San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-03
before you went to Galveston"
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before you went TO Galveston?"
"Yes,n
ibid you consider at this time Mr..
Sands competent to make an estimate
on this traffic?"
"Yes,n
Had you any other estimates at q
higher rate than COZ"
mo estimates higher. had made
inquiries for some time. At 60 cents
per train mile" :
~ believe you stated this contract
was drafted by Mr.. Aubrey before you
went?"
Eyes. He was attorney for both
receivers. 1t was open. There was
no n'tempt to conceal 1t from any
one."
attorney Newton objected to. this
question. Not sustained.
II talked 30 Aubrey about it before
[ went down. 1 know it was known to
Mr.. Aubrey why / went. He said on
nv return he was gratified at the re-
suit.
"You said yesterday you went to
Galveston hoping to get . higher
rate?'?
Eyes"
what did you learn there to base
your action in accepting the Is cent
rate?"
az argued with Mr.. Smoot half q
day. He showed Q contract with the.
| Houston and Texas Central road, and
that it was impossible for him to give
q higher rate"
Newton objected to this rs hav--
ing been brought out in the
direct examination. The judge said
he thought it had too. Denman said
no. The Judge then asked him not 10
be long about 1t.
WHAT was 1t you said about the 20
cont rate yesterday ?"
II said / had seen that the 20 cent
rate had been used" [Objected to by
| Newton
"Fhis same road, H. Il T. c., with q
contract Of so cents was only collecting
| 20 cents"
sis 20 cents a profitable rate p"
"Yes, 1t is" [Objected to-. The
Judge said it was competent testi-
moDy.
what lie the distance the n. & T.
| G. is hauling this stones"
Ninety eight miles," [Ohjected
to. AS having been asked before.]
"Is it profitable at 20 cents to your
road from Wallis or Houston, $50
miles? Do you mean it was profitable
to n as the other?" p
ut was nor profitable at 20 to the
| b. & T. G. han to us. To the man
buying the stone it vas immaterial
| the distance, only the cost of delivery
is what he looks at. A road with
| rock al q long distance cannot haul
or compete with . shorter haul.
when you went to Galveston did
| you know that you quarry was far
ther than the other road?"
~ did. / ID fully aware OF oil the
facts. / had to name. the -ste / did
or get none of the business"
did you ever hear OF u road sur
rendering business rather than haul
at o loss?"
IT nave heard of Q road refusing to
participate in bids. Yes. / don't
know il 1t was cheaper for the a.. &. T.
c., as to their expenses. The central
gets coal cheaper than we get ours.
The expenses of the various Texas
roads don't vary materially. 1 take
1t for granted the Central cal haul
freight cheaper than W. can. They
are nearer coal. They can afford .
cheaper rate, providing the road has
the same expenses"
"Do you know anything about the
Santa Fe's switching capacity?"
II think they have ample switches.
I don't know If they can switch 20 Oh
IL can be done at Yoakum and AL
q r..
Are there any scales to weigh cars
observation-disclosures and the quar-.
ry
mo. There Is no method, but we
have scales at Yoakum. The stone
is weighed at Galveston"
Have you weighed any of this p"
ave have never carried any of it, :
When we haul rock we load 10 the
iull capacity of the car and charge for
excess. The coal we weigh sometimes
either way, either at yards or destina-
ftion. Usually freights are weighed at
their destination.
"Was there any other letter hand
ed to you 1T the time these were.h
Eyes, oue from Cooper. No other
that / remember of, unless that one
you have. What's the date of those?,
Those are the only two / know of. I
have seen them"
Denman offered the letter of
Yoakum to Sands, asking him to fur
Dish estimates on hauling the rock TO
Galveston, as evidence. 1t was fled.
Mr.. Polk was here excused and Mr..
John II. Harris, formerly superinten-
dent of the Apex and South Western
railway, of Colorado was called to the
stand.
Mr.. DeDman-"Mr. Harris, what
position did you and what position
do you hold on the Arkansas Pass?"
III have held the position of inspec-
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