The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-14
NEW Sa@ RsiUNDERWAY
Il Is Being Put Up at Port Arthur by
The Texas Company.
DRLLfRS ARE GOING TO MEXICO.
Much Wideattina 10 5elnu Done In that
ceun.ry--"sst Water" Wels Are
Again Producing OIL.

beaumont, TeSae, November i9.--At Port
Arthur thoro has been under course OF
construction a rather inrge refinery. Of
which little has been said and written. Tue
work hns been running along smoothly
enough, but the energy displayed has been
greatly enhanced IN the last few days.
Tho refinery IN question belongs to the
Texas company. It has plenty OF funds
with which TO build any kind OF pant
II cares to, and the one az Port Arthur Is
more than likely to be In operation aud
shipping oil before the people realize that
they have even started construction work.
The following is taken from the Port Ar
thur News as showing how very quietly
this work is going on;
Another refinery IS being built at Port
Arthur Tho size and extent Of the new
plant is not known, and probably win not
be until Il Is completed. rs not a word Of
Information can be gained FROM the en-
rlpycs or those In charge of the work. How
ever, II has been given 30 the News 10
''sVe as we'll as hear aud this faculty OF
being able to take notice" enables ~ TO
tell something Of what is being done. From
time to time these columns have stated
by the Texas company on It's site adJoln-
ing the west corner Of the CITY, on It's
240-ncre tract Of land This site has been
inclCsed by fine leveo; a splendid side
track has been Ind from the main line
NJ the raiIwny 20 the site OF its tanks aud
buildings; eight large steel storage tanks
have been constructed brick boiler house,
with space for S00.horse power boiler room
has been bult the pump house has been
complcted and other improvements made
Recently renewed activity ~ these works
has hccn noted A fine cement foundation
was recently put IN, which report said was
for an Office building. A News reporter
visited tho site today and found the brick
work FOR a large still being built on thnt
Same foundation. the wall being up over ais
feet IN the rear Of the still cement
foundations have been lG'd for the pipe
gallery ANA receiving room Lumber r. On
the ground for the ropf ~ another large
storage tank to be built nc once three care
of Portland cement are on the grounds ma
being unlcaded. and a large shed or ware
house ia hair auod with cement previously
delivered or course with all these cxttn'
sivc ptcparntions ana boiler capacity II Is
no guess work TO say that many more stills
Will be hlilt.
~
Tho work Of drifting wild cat" wells In
Mexico is attracting attention In Beaumont
e. NJ. Kiser. one Of the hest known cen
tractors and oil men in this deld went to
Mexico last summer for the purpose Of
taking up some heavy contracts nc made
there lie has been there Internationally
since and is getting along nicely. The rigs
used are heavy ones aud he took duplicates
on every pnrt Since that time several
others have gone to Mexico and there nro
oil men here who Insist that that country
is going to show IN well as an 81 pro
E Flannaglu a rig builder, sent out hlE
crew there tonight for the purpose of start
ing some new work there.
~
One Of those salt water propositions on
spindle TOP was solved a few days ago.
Two wells developed into salt water pro,
ducers some time since. The owners fried
pumping them and continued 10 pump IN.
intcrruptedly for some time. They finally
became convinced that they had gone
against n very hard proposition and rs a
last resort plugged the wells and let them
stand for 4 few days When they wore
openod again the oil came ont as Of old and
they have been producing oil since then.
~
The oil exchange committee appointed TO
aeslst the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton solicitors for contributions met this
afternoon and arranged plans by which
they win pursue their work and the result
Is likely 10 he gratifying The other sub
scrlptiuu committee Is doing well. hut the
oil men are very anxious 20 sec the build
ing erected on the handsome scale tuat
has been outlined already, and they want
TO help also.
Mcssrs WIN e. Seth. b. r. Norvcll and
others expect to have n good wen In 10
morrow on the yellow Pine tract
The Texas Western on company today
equipped its No. with an air compressor
The No Is expected in within this week.
The National Oil and Pipe Line oompsLy
! have brought in their No g.
President Henry NJ Wilson OF the M
/ tional OH Well Supply company Is in the
city for few days Inspection OF the COM
nany's business
Contractor j. W Dyson has gone to Par
| kershurg w. Va,, for n few weeks. lie
IS doing some water well drilling at Bart
! lett Texas.
T ] Carmody OF the on Well Supply
company is in Beaumont looking into his
! business.
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