The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-23
BIG LAND SUIT FILED.
Involves an Interest In the Veatch
League; Heavy Damages Asked.
A BIG RESERVOIR WAS FILLED QUICKLY
Two New Wells Were Brought In and
Others viii Be in Today--Salvaton
Army in the Field.


interest in III acres Of the John A. vcatch
league. This is the league on which
part OF the oil field Is located and evry inch
of 1t Is regarded as valuable. There are
many Beaumonters who persist in the
theory that oil is going TO be found on
the charmed spot on Spindle Top hill and
they believe that it is all like so much
gold. II would he valuable for other pur-
poses than for oil now that the fields are
located there and such town is springiug
up and storage tanks factories and switch
sidings are in such demand
The suit today is styled Ida p. Lawrence
ct al VS.. Valentine Wiess aud the petition
has more the appearance Of a sort of fore
runner than OF the full case itself Dam
ages in the sum of S2O0,0Oo are asked and
that may give some idea Of the value OF
the land In litigation.
| 1t Is hard matter to get at the merits
of the case from the petition, but an
amended petition may come later that will
develop further claims, OF course, the pres
cnt petition gives them standing In court
and a large volume OF testimony can be nd
mitted from the allegations, but the brief
ness Of the petition is so unlike the lengthy
documents that have been the rule that this
one is looked upon as only sort OF
starter.
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The Lone star and Crescent oil company
completed loading today the steamer Nav
orck aud barge 81 FOR New York These
two vessels carry together 10000 barrels
| of oil and will he In this trade regularly
Tho total Lone star ana Crescent ship
! ments Tor the last four days by water have
run 10 GOOO0 barrels.
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| Messrs. w r, Dunlap, Marion X. Fletch
err Henry d. Keith and O. f. Greeves re-
turned from New Orleans this morning
where they have been In attendance upon
D.. the annual meeting of the Lone Star aud
crescent OH company. This concern rs
umicilCd at New Orleans and that city Is
: te home of the president though a great
dYl OF stock is owned here. The officers
hod five years from this time last year
AM consequently there was no election.
, INT stockholders simply went over the
/ book of the company and examined some
. "a te numerous contracts that have been
Let dying the last few months The bust
ness in excellent saare
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fuzzy thing happened in New orleans
yesterda. though 1t Just came to light here
today Cler George j. Common Of the 10
cal oil eAghange spent yesterday in New
Orleans OF account Of the holiday here.
II was a rguar day there and MIR. Com
mon was iaited to make the call on the
exchange Ills he couIte valy did and
when the ca was over the record of the
exchange had oecn broken by big margin.
lie mad the bhkers in an uproar from The
very beginning and they grew enthusiastic
over the Beaumgt oil proposltion, listening
10 MS stories am the bright word pictures
he drew OF each took in It's order.
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John F. Weed, prominent oil man here
today, Informed he Post correspondent
that he had had fou requests for r'ght OF
Way privileges over his property at Sour
Lake and that he eXiected to grant all OF
them
Mr.. Weed occupies a. envIabe position
there owning, as he des in conjunction
Win K. ii hlrby. 1870 TIRES IN a strip on
the east side Of the Gushd proven held ami
/ Adjoining ii. The four companies are the
higgins OH and Fuel comLlny the cure;
PvuoiUun' company. the Mas Fuel com
Ianl aud the George A. BUT refinery peo-
pie Ihey are all strong pmpan'es and
AZ. W ccd states that they VIII agree to
place the lines in immediately If the right
is granted them. Some OF thea have been
c.osod M already, while one Or two are
still hanging IRE.
This means quick development of the
Sour Lake neld and the oil people here are
delighted with the rapidity win which
they are going after the field. because they
think II means that much more TOR both
Sour Lake and Beaumont.
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The big Lockwood reservoir at Sun. with
a capacity OF $4,000 barrels. was nllcS to.
day without a hitch This reservoir Is ave
miles from the field and it is stated thai 1t
was loaded with well pressure only tits
an earthen reservoir and the senator SAYS
that he VIII continue erecting this class az
tankage until he has 100000 barrels of oil
above ground.
The stockholders of the Union oil com
pany are expected here tomorrow to accent
the well the Lucas Oil Well Drilling CON,
pany brought in a few days ago. II is a
SiX-lncher on block 81 of the Keith Ward
tract,
The same drilling company is bringing in
two wells today, one being for the Sam
the Continental Oil company.
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A good slx-ineh well has been brought
in on block 3s of the Hoggswayne tract
by Contractor Stibbling for the FL Beau,
mont Consolidated OIL company.
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The machinery aud building material for
the Burt refinery In the southern suburbs
Of the city is being unloaded at the rate
OF nfteeH ears per day. There are 063
cars OF this material altogether
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The Salvation Army corps invaded
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esting services there among the Iaborers
on the hill. This was quite an innovation
as the services were largely attended
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large number Of the old soldiers are
going to stop at spindle Top on their return
, II all they said yesterday afternoon is true
good many Of them went out yesterday,
but there viii he more at the end Of the
week, when they have a twenty four hour
stopoyer granted them here by the South
ern Pacific.
The Interesting announcement from Re
celver O'Donnel of the Gulf and Interstate
I that daily trains would be operated be.
tween Beaumont and High Island at an
, early date was received with much salts
/ faction here this afternoon.
The Corsicana Beaumont OIL company
has brought IN a good slxlnch gusher on
j. block 81 Of the Keith Ward tract.
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q There were 1881 shares TO change handi
on the oil exchange today and the follow