The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-15
(SGtnrday, Nay s4)
MANY WAGONS TO
MOVE MATERIAL.
FIVE CARS RECEIVED BY KING
CROWTHER CORPORATION.
New Machinery. Equipment and Pip
ing for the Further Development
of the OIL Fields south of
San Antonio.

Karnes City, Tex. May 23-(SpeciaL)-
Five car loads OF machinery. piping and
well drilling and finishing equipment have
arrived here for the King-Crowther Cor
poration. thus adding over 200, ,0O0 pounds of
new machinery and equipment to the al
ready extensive outfit of the 100000 cor
poraton. which is engaged in developing
the oil fields of McMullen, Atascosa and
Live Oak counties. with headquarters at
Crowther.
Sam Crowther. manager for the cor
poration, who has been at Beaumont for
the last week selecting and closing ne
gotlatiors for the purchase of a large por-
tion of the new machinery which has just
perintend and direct the loading of this
enormous amount of material on wagons
for its forty-miles jaunt across the coun-
try to Crowther, where a large force of
men is awaiting to put II in position to
perform its part in the development of the
vast field which is owned or controlled in
this section by the King-Crowther Corpor-
alton.
Scores of Big Teams.
In addition to twelve big mule teams be-
longing TO the corporation, Manager
Crowther has employed a score of teams
belonging to farmers and stockmen in this
section to assist in hauling material from
the railroad station at this place to
Crowther. 1t is estimated that there will
be seventy-tive wagon loads of 5000 pounds
weight each, to be hauled a distance Of
forty miles. and this will make things live
ly along the road from Karnes City to
Crowther for the next two weeks.
Included in the consignment of material
now being moved from here is a car load
Of piping from Pittsburg. Pa. to be
utilized in well-boring operations which
will be conducted on a scale more exten-
sive than ever from now on. New wells
will be speedily sunk and apparatus for the
pumping OF some already drilled will be put
in place, with view to making thorough
test of the capacity OF the wells There Is
be utilized in the further work of develop
ment, and :hc promoters of this new field
say that they will be prepared in a few
weeks 10 show results which will have an
important bearing on the oil markets of the
country. both for lubricating and illumi-
mating oils.
Survey for the Road.
Mr. Crowther stated that the surveying
corps of the San Antonio and Crowther
Railroad. headed by Mr.. A c. Pancoast,
formerly city engineer OF the city OF San
Antonio. and an experienced and practical
civil engineer. would be In the field by Sat
urday morning. engaged in making the pre-
liminary survey for the projected road. and
would have this preliminary work com
pleted within six weeks, and by early fall
the company proposes to have rails laid
and trains in operation.
Another project in which the King
Crowther Corporation is taking an active
part is the promotion and construction of
a pipe line from the oil fields to the Gulf
coast by the KingCrowther Pipe Line
Company. which was chartered at Austin
week ago. This line. Manager Crowther
said would be constructed quickly as
material could be secured from the mills.
and 1t was expected to have it in operation
by fall. Meanwhile. under authority given
by the Board of Directors at a meeting
held in San Antonio on May 10. he was pre-
pairing to build tanks to provide storage
for the output of the oil wells until the
pipe line shall be completed. and provide q
means for its economical and profitable
transportation tC market and shipping
points.
Manager Crowther. after seeing the
work of transportation of the new equip
ment under way. left yesterday for San
Antonio to confer with Judge o. f. Lewis.
the vice president OF the King-Crowther
and also first vice president of
the San Antonio and Crowther Railroad
Company. He will return here Monday and
proceed from here to Crowther, to push
the operations in the field.