The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-06
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~ ENNOON SESSlON,
Mr.. c. II Cothcld of the Rockdalc mines
was next called, He has been in The hugi.
ness there for eleven years aud the labor
Dill is the largest fem Of expense and
the principal part of our production is sod
Tor q cents per ton. Under tho present
rate Is able to make slight profit and
SO Tar the oil find has injured him espe.
claliy In san Antonio where we had n
good run Of business. Can not market ali
that he mines.
Cross-examinatlon; His output is 200
tons month and he does not own the
land, paying royalty.
II Hartz OF he Eagle Pass mines
s2ld his principal market was san Antonio.
his. output being 80 tons per dav. As To-
r y rates he can not, compete with the
taking oil into San Antonio at 90 cents
per barred delivered. His mines are Sit
uated In Maverick county. on the bordNr.
and he owns 1000 acres: contractpd a dsht
| az $4,000 tu develop the mine and has nor
paid II out yet VIII have to deliver coal
at va IN order TO compete with oil and
can not do that
Cross-examlnatlon: His output is 5000
llons per, year and he can compete with
Ignite; Labor is principally Mexicans.
W. me Ignite people offered a telegram from
using oil Instead Of Ignite. saving he used
OIL at saving Of 6.62 cents per day in fuel
and the labor of eight men
Mr. Num- Of the Loveady mines said q
reduced rate on oil would ruin his Ind as
try. He suggested a rate OF 20 cents On
Ignite for $50 miles aud blanket rate
over that distance. This ended the tesli-
mohy for the lighters
Mr. Wood OF Ttaska was put on the stand
for the oil men and said that he managed
three cotton seed oil mills aid ,sed 5000
tons Of coal annually and never used llg-
mite.
On crosseXamination ne was asked for
his dividends on the Itaska ull. Objection
was made and sustained. The mill cost
S6S, coo.
BY Commissioner Mayfed-w What can you
pay for beaumont oil?
"Unless | can get II at So cents per barrel
delivered | cant use il. Oh WlS oher,
me at Beaumont at % cents. lie also
said II he was going to build neH mill o.
would not equip L with oil ur.mrs IN,
| delivered. He said that he 9Al tried Texas
| coal, but found III To be inf'p lr.
Under cross examination by Nj, Johnson
he could get oil now cheaper than slack
coal delivered at ltaska-
~
AS 10 the cost of tank and coal cars
Jack Farley took the stand and said coal
cars cost from 500 to $3.50 and tank mrs
| $50 to 500 more He would not say who
furnished him with the figures
/
Sir. Johnson said the best tank ears cost
$3.50 each and coal cars 500, aytrlEe LIE
being twelve years.
This ended The testimony and the rrgu
ment was opened by General zane Of
] the oil consumers. He argued from th6
| point of the value OF oil and coal At the
well and the mine and disputed the con
| tention that one was more valuable thai
the other He also exploded the theory Of
the great difference existing in the cos
NJ equipment. He said the railroad com
| panies should be made 10 haul oil so Il
| could compete with coal anu enhance th,
| manufacturing industries OF Texas.
| oil docs not cost more than coal To trans
| mort then the same rate should apply z
both.V Is the way he stated H. Don
discriminate against your own people II
1 favor Of Territory coal.
He was followed by Mr.. Bennett OF thi
coal men, who contended that II the o.
| ratp was reduced coal must come ALSO aut
1 IN oil has the tankage In transit right Goa
| hand he allowed q Encouragement PRIV
| Ieee. and II oil is handled by the pound ~
wanted 1900 pounds OF coal 70 constitute
MIR sterling OF the Ignite men asked
that ignite be put on parity Win oil i
| fhe way Of rates. as his business Is ZIP
| sdiv helnc driven out Of San Antonlo' whiei
has been a fine market lie suggested a
| oil rate OF 10 cents on single ana JOIN
MI NJ johnson 81 the Gulf, colorado am
4 santa Fe' In behalf OF the railroai men
made brief argument against reduction
! AZ the present rates. -
| o.Iack Farley OF the Dallas freight bureau
followed and spoke for o reduced rate o.
| Gil -, f,,o-ra,so,ol an,
60. Nnrthern and Mr.. Fife Of the Cottol
Reit smoke against the reduction the latte
| Insklng some very son s s1A'e'ne'''
"a re close Of this argument the CON