San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-21

Iin,erest of Texas industries ard pros
rerity at heart, Mr.. Pyeatt would mo-
snend the excess earnings OF the Gull
| Coast Lines on the acquisition OF a
railroad that would make the interests
of the company monopoly, pu'
would either build a direct line from
San Antonio to the valley, or would
snend the earnings of the Gulf Coast
on betterment of equipment and Ia
cilities.
Involve Sugar Trust.
"An ANALYSIS of their tariff sheets Tor
the last several years will show that
when the Gulf Coast Lines reduced
the rate on sugar from New Orleans
10 Texas common points, % cents
according TO the Southwestern Lines
Tariff. SD. l. c. c. 1929, the
amount of this reduction to Browns
Vile was only cents, and that TINS
territory was not given the beneflt OF
the reduction which applied TO other
localities. The distance from New W
leans TO Amarillo is $50 miles and the
rate on sugar is "a cents. The dis
lance from New Orleans to Browns
Vile is I'D miles, and the Gulf Coast
rate is 50 IL cents greater. Mr..
Yandell stated. "From New Orleans
TO Ell Paso. the distance is 1142 miles
and the rate is Sc cents. and although
I'll Paso is APO miles further from
New Orleans than Brownsville, the
rate to FL Paso is only liz GEMS
higher. These are only a few OF me
examples which an analysis OF lheir
published tariffs will reveal is AZ
rect discrimination against certain To-
calities of Texas. The reason for TINS
discrimination will be unfolded at the
proper time, through testimony that
will tend TO show that the American
sugar trust. through its agents in New
Orleans and elsewhere, is seeking to
invade a market which properly be-
longs to Texas refineries. This is evil
IDENTIFY done for the benefit of foreign
interests and concerns which appear
to dictate the policy Of the Gulf Coast
Lines"
Pyeatt Here Tuesday.
Further evidences of the plan adopt
ed by the executive committee Of TAX
ing this city's fight on the merger
TO Washington, were demonstrated
when Mr.. Yandell stated that the San
Antonio Chamber of Cotmerce will
base its conclusive fight on the ground
that the Ripley bill should not apply
to Texas. which is not fully enough
developed to admit the policies of the
bill.
"In the belief that competition prop
erly regulated is the best safeguard
with which to stimulate American
commerce, and that the time has not
come when the Ripley bill should be
applied to this state, which has not
been developed fully in transportation
way, il is the purpose of the San An
tonic Chamber of Commerce to point
out in its hearing that arbitrary and
discrimina ting policies on the part of
any railroad will prove more wasteful
and disastrous than the waste incident
to competition, insofar as the state of
Texts is concerned" Mr.. Yandell stat
ed in concluding his address.
Because of the illness of J. s.
Pyeatt, president of the Gulf Coast
Lines, IL was not possible for Mr..
Pyeatt TO be present at the meeting.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Pyeatt's Sec
rotary, a meeting has been arranged
for the executive committee and the
Gulf Coast head on Tuesday morning,
March 25, at 10 80 o'clock. At that
time. Jesse III. Jones. one of the di-
rectors Of the I.-G. N. lines, will also
be present. Mr.. Jones was prevented
from attending the meeting on Friday
because of illness.