The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-30
THE BEAUMONT OIL NEWS
Owners Of the Yellow Pine Tract Or
ganlle for Protection.
TIE CANAL is SAID TO BE CLEAR NOW.
Shipments Are Getting Out With Reeu-
Iscity Most Of the OIL Going 10
Points in Louisiana.

bthumout lcNaS, october Sl.-lhiS after.
noon report was received here TO the rf.
feet that the Port Arthur canal has been
cleared by the Chnucs Clarke 4 Go. drcdge
cutting twenty foot chumel around the
sunken drcdge boat that was burned ncariy
Two weeks since The report also hes IL
that the Oh tHnkcrs are now able to pass
In and out ana that water shipments %
oil are being resumed In The same large
volume as was the ease prior to the mis-
hap, Captain clarke was In the city 4
day or two since aud stated thar he mas
Kept continuously al WORK clearing mo
canal since he nrst Landed his boats there
ana th0t the Insurance. question mas not de
tctred him az all Ihey have Just taken one
boiler from the wrccsage today.
49,
one Of the largest deeds Of trust ever
nled here was placed on record today. IL
Is that Of the National on and rtpe Line
company 10 W. s. Davidson and calls for
q consideration ot $4,000 ana covers lot
% at Spindle Top, II is similar 10 the ia
strument rled rs nearly every other con.
Germ on the hilh aud the only difference
Hes IN the fact that Il Is for such large
amount
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Win today came the first sign " any.
thing tangible or solid IN the way of pro
tcetion on Spindle Top, This came through
the announcement OF sir. u. y. Hirsch-
ncld the secretary. thar an important con.
ference Of an the owners Of what IS known
% the yellow fiue tract or block 49, was
held last night and they had organized for
protection against ire inc members or.
ganlzcd by elocting Mr.. liirschncld sccrc,
tary and Mr. Hawkins chairman aud tnen
elected committee OF i've, who are 10 EN-
ploy night ana day Waterman and are
10 make all necessary expenditures for the
purpose Of protecting their part OF tue hiil
NJ least against disastrous counngrattou
The meeting was enthusiastic ana the action
take Is just as should be- taken, ia the
opinion OF the leading oil men, hy the
other property owners there rhpy think 1t
rs useless TO nsk the Judge TO pass mnuda.
tory orders aud provide for protection
when there Is no one 10 dcray the CX
pcuscs Of such protection aud no govern
mcut fund TO provide for the payment.
either The yellow Pine tract Is where
the derricks arc the - ckcst The uogg
SwaNuo aud the kcith-Ward tracts ore the
ones whore NE huEnrd Is greatest but tho
yellow Pine tract is miro, and Mr. Carroll
Of the Carroll on Wcil and Drilling com.
panw was the nStlgutoT OF the meeting
which was held TO protect the largo IA
tcrcst on the yellow Pine tract,
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senator Charles 4, Towne spent today
at Port Nechcs. The refinery there is said
to he In excellent shape
The Kansas city Southern Is building an
sOOfoot siding on from Spindle TOP 10 nc
used by the oil people
Three new Sour Lake contracts were
made today for siX.inch wells lney are
to be commenced ut once
The quality Of the Saratoga output has
received another boost from prominent
New York chemist
There seems to be- no doubt about the os.
tahllshment OF additional lines OF steamers
for oil carrying between sabine and New
York.
The question ot Ore protection on Spindle
Top is ngnin up and tho oil men are talk
ing OF it, though It must be admitted that
no action has vet been taken to suppress
the hazard District Judge Martin has
pnssed the necessary orders ana lniuuctions
ns far ms he can go, 10 requires money to
carry out these orders, to get the labor
necessary 10 remove the hazardos objects
and to do the proper ditching, tank NOV
Ing aud the Ike, and the owners have been
dilatory IN furnishing the means Air J.
S. Brown, president Of the Galveston
Land, Gas aud on company. has been in
the city the past few days and has been
making Investigations OF the situation on
Spindle Top lie saw two derrick lights
burning on the Keith Ward tract and un
dcrtook ny kindly words to tell the men
Who had them that there was great danger
IN using these lights. He was met With
insults. There seems to be no doubt that
u great deal Of carclcssness exists hut as
tho owners do not report the matter 10 the
courts there Is no way FOR Judge Martin
TO get In behind the culprits
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The oil shipments by rail arc going ahead
fairly we'll Louisiana points are getting
the bulk Of tho oil now being shipped.
This is due TO the grent consumption by
the sugar plantations. which are taking
quantity Of the Beaumont product as well
as drawing heavily on Jennings. The Texas
consumers are not asleep from all reports,
ana are Just as ready to get Texas OIL now
as they were IN the summer. Many Of the
cotton gins are now using Beaumont OIL
and Of course, they consumed ngne dur
ing the summer There Is hardly any
chance for OH 10 go begging In North Texas
al this time. The months business VIII
easily exceed an dollars and cents the busi-
ness Of any other month IN Spindle Tops
history and is therefore most acceptable
as history TO the OF producers. inc tolhl
shipments for the month VIII ne about y
million and n quarter nAffels az an aNeraEe
al no cents per barrel at the wei, This
would make total net of $4,000 to the
! On PRODUCERS which Is pretty fair
months business for one Institution
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call Tor meeting Of the executive
| committee OF the on exchange has been
made for November - when successor TO
/ secretary Childress will be named. II VIII
be remembered that Secretary childress
rendered his resignation some time ago, but
he has finally asked its immediate accept
| ancc. Mr.. c. Il. Bunch will act as secre
| tnry uutil the election.
| The Dumble Development company y ~
/ stalling an electric and power plant on
! snlndie Ton FOR the use Of the company,
| gepator Charles A. TGwne Us IN the city
| and viii probably see the formal accept
,,t,,.,. or the refinery from the cQnsfructpil
| ~ the Central Asphalt ana hehhins coih
pany before his departure.