The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-26
A FIND OF PHOSPHATE.
Specimens Of Sabine County Minerals
Taken 10 Beaumont.
GOV. HOGG EXPECTED NEXT TUESDAY
Coming Is Awaited With Interest Sc
cause He Is Believed to Be Fully
Informed as to European Trade.

many OF the oil people here have heeu in.
Ncstigatlng today Il lot OF specimens OF
mineral products that came from sabine
county, which is about eighty mites to the
north Of Beaumont The samples are looked
upon as most valuable ind and the poo.
pie who own the 1000 acres in that coun-
" on which the products are located,
state that they will commence immediate
developments. The phosphate Is said to be
OF most valuable quality aud It's fertiliz-
ing properties are said to be good Expert.
mcnts have been made 10y farmers IN Sn.
hinc courty already that have proven
most satisfactory, and Captain W. c. Tyr-
rcll. the president Of the Haywood OH COM
pauy, and MIR. Z. A. Hagcman proprietor
OF the Crosby house and also prominent
oil man, spent two days there during the
past week. They have returned home EN-
thusiastic over their Investigations and are
taking TO all their oil friends about IL. rhe
name OF the company owning the property
is the Sabine Oil aud Mineral company,
OF which they are large stockholders, hut
they secured the land for oil purposes and
did not thin6 the hud would prove so vaiua.
BILE In this direction.
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Contractor benjamin Andrews. ST. has
brought in for the orleans beaumont oil
company Il strong six-iuch gusher that was
rather peculiar in the last stages of the
drilling in that about twenty feet of the
cap rock was practically pure sulphur The
large pebbles Of It thrown up have been
carefully preserved and sent TO Cincinnati,
where they will I've further analyzed rhc
well Is on block 81 of the Hogg Swayne
tract
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Il, J. Marshall vice president of the
Citizens National bank. today Informed
The Post correspondent that he thought
Governor Hogg would he in Beaumont
about Tuesday Of the coming week. lie
stated that he based his conclusion upon
the fact tina, ne had seen message in
which the governor stated that he would
leave New York on Saturday tomorrow.
7 here is a great deal ot interest manifested
In oil circles over hts return, for 10 Il
thought that he win bring a fund Of in.
formation that will be valuable not ouly
20 his personal interests, but to the whole
oe spindle Top,
The Stockholders Of the Central Texas
OH company held meeting in the city yes
tcrday afternoon ana elected the following
persons To serve rs directors C. +. He-
muth, j II. Thompson, II. T, St3iti II. F.
Granu, J. G. NcSendort. L. J. Burns and
W; Thompson. The Officers will be
The annual meeting Of the southern Pa
c!dc OH company was held IN this city yes.
terday and the directors for the ensuing
year were elected. r. w Thompson j. II.
Thompson, Judge j. L. Beu. 4. T. Hell
muth H. T, Stalti, II. +, Granu ana Judge
Wells Thompson were selected and these
gentlemen will elect the Officers,
The Beaumont Gas company today placed
In position the regulators and the scpara-
tors which are to be used Tor the distrihu-
ton Of gas IN the city and they will he
enahled to furnish gas 10 the city along
Park street Within two weeks more The
pipe line from the city 10 the field extends
FROM the city 20 the We'll already bur Is
not connected up with the well itself yet
Tho company announces through Mr.. r.
Y Ucvfnn TINT n VIII extend the limit %
gas territory In the city Just as rapidly as
the men and the money can do IT, They
Will reach out Tor the Misunderstanding plants
as a starter though they are giving careful
consideration Tn the homes " the people
along the street they will soon he close TO.
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! The German.American OH company has
now had its carthcrn reservoir illed with
T
[ thorough test Of the sccpage proposition
which has been n sort Of nightmare 10
/ the oil companies heretofore, They have
/ been under the Impression that the oil
would Seep away In such quantities rs 10
[ make II impractlcable Ia use the oil res
/ CrvoirS az an hut the officials OF the com
pany state thar after the tirSt two Or three
/ days the loss from this cause disappeared
entirely and that now the Serpngc does not
( amount 10 anything This Is canSed from
( a sor, Of casing that the oil and clay form
when plaCcd in contact that seems to stop
the further loss entirely,
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An application has been made ny George
( A Burt 10 the Western Union FOR special
wire to his plant In the south end ana Il
will Of course. be granted as soon as the
! men can get there with the material ant
place il In service. II Is also stated or
good authority that he Is now preparing e
. incorporate the company aud thar II vii
he one ot the strongest, n the not IN,
. strongest. In point OF authorized capttaliza
tion u any doing business here.
p J. Lea. tho contractor, has gone bacs
to his old home in Corsicaua Tor few
days.
MIR and Mrs. Waiter sharp aud part,
have returned home from their iaun,iuG
trip "a pQlaS Whcfe theN saw tae EcuniVl
IN All It's glory.
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There was considerable lie on the OF
exchange this morning and the sales gav'
evidence ~ considerable strength 90 Ser
vral different holdings The followiui
are the transactions:
SALES.
nividcnd, 100 shares AZ lsc,
Dividend. $40 shares az lac.
| Dividend SSn shares az ASc.
| nivideltd, lO,0 shares at lsC,
| Dividend. 100 shares az tsc.
| German American, SO shares at iuc.
German American, Sn shares n loc.
German. American. $40 shares az lie.
Success sNN shares AZ Zoe.
/ Victor. lO,N shares AZ 2i-c.
Victor. iCiu shares az Nee
Victor, iCtO shares at Giec.
Victor. ttfo shares az 9i.c
-lctur, ltto shares az 21sc
Victor. 5NA shares at 9lsc.
! Nf4for .fEA shares at 9l-g