The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11
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CuHulating u cargo on the wharf Oh ACCOUNT VI tuS
inability to get cars. That Is the reason the dock
Is 80 congested today.-because 1t takes the mills
so long to complete cargo. 3af&
Q-Do you ever follow up any or your orders
personally to urge delivery after their failure to
deliver within a certain time? A-Oh my Half
our time we give to that. 1 win say Mr. Com
missioner that SO far as we are concerned In this
matter we have never that know Of. had a com.
plant from the railroad company of not dis
charging cars.
Q-Mr. Sizer, II you have any other statement
you would like to make or any remedy to suggest
for the congested condition mere please state 1t.
A--Well, Mr.. Commissioner don't think that
could suggest remedy from the railroads stand
point 1t Is my earnest belief judging by our ex-
perience and from my observation, that the
trouble here is almost exclusively that OF the rail-
roads and their inability to handle their consigr
ments. HfH@0f4
Q-L.ack OF track room? A-Well 1t has been
In our case fl
Q-Lack OF motive power? A--well / might
say lack of efficiency. don't know, though. It
appears to me It is as much lack of efficiency as
anything else, and lack of motive power.
Q-Lack OF efficiency. You mean by that that
the men having to execute the Sc orders seem not
to have the ability to properly dispatch business
Ayes sir, on this theory. 1t s hearsay, but Mr..
Mason Will verify 1t Tor he tells me SOL When
you give the written order today for list OF cars
to be placed 1t has to be repeated time and timo
destroyed Il, and II you didn't follow it up daily
the delay would be much greater than II is
4 n. ~
w. M. Mason was then examined He said that
he did business with the Southern Pine Co. and
with Robt. Sizer & Co., that he shipped lumber
through the port Of Jacksonville and that he had
been delayed In getting cars OF the dock
Q-Have you had any reasons given you for not
promptly delivering cars? A-No sir Some.
times they say they cant And them or they
from the yards here. Another excuse is that they
haven't had motive power and that those docks
are new, causing the cars to get of the track u
great deal causing the greater delay.
Q-ls 1t the Coast Line you have reference to:
Ayes Sir, the Coast Line export dock
Q-Have you had space there during these de-
lays that you could have unloaded the lumber on:
A-Oh, yes, sir, plenty o. space.
Q-About how long do you consume in unload.
ing cars? A-Oh, 1t don. take us over an hou-
and half or two hours to unload car. We un.
ioaa every day every car that 10 placed.
,,n 0Ih i.o you ever delayed cars beyond free
Q-Mr. Mason, has your experience in the bust.
ness here led you to believe that the men detailed
70 s 40 tnis work are not capable Of promptly and
ths want % GONG III Al have always laid It 70
Oh motive power ever since nave been here
j. r. Page was called. He stated that he was
engaged In the lumber business as agent for
Cooney, Eckstein & Co.; that he shipped lumber
through Jacksonville by vessel and that he had
trouble In getting cars placed at the docks thai
ne had now 81 cars there. all of which he had or.
dered placed; that some mad been ordered over
month that the orders were giving In writing ami
II they were not placed were re-ordered. and ala,
verbally and followed up In writing
Q-What reasons are given you for failure to
promptly deliver your cars to you? A--Nothing
otner than they are doing the best they can. bmr
u Is as Mr.. Mason stated, due to the fact that
tney haven't got the motive power to move the
cars. s-s7
Q-Haye you space that you could unload the
cars cars on II you could get them promptly? Al
nave a private dock leased by Cooney. Ecksfein
Co., on the Atlantic Coast Line
.Q-Haye you ever been crowded to such an or.
tent on those docks that you could not unload the
cars you had there? A-During the mast thra,
years years we have not been crowded. In the past
three or four weeks have been somewhat NIiaS
up but not but what could handle from "a IN "a
cars DAY. The lumber Is out there ON the wards
now and can't get IT, - '-o 'a'u'
Upon request Mr.. Page then delivered 70 the
csrs and th list containing the numbers OF
they were ordered He said that the DELAY hsd
esoser dhsaSstsrousy to his business that his
company nad been compelled 20 go out in tho
market and buy lumber ON accoun4 ~ not 49,.