San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-04
PRICE SIS a Year

c0ulO maui"
"Did you make any money on the
140 rate?"
1--WE did. Don't know how m UGH.
Don't think we made any money on
the l5S mile haul"
DO you think you lost any?p
couldn't say"
"Did you make any money on the
40 mile haui?"
II think we actually lost money.
We went TO the expense of putting in
sidetrack that cost $4,000. l know
this to be tact, because / had 10 get
authority to put 1t In. We had other
large expenses, TO the amount prob
ably of s., 900 or 81 coo We put in
turntable and coal plattorm?"
"Do you mean to tell me your people
went to all this expense without
binding them?n
mo, am sorry we didn't; we took
their word"
why are you sOrry?n
Witness declined to answer. Mr.,
Denman appealed to the court, and
the witness was compelled to answer)
"Tney went back on their contract"
Didn't you say you lost money on
the contract?"
II believe we lost money?n
"Well. then, what was the reason
you lost money on the contract?"
''The reason was sorry was be-
cause several differences existed be-
tween O'Connor, Lang & Smoot and
us. II we could have hauled would
have made money. but not on the ton-
Don't know how much money we
could have made"
What differences were there be-
tween OConnor, Lang & Smoot AID
yourselves?"
"On the number of cars, broken
switches, and quantity of stone They
wanted another switch engine. We
claimed that one was sufficient to do
the work. Our contract called for 80
cars per day. They quit US. Don't
say they had contract. They quit
when they got enough"
who made the contract"
1.-The first thing we knew of it they
were in our quarries and asked us for
| cars. They were to give us so much.
We took their word as business
men,"
"And as business men, when they
| got something better they quit you ?'
"They quit us. II didn't say l was
| sorry they quit. 1 was sorry we
didn't have written contract with
| Them"
Now is it not a fact you were sorry
they quiz"
"No, sir. The differences coming
up was why we were sorry. We put
| in side track voluntarily We put in
side tracks without the business"
about what time did they leave
your rosd?'
IN February or March, about the
| time the change was made"
YOURS was the only road that had
| this class OF rock. wasn't it?"
Tine others said they had"
Nov, don't you know that your
road was the only one tnat did nave
it?"
Couldn't say. They had a number
of Ien Oh their road, not much ma.
chinery They moved their machine
~ from Rrenham, IL miles. They
went without saying anything to as.
We didn't know they had moved it
| until asked for the cars. This l40-
pound rock hauled until they were
p, r nitted to use $50 pound"
Now, ls It a ct that as soon as
they could get rock over other roads
they quit you?"
Couldn't say"
"Have you ever heard that COMPETE
ton is the life OF trade?"
II have, but there is no competition
now. The railroad commission fixes
the rate.n
"How doyou get at the approx mate
cost in the commodity ?"
Have to get at it in a general way.
One cent per mile is less than genersl
service.n
"Don't know what it would cost
from quarry to Galveston"
"You went at this in q kind of
blind draw way?'
Yes
did you make any money on the
CONTRACT"
II think we made some money
~ understand you wouldn't at
tempt to make an estimator
"No, not a definite one"
What do you pay Your epgineersW
81 cents per mile
Suppose someone wanted special
train OF 40 cars to quarry could you
tell them what IL would cost?p
Il could.n
How, guess at it?"
es, All cur BUSINESS is guess
work"
Newton-"Your road has never been
in the hands Of h receiver, ht it, Mr..
Wheeler"
1T would have done so had Ii stood
alone.n
Deuman: Hold on there now New
ton am questioning this witness"
"Where is your most northern
point"
Purcell: ave don't haul Indian