San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-01
YANKING AT 'YOAKUM.
MAKING MAC MENTION MANY
MARVELLOUS MACHINA-
1IONS.
Fleming Feeling Fearfuliy Along
the TOrtuOus Trait of the
Trucking Tramway
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the stand, under cross examination
by Mr.. Denman. The examination
continued until o'clock, " hen it was
adjourned until this morning. The
purpose of Macnamara's testimony
was to show that the rate made by
Mr.. Yoakum was too small to allow
any profit for the road.
Mr.. MacnamarA's testimony was
about az follows:
1.-THE cost of removing this particu-
lar rock from Muldoon to Houston or
MuldoOn 10 Wallace would be ST A
per train mile" at is possible" he
said, "that other expenses might be
eliminated. The lowest possible esti.
mate would be ST. 20. The estimate
which 1 have made on this PROPOSE.
ton shows that the actual cost would
be 81 OIL. / put on that margin OF 20
per cent for profit. These are absolute
correct figures. We allow the 20 per
cent for incidental expenses.
"HOw many cars are there to these
trains?"'
Twenty cars of twenty tons to the
car to Affair and thirty-six to thirty
eight cars from Altar to Houston. 1t
is about ninety miles from Altar to
Houston. The items of expenditure
In hauling this train exclusive of
those that would not occur indepen-
dent OF this contract are for engineers
and firemep, Is 66 cents per train
mile; fuel, 23.l2 cents; water supply,
4
freight trainmen, 9 80 cents; supplies,
993 cents; repairs of roadway and
track, % 81 cents; maintenance of
freight locomotive, 6 "a cents; main
tenance of freight care, 904 cents,
freight car mileage, 81 cents. Max
my total of $l0l 3 This does not
include extra switching and terminal
expenses"
After q few other questions, Mr..
Denman asked the witness IL IL were
not q fact that his sworn statement To
the court showed sn expense of JS
cents per train mile. This question
he evaded, by saying the passenger
business must be deducted from that,
The least that rock could be hauled
for was from $40 to 6 10 cents per
mile. By using the entire fiat car
equipment at 81 20 per mile, the profit
would be doubtful. Only $5S 20 per
train would be the profit. Yoakum
and Macnsmara made con tract with
Nelson for l 900 cars at $40 so per Gar,
10 cars per day The total expense
for getting ready tor the work would
be about ST. 600. The Nelson contract
allowed rock to be hauled on all
trains.
Twenty five hundred cars, 80 to
the train, would make 833 train,
would it not?"
II have not admitted you can haul
that many to q train; III cars have
been the average on our road"
"If it makes 1873 trains, at S58 profit
per train, the profit would be $48, 3l4?"
II figured IL would be loss"
"How much, at Mr.. Sands esti-
mate of 81 2 cents per mile on the
Yoskum contract, would the profit
be?"
The witness refused to make out the
calculation.
The contract for hauling coal from
Waco to San Antonio, made In De-
cember for 40 cents per ton q mile
was exhibited. This, witness said,
was rate that he did not know was
made since the receivership contro-
versy began. 1t just slid 10, and he
knew of il only q few days ago
Witness Was asked IS to his per-
sonal feeling toward Mr.. Yoakum, If
he had not tried to have him removed
ss receiver; If he did not apply TO Mr..
Spear To advance him money, telling
him Yoakum would be removed
few days, and other questions. to
which ne gave the negative. Wit
ness refused to produce certain tele-
grams about the rock contract O.
the manager of the Western Union
telegraph office was ordered subpoe-
naed to produce them.
In redirect examination he stated
that it would cOst SIS 10 get each car
in shape to haul rock. He heard OF
Yvakum's interest In the Galveston
contract In April and told Judge
King of 1t.
This morning at 10 o'clock, the at
torneys interested and number not
interested, filed into the court room
and Judge Fleming declared court to
be in order. Some argument was had
as to the introduction Of the copies OF
railway reports as to rates filed In the
railroad otnmission's Office. Mr..
Denman held that the originals would
not be evidence and certainly the
copies could not be. The paper was
admitted for the present, the defence
noting an exception.
Mr.. Denman: "Mr. Mcnamara,
your testimony As to the rate of Sl.Ol,
/ will ask you did not Mr.. Cooper
make that rAte?n
ait was done in the counting de.