The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-28
Standard Oil Company Will Not
Be Able TO Control All the
Territory.
BARGE LINE TO BE OPERATED.
ST. Lonisans Are Interested in
Transportation Enterprises on
the Mississippi - Solid
Stratum of Sulphur.
REFJRLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Beaumont. Tex. March T-The fear was
/ once prevalent here that the Standard OH
company would gain control Of the Beau
| mont field and squeeze many II not all, of
the smaller concerns out. but that fear has
been pretty we'll dissipated The almos;
constant broadening OF the dimensions OF
the proved territory on Spindletop and the
discovery OF oil at Sour Lake. Jennings and
the several other places where strikes have
been reported. have made It impossible for
one corporation 10 control the situation
Unless II be a corporation larger than any
that now exists. and even this would hardly
be possible. when the great diversity Of
holdings and interests Is considered.
There Is good reason TO believe however
that the Standard Oil Company is now rep
resented here. In fact. there are plenty OF
oil men who make the positive assertion
that such Is the case. A refinery is to be
built near the outskirts of Beaumont. and
II Is known that not less than 100000 is to
be spent IN its construction. Five hundred
car loads Of machinery will be used and the
plant will be an extensive one. Ostensibly,
IL Is being erected by an individual. but
reputable men here claim to have the best
proof that the Standard OIL Company IS
furnishing the money.
Sea-GOinE BRrKes.
o. W. Heywcod is now on his way to st.
Louis to join his brother. Scott Haywood.
where they will arrange the details of a
plant TO distribute beaumont oil along the
Mississippi River. These gentlemen were In
ST Louis a short time ago on the same mis-
sion and whil- they gave out little con-
corning what they did. IL is known that
they met with success. getting their project
well under way. The present visit Is for
the purpose OF closing no the transactions
necessary to the carrying out Of their plans
As the principal matters have already been
agreed upon. IL Is practically assured that
the scheme under consideration Will De
fairly launched before their return i ,,,,
soc!ates contemplate the purchase OF large
feet of sea-SOing hsrges. ana II Is unoer
once; in fact. II is reported. that the ves-
sells have already been ordered
stratum of sulphur.
In the rush TO get gusher the import
Spindle Top has been overlooked along with
III. value OF the vast quantities OF natural
gas tapped on the hii contractor ii "n bIoca SSrn
ss OF the Keith-Ward tr-rt. has just en-
countered a stratum OF almost pure sui
Similar sulphur deposits have been found
nj many places on the hill. some of them
being much thicker than that found by
stratum OF su'I:iur nearly twenty feet
thick. m,
and Pipe Line Company. has acquired q
well on Spindle Top. for the purpose OF
Supplying oil to its members. who are the
owners OF mills and gins in North Texas
The pIan was evolved by the North Texas
NiIlers' Association. most Of the memberS
Of which are now using oil for fuel The
ccmpanv Will he capitalized for only Such
amount as viii enable IT TO provide shipping
facilities.
New OIL Boat.
G. w Walters. Il St. Louis gentleman
who is interested in cheap transportation
for Beaumont Gil. has written Secretary
t'hildress of the OIL Exchange. concerning
n tank steamer that Is being designed for
the TRANSPORTATION of oil through waters.
where only light draft vessels can go: The
y,.sel has 4 double hull. and Mr. Walters.
the inner hull is designed to hold the oil.
and by a hydraulic contrivance. the vessel
NAV be made to pass over bars or through
much more shallow water than an ordin-
ary vessel OF the same displacement could
navigate.