The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-30
SAFETY TO BE SECURED.
Oil Field Committee Will TsAe Action
Against ViOiaiOrs OF Rules.
A BIG DEAL IN WELLS IS ANNOUNCED
Attorney and Supern,encent Of the Gut
fey Company Deny Reported Trans
ef OF Guffcy-MoOowell Interests.

fey Company Deny Hepofted Trans
ef OF Guffcy-McOowell Interests.
Beaumont. Texas, August - The safety
committee met this morning aud scmeth.ns
is to he done at once in the way ~ pro.
tccting the interests OF the oil companies,
The Post correspondent was Informed that
inc members are going TO enforce the
rules Of the court To the letter
The following is the statement given out
by Secretary Whitaker To the press
At meeting of the safety committee
over the order Of Judge Martin. issued
July ~. lr02. and could lind no reason why
all OF the order should not I've enforced
as set forth aud especially So IN regard
10 the order requiring the piping W uss
to the top Of the derrick which for thp
present. will be considered safe plnre
" escape for the gas, hence from this date
all parties on the oil neld will hp required
There was n manager present nj the mect-
ing Of one NJ the hest small companies ON
the hill contractor aud derrick huIdcr
and after hearing the order OF tho court
read all agreed TINT mono Of the order
was unjust and advised the committee /
that they would hc glad to sec the order
enforced. An parties who have neglected (
To pipe their gas to the top OF tho derrick .
and close their now tanks win hr allowed /
. few DAYS in which to do So before action /
is taken against them
~
The prediction sent out from here On /
Wednesday to the effect that the coming ~
senator Tovne ana Governor Hogs was
significant and would mo- doubt result ~, /
something has proven 10 be cmincutlv cnr-
tcct for tho announcement 81 the deal
was formally made today n ts 3r,' l,,. /
which the Towno Interests srd t,o Hoo,
swavue interests. insofar nc t,p pr-4r-.,,..
oil wells ARE concerned. h.,op,. al,,i 81, N,
each other Tho Exnor, or ana Pin, rJnc
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'""P'uN "e"oHl's 'H'' P'N~'NS'. 0t inc
VOLS, and II is understood that Nr W e. /
Conpheu who is nron,ir-pt .- tb, tI.c,
G"'F Ne "uo,'a'P VIII 10 Pa''a on the
directory ~ the oil company Tho contract
with the Central Asphalt and an,nr CONF
Nv nv 10 pIes.peu' ~ '''' concern. rue
oesu !" IN. TRANSACTION somewhere
a''unu 'ur HV''uVo mark DIV inns mas NOT
pee" gwen OUT 49,
...bo. H. t.
! 1t. ''' '''' nus
involyed t,sn ,nv t,. ,. , ,, .'u'
strlod uonrr vs $500, an
| ~ IVA r. . 'cntH vs. S'othh"I''rs V'
/
though demand has been made 81, nl,,n
tios ~ Aesordor.s ~ a.. I.i,..
ocor vi ,' %e'e.''eIit s l0' 4elN'' ~
t, USodui ,a 10 5ontraGt G'irndan, hal' fe
fered damerss ~ H. Wont y, M ''s yli
encc bSt%cen the coeireS "' prc ,5' a a.",
gbp"u anu tT e. tn4Fbel ''lec OF me on IN
'u' SUI VI FA'i''ou'
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s ape . MF a on n ana s. ree 'o@rsoy h',
me" run "N"'Hs' '''e N"u'ueIu f''lh'' tld
The petition recites that the road biade
contract for 5000 barrels ~ oi at %
lIftp ~, o,e 5000 pu h, tpo rs "n M
ment for the total amount tiat me an
would have Melted.
Another suit Is one for personal n
jnrieS and is brought by W, II wilton
against the Central Asphalt and REFINING
40 "a No anu ''''nls ~ u""as's tue "'"
49,
The item In This mornings Pest about
the GuNey company created something Of
a furry. The correspondent looked M r
A, Greer, the general attorney for rezas
Of the company, and he saws that no knows
Absolutely nothing =" inc supposed deal
lie said that he knew Of no Fiction and
that he knew this part Of the story was
} incorrect. Mr. w. u Grlfhths the gen.
t ,be gs snr,p Wbo in chorc@ bcrp ma 10
the following statement to fhe Post cor
g respondent 49,. ,. ~. 800.
: ing that j NJ Gnrcv had 9uit Texas md
e sold out his interests In the J. NJ Gpfey
Petroleum company Incorrect Neither
NJ; fnney or Mr.. Meuoweli nave sou
u ther STOCK ann no alu,'rcnces 3hN' 'A'ste.
snch dIspositlon Of stock Mr Guner Z
I he president Mr. Mcdowell is the gen
e eral MANAGE
! c 60. .n
. 80, nn $500,
e $3.50 - g. as.,. :, ,o.s,,i
" pe - srn
/, anu ne suecs s u.. ,' 80 ~ 40,
y IN was . gHoh strong one ana rs now penn