The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-08

partment well In hand and Mr.. Kirby has
been very busy with Y, but now he can
what he Is presumed to be doing today in
New York.
A large consignment OF machinery for the
Peaman Steel and Iron works came In this
morning. and was sent TO the plant in the
north end. One of the officials OF the com.
pany Informed The Post correspondent that
they expect to start operating the Beau.
motn plant by July 20. and that they would
begin installing the machinery the latter
part OF this week. 1t win be arriving
steadily from now on The first contracts
TO be worked on here will be those OF the
international and Great Northern RAILWAY
for tnnknge along II, llne, the Lone Stat
and Crescent on company. and the San
very large aud viii take UP several weeks
Of the first run OF the big plant rresi.
dent w IL. Penman OF the company re-
he has been for several days past on an
inspection tour OF the Southern Pacific
work, which his concern Is placing from tn
Chicago plant.
The Lumbermsn's Oil company elected
the following officials this morning at the
annual stockholders meeting, p. A. Dow.
len, president; II. Boykin. vice president
S. W. pipkin. secretary and treasurer.
Inese gentlemen with Messrs. John n on.
bert aud William Dixon constitute the
directory.
The use of fuel oil on engines has devel.
oped fondness in the tramp for The TOP
Of the coach Instead OF The trucks. The
oil does away entirely with the chders and
his favorte spot is no longer the truck hut
he looks upward. where he gets the cool
summer breeze without having smoke and
pit AnrN N nd La,
that is distasteful to him and makes life
miserable. The head brakeman is also thank.
full for the change.
Secretary A. u. Childress has returned
from a three days trip to Brennan. where
he took rest with his fnmily. Air. Chill.
dress has not been ont of the city this
long before since Christmas
Tomorrow is the date set by the commits.
sloners court for the hearing on the oil
land and lease taxation question The
opinion of one of the members cf the court
was recently quoted To the effect that the
court might tax the land owner az the rate
OF S2ouD an acre and the oil wells at
about $1,000 each. This seemed to him TO
be The best solution and he had also been
in conversation with other members Of the
court. Of course they might be couN lncod
that this is not Just aud that the lcnsa
il hardly seems probable.
y. II. Beatty OF the Beatty oil company
and the NJ, *. and Y. on company has
returned to his Headquarters IN St Louis
j. r. Beatty. vice president Of the NJ
X. and T. OH company, Is iu the city.
Contractor W. r Sulu has finished ur
the walking beam ont1ts for the Caldwe.
OIL company and the Trenton Rock oil
company. They are both working
Tie Carter Hammond power plant viii
be ready for trying out on Thursday II no
mShap occurs. II is complete and pow
erful piece Of machinery
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The following are the tfansact'onB OF
the exchange today:
Continental National. $1,000 at 1Oc
I Manhattan, 100 at zoe; 100 at sc.
Gold Eagle, $500 AT luc
| Missouri Kansas and Texas, 5000 at lOc
| Ground Floor 50 at SOC; 30 at Zoe.
Anglo American, 1000 at 2Ic
| Drlllers, 700 nj 4Ac, $3.50 at SC.
Dividend 070U0 at ic
| Independence, 10000 at 2l5c.
Beaumont oil and Mineral, liGo0 at 1c.
Home, % At Zoe.
oil (. o. h. GLADYS, 16d25c.
! OH, No. In tanks, 1Sc