The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-01
SEPTEMBER OIL SHIPMENTS
TOtaIed Nearly Five Thousand Car
loads, Valued at slSO,OOO,
THE WORK or PLUGGING DEAD WELLS
Is to 30 Taken Up in Earnest and an
End Put to the Water Trouble.
Gas Supply to Start Monday.

1850. - ,,..,s -, sn,n,iia ~. ,D,.... :,
n"'nSei " " eeeuis "
be one OF those qucstlohs that VIII not
down. when Inspector Hulse stated that
+hara 40 lai walls on sninala IA, ~, IN,
~ "S w
not necessarily mean thae there were Al
wells that are producing oil and this fact
,ras mentioned briefly at tho lima ,ba
stafetnsnf VAS made Secretarv Wbittater
~ ITO Iii exchange today advised 'Tbe pnst
,,orrssnondent that many people ara mis-.
consfri,inp tho statement IN ilist thas ,Tav
NJ n ~ fItelv ~ the Rnnaio snd nil,
Tho commission AT Austin tNyn yveeLe Sinc,,
stated that hc Thought Tint thcre ara noxS
$50 producing wells on the hlI and ibis
h no doubt pretty close To ~ Inn n nnf,sf
not on the other hand be onstrued shat
there are oaiy ioo Wells InaI can produce.
rsnsed nv mlsronst rnotions az state,ncrtl
rather than Ignorance
49,
The Enterprise received its hnal oil ship
nlent report tonight and the showing gives
evidence of the fact that the field is run
ming along practically AT the same gait TINT
a. 49, ~. -. -, .,,... -. A.. ~, 49,.
II mas LOT the past siNts ubHs ~ the way
Of shipping. There Is q small falling on
II is true. but II is attributable TO the
a.. rrh,,,n ..,,a, - ,o,,,satt.a 80.
~ uN'n'i u''@e na'''iS
for ten days afterwards The total re.
port gives the shinments nv rail TODAY "a
ISIS cars aud si.1ii barrels with nothing
reported by water and this makes the 40,
tai for the mouth 1898 cars and s4S. SIS
barrels. The report is as good as n was
last month for the reason, that the in-
b,,ts,e Ns tr asn,n soou' IN ta's Ins
around has SO far shown an increase m
dollars and cents Notwithstanding a lull
that came this month which looked like
breakers ahead for the shippers for short
time. The intrinsic value Of the shipments
wv. winch was the ngure last month on
surnass both senten,ber and GUSnet in i,cth
number OF barrels and cars shipped and in
the prices received for It.
49,
Secretary childress Of the oil exchange
today rereiyed n letter from r I Ander.
s.s,..-.. ,,..,o.
SUI VI Tue southern fHc'uV IN "uich w
advised that the agents would be In Beau
mont on their Gaming trin nnd v,ontd rn
main In ,he c,t,, forr bo,rs secre,ary
cbI,dress IN extend,ng tho ,ng,taaon -
them placed in II a condition that they
remain in Beaumont al least sA hours
Tiid mss az, Ione LOT Vne ressSn sPat o S
do instice ~ tbe Visitors and tbon Zoo re
city has had so many excursions and trips
of this kind where Il has made extensive
preparations only to lind that when they
arrive here they want 10 rush TO the oil
fields and the preparations all 60 20 the
wind The letter Is satisfactory TO MIR
Childress and the board Of trade and they
will be entertained in a lifting manner.
49,
Tomorrow Is the date set for the meeting
Of the directors OF the Central Asphalt
and Refining company end number az
telegrams for Senator fowne await his
arrival. The meeting, Is attracting atteh
ton.
MANN hros' rplue' w lus. i'-
the erection OF derrichs LOT i've new WE
on tne NIL ior various parties one VIZ
pe near 'ne Dooer tr"e' -"
SIREN lnese contreSA 'te ous
tered into almost dailN now put Lhe
people making them are not SO nutnel .',,cr
i takes more land TO EQUIP q Wen aIISr
o1es f nor sea iwa,t n racpes ' IN
49,
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- ~, ,no relic aud SION tbe
s.epo ~ - ..,o .,,,ah, a., thc
49,, 49,. .,,1,- ~, as.a,,,,oa ,aottnrs 90
~ ~ oe, IN go ahcad ana ,bc acld
la o, ~ - ~ ,ronh,e That yas nrsc
tIcalIv acromplisbed At the last meeting
which was mentioned at the time, but there
were details and contracts to be arranged
and tbis was the object OF the meeting
tapirbt Practically ali the money neces
soTv has been raised
The total number OF shares changing
hand IN tho oil exchange was 7sA, 1888 for
80, ,.t 80 sonta,nhor ana q a. al.
the month OF SeptcnpeE' "hu a. a"
mltted that this is rather disappointing,
though with the brisk cool weather the
market VIII undoubtedly show a much
pet'e' e'"e -