San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-02
PRICE So a Year

lTn'l. ulu you duNls6 MT. 1OhkhH
and Mr.. MacDamara that you had
made said contract?n
II did,"
"Did you consider this . profita bic
con traci?',
'Most assuredly. Besides . profss
for the road, informed them that it
would give the road for it's own use
cheaper coal. 1t would lay IL down
25 cents per ton cheaper 1T Waco and
Is cents per ton cheaper at West
Point.n
What are these division sheets
used for"
"The division sheet is simply the
appor;ioDment over the different
lines
These division sheets apply To-
past transactions, sometimes, do they
not?'
"Yes, I have here some division
sheets that will show you. l wish
to state also that found shis morning
by more careful search in my Office
that this coal division sheet was is
sued on December % also fiud that
the M. K. d r. issued their advance
notice on December 18th. / have
division sheets to show for rum Der.
OF articles"
"The rates of this contract +.
were entered into in December, :.
1891 and the division sheet ietueCt
late, were they not?n
THE contract was entered into and
made effective at once, that is as soon
as the commissions Jaw would allow
speaking of these engines, from
MuldooD to Affair and Affair to-
Houston, What 10 the distance ?''
"Ap0lt seventy miles
I'm regard 10 freight. what will
your largest engines haul, how many
cars ?"
Twenty easily at 20 tons to car.
From Altar TO Houston our mogus
engines will pull about IS cars. The
average haul from Muldoop to Hous-
ton would be about AZ cars"
Would calculation based on 30
cars be high estimator"
mo, by no meaDs; q very con servR-
tive one | should say"
The same character of engines
would go through. They would pro-
badly change al Yoakum?'
Toe gross earnings per train mile
on 20 cars would be ST. SS The going
The grOss earning on stock ie, 70
cars u the train, 90 cents, "a cars To
the trsiI. 81 06 SAP"
1--WE G. slider our live stock. ship
ments about the hest of any. The
risk We consider also to be the great
est Of any"
(Which is more valuable, this con-
Hact on the ROCK at $l.3S Or the stock
shI pmente?'
The rock contract is of 8 much
more valuable character. IL costs
less in carrying than the stock trat-
fic."
How many cars of stock did you
ship last year,
approximately between 5000 and
1000 cars
the witness was here turned over
to the tender mercies OF Mr.. Newton,
who started out by asking the follow
iug question:
"Mr. Polk, who did you talk to, OF
did you talk to any body in regard to
This case after you lett here last
nigbi?"
Well, talked to Mr.. Yoskum AND
NJ. NJ ,cnamara
Have you talked to Col. Lott or
Col. R1oiu sop?P
II have"
NOW didn't you have kind Of con-
ference or meeting for the purpose of
talking the Ovef?'
mo slr."
."YOa say you talked to Mr.. Lott
and Mr.. R0binson?'
Yes
I'D d not you talk to them about
the evidence you gave in here yester-
day?"
II might have done so in gen eral
way. not particularly
When were you first made general
freight agent of this r0ad?n
"a bout two or three years ago.
What position did you hold before
thst?"
prior to that time / was assistants
general freight agent. ! have been
IN the freight departments since 1874.
/ c, N neDeed as clerk
"As general freight agent You are
supposed to know the rates of other
roads, are you not, Mr.. POlk?n
Il am / know sll their rates that
come into competition to our lines. 1
do not keep posted on the local rates,
nor on their rates where they have
the freight grabbed. know the rate
OF the Houston Central between Led
better AND Houston. The distance il,
approximately speaking, one hundred
miles. knew the rate OF the
Santa Fe. went through
their rate. 1t 10 sl.60. The /. &. u. n.
rate from Hous ton to Calves ton il. 40
cente. The distance is so miles"
What were your duties and au-
tbority be general freight agent?"
"Up TO this time, the time this con-
tract was disspproved by Mr.. Mac
nsmsra, they were unrestricted in
making rates. Inever did go TO the