The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11
THE SUN


give any reason. They don't answer our les-
tiers except that In writing to Mr.. Conoley fol
lowed that up by personal visit and he told me
that the Terminal Co. would not take the cars.
Odd he say what reason the Terminal Co.
gave him? Am embargo because they had
more than they could handle
Q-You would unload those cars promptly X
they were given to you? Ayes sir.
Q-Have there ever been sufficient facilities for
handling the business Of this port in these termi
mails? A-Why there might have been to start
with They have not now This means the
Terminal Co.
S. A. Sizer was the next witness. He testified
IN substance the same as did Mr. Wagner, stat
ing That he did business In Jacksonville, shipped
by vessel and steamer, and that he had had con-
siderable trouble in getting cars placed.
Q-Please state what trouble you had. Ado
you wish general statement or specific?
OIL would like to have specific statements II
you can give them Al have In my hand copies
of orders to the railroad agent for different cars
and each order dated. On June 10, 1906, we Or
dered car No. 1861 placed at dock for q cargo
now incomplete The car was placed and I'M
loaded on June 10th. On the same day, the 10th,
we ordered car 2481. It was placed for unload
ing July Bird. June 10th we ordered car 1S05S. It
was placed for unloading July 10th. June 10th we
ordered car 1917. It was placed for unloading
July 4th. May 3, 1906 we ordered car 43O3. It
has not yet been placed for unloading July
l3th) June 2Sth we ordered A. @. l.. 1882. It
car A. z. l.. 1890 1t has not yet been placed
Mr.. Szer then continued giving specific In
stances, citing numbers of cars, with delays aver
aging like those shown In the cases specified
above.
Q-What reason has been given you by the
Coast Line Mr.. Sizer, for the failure to promptly
place these cars? A-No reason whatever has
been given. When have seen them personally
they always say they are doing the best they can
have been informed in verbai conversations with
various local officials and agents that they have
been very much crippled IN their equipment en-.
gines In particular l visited MIR. Spencer's OF.
1ce 1.-THE terminal AGENT and saw his Chief Clerk
and with him went to the Yardmaster's office and
talked the matter over, and they stated in my
presence to Mr.. Spencers man that certain en-
gines, mentioning the numbers, were broken down.
Q-Could you probably have unloaded all these
cars you have mentioned II they had been placed
promptly? Could you have unloaded them
promptly? Al will say that almost without ex.
ception every car placed for unloading 10 unoaded
Dwell, during this time that these cars have
been delayed you have had space to unload them?
Al have always had space. And we have plea.
ty OF space today to unload every car we have In
the city
Q-Have you been damaged, Mr. Sizer by rea.
son Of this slowness In delivery? Awe have
been seriously damaged. AS said few minutes
ago we have lighter tied up at the dock today at
$3.50 day waiting for cars to be placed And
that Is only one instance out Of six or eight, one
after the other, within the last go days
Q-The mills you do business with are exper.
fencing trouble In getting cars? A-Unlimitad
trouble.
Mr.. Sizer then read some kilograms from the
Martel Lumber Co.. many OF them, which telo-
grams urged Mr.. Sizer to get the cars at the MIL
for them 80 that they could ship his orders anil
complained repeatedly about the non,arriyal of
the cars
Q-You have been ordering these cars for that
mill ycurself? Awe have been ordering them
and they have been ordering them. We have two
other vessels Lound here that are expected daily.
that will carry about 100000 feet OF lumber The
order is icing cut by the Arrlpeka saw mills al
Fifay, Fla. haven't got their telegram. but thew
have been wiring Us almost daily that they can't
ship on account OF inability to get cars. all beg
ging US to do something to help them out. n
this particular case we can use box cars, which is
quite relief to the railroads, understand. They
claim they can furnish box cars, but have re-
quested box cars almost daily time and time
again, and don't get them. so In chartering YES.
sells we have been delayed in almost every in.
stance from 30 to go days in shipping G cargo OF
lumber.
Q-And your inability to ge. the lumber hers
promptly makes you hesitate to charter? Att
makes us hesitate to charter and from the begin.
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