San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-09

receivers are given q copy Ofitm0nth.
ly. / don't think the freight agents
have one. Mr.. Yoakum gave me Mr..
Sands letter and told me to base my
| figures on 60 cents per train mile
| Ioakum said he didn't care about
having 1t copied, aud gave it 70 him
of the letter book as soon as made
| the calculation. In this estimates
of one and fraction are not included,
court costs and taxes. The taxes
| and court costs approximate $50, 900
| IL is not customary TO put in taxes in
op 4ra,iDg expenses. This calcu lation
IL based entirely on the freight BUSH
ness
Witness gave some figures as to the
expenses per train mile. 1.-THE ex-
penses would be s shines IS great un-
der this contract as the actual ex-
penses Of the road. imade the calcu
lation for Mr.. Yoakum. 1t was no
estiR ate."
"Dld you know what it was going
to be used for?"
Yes, I knew it was going to be
used for the jetty contract"
By Denman:
when Mr.. .Yoakum gave me the
Sands letter he said, Base your cal.
culatioD st so cents per train mile /
cannot identify the letter you show
me. l made an estimate OF the cost
OF hauling that train. made 2 or 8.
The records of the Office at that time
were open to all and the calculation
was there showing the train ton per
mile expense of l65.100 cents. The
difference In expense of hauling regu-
t0 f,,I
trains Of freight do not know. / do
not feel competent to make an eafi-
mate on hauling rock contract. My
estimate to the court was based on
Harris' figures.
III called on by superior to make
such an estimate / would not have
done it if did not feel competent to
do 30. wrote that the estimate OF 81
cents by Mr.. Sands was liberal one
In figuring cost of service I used go
cents in the statement / made you
several days sgo,' I based my cal
culations on certain items as Mr..
Yoakum instructed me. I was in
YOakum's Office when he handed |
me the Sands letter. A good |
deal of business done in the |
road departments is done by letter;
about 10 per cent, and 80 per cent yer.
bally. My language in replying to
Mr.. YOakum in giving my estimate |
was by letter, ] don't remember how |
i: commenced. If Mr.. Yoakum gave |
me letter have not got it. I don't |
think it 10 In my office. The figures |
on the note you showed me are in i
Fitzgerald's handwriting. He says
q he ayaraua eynapao nor train v,o;ta;.
81 cents. l made two or three calcula
tions under instructions. one on May
10. 1892. 1t was dictated by Yoakum.
My chief clerk estimated is at So l.
cents as the cost of this rock. It was
done under instructions from Mr..
Yoakum. I think this letter refers
TO Mr.. Sands letter. l don't think
saw YoskQm'e letter to Sends that
called tor Sands letter. This does
not limit Sands to any items.
All these letters were introduced In
evidence. One from Yoakum to Cooper
dated Feb. IS, 1892, witness did not
receiving. Denman tried
to get witness to identity oil the let
tors by the pin-marks in the corners
when I used the language quoted
I referred to the estimate / made
Yoakum in February"
1.-THE items of cost at So 1-2 cents
per train mile included the same
items OF expense that sands figured
the wages of enginemen and firemen
hostlers, switcbmen, fuel, water,
freight men and freight train sup |
plies. I'm sure these are the only
items included. Yoakum did not ask |
me to estimate the cost of train per |
mile. He did not ask ME to make |
any estimate when he handed me the |
Sands letter."
Cooper's examination was carried
on in very tiresome manner for ten |
minutes more, in which witness WAS
not very positive to any of the ques
tons ana during which time Del mall
got very little evidence out of him.
II never took the Sands letter out
of Mr.. Yoakum's office. I returned
no letter to Mr.. YoaBum as re ceived
none"
The calculation of Cooper OF May
10, 1892, was submitted but objected
to. 1t was submitted. 1t gave the
cost of running cars different months
at an average of SO IL cents per tIai /
miles.
1--WE are insured against personal
injuries in accidents or wrecks"
Cross eXamined-"All these were
based on estimates furnished me. l
said thought 81 cents was liberal
estimate. The calculation of May II
was based ON estimates as before.
Harris estimates contained many
other items than are IN this estimate.
My letter to Yoakum, Feb. 10, '92,
was before I wrote the other letter."
when Yoakum and Lott wanted
figures wasn't 1t customary to get in
formation from your Office and doctor