The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01

In tho early part OF Jannary. iHOl. zap
tain Lucas nncapped the hidden resources
OF spindle Top Heights nud since thar
time Houston has come to be looked upon
as the hnol distrlhn;er OF oil ana thar
without detriment 10 Beaumont or any
other producing field. The newness OF the
industry to which the discovery gave bir
has SCI many obstacles IN the way vt
realization Of this So soon as the present
time hut events are shaping themselves
for such an end The complication OF IN
forests that have arisen IN inc proven 81
ted " Texas has done much to rctara
the progress OF It's Development. ana aernre
the business IS on hat nermanenl basis
that VAL make its usefulness greater There
Viii he pihrr changes 10 ciicct Hut since
the material Is at hand ana energy has pro.
Nided the means, lime viii swiftly work
ow the way fet liquid fuel 10 reach me
commercial Importance Il must ultimately
win. The point of distribution mus nat
uraliE be fret ihonghi with the operator
ANA there Is every reason TO believe mat
natural conditions viii place Houston IN
the lead In this respect
The henefis derived by Houston from the
discovery of oil have hreu twofod BE-,
sides supplying the power Tor manufactur,
ing plants nj cnst reduced unehalf II
has opened the Way for market that htls
tair 20 rival any competitor u ne world.
q
tnr greater than the qucs ion Of production
in beaumont during the past year rnis
problem must be solved before the Industry
grows much older and IN, dcyconment OF
.Iher helds than Spindle Top must enter
into the situation a the same time lhe
producing power OF Sour Lake Saratoga
and Jennings wells in large quantities Is
no longer In doubt Tho oil here demands
mn outlet and renders the early sotucmcnt
upon points capable NJ transporting II moro
urgent There IS continued faith Ia ntnner.
Gus other telds where boring is under way
or VIII soon he undertaken, the must
prominent Of these Is B1rhcr's Hut whore
Mr., ratillo Higgins, The first 10 rerogmze
the surface indications Of spindle Top mas
Wen he considers In close range to the
oil stratum and Tor the development OF
which large company has hccn organized
There is much confidence manifested IN the
oil prospects AZ humble, In Brazorla conn
rs and many places within On equal dis
tapce or the proven field
When these fields have been tested or
when those proven to be producers are
more thoroughly developed. tho method or
marketing viii Of necessity call for ecu.
ter possessing adequate facilities for snip.
ment and accessible from the various
points Of production. Hcustons superiority
IN ihis respect can not fail to establish 1t
AS the natural market The lines or trans
portnton here Immediately connecting win
systems that penetrate MI parts OF the
country VIII enable the city as the dlstub-
ut"r TO keen the product moving With chat
freedom that Will he required for it's use
In the various sections,
In order that more satisfactory method
Of dispnsing NJ Oh may prevail and the
industry may develop TO the most prontAble
stage the concentration Of headquarters ~
producers viii be necessary. RMS WIZ
enable the purchaser 10 pmcc an order for
such grade, quantity or quality NJ oil as IS
desired without golhg 10 the wen or the
homo OF the producer rhe necessity or q
market easily reached 10y the consumers
or agencies that buy the product IS hut NJ
outcome OF the wider Held OF productiQp
and the consumption which u general use
! Of the fuel tn stenm plnnts VIII develop.
There are pipe lines already under coniem'
patton that win connect Houston with the
producing centers, and the needs ot the
Time viii hasten the establishment OF means
for supplying this market
LIQUID fuel Ia coming TO the front wher
ever the power of steam rs utilized anu
the wonderful producttveness Of Texas mas
been chiefly Instrumental In turning thC
attention Of manufacturers 70 It's use. Inc
advantage of price, convenience IN etorlnl
| and the invention Of burners that render
tt better adapted to locomotive and sta
tionnry machinery have NIL conspired q
Increase the demand for oil. Not only Is
the product sought for fuel purposes, hul
I Industrial genius has received such an IN
petus from the discovery thht IL DOW plds
fair TO form tine raw material for manu-
featuring various articles that will en-
nance is value and enlarge It's use more
than could have ever resulted FROM iis fuel
properties The erection Of rehneries that
viii turn the product out as an illuminant
instead OF fuel constitute leading par'
of the Investments that oil has attracted
In spite Of competition oil has steadily be
come more popular both as fuel and II
| luminant.
like other Industries that have reached
commercial distinction, It has not peen
without Its periods OF trials. Production
| from all fields has frequently been retarded
! and even threatened. The proximity OF con
! Germs which handle the output of the nelui
! mas many times rendered their Operations
more difficult and the location Of the pro
! ductive area has so often confined IN.
! Transporting OF the product 10 one fine thal
! those heaithful conditions that arise trou
! competition have not been allowed TO ~
| develonment The work OF those wn'
! nave sought to dieoredit the 6eid has na'
! 10 be overcome Conflicts between inter
ests Of great financial l,csources ana enort,
] 10 crowd out small producers on inc par
| ~ pnonopollsts WHEREVER he'd mas pee,
! nroven have been few Of the tnorns INA
! have beset the path OF promoters 10 seer
ing 20 place the business on prontupp