San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-08
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IL don't remember receiving tele-
gram from Lott telling me to go over
Nelson's figures. He might have
shown it to me, but don't remem Der
it, / don't know that Lott offered to
buy the New ton contract"
"Who was interested with you in
purchasing this third interest of the
OConnor. Lang & Smooth"
II decline to answer. l bought it
for $4,000. My interest represents
the entire Lang interest. 1t is mat
ter that I don't think has any
bearing on the contract"
Newton-'I insist on the answer. ~
Yoakum-"I don't think you have
right to go into my private affairs"
Mr.. Denman-" II your honor
please, / don't think the testimony
relevant"
The court-"I don't'think so either
and am certain l possess no power
TO make the witness answer"
Denman-"We are willing for them
to ask If any witness we have put
upon the stand is interested, all right;
we would like to have you certify our
question up to Judge King"
The court-"All right"
Denman-"In the certificate state
that we are willing for them to ask the
question as 1 stated it.n
Your telegram to Mr.. Mcnamara
at the time he was at Galveston .w as
in reply to one from Mr.. Macnams.
ra? asked Mr.. Newton.
Eyes, sir; at that time / didn't
think we would have to haul any
rock for less than 6.l0 of q cent ton q
mile"
"Was there any quarry opened up
on the Internationalw
"Yes, sir; there was one at River
side. but it lie q $50 pound stone and
is of limited quantities"
"You knew at the time this contract
was made that the Internationaps
rate was As cents from Houston to
Galveston?"
"Yes, sir. The Santa Fe has never
hauled any of this stone between
Houston and Galveston to my knowl-
edge 1 had conversation with Mr..
Campbell and Mr.. Galbsith with re.
+, gard to reducing the rate between
Houston and Galveston after this con
tract was made. / had q converse
ton with Mr.. Campbell in which he
offered that If we would give him our
stock business at Rockdale he would
a. ow Us the same division from Rock
da,e as We are getting from the Mis-.
souri,. Kansas & Texas at Wacon
"Wbat interest had you in com.
petition between the &c ntral and In
lernational?"
"As 1 have already explained to
you it is the interest Of any line hav-
ing strong competition to secure the
lowest rate obtainable on business
via other lines as we not only had to
figures ON sandstone but we contem-
plated moving our share of the
granite and would necessarily have
to meet the Central on their bust
ness.n
"When Mr.. Campbell made this
proposition to you wasn't there some
talk about. what rate he would fix
between Houston and Galveston?n
II asked him for 40 cent rate, but
he refused to grant IL. We discussed
the possibility of building our line to
Fredericksburg, in which case we
could offer him the entire business,
but he did not offer to make less
rate.D
Didn't you propose to Mr.. Camp
bell, OF the International & Great
Northern. that you would give him
all yonr stock business at Rock dale il
he would give you 35 cent rate be-
tween Houston and GalvestoD?"
mo, did not make such propo.
sitiou: we only discuss ID the advis =
Dility of the exchange OF our traffic.
Court here adjourned until 9o'clCck
this morning.
MORNING SESSION.
Newton-"Did your homer certify
to that question:"
Eyes"
Yoskum-'I testified yesterday
that didn't know anything about
Mcnamara building branch line.
HE telegram showed that he ask ed for
30 cent rate. The distance from the
Guadalupe river to Frederic ks burg
was 70 rules. Ii is only "a miles. The
distance from there to- the granite
was miles. don't know that ever
calculated on the contract to move
t. Col. Breckenridge and l never
contemplated building road. told
MIN II he would make some arrange
ment TO build a road To Fredericks.
burg, satisfactory to the committee
they may consider it favorably. This
was from Guadalupe to the granite
LII he furnished the money he could
build the line to Llsno if he saw
mt. L discussed it with view il
ne could arrange to furnish the
money, hs could IN IKE his own ar
rangements If it WAS satisfactory 70
them. He was to furnish the money,
which he agreed to do 80 days ago
The road was to be built and the
committee was TO take it afterward
liz was to be built so we could haul
granite, don't know If it was to &c
over the old grade. The receivers
sent Mr.. Human up there. Franz