The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11
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Continuing, he said:
"And with the further result that It prevents Us
from getting good business from these good buy
ers and damages our business and the business OF
the railroads"
Q-This damage you speak of to your firm
would also apply to the city OF Jacksonville gen.
orally? It 10 hurting Jacksonville isn't It? A
Well should say u does hurt Jacksonville. 1t Is
just that little percentage OF business that Is being
knocked out entirely nave four vessels here In
Jacksonville and also plenty OF steamer space 70
take care OF this business It isn't that we lack
space. The mills have got the lumber cut We
want the lumber and we can release the cars and
turn them right back II we can get them.
The witness--Here Is wire that might add TO
the ones Mr.. Sizer gave. 1t Is as follows Mar
tel, Fla, July IL, 1906 Cooney, Eckstein & Co,
Jacksonville. Fla Letter received. Closed down
absolutely. Cannot furnish additional order 43S
DO not expect to run any next week, In fact can
not until receive 30 fats (SiSned) Martel Lum
Der Co." have about so OF those continued the
witness II would nave brought them along but
did not want to take the valuable time Of the Com
mission"
Mr. r, d. Drysdale was the next witness. His
testimony was substantially the same as that OF
the others proceeding him, with the exception
that he was In the retail lumber business. He
had the same trouble in getting cars placed
Q-Mr. Drysdale, what excuses were given you
for not turning these cars over to you? A-Wel),
when made the order Il was made for four cart.
Two came over within two days and waited two
or three days and then called them up and asked
them for the others. They said they would go
tomorrow And then tried again the next dav
and the next day until got tired OF promises ami
drove out to Mr. Spencers Office and he said they
would go over the next day and that has been 10
or 20 days ago.
Ole said they would go over the next day?
Ayes, he said they would 60 over that day Or
the next day. think the trouble Is because the
engines are broken down all the time.
Q-Mr. Drysdale, have you any experience of
delays prior to the particular lot OF cars you are
talking about? Ayes SIR We don't do any
Q-Has It been occasionally or pretty regularly:
A-No sir, I'm on the Southern Ry and they give
me good service
Q-Your shipments come over the Coast Linz
and the Southern? Ayes sir, and the Seaboard
but have quit shipping on the Seaboard because
every time they get car over here Il 10 In BAD
order, and the other companies won't take it.
H. T. Barker was then called. He testified that
he was forwarding agent and did business for a
number OF firms. He said that his trouble was in
getting the steamer shipments handled; that he
had no difficulty in getting the sailing shipment,
Mr.. w. e. Gullette was called. He said that he
was agent for Chas. s. Hirsch & Co.. that he had
AZ cars on the A. 9. L. yard 10 on the Seaboard
and ~ on the st. Johns Terminal yard.
Q-The AZ cars on the st. Johns Terminal yard,
why are they not unloaded Mr. Gullette? A-Be'
cause they haven't been placed as ordered and
partly because they haven't got the dock facilities
for handling them.
Off they were all placed on the yard would It
be possible for you to unload them? Aft they
would place them promptly as ordered we would
handle just about twice the amount Of lumber IA
we do now the way they are being placed.
Q-How long have those cars been on the st.
Johns River Terminal yards? Al couldn't tell
you, sir. Some Of them are just In and some OF
them have been in for quite while got car
just the other day and handled It that came III
way back on the LIST Of May. The trouble seems
to be this; there Is no conformity of action be.
tween the railway officials and the lumbermen.
We have lumber on the docks that Is lying there
and has been for months, some Of 1t, have one
order that is nearly year past due and fo~
months the mill cutting It has reported It cut and
ready to ship but the failure of the railroads to
furnish them cars necessitates their either shut
ting down or piling new cut lumber over the top
OF It and then ship as they can get cars In thu
meantime what lumber mas been shipped here or
the order has been held by thu railroads on their
congested yards and prevents our filling our oS-
ders on time, which Is very expensive.
OFF you could get your cars delivered at the