San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-18
TO SHIP LARGE QUANTITIES
OF LIMESTONE ROCK ASPHALT
FROM UVALDE COUNTY MINES
Texas Rock Asphalt Company Having Railroad Con
structed From Mines to S. A. u. & G. Tracks
at Pulliam-Comparativel New Concern
Already Secures Number of Contracts
and Lays Some of States
Finest Highways.

Limestone rock asphalt from the
Texas Rock Asphalt Company's mines
in Uvalde county will soon be shipped
via new branch railroad which is
under construction now by the S. A.,
U. u g. railroad. 1t was announced
last week that work had begun on
the road, which will connect with
the S. A., U. & G. tracks at Pull
liam. The line will be about eighteen
miles long. The Texas Rock As.
phalt Company, which is n compare
lively new concern, has already paved
numerous stretches of roads in Texas
with limestone rock asphalt hauled
from its mines By trucks. The lime
stone rock asphalt n this company's
mines in Uvalde is easily mined as
il is near the surface of the ground.
The paving material sold by this COM
pany will be as cheap and as good
as any on the market. says J.. W.
Kemp, general manager, offices in the
Frost building.
The Texas Rock Asphalt Company
was organized recently by X. W. Wor.
than. president, n resident of Paris !:
II. J. Boyle. secretary. of San An
tonic, and o. c. Chaplin. vice presi-
dent. also of San Antonio. The COM
pany secured section of land in
Uvalde county. Ga 0acres. which is
exceedingly rich in limestone rock as.
phalt deposits. According to Mr..
Kemp. who has been with the Texas
Company, offices in Houston. for the
last fifteen years. and has just joined
the newly organized paving company.
the paving material is found only sew
eral feet under the surface of the
ground, making it unusually easy to
mine, which will decrease the compa.
ny's cost Of production.
Mines Being Worked Now.
After considerable trouble in sccur-
ing right-of-way for railroad TRACKS
which would connect the mines with
the Southern Pacific railroad tracks.
officials of the Texas Rock Asphalt
Company found that they could con.
tract with the S. A., L. & G. rail.
road 10 lay eighteen miles Of track
age which would connect the mines
with that railroads t acks near the
town of Pulliam. A passenger train
will be run daily from the mines to
Pulliam soon after the road is con-
structed.
At the present time. the company
is mining having material in fairly
largo quantities and shipping it by
truck to Cline. on tho s. p. but. ms
som ms the railroad is completed tho
mines will be worked extensively and
limestone rock asphalt. which is con.
coded TO he one of the lest waving
materials known, will bn shipppd
throughout the country in large guam
titles.
Secures Contracts Easily.
Although this company is n COM
paratively new ono and has not com.
nleted its transportation facilities. il
has been unusually rctive. 1t he's
Just completed the construction Of ~
miles of paving in Bee county. which
is part Of highway No. o. This
road runs from one end of the cnun.
~ 10 the other. 4 curb has been
laid on each side of the road max.
ing II one of the best in tie state.
The comnanv has also contracted to
build 3 30-mile road in Nueces county
and contracts have been made with
Frio. Dallas. Jefferson and other
counties for lengthy stretches of road
The Texas Rock Asphalt Company
constructed the south end of the well.
known PleasantOn road.
Limestone rock asphalt. which IL
produced in mines in Uvaldc county,
is one of the best permanent paving