The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-21

nolia cemetery. while the Spindle Top
fields are directly across the city IN the
opposite direction. This fact alone Is
thought to be Of sufncient Importance to
pring on an additional boom, though Il is
hard to tell what the result may be. There
are now 400 residences under course Of
number would hardly more than accommo-
date the present demand.
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Considerable speculation has been had
among the oil men over the ideas Of the
safety committee on the removal Of tanks
from the hill and IN order to give a clear
understanding to all Judge Eugene A, VII
son, the attorney for the safety committee,
today gave out the following statement:
THE safety committee was very anxious
to carry out the request Of a meeting Of
oil men and have all tanks removed from
the hill, but a canvass OF the situation
showed that many thousands Of dollars had
found Investment IN these tanks and many
companies would be greatly damaged II
summary injunction should force them TO
remove same. This being true, no person
able TO maintain such suit was Wiling
ia incur all the responsibility accompany
lng 1t. Therefore tnat provision was re-
luctantly omitted.
The tank proposition has been bone
Of contention between the smaller COM
parties and the committee for some months,
and since IL became important, many of
these companies have ceased to contribute
TO the support Of the committee. With
Its finances thus crippled and one OF Its
most important safeguards gone, II Is per.
hnps not mere coincidence that several
nres have occurred of late. However the
rate provision is that the gas shall be more
effectively disposed Of and electric lights
used and It Is believed that these require
ments viii meet the cordial support Of oil
the companies and that the field Will be
the safer. The committee has had much 10
contend with and is as solicitous. and as
Far as means will permit, as active as
ever In the discharge OF the duties 1t &C.
cepted at the hands OF the producers last
year"
The fire that occurred yesterday morning
was in one Of the most valuable oil pro
ducing tracts on the hill and it may be
that shipments will be cut down as a re-
suit Of IT, The damage BIZ the FIRE is
not thought to have exceeded $1,000 but
the damage that will be had from the cut
ting down Of SHIPMENTS Tor the time VIII
run 10 nearer $4,000 There were seven
rigs that were burned altogether and the
following is list OF the companies who
have suffered Georgetown-W Waco Oil com
pany. Producers OIL company, Hogg-
ses on eo@sana ROf5 srooks EaeRy
Dime oil company. and Martin Weiss OIL
company. Texas OIL and steamship com
pany. The above either lost one or more
erty OF a less serious nature.
Yesterday was perhaps the biggest day
ia rail shipments that has eyer been
known here. 1t Is true 1t was Sunday,
but that fact didn't keen the business
from running I'D at a tremendous rate. One
cause was that the Saturday afternoon
shipments were cut OF by the wreck re-
ported In The Post Of yesterday, but the
Sunday business itself was also OF the
record-breaking kind. There were In all
over the three railroads 451 carloads OF
OF oil and they contained 1856 barrels
or to hgure Il In solid trains, there We're
q total OF fifteen Of thirty cars each. This
gives something OF an Idea OF the enormity
81 the actual business from Spindle Top.
IN dollars and cents u Was worth when IL
left Beaumont S23.O02S 50. II 80 cents per
barrel was the price received. and It Is
more than likely that such ngure Is the
average.
P. NJ. Lea and p J Lea. wen contract
ors. have hled suit aRainst J. B. Dizzy
asking Judgment for $1,000 and for fore
closure OF a Hen which they allefe they
hold ~ security for note for slooS and
interest.