The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-07
A ROAD TO SOUR LAKE.
Southern Pacific Said TO Have De.
cided to Build.
AN APPLICATION FOR A RECEIVER.
Filed Against J.. S. Hoou and Others.
Injunction Modification Matter Is to
Como Up in District Court.

| Beaumont, Texas, June Gilt leaked out
here this morning that General Manager
w. G. Van Week during his stay In Beau
mont gave the owners OF Sour Lake prop
erty to understand that the Southern Pa
cinc would at once take up the work Of
building a spur 20 the Sour Lake oil fields
and would hurry the construction all he
could. The oil fields are eight miles from
the main line OF the southern Pacific from
sour Lake station and the spur II built
| from that point would be matter OF but
a Few days time. There is question.
however, as to whether the company win
build from there or win build from Beau.
mont straight TO Sour Lake and then circle
back to Saratoga or whether the line win
be started from some point along the
Texas and New Orleans railroad In Hardin
county, run through Saratoga first and ON
down TO Sour Lake Either OF these three
routes would Eiye the desired end, but
there are advantages and disadvantages to
each that viii be weighed by the company
~ the next day or two and then de
Clsion Will he reached as TO what route Will
be selected or course the beaumont peo,
PIE would prefer seeing the liue run from
here for the reason that Il makes this city
the terminus for another road and brings
that many moro people to Beaumont for
headquarters. But the thing that the oil
people are most Interested IN now Is that
the road Is 10 be built and viii be built
at once To- the oil fields There are large
contracts FOR thinkers mud machinery await.
ing delivery at Sour Lake aud as A. now
stands the freight has TO be hauled by
wagon, which Is costly and SLOW, Sour
Lake has been struggling for years for u
railroad and this announcement will be
cheering news TO the Inhabitants OF that
quarter also.
The NJ, X. and r. OH company has held
Its annual meeting and elected officers aud
directors as follows; j. II. Richards, gen.
eral attorney for the Missouri Pacific. with
headquarters at Fort Scott, is president; j.
Z. beatty. also Of Fort Scott, Vice presi-
dent; II. II. Beatty, general manager; Il,
Al Nost, secretary and assistant general
manager; J. G. Beatty OF ottawa, Kan,
treasurer; these gentlemen, together with
tails city. complete the directory
The interest in oil circles Is now cen
tered in the case that comes up for trial
tomorrow morning wherein the Lone Acre
oil company is praying for n modification
or tho injunction that Judge Martin grant.
ed last summer for the protection of Spin
die Top The Lone Acre company Is com.
posed OF many prominent beaumont poo
plc and II is asking that the company be
duoWcd 10 place settling tanks close to
the wells In order that the oil muy be
handled more eNpcditously. They claim In
their allegations that all or nearly ell of
the wells have ceased M gushcra and this
Is gelng TO be the interesting feature Of
the case. The testimony VIII come from
owners, drillers aud producers and Will no
doubt vary considerably, and Judge Martin
WI WI be expected e1 TO take the prSpondcrant
be VIII be looked upon ms nm exposition "
the true conditions on Spindle Top. II
the Judge states that his Injunction must
remain In force II will be taken 10 mean
by many that tho pressure Is stlIl there
and that the danger OF Ore Is or rather
would be imminent were no 10 allow the
settling tluEg a rpmniu n blll IN,
the other hand he allows n modification OF
the Injunction as prayed for II viii he,
taken 10 mean that the pressure has al
most entirely disappeared aud be an admis
sion on the part Of the court that spindle
: Top as gnshcr proposition is no more.
/. It IL this that makes the case for tomor-
watched by oil men and Bcaumonters alike
with great deal OF interest.
49,
Another big damage suit was hlod today
by w. G ryrrell ana John II, Brooks
against James w. Swaync ct al tho latter
being chiefly Governor Hoge.
The suit Ia over 1000 ncrcs Of land that
was purchased by w C. Tyrrcl ct al from
the Port Arthur Land company, and the
consideration TO he paid was $4,000; after
the sale was purportcd TO have hecn made
the petition alleges that the defendants
made statements through tho press ana
gave Wide publicity to the fact that they
themselves claimed to have purchased the
land. There nre really two suits flied ana
In one receiver is asked TO take charge
and sell or the property, and In the other
damages appro1lmatng 100000 are asked.
They are both likely 10 be holly fought.
the rGceiversllP y asked Tor me pqrp,2Sse
claim that II can be sold TO advantage now,
and that It might deterlorate In value II II
, is held indefinitely.
The 1nmarpa rInimpd thp grounds
that the fact that the plaintiffs or one Of
them was man prominent In Texas ana
with a good reputation throughout the
state. and for that reason when the state
mcnt went out TO the effect TINT the de-
fesdants had purchased the land i dam.
aged the tile Of the plaintiffs and made
it impossible for them TO handle the land
at all.
The Lucas OF Well Drilling company
has brought in a well that spouted strong
stream Of oil TO the top of the derrick
before + vas stopped on the Kelth,w y ard
Equitable Land and on company.
The North American Crude OIL company's
well came near giving a spicy exhibition
Of runaway this morning when the men
began trying TO take out the air pipe that
had been left In the well since 1t was
brought ia about two months ago. The
well Ind been lying as they thought, dead
! ~ lthA i4uff tiAh NV lufH HHAlNipaA'A -
trouble In getting out the pipe. In stop
pug tEr wen lWo men were overcome,
though they are I'm good shape again now.
Il was what Is known as NJ, *, ana L.
No. 2.
~
One particular stock went OF this morn
Ing on the call but the others showed only
! normal fluctuations and the general APP
pearance OF the exchange was better than
on yesterday.
SALES.
Lone Star, rs shares at Coo.
Ground Floor, 30 shares at Coo.
Consolidated National, $500 shares at Toe.
Buffalo, 800 shares at 4c
Drlilers, 1880 shares at SIC.
Dividend. 24,5O0 shares at ic.
Palestine Beaumont, 100 Aarcs at 2gc'
Gladys OF Beaumont, 5000 shares at &c.
Independence. 1900 shares at 2Hc.,