The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10
CARS MUST BE RETURNED
S. p. Assessed One Hundred Dollars
for OBTAINING Them.
SOME IMPORTANT ORDERS WERE MADE.
French Case Transferred 70 Houston and
AppAcsticr In the snow Receiver
ship Was Dsriec-Cttef News.

Beas1crt, Texas, September e.--Iu The
district court this 1fte- =, 5sdse Marta
presiding D. L. shesks, ssent q tse 1czsE
and New oFirsns railroad. was W for
trial OF q cssrge Of contempt fcr faiio
70 obey - order Of tae court requiring ldl
10 retEin Oh tank ears ia the pcssessi2l
Of tse iailsuad camIany laensi'uel 70 ihsiF
owners snd Tor failure 10 obey the luluHc-
tioH forbdding the railroad company fCf.
ihcr eepnying car owners the use q task
cars Agent ssesks Sss discharged AMI
The r5iircae company vas assessed 500
ger day Tor caes day that Il continues t,
deprive cUloplaitanis tbs Use 81 toe cars
az Issue SuTeri1te1d INT q. j Hartman
WIS 5ned sltO for the part be played 10
preventing TIE eIecuiion Of the FORMER ~
( drls u ihe court. Saturday before tie
alst Monday 10 October was SET ~ the
date urun which Judge Martin w.ll fuallg
hcar and GetcrDine the matter ipvoifed l.
ihr litiEation which has brought the rsil-
road ana It's superintendent into court ss
defer dAufs.
Judge Bryapt Of the Federal court for the
Eastern district Of Texas convened his
court II Beaumont yesterday mcraing for
the purpose Of dlspoEing Of several cases
Of urgent Importance.
One OF thsse cases is styled Annie Trench
Us. Gladys City OIL. Gas and Manufactus-
Ing Company and others. The application
for the appointment Of 2 receiver came Up
before Judge Bryant. Judge Bryant head
that 3e is disqualified To hear the case On
aeeru5t q the fact that be is individually
Interested in some NJ the defendant com.
q uifs and has transfer ei ID 20 Houston-
Ia the Howell case the court authorized
the clerk 10 apPolnt examiners 70 take tes
1imony.
II the Snow case application Of plaintiffs
fr|H p FsHFrHf1~ Of -r-ea n.s.H-
heard snd the application denied.
In both the cases cited above the J. ~
Gufey Petroleum company is made defend
ants. and General Manager j. c Mcdowell
FOR the GuTey people arrived in Beaumont
this morning 20 lock after the interests o.
( his associates. Mr. Mcdowell was seen bs
Post repri sentative and asked Il he had
anyth.ng Of importance 10 give cat for pub
lieatlop. He replied that he had not
Asked II Nr. Gufsey contemplated paying
Teas visit soon. he remarked fhat Mr.
Golfer Is too deeply engtosSed 10 matters
political la Pennsylvania just AZ present 10
think Of visiting Texas or any other State.
Ia The course of his conversation Mr.. Nc
DoUel referred 10 the prank the 5 1ur
Lake OIL c0mpany's well at Sour Lake had
plsyed upon It's owners by developing Z
strong aow 81 Oh after the gate valve has
been closed. the oil Towing out berwe "a
t4E EASING alL piping. Ii i4llkE tIe n 70 =
capcr demonstrates the fact that tie Sour
Lake held Is a good enc.
~
The new barge Hoo Hoo. which was con
structed at the sApyard In this city as an
oil-carrying vessel for the frm Of Mesgrs.
CAL & Eastman has 50 FAR not been en-
gagged In the oil traffic. Myrlck Bros
+ company have leased the craft ana are To-
day having il converted into sand-carry-
Inc and Ii naming sand
Besum ont. 70 be used in the construction
OF bEick business houses.
49,
The tug Boston, property Of the Central
Asphalt and Refining company. Is just OF
the ways at orange. where IL was over
hauled and repainted.
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Ths Higgins Fuel and on eompany's tug
NaEgeIet left the loading racks OK tile
company n this city this morning with the
barge N. T. Jones in COW The barge car
Pass.
Steam heads and standard rigs are losing
prestige as oil bumpers. and air Is destined
10 become the one popular means Of gtting
Oh from the wells The 6rst mentioned
processes Of drawing the oil are said 10 be
TOO e1ltI siye.
The prices Of crude oil Is advancing stead
sly and rather sharply. Engineer CrandaH,
in charge OF the dredging work being done
between Bolivar roads md Texas City, IA
the Galveston bay. is using Beaumont oil
for fuel and has recently completed an
earthen tank that viii accommodate T5G1
barrels Ar. Crandali tried this week To
contract for 500 barrels OF oil 10 be de-
llvered 10 him 1t Texas City, and the prices
asked him for oil In hat quantity stag
cerrd him and he has decided 10 continue
getting his supply 10 car lots as ne needs H.
The dredging oHtdt consumes about 300
barrels Of fuel oil per month. and Mr. cian
6all's idea was 70 nj his earIhen reservoir
in order "a always have a supply on hand.
The presence a water IN several Of the
wells and the Inability OF tae well owners
TO get their pumps connected has had i
tendency 10 bull prices.