The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-08
The TANK CAR MATTER
Asserted Th-t the Shortage Is an
Existing Fact.
CARS WOULD BE USED FOR SHIPPING
" They Could Be Obtained, Whether
They Belonged 10 the Railroad or
to the Private Companies.

beaumont Texas, August The oil PRO |
uucers have been watching with much in
,erest the statements FROM the railroads
enat are appearing from time to time In
Inc Post about the way the ears are being
pied up here empty, but they hardly agree
with them that the case is as stated there.
IN There is car famine here at least.
~ would be considered such by the dealers
In other lines OF business should they have
10 contend with the same troubles. There
may be few oil companies dur they are
very few which can not use their cars
right now. rney are the exception ana not
tue rule. however. and for the most mart
on would be shipped II the cars could Oe
nnu' In other words. II the c0npany's cars
are mere they should be furnished II the
rallroad is unable To get the private cals
out OF the strings. Ii is the ,ailroad's
business to furnish the cars. anyhow aad
, tnvs should give the oil people their sys-
Ieh cars If the empties OF private people
are mere In such numbers This Is tue
view the producers take OF IL.
~
The advantages possessed by Saratoga IN
Its good strong cap rock and sixty 1--we feet
of porous sand are being shown TO advun
tage in the continuous lowing Hooks well.
Ihls well has bean in for a year ami The
How has been steady all the while The
cap rock means that the oil has been pro-
teeted there for ages and that II Is, there
Tore, In large Quantities, having no other
way OF escape. Mr. Hirschueld has Not
vet received from Mr.. Steiner the second
analysis for the reason that the latter has
not procured any more Of the Saratoga oil.
The trst test was undoubtedly genuine ana
shows conclulyely the value or The oil,
Tor no one could possibly have doctored the
oil In any manner. Mr. HirschheId took IT
from Saratoga himself ana brought 1t d.
rect to the chemist. MIR. steiner viii be
taken to Saratoga as soon as II is con
ventent and he can there get the crude
lust as 1t comes from the well. The test
VIII he WATCHED with a great deal Of in
terest. Mr.. Steiner has no interest what.
ever in that held and the test, no matter
how favorable could not be construed by
any one as being the least bit partial.
The Union OIL Fuel and Refining COM
pany's plant Is getting To where it looks
like business The site has been cleared
and the material is being placed on the
ground for the big rem ry they are pre-
pairing to erect. MIR. steiner, the manager
OF the company. Is strain,ng every. point to
have 1t in operation by October lS
Three barges laden with oil were cleared
from Beaumont today by the Higgins OIL
aud Fuel company for coastwise points ana
along various streams trlUu,arl 10 the Sa-
binc lake one Il them was the big barge,
spindle Top. which was loaded with 400
barrels, Its capacity,
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An instance of the very great saving in
the fuel oil over wood and coal is shown
in the steamer Lawrence, which is now
plying these waters and is being used al
most every day for excursions. Prior TO
the installation OF the oil burners the fuel
bills are said to have been $500. whei cas-
with the oil burners this has been reduced
$50.
! Secretary Childress of the oil exchange
is receiving pictures from the German
/ American oil company, the Texas com
/ puny and the Higgins OH and Fuel COM
I pany for the purpose OF forwarding them
4 to Nat Wetzel who Is nov In the North
and who has been doing good dea, IN
the way Of placing exhibits tor the county
in the State fairs that are being held
( there and are to be held within the next
/ few weeks.
Nothing further has been heard from
BARRIERS Hill. though there is really no
way OF communication with tine drllers
there. Mr.. Higgins did not expect any
! thing real good until early next week,
/ however They have had great deal
! OF trouble keeping in wood and when ne
left he expected them to have 10 SHUT
down before this week was over.
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Business was fair on the oil exchange
today, with the following transactions:
Manhattan, 800 shares at 2sc.
Buffalo. 2OOO shares AT 4;sc.
Dividend, %, 500 shares at lie.
| independence. 500 shares at lc.
Anglo. American, $3.50 shares NJ a%1AAc'