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

"Did it make any difference to you
whether you got all the hauling OF
nOt?n
1--WE would not take it for any less
no matter how much the quantity
"Are you in serested in the Arkansas
| Pass?n
mo SIR"
"Where have you been hauling rock
| from?"
1--WE have been hauling rock on the
contract from Clay Station into Gal.
| weston, 153 miles. 1t would take
about 10 days for train to return"
"Is the rock you have been hauling
for the jetties?"
~ believe so, for them and the
wharf company.
Ibid you receive the same rate?"
"We did,"
SIS there difference in hauling on q
level road and one with one per cent
grade?"
"There is"
what is the grade from quarry to
Seely?"
"From quarry to Seely, IS miles, is
an even grade"
"Do you know anything about the
| number of cars used in that contract?"
| There are between 400 and 600 cars.
| We used about 40 per day"
"What is the experience of your
company In relation to sending those
cars out? How long did 1t take?"
quite long time"
"The cars that leave Seely, how
long would it take tor them to get
back?n
About 6 IL days. The sctual ex
| perience Is 10 days. We don't send
any of them back loaded"
| Estate whether or not in compari
son with other business il the rock
business is more detrimental to the
cars. Ifso what Is the dsmage?"
at is much more detrimental to the
rolling stock than any other"
"What per cent would you esti.
mate?n
Cant say, but we keep car repair.
ers busy with them all the time. Out
of the 400 cars we sent out for that
| rock con tract, all In good condition.
in four months there were 81 unfit for
use.o
What other business are fiat cars
used for ?"
| "Well, Tor lum Der, etc. Last winter
| we used them tor cotton"
| "Whst is the per cent loss of wear
| and tear in hauling stone"
| cit is very great
"What effect does that have on the
| track %
ITO use rough expression, it is
rough on the track"
What weight are your rails ?"
"SiXty pounds"
Now, as railroad expert, what
would be the damage to 80 pound
| RALPH
"Of course, the smaller the rail the
more the damage. But in this climate
I do not think it would make much
difference
Your road bed is very good one,
is IL not?"
"No, it is not good"
What number of cars do you haul
to a train?"
1--WE hauled under this contract 40
cars per day. Is to is to Seely and
then doubled We hauled on an aver
age from Seely to Galveston AZ cars"
"You say your grade is nearly
even?"
eyes"
"Were you ever offered this husi
ness from Muldoon via Wallis to Gal
weston at pro rate Of l.l0?'
Cant answer directly. Was asked
to make rate of | 10, but refused"
do you recoliecT what rate was
asked?n
"Mr. Robinson asked to make pro
rate We refused"
Here the witness was turned over
to Mr.. Deumau, who after great deal
Of work, elected the following taats
Your road and the l. & G.. n, are
the only roads running into Galvss-
ton, are they noi?"
"Yesp
"You all hold the key to the situa-
ton. as it were do you not?"
mo sir, our roads are the only ones
running into there"
"They are using rock from your
road?"
"Yesn
"Your road is making fight to
hold up the rates, aren't your"
"Nu SIR"
as not your road interested in a
suit against the railroad commts-
sion?n
mot to my knowledge. / have
heard it said and read it in some
newspapers"
Don't you have to get good deal
of your information from others?n
"Yes, our company, with others are
interested in that suit. The bond
holders in New York are wagipg the
war. The distance from quarry TO
Eeely is 40 miles. We don't
charge any more for l53 miles. The
commission fixes the rate. We
hauled 153 miles for 40 rate"
ibid you haul at a loss?"
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