the National OIL
and Pipe Line company for the piping
of it's oil to Port Arthur and all rail-
roads. The board of directors &C
copied an offer made for the delivery
of 100000 barrels of Oil within the
Iperiod of one year.
Among those identifying themselves
with the Empire State OIL. Coal and
Iron company are the following well
known bankers and business men:
Mr.. A. G. Ripley, vice president of the
A First National Bank; Mr.. Nj. r. Cham
bers, a leading attorney and capitalist
and Mr. Marion A. Fell. a retired CAPT.
talist all of Garner, Iowa: Mr. w. II
Wood, cashier of the First National
Bank, and MIR. William Wilson, whole
sale merchant, of Iowa Falls. Iowa;
Mr. r. w. Birdsall, cashier State
!, Bank; Mr.. ID. H. Fillmore, retired
capitalist; Mr.. Henry klemme, lum-
Der merchant, and Mr.. Clark Fuller. 9
retired capitalist, of Dows Iowa, anc
Mr. A. j. Losey, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
; capitalist and also member of the
Shields Wholesale company, of Chi
cago ILL.,, in person and representing
!, lin addition to themselves; Mr.. William
, Shattuc, president of the First Ma
!, tional Bank; Mr.. George f. Troeger
former cashier of the Farmers Saw
ing Bank; Mr.. #. b. Castle. clothing
merchant, and Mr.. NJ. V. Fell, re
4 tired capitalist, all of Garner, Iowa
: Mr.. Ellsworth, president of the FRS
l National Bank; Mr.. l.. E. Jones, pres
. iednt of the Home Savings Bank, ant
4 Mr.. j. III. Carleton, vice president o
the First National Bank; all of low
Falls, Iowa; Mr.. d. H. Forbes. a re
tired capitalist of Bows, Iowa.