San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-03
Galveston and return ?n

hours in returning. Yes, 1t might ne
longer.
"have you ever calculated the aver.
age time per day . freight train
makes 2"
II have. In special service would
be Is miles per hour, . very conserve.
tive estimate of speed" :.
"Do you handle stock cars about as
fast as cars loaded with stone?"
"Yes, when In special service"
did you ever run q freight traln?"
"No, sir"
allow many cars have you in the
Breckenridge contract?"
II don't know. 1 never took any
interest in that contract. l never
would have made such q contract as
that"
"What rate are they getting per
carr"
"$l0.50."
"Are you insured against wrecks ?"
"We are."
"You can kill stock?"
"Yes, but not rock"
"What kind of rail has the Arkansas
Pass?"
Either Sc or IS pound"
els there any rock ballast between
here and Houston?"
"On the Southern Paciic?"
"The Arkansas Pass is the road I am
speaking Of"
II have never seen it If there is.
From Yoakum to Houston there is
gravel and sandstone ballast. There
might be some rock. / have not been
over the road for some time"
would it not be injurious to the
track to maui that heavy cargo yer
it?n
II thought of that. 1t was esti.
mattel in the cost bill made out by
Mr.. Sands and Mr.. Cooper"
"Did you accept their figures as cor
rect?"
81 did"
"Do you know what Mr.. Sands
based his estimate on 2"
II do not, 1 trusted to his judg-
ment."
Court then adjourned until $50
o'clock this morning.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
AT 10:15 B.. m, the evidence was re-
sumed as follows:
1.-THE first time you went to Calves
ton was in. February"
Eyes, when the contract was
made"
"You remember date of the MAYER.
lex assignment"
mo"
"Did you 90 to Galveston with
Yoakum in 1891 ?"
Don't think l { did"
"You we're with Yoakum at the time
of this c~ontract?"
Don't remember"
ibid you 60 down with Nelson
Eyes, and Yoakum was ON the
train
"That was at the time the bids were
opened?"
'"Don't remember. Don't remember
the Maverick assignment date. My
impression Is 1t was when the bids
were opened on the first letting. l
remember meeting Mr.. Newton on
this trip"
"Didn't you go down with Yoakum
to furnish him an estimate on this
bid and il Yoakum was not q member
of that firm?"
mo, I do not know IL he was. We
did furnish estimates on the rock
then. 1t would make q difference
in the rate in the bulk of
the rock. You get more rock for
l39 than for 140 pounds. A csr
can't haul beyond its capacity.
1t did axe q difference in
the bids. We thought we were n of
two roads who had bids. That's the
difference. We had samples of Null
doom stone, marked 143 pounds. We
thought we had competition OF the
Santa Fe. The contract of February
IL was made on 1870 pounds We have
competition of / d g. N. and 81. & Il.
G.. 1 do not know II we have no COM
petition now. The time / went with
Mr.. Yoakum and others. Mr.. Newton
is the man L gave the figures to, / know
the members of the firm of Kicker d
Lee. l don't know who are members
of firm of Cbas. Clark q Co. L don't
know if j. p Nelson is a member"
Redirect examination by Mr.. Dem
man-Mr. Polk, he asked you of the
advantage OF the LILO rate by Wallis
to Galveston. Is that q profitable
rate 40 cents?"
IT think so. I think they can haul
IS to 20 cars, on this level road"
Would the s. A. p. have received
q profit of the difference of Ito and
40 cents?n
ayes, 20 cents by Wallis would
be more profitable than 20 by way of
Houston"
"He asked you if IL would be q
benefit to the contractors to go by
Wallis at S1.10 than by Houston.
Could you benefit them and others to
use the c~ontract?"
eyes il would be a mutual benefit.
1t would give US a 62-100 cent benefit
per mile by Wallis. The BrsckeD-
rid0a stone ia ID cant par mile a diff