The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
4 INDICATE RUMORED
a., Edwards and Others Have
Options on Oil Land.
,,,,,, METHODS" ARE TO BE APPLIED
>, One OF Those Said to Be
$780, ..,.d--on Set on Fire by
Lightning.

liphu1lnS'
re,as. April 12.-For some
p'. there have been rumors here and
rf - ranges 10 occur on Spindle TOP
fr :, nortant developments that would
p nr,b for the field and more for JET
20 UNITY. These rumors could not be
~ I'd the truth Of them was ques-
~. therefore no publicity given.
~ stated by good authority that
49, headed by Richard H. Ed.
.s,tor NJ the Manufacturers Rec
~ p,Iti,nore. has Just closed options on
..r,nr interest In about one-half OF
.,,v,d ground on Spindle Top and IN
!. ooO acres Of the adjoining land all
4. simple.
!. rpmcred that with this as a basis a
,'...ie corporation will soon he organized.
r NcCue of stanton. Va. who IS
m he associated with Mr. Edwards.
Ian ouietly at work here during the
a, weeks. when seen he would neither
H. nor deny that these enormous hold
!. Md passed into Mr.. Edwards con
hrt merely said THE time has come
-, Beaumont oil field TO be operated
i Ne output handled according to mod
"A !, buslpess methods. This has become
4 ..lr,ble by reason Of the annulment by
!, torrts Of certain laws which were re
R,rdsd by many capitalists as prohibitory.
"A ,,pect 10 sec larger Investments made
4 a stronger combinations formed than
H. until recently been seriously consid.
bed"
a most remarkable FIRE occurred AT the
\ telds this afternoon. caused by light.
&tg While fierce storm was al its
Ma, lightning struck one of the large
q tanks in the very center Of the 6eld and
Hnrsdlately great fame shot up as the
In caught 6lc The men rushed to the
syue and others went to their tents and
s.sued blankets and then made for the
n FOR a moment It looked AS if the entire
Ma would be wiped away and fire Of
1tat destructive proportions would follow.
~ men, disregarilnc an fear Of an OK
oSion went right into the top Of the tank
Ma smohered the flames win blankets.
|Egsttng it entirely out within half hour.
81 rs.r ,yoro oool ami de,ihor,te I'm tboir
.ons ian and w9TEea uGsfe Oh no 1eaa , Ga r
#nect the tight meant
49, ~ 10 Sa,raierno mo Fnc,idb IN
s,ast Hor rue diiring ip onotba,. 80 I nf
*ihe field but before they could reach the
Sscsne the FIRE had been nut ont and the
oT Tbs ~ lan en"e cd ,oo,. man mi +,o
Mos valuable lesson nat couid pnssihjy
{es taught TO the Insurance people VINO have
NJ Calming thai the OIL was 50 nazifd-
|hB e;dent sam Park of tho hoard Of trade
Eft Oil exchange stated 10 The Post corre
. .ngfl. Csn MOI see nov he ln6uiance
Fetcaed claims about ibe hazard Of Rein.
4 tlont oll env lcn,c,. 40, ro3dtn Enc ic,
4 h Of General >lanacei Nixon Of The santa
NE and after lonking calmly ~ tho vasuIts
HI the lightning aud the way me fra WIS
4Itngulshed this rfternoon II shows 10
4yond any dnuht that Tho oil nan hc con.
zrclled and thai n is moi .ynlo4iye ana nor
HI. more hazardous than any other Kind
Ine hre Of This afternoon will teach any
I'm IN tbs WI, c,,i En 'a& t,nL ineIG Is a'tn
Other oil men here cyrreSs similar views
Va va even tho Insurance agents here Seem
VOL '' win 'ne result Of thiS aftern'oPs
o. course the probabilities ~ lightning
s,nnhs the deld o. any part Of Il are le.
~, NY THIS afternoons experiment
4 N N.Y.. ,s. Wnst Gan ho done with full tank Of
'" aver II mas been ignlted.
y -,
The rensine =, -, ~
ID
IN. vas announced IN this mornings
{tost were carried on the castbound South
4 tfn Psdfc ihiq r,o.nin, o,, r,,,o -. Cbi-
arc. his fo,-,,o,. 49,. ''''' ~
|'A' whole time or bis sickness but during
lns time that Mrs. Hull was here he was
!, ~ REGARDED as in serious danger until late
B s wss b siteFno2n.
se and was ,m en,ho !" t me on Ica eI iii
Exchange and hoard If t,,n,io tIis com
finy, the Chicaeo.TaxSs oil Svndicatc vac
teparing to expend conslderibIe money in
|'i TO The trade. engaged III supplying 'ue'
c. ~
"a V p'Iat Decker has brought In for Mr.
s'oer strong six-inch well on the
ns a're' rms Is lust little to the
ns any OF tue wells so far brought IN
A,.. po1eS long narrow strip that has
wy ,'v'ore been regarded as doubtful. The
4 nj, AZ something over 100 feet deep and
/. mar sps lne deepest well on the hill. 70
hM ID a., explicit. 1t is really not on the
rfa," al III put Is on What they call the
ikt e,st bi mic Is In the same territory MS
hset. II TN IL Of , oIock ~ OF the Hog-SWa{he
NHnHH lou Naa OF z
ton, ,n5 on n Top Of the hill in point OF elevA-
this nolo, t .LS makes the oil sand lower at
pfatbsr thi iuan az the Shollowest place. Mr.,
tne 'HinAs the Wen most satisfactory