The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01

January le'--speelai 49, 49,,
pnton' pvndles OF Texas petroleum
rcstsnes, Azure intended to assist In tbs
rsrpinJ n'' .ro,,s blocks of shares are re-
,ls nO p.rs reached London from New
,assd 70 ~ ,hs past few days. We are
i1l dufnS another stock-selling cam
!, he eve s,nd OF business is becoming
w. .,nuou indeed n f mIyt there would
,silng was 49, persons engaged IN the
sa be 50 me- daiiy papers continue Ihelr
trs.Bess. attacks ON men VINO ubNe
rol 'lgrsiness In this line, ana w n1.n
Iiinea ps' stoek ia worthless cutu pn -,
VIC !Vtrtstlnized In the eIu we went into It
~ turn b'IVounorantly. or that ne tnouSht
Niaily anl y = legitimate market value
y .-ox Axp THE BRITISH COTTON
H0uslV' OPOblS'
IAN trade closely connects Houston
The , g.ss and no doubt many Hons-
stA nnn n,o certainly many cotton men,
to peop,"r that the great Lancashire
pDI v quarry known as the Cottonopolis
du pItaIu. Houston aud Manches'
q eFea' ..hor important commercial links.
" ~ ,rs formed by a multiplicity OF
als,. ',rr,ed on by Houston With Manehe ~
usdN ealitS the convenient channels OF
,si thfouEn al other places Of shipment.
Hilyeston is a great ana go-ahcad CITY
AlnenestI ~abhing heart OF the commeirlal
nv ly rasbire, and Is one OF the nEs'
W, he world to DO business Win
auss. s Y. canal on this size makes poo
Is wy Houston TO send Its cotton az
tae IoI -serciai products right Into IA
CHEZ .+, ~ IAncashi where the COT
ven 1f gait o,ist IN thousands, where tne'
tSa Li, .o ~ thriving industry, nnd Whtr'
tcemng population ihluouS 10
W s,ers, cooperative stores u9l Va Ma
itt naIse ~ preseut industriously prepar
chester Al netrolcum to iH list OF Imports
hI Y sSS Lar which has Just started shout
ta .as ne development Of vast ouslnSs
vin.so, rS,Inortation OF oil BRIEF descrlp
~ 81 What is being done 10 iosepI AIN Sil
lN n a s,.i;h iptereat by the people O
Ne read wiz
Houston
TEXAS OIL IN MANCHESTER
=, a.rr.o Manchester, as a center 70
~. ,rnortot,on OF oil, will draw its SUI
~, t,om the oil fields Of tho world
~, W.. quantities Of oil, however. arc certai
: ANA 10 the Lancashire city from rexa!
n ,Dsl recently the Imports came to IN
II rop,olIdated Petroleum company Limited
r..., and Mode Wheel, the AnGio-Amcr
81 cs OF company, limited. Mode Wheel. an
:, Manchester corporation, but durir
n 10 various plots Of land were sold by Il
u T,,hord Park Estates company TO firms !
Nd .a,sste5 In the shipment and distribute
8 n All with the result that last year "
# sitnessed the addition to the list Of II
"a rorting hrus Of the Pure On company
81 Esv Jersey. At Barton this Arm erect
q ;,rD tanks Of over 1900 tons capacity.
FL raw wharf has been erected above Ba
X IAN bridge. where the oil-carrylug steame
tslosd and another new feature In {
.ystem is tae running Of pipe line throuI
H IA PARK to a set Of tanks owned by {
vblre rosd and railway wagons can
~ fIlei other companies building on I
M sst,ta are the Caucasian Petroleum EXPO
"a torpsny and the General OIL Storage co
ply 0other important firms engaged
lie oil trade. IN addition to those AREA
II b Tie park, will establish their dep'
ird works on the estate. One compa
which Is making arrangements to secure
suitable site for tankage accommodate
M tni rehneries Is the British Petroleum 90
rry, which is engaged at tho present Il
h acquiring oil properties In Texas 9
ether parts Of the United States.
"a greet Increase and probable future Of t
oil business Is matter Of common knO
edge, and Tratford park, with its railw
W tnd canal facilities Is now aCknowl ed
10 h the most convenient and advan'
center Of distribution in the United Ki
n con for this increasing important bral
M q trade, The Barton end Of the est
rapidly becoming the center Of the
iglsum storage and distribution indust
one Of the tanks constructed there Is S
y be the largest In the world. and, To
M Elton to sales already cOmpleted. ncEo
la & H.
M 9 large sites lffty acres In alN, not d
~ tanks, but for refneries etc With
III h1e Developments the tanks at the I
M w! total over two dozen with a capa'
W 100000 gallons The past years
pts 70 Manchester have been respons
II iIa bic drop IN the lead which TiverI
~ 10 1901, this being lowered from Z
w gallons 10 1872 0O0 gallons. The 4
F. Manchester imports american aud 7
q sAtl Tor the year 1902 were 10. col .60T
!. W. against l9,7S11l gallons received
A!efpool. II Is now q neck and neck
\ 'e"een Manchester and Liverpool.
sIow.MovTNG LONDON OFFICES
Y lae experience OF your correspondent
Il ti' business IN American oil offices, T
away down from New York 10 Houston
"A ssanont, Is Of the hustliug order; o
We America Is Of the strenuous hi
say without being offensive and vigo
we0ut being nurried In America
~ se FAR ahead OF our British oil off
y @e majority Of which It must be comics
painfully SLOW and insufferably
~ ne give the Yeaders OF The Post {
Yles Of British managerial slothfull
"A ~ tholAn officer, who has practically
Md ". ny money, earned In the service OF
sltIy beneath an Indian sun, into or
~ nrgest Anglo-Russiau oil compa
~ made repeated applications at the
~ oince for Information about the
b NJ VI aualrs at the oil fields None
~, VI Souehsafed to him and he has al
~ - ae ofhee as wise as he was whe
sa' into It He has not been able t
oee more important than a yout
p@nee, which by the way, is mos
" r rt,,, na1ed. and despairing tt &c
s NY In that quarter, he Is
~ ~ 10 pay visits TO your correspoi
Az. 20 me round Of several bushes
sS, w. where independent Information
y IsV INES be picked MP.
n, a nete shareholder with a $1,000 b.
IA lt1hs rOUpnDW tg,,pf