Minutes of Houston Oil Company of Texas

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Minute book, 1901-1908; Minutes are handwritten; index is typed.; First entry, July 9 1901 - last entry May 25, 1908.; Cover title.; The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd and Louise Chapman Texas and Borderlands Collection.; Gift of Amanda and Ken Kellar '65

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QUIt Claim to Unites States-Sabine Pass- May 5/03 101-102
Option to Simon Borg & Co. on Timber Certificates 20/03 102-103
Amendment of resolution of April 14/03 in re cancellation of P. Calhon's Subscription to Higgins O & F Co. Stock " " 103-104
Resolution authorizing renewal of Loan with Commercial Trust Company for $100,000 " " 104
Resolution authorizing leases of HOCO lands for development July 7/03 105
In re claim of Geo. Adams " " 105-106
Right of Way Deed to Texas Co. for pipe line " " 106
Release of Company from Wellsford Furness Contracts " " 106-107
Retiring and paying Southwestern Oil Company notes for $152,921.39 " " 107
Note for $50,000 to P. Calhoun " " 107-108
Drafts to J. W. Bailey on HOCO by Patrick Calhoun for $119,383.70 " 10/03 108-109
Appointment of Committee to consider plans for paying HOCO obligations " " 109-110
Lease to F. L. Lee, Customs Collector " 16/03 111
Resignation of S. L. Shober, Jr. from Committee " 20/03 112
Authority to Maryland Trust Company to pay pressing debts of HOCO from K. L. Co. Stumpage payment and waiver of HOCO of dividend on 9464 HOCO preferred shares Aug 14/03 113-114
Drafts authorized on Maryland Trust Company " " 114
In re renewal note of Southwestern Oil Co. for $150,000 to J. W. Bailey and Mortgage to secure same " " 114-116
Mortgage to secure Southwestern Oil Company note for $150,000 " 19/03 116-119
Sterling Loan with F. S. Smithers & Co. £34,492-13/1 " " 119
Subrogation of Maryland Trust Company Sept. 4/03 119-121
Partition between HOCO and A. S. Vandervoort, et al " " 122
Salary of President " " 122-123
Note to Wm. Wiess, $12,500.00 " 16/03 123-124
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Michigan S/S Co. regarding waiver in bond in re S/S Washtenaw September 16/03 124
In re distribution of credits claimed by J. H. Kirby " 23/03 125-126
$10,000 paid J. W. Link " " 126
Abstracts of title of HOBO to be deposited with Maryland Trust Co. " " 126-127
Luckenback: Secty to write to Lane & Trafford " " 127-128
Sale of $5000 Timber Certificates at 80 " " 128
Company not to oppose suit of Bailey on note for $150,000 October 20/03 130
$10,000 note authorized " 21/03 130-131
Proposed Supplemental deed of Assignment and assent of preferred stockholders " " 131
Supplemental Deed of Assignment " " 131-136
Adoption of form " " 139-145
Report of Committee upon method of liquidation of obligation to P. Calhoun 23/03 146-147
Report received and adopted " " 147
Statement of P. Calhoun " " 147-148
Authority to accept draft of P. Calhoun for $100,000 " " 148-149
Petition to Circuit Court of Baltimore in re Maryland Trust Co. Receivership " 24/03 149-150
Notice of Annual Stockholders Meeting " 26/03 150
Closing of Transfer Books " " 151
Repeal of Resolution of Oct. 23/03 in re $100,000 acceptance a/c Patrick Calhoun " 27/03 151
$100,000 acceptance of P. Calhoun authorized " " 151-152
Authority to accept draft of P. Calhoun for $125,290.02 29/03 152-153
Directing that acknowledgement be obtained from J. H. Parker & Co. in re 30 certificates and preferred stock " 153-154
$6,955.23 note to P. Calhoun approved Nov. 5/03 155
$2,131.16 note to J. P. Dobbins " " " 155
2494 shares of Southwestern Oil Co. stock-Authority to President to subscribe in cancellation of indebtedness " 6/03 155
Authority to issue note to J. W. Bailey for amount of judgement against Southwestern Oil Company and use stock of SWO as collateral " 156
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In re balance due Thos H. Franklin account salary Nov. 6/03 156-157
Report of Committee on account between HOCO and P. Calhoun " " 157-158
$46,379.70, Bill of Haskins & Sells approved 159
$10,500, Note to order of P. Calhoun 159
Directors to file statement of travelling expenses, etc. 159
Letter from K. L. Company dated Oct. 26/03 " 7/03 160
$25,000, Bill of W. B. Fariss 161
Proceedings of Annual Stockholders Meeting of Nov. 10/03 " 18/03 162-163
Report of the President 164
Fimance Committee of five appointed 164
President added to Finance Committee 164
Committee of three appointed to examine accounts of the Company 164
In re transfer of Company's Real estate 19/03 165
Report of Fimance Committee of Five 165
Land Department-Reorganization of, 165
Finance Committee of Five to arrange to meet running expenses 165-166
Notice of resolution to change time of holding meetings 166
Recess to be takeb until Dec. 15/03 166
Letter from Thos. H. Franklin, Pres., Nov. 18/03 166-167
Letter from K. L. Company dated Nov. 20/03 21/03 167-168
K. L. Company to be furnished with copy of resolutions of Ocv. 21/03, etc. 168-169
Mr. Saunders elected chairman Dec. 18/03 171-
Approval of minutes 172
Report of Fimance Committee 172
Report of Auditing Committee 172
Amendments of By-Lays - Changing time of holding meetings 172
Mr. Coke to take up with Atty-Gen'l of Texas HOCO Land question in absence of Mr. Franklin 172-173
Letter from Land Dept. at Houston referred to Mr. Wing 173
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Action of Pres. approved in having Treas. remit funds for office expenses Dec. 18/03 173
Vote of thanks to U. S. Government 173
Letter from Mr. Hamilton Grepe 174
Ratification of action of Pres. in re Smithers notes 21/03 174-175
Wallis, Landes & Company Lands 175
Bills approved 176
Accounts referred to Auditing Com. 176
O. C. Nelson League: Declination of Compromise 176
Daniel Coit Survey 176
In re S. W. O. Co. - Bailey: 4eferred to Pres. 177
Statement of Mr. Calhoun in re Timber Ctfs. 177
Note for $1037.60 to Continental Trust Co. 22/03 177-178
Approval of Minutes Jan. 6/04 179
$S/S Lansing: To subcharter 180
Mary Hopkins Survey 180
Resolution reconsidered 11/04 180
Action of Board reconsidered 12/04 181
J. W. Bailey Contract with in re S. W. O. Co. 181-184
Letter from Mr. J. K. Kirby sent to Maryland Trust Co 184
Mr. Saunders appointed as Committee to see Mr. Kirby 184
Letter from Mr. J. H. Kirby, 185
Bill of Lanier & Martin allowed 185
Bill of Atterbury & Mullally referred to Auditing Com. 185
Reasons of Mr. Franklin for voting against contract with J. W Bailey in re S. W. O. Company 13/04 186-189
Mr. H. C. Coke to be associated with General Counsel 189
Appointment of Mr. Saunders on Com. in re Title to Mary Hopkins Survey in place of Mr. Coke, resigned 189
Resignation of Mr. Coke as Director 14/04 189
Bill of Mr. W. B. Fariss allowed 189-190
Donation of shell to U. S. Government and sublease of property at Sabine to Security Oil Co. 20/04 191
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S. W. O. Co. delivery of ^5^ shares of stock to J. W. Bailey Jan. 21/04 191
Reasons of Mr. P. Calhoun for voting against contract with J. W. Bailey in re S. W. O. Co. 192
Wallis, Landes & Co. & Lands-Contract with W. D. Wing 27/04 193
Authority to Pres. to borrow money to protect Timber Ctf[]coupons 30/04 194
Maryland Trust Co. requested not to take further steps in Receivership proceedings until, etc. Feb. 1/04 194-195
Bill of Thos. H. Franklin for $253.02 approved 195
J. O. Moss appointed member of Auditing Committee 196
Committee to confer with Maryland Trust Co. in re Receivers 5/04 196-197
Request for conference with Maryland Trust Co. in re Receivers 197
Offer of K. L. Co. to purchase HOCO Lands, etc. 8/04 198
Committee appointed to confer with K. L Co.-re offer 199
Committee to confer with Smithers & Co. 199
Opinion of H. C. Coke requested 199
Committee appointed to confer with H. C. Coke in re General Counsel 199
Election of Officers 9/04 200
Committee appointed Feb. 8/04 in re K L Co. proposition discharged 200
K. L. Co. Proposition referred to Finance Committee 200
Maryland Trust Co. requested to obtain postponement of Receivership hearing 201
W. D. Wing resigns from Com. appointed Feb. 5/04 to confer with Maryland Trust Co. 201
In re Lease, etc. to Security Oil Co. Mch. 3/04 202-204
S. B. Cooper appointed Counsel in re Receivership 204
Pres. authorized to make contract with W. D. Wing in re Sec. 148 & 190, Jasper Co. 204
Statement of Mr. Wing in re Sec. 148 and 190 Jasper County April 6/04 205
C. L. Atterbury instructed to procure funds for maintenance of Organization 205
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