The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-02
IAHs OF THE FIELD
ling Demonstrated by The Deep
Wells Being Abandoned.
M. duFFfY is 70 COME TO TEXAS
Is Company Is Being Sued for Annul-
ment OF a Valuable Lease-New
Wells Brouah. In.

Beaumont. Texas, May Ia proof that
N, not be other than conclusive developed
hs afternoon when Hamil Brothers 9
|orney announced that they had completed
Ia deep well for the McFaddin, Wiess
ksle Land company, and that 1t was, wheo
hisdcd, 21tS tcct deep with no lhulcatlols
oil This well Is about one ana one
aitcr miles south from the proven tern
I'm ON Sninule Top llill, and makes that
Ncction practically proven dry Iot " ~
Ninth, ana 1t IL doubtful II ans enott5 ".
ID made to anu WcH deeper thdh lHe
Id just finished.
In mother well to the northwest wnT nhHn-
|n,od last week and still another of from
~ mill about the same distance, leaving
hp territory to the east, southeast nuu
|orthwrst set to be thoroughly tested.
|fhere nre now three wells boring IN these
|hections that may develop something, but
h,rc is nothing now that would Indicate
|ny developments for some time t. come
T ~
|Ecno ga days rincc Tccr2tnry - T.
|i!ldrc,s Of the oil exchange wrote IT,
b! Well Supply company that Jefferson
|cnnty would like very much to have them
|hce ono nr mere miniature derrleks in tue
EhjlitS which this county IL preparing fof
Ia Nothcln state aud county fairs. Th!i
Morning he received letter to the eitcot
HAT the company had taken m the llea
|nd had already Issued orders that the ut
Ia machines be built. They are to J." run
III tiectilrlty and will have all appc - incc
II cal oil well OUTFITS as used ~ tne BE
libut field with the exception that thrF ntc
|bnlcr aud Will not he really dtiiltus' iut
Id pretending like The prompt action
II tho company adds another to the cxten-
|ivc list Of exhibits that Will he placed ~
|he Northern fairs. Mr.. Chiidress Is .still
Working hard on the other branches OF eX,
Eibits as well as the oil parts, aud VIII
Id tfo Upll rpOrpSpnfcd.
~ r.
Drlller DeKny is this afternoon making an
Hort to bring in well on block rs of the
Hpgg. swaync tract for Mr. T. G. Adkln-
Zen.
rhc Todd we'll, which is on the extreme
East end of the Hogg Swayne tract and
hbout thirty feet outside tho proved limit
"a now thirty feet into the oil sand and Is
Expected in tomorrow morning.
contractors Dcckard and Prothcr have 4
Dew we'll In on the Cleveland tract, OF
block 90.
|SChnrlcs Anderson, Frank Glover and W.
b Wortham have been IN the city ycster
|ihy ana today. The rip being for the pur
bnse Of accepting well recently brought
Bp for them on the HorG. Swayne trpct. Il
Is the property of the Glover Anderson vi
company.
mot very long since these columns con
tained an announcement to the effect thai
b large pumping company is being organ
Escsf for the purpose of furnishing power tC
The contractors, drlllers and oil companies
RECURRING such services and that tho plaui
N Guild soon be given out by the interested
parties. This has been delayed from th'
fnct that there Is now another syndicate
|w orking on the same proposition, and thu
causing both to be delayed to n certain cx
|tent.
The stockholders of the San Jacinto OF
met at the office of the compan!
In Beaumont this morning Mt 10 o'clock
|Ihere was represented 100000 of the capt
|tnl stock Of S250,CQo. The following dirct
TORS were elected b1r the ensuing year: J
|B. Crantill, I. r. Cranticll, Jr., II, l.. Lewis
|F. S. Davis, Z. s. Allen, II. L. Spnnn. Il
|C Buckner, Il. L. Wcstcrhcld, all of Dial
lbs; W. V. Ncwlin. Fort Worth; 7. r, Gran
lou, Waco: ]. T. Harrington, Waco; Georg
|B, Carroll, Beaumont; Z. c, Yantis, Brown
wood
The directors met at o'clock and OF
|QanIzed by the election of the following oi
1cers: ], p, Cranhell. Dallas, president
In C, Buckner Dalas, vice president
|George w Carroll, Beaumont, treasurer; L
III Allen. Dallas, secretary
Ia The appointment by the president of W
IN Newiln traffic manager aud 7. p. Gran
Ian. Jr. as sales agent was approved.
III The directors declared a dividend OF
|per cent payable July /,
IN. r. Cranhell. II. c. Buckper and W,
|Ecwlin were appointed an executive con
|Thittce.
81 Representatives 1T stockholders wer
present from many different States.
~ ~
Mr. C. ]. Eastman. who has taken a mo-
|prominent part In the oil trade here Il