The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-20
THOUSAND MEN AT WORK
On Spindle Top and The Monthly Pay
roll Is Nearly 100000.
HIGGINS COMPANY HELD A MEETING
Moving Pictures for Advertising Purposes
Have Been Taken--The Steamer
Cardium After Another Cargo.

dunn, the big GD.oUO-barrel steamer that !
has already made three trips ana is now
ready for the next one. This Is the steam. |
er that first came 10 Port Arthur for the
smell Transport and Trading company FOR
the purpose Of carrying oil TO England after
1t was desulphurized by the Guney Pctro.
,eum company OF the Gdlf Rehnug com
pany whichever the people chose to term 1t.
The arrival Of this steamer will material.
~ increase the oil shipments from spindle
rcp for April and viii place the total out
put around the l=OOQ,OVO.bnirel mark FOR
the whole field. With this fact in view and
the fact that the Yellow Pine Oil company
No. /, which was drilled In last August
blew out again yesterday at pressure of
80 pounds, there seems u be no doubt
as to the maintenance Of the pressure OF
the Held.
then lighter Just outside tue pass OH Mon
day aud Tuesday, after which she WA
again clear for the old country.
Following close ia the trail Of the Car
dunn Is the StronIbus and while her ship
mcnts viii not get into the April business
she Will help the May output up To the
highest possible limit.
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rhe Detrot-Beaumont OIL company, as
already minated has declared per cent
dividend payable May II to stockholders
Of record on May TO- This makes total
oi % per cent declared by the company GA
| the sales Of oil alone aud they have been
IN business but si1 months.
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j. d. Martin this evening granted an
additional injunction including all The com
panics now operating on spindle Top aud
also pertaining to rules and regulations GOV
ering boilers used on the hill. Judge Mae
tin has always been a vigorous advocate OF
the best ways and means Tor the protection
OF Spindle Top and this new injunction OF
THIS evening simply strengthens the Older
one. 1t was granted upon the application
Of Attorney Eugene A. wilson for the safe
" committee.
Mr. Klnsolving this afternoon brought IN
for II. NJ. Klser & Co a good slHinch well
on the Keith-Ward tract II Is the proper
~ OF X. l., Cox g. Co.
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Colonel ]. Il. Woodland. stan correspond,
ent OF the Cincinnati Enquirer arrived IN
Beaumont this morning and Will make
special study OF the oil fields and general
conditions Of Jefferson county.
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Captain George w. Kidd. one Of the old
time thermometers, returned from Sour
Laks tonight. where he has been looking
INTO the oil situation, and he seems highly
enthusiastic over the prospects Of great
nelh coming ron ron me me glseoNery made 9y
think that great advantage that field Is
going &c have is In the wide acreage Of the
producing territory.
The annual meeting Of the Higgins OIL
and Fuel company has been held and the
result Of the election OF tho directors is as
3 follows; Johu y. Gilbert, e.. l.. Wallis,
, IL Brooks. II. NJ Earnst. w. :. David.
son
oc iifeT tne eiecI,"h OF tIs directors the
Gilbert, president: II. Nj. Earnst vice
president, l.. l.. Donnelly, secretary; W.
., ri n@yi4son' trea5uIeI, A..
th, NJ , is a sta,'ll,Sn, 40 Ine erect that
- H. ~, '','V" Wy ,ueli"' uul NSl
conipany is prepsripr as has bee slS stotnd
| a. 'nNsu e"AulnIta, ~ spullu ucSulphullH
tns ttu'tt ~ y >, Nu'Cn iS ipr tne purpose OF al
living l'eih 10 sen OIL 70 European Coun-
q" w ,.,i -. o.,.., T.. -.
~ VIII ps noIlced IN the directory that
, w r." EASTERN parties VINO nave pur-
tbc HipSIns bSyo tbrn' r ~ wv Sol t OF
nv Use ~ 10 u th ouIte repreSehtatEes GU
me p09rd ~ the persons OF Messrs T, II g.
rrI"Hhhhi M. Earnst ana Joe ii.
raslt, Johh Kirby Is SAID to be one OF the
new stockholders.
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The Beaumont Gas company has half
4 lntghpd tho 1nvtnp If hn nj
= -. Nv icy '"h VI 'ue p'Pu u" VT
nHn' street one OF the principal thorough
fares OF the city, ana the Indications are
that Spindle TOP will he furnishing gas
IN ample quantities to supply all OF Beau.
D by NAV ia ''"' may NC ie"cncu
e ~
+ The Southern Pacific representative Of
the moving nictures .dvsrtisinr .chor,o =.
- .'''ns sSAene -
}. In Beaumont todsy and took In Spindle
Top from his standpoint. He examined
tho guEhers and the work going on there
and has returned to this city this after
d noon enthusiastic over the results of his
!. observations. He thinks that the scene
: beginning with the annrosch a, the NAV
l. ,or th, r,,.ra., - -, ~, 40
action there and mo rraSrai mn 49, ~, M's
OF the immense power that lies hidden
all sb snen us una STEADY stream as thC
:, approach OF man in ono os tbc bcIr va.
y who goes close into the wen aud turns il
on %th 9he valve directly against t9e pip,
Muu'u vi make picture mat would sur
( P"a aI 1nF 1nths 30 Iht taken.
At Is arranging 70 take the interior OF