The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-03
WATER STILL COMING UP
Experienced Oil Men Do Not Profess
Any Great Alarm, However.
A SHIPPER WAS GIVEN BOX CARS
But Was Not Permitted to Fill Them
With Oil---Maehinery Secured for
Big Air Plant.
A SHIPPER WAS GIVEN BOX CARS

Beaumont, Texas. September 2.--The oil
men whose wells have been yielding more
or less water Of late are Sitting the matter
thoroughly. While st is true some have
crossed the bridge Of ruin before they came
TO II, It is also fact thht those who have
had years OF experience In the Pennsyl-
yanla and Ohio oil fields are not the least
alarmed and continue 10 pour thousands OF
dollars into tho channel OF development on
spindle Top,
Several days since the general manager
Of the Alamo City. the Cattiemeu's Com
solldated and the Paragon oil companics
placed a statutory requisitlon IN the hands
Of the Southern Pacific agent at GLADYS
requesting that his companies be furnished
ten oil tank cars "a which TO ship crude
OIL In bulk. The Southern Pacific company
answered the requisitioD by setting out
ten box cars and went so faS as 20 place
these box cars in position at the loading
racks OF the London OIL aud Pipe Limo
company. The agent said nothing and
when the cars had been brought 70 stand
still he turned the valve and allowed the
oil TO begin pouring IN 9ns Or J6e F PSs
railway agent immediately had switch
engine 10 pull the cars ont from under the
loading rack and thus prevented each chr
heinE tested in the same manner as the
first one had been. The matter rested
there but will he carried before the rail
road commission at Austin on the 10th
day OF this month, when the case win be
laid before that body. The commission has
agreed TO give the oil men bearing on
that dste. SO far the oil men Of Beaumont
have not taken any steps preparatory 70
making an organized fight before the COM
mission, but X Is not at all Improbable
that they VII be present and prepared 10
fght for their rights in a forcible manner.
~
Contractor John S. Wynn who is now
engaged In Anishing up well for the Sour
Lake OIL company AZ Sour Lake, is 10 the
city Mr. Wynn stated this afternoon to
Tho Post correspondent that the well Is
only down G5t feet and Will not be drilled
deeper. He says the flow Of oil obtained
at that depth, working the pump only part
Of the time, represents about 600 barrels
per day and that when the pump Is worked
continuously the now 90 increases as TO
II win be a ten.ineh proposition when
completed.
The total shipments Of oil for Saturday
and Monday represented 452 cara.
49,
Mr.. n. ]. skinner, junior member Of the
Moore skinner syndicate. arrived IN Beau.
mont this morning. coming direct from
New York city where he had been the
past Two MNpAo fpNeihk hiAeA AAf wy Atih
of the necessary machinery for the In
sfailation Of the big air COMPRISING plant
he AID his associates are putting In on
! Spindle Top. Mr., skinner says the moneg-
ed men ~ Gotham are still somewhat
I skpntieai concerning the Beaumont oil
helds, going so far as 10 say that thef
even doubt the Photographic representa-
I lions OF erstwhile gushers. thinking they
/ were gotten up by too vivid imagination
| aud distributed for the purpose Of exciting
pe0Ble. Mr.. skinner says n Beaumont oil
! could be transported to New York City
| IN large quantities and the supply needed
| mis- particular time. The tngs plying no
tween Jersey City and Brooklyn and New
| York City are now using soft coal ana the
smoke IS becoming very troubesome 70 the
! Inhabitants ~ the metropolis. The Moore
/ skinner syndicate Is OBJ Nuying commend
/ sbie faith IA the Besp al Oh held. BE
! sides Installing an COMPRESSOR with
I eapacitv az 2000 feet minute the svn-
/ dictate Is expeudlng arE {imately $1,000
! for the construction o. one underground
storage tank.
II IS the opinion OF an expert thar n the
well owners on Spindle Toy whose wells
have pumped water will raise their pumps
ana NOT allow them to 90 deeper than 200
| eeet that the trouble win be avoided. This
opinion Is based upon the theory that the
water seeps into the wells from the water
stratum which Hes about 200 feet belOp
he earth's surface snd which Is 100 feet
in depth.
Judge Martin. presiding over the district