The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-08
NO SHORTAGE OF CARS.
The Beaumont Oil Shippers No Longer
Make Any Complaint.
MUCH INTEREST IN ELECTRIC ROAD.
Il Is Expected that a Number Of Resi-
denoes viii Be Built Along
the Line.
MUCH INTEREST IN ELECTRIC ROAD.

Beaumont, Texas, November Tine way
IN which talk of car shortage has died
away since the operation OF the new com
mission rulings shows how easy It lie for
matters OF Importance to receive so little
attention in the newspapers whenever
things are running smoothly. When cars
were scarce and the oil shippers were hay
ing more tnan their deserts in the way
Of troubles the newspaper reporters were
besieged each day with requests to roast
this railway company or that railway com
pany. ana TO do It unmerciruny Inen
cHme the commission hearing and the
ruling followed, ON October 10 the rule
became effective, aud since that time The
Post correspondent has not had single
request 10 furnish the roads with roasts.
II Is probable that cars are plentiful. There
are good points IN the new ruling or this
can only be attributed to failing on IN
the demand. The latter however, is re.
futed by the fact that the rail shipments
have Increased since that time. No com
plant is coming from the Oh producers
and shippers, and II is SO much unlike the
conditions that prevailed during the sum
MGR that 1t is worthy of more tnan passing
note.
The Fort Arthur News Of recent issue
sem to be just little better than any
that have yet shown M either In SABINE
or Port Arthur The item is as follows;
Visitors at the Port Arthur docks can to-
day have the privilege Of seeing what Is
acknowledge 10 he the finest and fastest
tug boat in American waters. rhls tug Is
the Ahram Minis, 1914 net tons register,
Frank X Avery master, which arrived to.
day towing the new steel barge Conneaut.
This il also the first visit Of this hne steel
barge To Port Arthur She is $50 feet
long, rs feet beam, 20 feet deep. with two
decks and three masts; gross tonnage 1850,
net 1920. G.. Z. Croker master. These
vessels came from Savannah, Ca con.
signed 10 the Quincy Petroleum company,
ny whom the barge Will he loaded with
oil for shipment TO New York
The visitors to spindle Top are numerous
whenever the weather will permit, and the
shell read seems to be In most excellent
shape considering the rainy weather that
mas been the history for tho past month
Commissioner Kent, who did the work, Is
the recently elected tax collector, and 10
his expenditures In that direction can he
attributed an unusually heavy vote from
those quarters.
superintendent W. A. Meagher has again
resigned his position with the higgins on
and Fuel company MIR Higgins about
three months since engaged 1t the OIL bust.
ness here with MIR Carroll and others ana
resigned his place with the Higgins com
pany; 1t was not accepted and he has since
| then undertaken, with their approval to
/ handle both his own and their business
| Today, however, he closed with MIR. WIN
| Carroll for his interest IN his own firm
/ and now one-two.thlrds instead or one-
third, ana II has become necessary for him
| 10 cut loose from the Higgins company en-,
trcly.
Ben Harper, the well known member of
Harper x Lea, has disposed of his interests
to MIR. Preston Len, the RInior member
OF the firm, and will leave for Dallas In
the morning. Mr.. Lea viii continue the
business They have Just finished drilling
a well at Anse Ia Butte for the Haywood
| brothers.
! The local oil men are much Interested IN
4 the progress of the electric railway to Port
Arthur and Port Neches, and are hoping
/ for its early completion. II good weather
! permits, they will have tho unr in opera
tion within six months, and the two citiee
! Will then he more closely associated, botn
! In business and social way II Is
| thought also that there Will be building
| boom created along the line, since there
| is dearth Of living houses all over the
| county as well as In Beaumont MIR. Hop
kins, the superintendent is now in the
North arranging for more material for the
line.
~
MIR. j. r. Hern Of Chicago suRrlntend-
ent Of construction work for the Industrial
Construction company of his home city, ar.
rived in Beaumont this morning and will
! have charge Of the work Of installing the
| two compressed air plants to be erected
| ON block A of the Gladys City tract FOR
the Thompson Power company.
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