The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-08
SOUR LAKE PIPE LINE.
Guffey Company Has Begun Work,
Line TO Run 10 Port Arthur.
MACHINERY FOR THE PENMAN PLANT
Congressman Cooper's Reception VIII
Be Held After the State Convention.
Hoboes Benefit by Liquid Fuel.

Beaumont, Texas, July III. w. odei
was here from Sour Lake today and speaks
most encouragingly of the progress being
piade there In the way of preparing for the
marketing of oil. He says that the Gufrey
company has just completed the two 81
BOO barrel tanks at Sour Lake proper and
that they have now started actively with
the construction of the pipe line to the
field here. where connection will be made
SO as to get them to Port Arthur. The pipe
was unloadcd at that place saturday AMI
the construction gang is comins this way
al rapid rate. If they keep up their pre-
emf good work MIR. Odcll tbinks they WI
be here in two or three weeks at the most.
This line is the property of The Guhey
company but MIR. Odel states that tncre
way.
The spur to be built by the Southern Pa,
cihc to Sour Lake station A Al o getting
along nicely. according ia fepo r.. The
largest part of the right of way has hcol
secured for 1t and the coDst uc;ion wo X
is expected to begin some time ia August.
Congressman S. b. Coopcr of this dis
trict has written Secretary Chllrcss of the
oil exchange and board OF tia lie that he
could not return to Beaumont promptly
upon the closing OF concre S, as hc would
like to have done, for the reason that the
directors of the Houston oil company were
to hold a meeting in New York city and
he had to attend the meeting on account
of some very important matters that had
to come before them. II IS expected here
Friday and the prepa 'Gtions for the
banquet and reception that Is to be ten
dered him have already been started Mr..
ChildrCSs has suggested that thls be given
the day following the State convention at
Galveston, which comes next week. since
there is no time between AIR. Eoopcr's ar
rival and that gathering except Saturday
night aud the fear or running into sunday
has frightened them of that score. Mr.
Childrcss thinks that II the day following
| the convention Is named the presence of
senators Bailey and Culb' rsoh ana Con-
rrcssmau Ball might also be secured and
that would tend TO make the gathering n
most evcntful one for the city. They
any way they want 1t. All Of these gentle
men have been Instrumental in helping
beaumont and the deep water projects and
the city would be pleased To show them
/ Ing of the committee In charge viii proha-
! bly, he held tomorrow at which time the
| date will be definitely settled upon.
| The attendance Of Congressman Coaper
1 upon the meeting of the directors of the
! Houston oil company, brings to mind the
Importance of that company as bearing on
/ the field. The company Is commonly known
! here as the Kirby company. and Is rho ono
| that is presumed to have the large Sabine
| Pass holdings II has been expected all
! along that Mr.. Kirby would take steps tc
start ms company actively into the oil
| business when he completed the organlza
/ ton of the big Kirby Lumber company
and thai time is lust now arriving rho
| hlfpI Lumber company came into posses
sion Of the mills on the LIST of last Jonu
AIRY, but L has been tremendous lob t.
get the Office forces and the managing de