The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-12
BEAUMONT OIL NEWS.
engineer Adams Unable 10 Find Out
What Is TO Be Done
REGARDING IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER
steam Raised In the Pennan Works, bu,
NO Work Was Oone--A Fatal Acct
dent at Sour Lake.

Sene az oour Lake.
oe@umoht, Texas, August l1.--co,oret
Auams' the United States government, ep,i.
neer IN charge of the work OF waterwoys
aiong the Southeast Texas coast nassad
through here this morning en- ronts ,ror,
new orleans TO Sabine Pass. Hc was me,
W CONGRESSMAN Cooper and gave him some
important information. He stntad tbo. -,
was ready and anxious to helm rho nsonia
mere out that he had received uttle n,
iurmauon from them as to their mans ana
"hat they proposed to do. He stat A
furthermore that the letter he wrote
PRESIDENT 5, X. Knott Of the Knnsas 90,
southern and the Port Arthur Cbonne, ana
bock company was replied to bnt tho,
tuere was no satisfactory information In II
anu ne believed the channel peoule vo,Id
ueCilne TO allow the government 10 con,,,,,s
rieni hx T ,i ,i unless II was bought out
,isnt ny Tue Government. Colonel Adams
Ntnt on down to Sabine Pass wbe,,, ",o
WIN remain until tomorrow otterno,n
, wnen ne WI return and VIII be here H.,
tiiVILoW afternoon and evening and Inn,ar
u tne people here desire IL anal he CON > -
tnol any GOOD viii be ACCOMPLISHED Thc
on people are very anxious that the cnnsi
ue cut ana that the work IN 1t be com
~
fatlllo Higgins is In receipt of informa
tioh from Barriers Hin that the well tn, re
Is now $40 feet deep and that the drilling
continues without interruption. The driller
also states that ne is getting better and
stronger sings Of oil with every foot
utl4eu' ana ne confidently expects a gtisnrr
AT any time. The gas pressure a. oisa
growing stronger. They are short on tnrir
WOOD supply, and lie was uneasy for teor
s snls might De exhausted ON account of the
rough roads that they have to haul oy,>x
Mr. Higgins TODAY started well on his
there also. ~
j. A. Panlhamus, the wel.known oil well
contractor and individual well owner. has
advised his Office here that he Will return
to Beaumont on Fnday. His return is b..
ing looked forward 10 with interest, for ne
btdllE always brings some good ST rios
with MIN and tells some things OF mtercs5
10 all the oil producers and oh brokers.
~
Wesley Merritt. industrial comm ssinner
OF the Santa Fe railway, with headquarters
at Chicago has written Secretary Cnildrrss
to the effect that they have a great many
inquiries from manufacturing ,nstitut ons
asking about sites for manufacturing plants
anu ShNlAE NHhi IlpN desired TO locate here
II possible. ms they have heard great deal
about the cheap fuel with which this CITY
is blessed. Mr. Childress has replied CIV
ing Mr.. Merritt all the Information he
seeks ana showing him why this city is we'll
fixed for any that may apply here or even
kNock for admission. Tderc are many in
aulrles of this character com ne to Mr.
CM.dress. and he keeps Two mn busy
looking after the correspondence
The oil people have had a good deal TO
say In the last day or two relative to the
pronounced action Of the Caldwell OH COM
pany in an effort to secure its cars. They
that they Will follow suit should the &C.
caslon arise. II is rumored that others will
take the same action.
serious and probably fatal accident oc-
Cured at Sour Lake late yesterday after
noon when the chain tongs on a rig being
operated by Contractors Read and Andrews
became unruly and struck a man named
Harris in the head with such force that his
skull was fractured, Mr. Harris first name
could not be ascertained, from the fact TINT
there are two brothers of that name work
ing on the same outfit, and 1t is not known
here which one 1t was
There is an air of expectancy about those
interested in Saratoga, and it seems that
some OF the wells which have reached that
peculiar and uncertain depth will begin
showing something more than Signs In a
few more days There are several rigs
drilling steady, and that they have II t
shown up oil is creating considerable m
ment, though 1t is confidently expected that
they will show It in short time.
~
Steam was raised In the Penman steel
and Iron Tank works this afternoon for
the first time, though no active operations
were attempted for the reason that some
Of the compressed air machinery was net
In readiness and IL is required in order
that the material can be loaded, unloLded
and handled through the plant with II.
They use air power throughout the plant
In handling the heavy Iron and steel and
until that is here and in place they Will
have rather hard time getting ready TO
build tanks. The plant Is large one ana
when II starts for good Will mean regular
weekly payroll Of 500 additional men to
beaumont Vice President Stati Is com
planning somewhat of the congested condl-
lions that exist with the railroads here and
saws that they have been the source OF no
little trouble to them In getting the plant
working.
The following we're the transactions on
the oil exchange today;
Palestine OIL and Development Co. 5000
shares at &c
Drillers, $50 shares at 4lac.
Dividend A., 500 shares al lie.
Fxport. so shares at 2212c; 90 shares at
25c. ,o
San Jaclnto, 1000 shares at lOc.
Realty. 1000 shares at l1sc.
Manhattan 200 shares at 29c.
Texas oil and Transit Co, ! share at
SiOs; / share at 500
oil {. o. b, Gladys, soc.
oil IN tanks, zoe.