The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08
SHELL COMPANY; TEXAS OIL.
History of the Greatest Fleet OF Oil-Car-
riers in the World
SUCCESS WITH OIL FUELS AND DUAL cARdoEs
The Rumored Cessation of the Spindle Top Gushers
Caused Sensation in London, but the Facts
Are Now Well Understood

snfey through the canal. and discharged
portion of hef cargo nj Singapore aud the re- |
| mainder at Bangkok. II was great cx- I
| pertinent AS matter Of fact, the day the J
| Murcx passed from the Mediterranean 10 I
| the Red sea the Shell company won great I
| iIiiimpl--uot merely a commercial triumph /
or the triumph OF shipping Innovation, nnl !
u triumph over the Suurles Of inc oceI
| Canal company, ana the active opposltloh OF /
| sEipoUnCrs who petitlOnsd against the APP /
| pearancc Of the Shell liner In the canal :
| This trip also proved that II was possible
! for an oil tank stcamer to load general car /
| goes and petroleum In oulk alternately
PROBLEM or DUAL CARGoEs.
! Sir Marcus Samuel believes that the Shell
| llpers have absolutely proved that Ia the
| case Of both cargoes there Is equality or
advantage. and that the newest oil-carrying
steamers can load, carry and discharge gen
eIal cargo with the same facility and econ
! orny as the ordinary tramp steamers.
/ Neither cargo is subsidiary or supplement
! tuy; both are carried with equal adyun-
/ t1ao This is one Of the problems Of the
! shipping trnde that has been solved by the
| Shell llnor. and there now temdins no doubt
! about the high commercial value Of
| steamer that viii carry bulk oil and general
! cargo with equal efficiency and economy In
| the matters OF loading. storing and dis
! charging, When the Murcx reached India
me tnG'lt,eS i"r Bi,s enu e grs 1T
! hold worked - the complete satisfaction "t
~ c, 80 W. 20 ,,. ~, t IT, r,n"d IN
& 80 W. ,y'.' az tbn Nf,,rcy ns1cd
,n'sr TgiG 49, w, I,o,,,as In tht rsV ~
Bengal. and returned westward to MAJ,
ailes When ahe dl'eharSea !. WAS a,d iqImH
ficc from NM faint Of pctrolenm, and iD
] every way satisfactory TO the consgnees,
IhG Mnle3 WaS uull 10 VOW, m3iF w , 1ool
nnmtsintaLle manner tb9t nm oilrnrryins
steamer. capable Of carrying OH ara ecurral
/ '9rS" 9ternltely Was a ''mIo'f'ml anu GU
s'"''' '"S ''''''
IN THE TENAS OH, TRADE.
! References are frequently made to the
| cnrrvln. capacity Of different tlnkcr5 J.
/ ,,a.ran t, ,,, i,,d,,., ,.,t,rri,rs ~
/ '''' NV N''' ''' ""'' t''
/ Tho linna. Cardlum ana SiompuS' HlFtauF
/ engaged I'm the Texas trade, and also OF the
/ rt.,,,o. t,t,.,. u,rov t ,,bt,b / hnve
/ f''"U'' ''"N- ''NN' 800
made somewhat lengthy reference lhese
are: ,.,,..,,,,,
! Piupa captain J y Moses pulll loul AZ
! NeWrnstlei 43b lVNo'N5t,Oi WAp tons dean
weight, or $1,000 barrels al OF 80. ,..
Cnrdium captain w, DHnloD, hullt l@oo
n Ncwcasllc' AloNa2 lNi- y Uu3u gross
"3%S net Asbhorse-poWcr. Inc S'lomNus
is y sister snip. .,,.,
MureN captain y, hnlldayl bult is',.
no West uartlopool; 33sN43N26 4, 356i
gross, $50 net; S2l-horse power
Tho Pima has Just discharged her hrst
! cnrgo of Texas OIL ltWionS giadcsl IN th'
| Thames and Is now on hcr way back to
| Port Arthur The tardtum Az az present
! discharglng her third cnrgo Of Texas oil IN
| The Thames and IT y more fh1p llkelY thaV
| she VIII be kept IN the trade Tor some time.
|
CESSATION OF GISHERS
business mt beaumont Is becoming moro
! -, -4t ,..t, a., .1ty
'''"A'E az" '"i'''''F """''''''" Nv '"''
country. The geographical position OF Bean
mont Ia rotation to spindle Top and, then
,t, ,t,l p.,, ,r,r,r a,l. enc r,ir is ro
ns'1u' WIN "ll arthur anu NV SUI ~ W.
Longer mystery We arc ans" getllnS the
measure Of number of the leading bust.
ness men WIN bove ,optrol or tho ,,rIcI
,,,,,..,. -
,u''''9'S w tnr ""u1 l'N'" ''hPHnl'S'
lhe possibilities or a sysicml2rd trade be
lug developed are now acknowledged, and
oil men ON this side Of the Atlantic are
now starting to Wow the situation In Texas
IN 9 manner that Is distinctly hopeful 1t
Us but natural, therefore, that the wide
spread publication of sensational rumors ~
the complete cessation OF tho spindle Top
Sushela should nave created conAdcranle
excitement In London For something Ike
three days unfrlendly critics OF the hill
, ! Cnorsetchly spread abroad theories OF tho
NE Of the OIL business Of Texas being In
. jeopardy, and there is not the shadow of Il
donhl that some money was temporarily
withdrawn from ventures In process OF FOR,
, nation, ihe lnmorS' otidenty wreiched
! pers, we're ihsurdly wordcd, This was
Ioriuna'g; as ~ put Se9Hib,e men on thSi.
i most popular with Tho London dNilics was
, one which stated that NJ the time Of the
( COLLAPSE oil tne glsnerS on Vas seimus ~
NOT until il Ind hcen persistently brourSt
y Go the notice of tho Fleet street wiSeacrcs
7 Lhat oii coulu nc bought at heanmont tny
, contn,ring rcacer and mil. bcartcd cor
g rectiol was published nr Boverton Rod
! wood received cahlegrams IRON MT. WI