San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-04
EVERYTHING EXPERT.
Investigating the Rock Contract,
VERY PROSY testimony TAKEN
SINCE YESTERDAY
MORNING.
Master IN Chancery Will lnvesti-
t,gate the Whole business Until
the Last Voucher is IN.

resumed. Inc Qetay was causeu ny
the non appearance Of witnesses and
attorneys. Another delay was caused
by the plaintiffs wishing to put Mr..
w. o. Wheeler, general manager OF
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, on
the stand as an expert. The defense
objected to this, as plaintiffs said
wnen they rested that they were not
to introduce thereafter anything but
rebuttal testimony. The court stated
that the witness had come q long
distance in answer to q subpoena by
telegraph and he felt disposed to let
him testify, which he did.
This witness occupied the whole af-
ternoon session which lasted until $50
o'clock.
Vernor-"Wha is your name?"
wv. o. Wheeler, I am general man.
ager of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe. live at Galveston. have held
my position since October, 1890. Have
been in the railroad business since
1855. My age is 81. The mileage of
the Sauta Fe is 1850 miles"
"Are you yersed in making rates
on different commodities on your
road?n
"Only In a general way"
"Do you know anything about the
time the government contract was let
for furnishing rock for the Galveston
jetties?"
About August last"
"What was the class of rock re-
quired?"
II know only from what learned
from O'COnnor, Lang Il Smoot. MY
understanding is that it was lac
pound stone, but afterward modified
to $780,"
Have you that kind of rock on your
liue?n
81 believe we have"
"Have you ever hauled rock for this
con trs ct?n
1--WE have, about months In 1890 +"
"What distance did you haul it?''
Zone hundred and forty miles and
fraction over"
"At whose expense was the side
track put in?"
They furnished the labor and we
furnished the material"
what was the cost to the con-
tractors?"
ut did not exceed $500"
4 70 for IN q lin
this rock?'
"One dollar and forty cents per ton,
or one per cent per ton per mile. "
"What was your profit on this?"
at was a small profit, never figured
it on ton"
"Were you ever requested by O'Con-
aor, Lang & Smoot TO furnish small
er rate?" Collected to
"Did you ever reduce the rate o.
81 40?"
mo. SIR"
"Do you know D. B. Robinson?"
YES"
WAS he not at one time manager
of the Arkansas Pass ?'
"For short time, / believe"
During the time he was general
manager OF the ). A. g. A. z. did he
not apply to you for a reduction OF
this rate of yours in rock. Collected
to and overruled.) / don't remem-
ber.n
"What was the date?"
"DOn't know"
4 "What time was he general manag-
er OF the s. A. & A. P.Y'
Don't know he was general man.
auar one week ~
"What was the purpose of this COM
versation 2"
1T was a general one. L have
known him for some time and con-
sidered it friendly one. Couldn't
say that he spoke about the reduc'
ton
what is your rate from Wallis to
Galveston ?"
1--WE have a fixed rate but l could
not say what it was. This distance is
50 1-2 miles,"
"As a railroad man, Mr.. Wheeler,
/ want TO ask you If it is practicable
TO haul over your track from Wallis
to Galveston, 20 cars OF rock to a
train?" rs~ $50, a.,,s
"No sir, not with any power pow. s:.. We
have now" -1s-1s.-Sr-.1 zr-z---..
"Would switching facilities over
your road admit of hauling this large
amount of rock ?p
"Our side track would not admit of
it at present. We would have to in
crease the side track. At the time we
were on this contract we were hauling
all their sand stone"
"Do you know what rate on hauling
this character of rock on the 1. d Ct.
n ?" go
"They were carrying, it at smaller