San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
|A|L MERGER
HEARING WILL
OPEN MONDAY
representatives Of Many
Cities Will Give Tes-
timony.
[TYS CASE READY
iii Offer Evidence That
Freight From Here
Delayed.

Delegations are arriving in Austin
pm various cities of the state, for
: purpose of attending the hearing
fore the state railway commission on
b application of the Gulf Coast
mes for permission to purchase the
Eernational-Great Northern Railway,
eording to messages received from
} capitol, and evidence in prepara-
n of San Antonio's protest of the
le has been completed. Following
investigation conducted in the Rio
ande Valley last week by the San
tonic Chamber of Commerce, c. b.
ndell, general manager of the cham
stated Saturday that this city has
bved through way bills issued by the
If Coast Lines that San Antonio
light has been unnecessarily delayed
i'm Z to 26 days, Continuously
] recurringly," in comparison with
bmpt service given Houston and
Ter points on the Gulf Coast Lines.
The San Antonio Chamber Of Com
rec dispatched one of its agents to
Rio Grande Valley to assemble
light bills at random" Mr.. Yandell
d, 'the collection having been made
points on the Gulf Coast Lines.
/ of 500 bills checked by this agent,
D showed delays of from Z to
days on San Antonio freight, at
btinuous intervals, which we feel
aDfishes the fact that these delays
not unusual but constantly re.
Fring." y,
Cites Delay Of Month. -
The canvass of freight bills for
past two or three years showed
1t Houston-bound freight was de-
bred in almost every case within
to 60 hours, while the great ma
bty of San Antonio's cars were
a up in long delays that Mr.. Yam
claims were unnecessary in every
fSan Antonio freight was held up
hout transfer" Mr.. Yandell stated.
he package cars were routed over
S. A. u. q. Lines by way OF
I'm, and delivered to the Gulf Coast
hes for delivery, in the original
5. The goods was not re-handled.
dates and the frequency of the
AVS show, we believe, that this CON
lon is in constant effect, and the
hit on San Antonio's trade interests
evident. The trade of any city
aid operate to disadvantage if it
Re continually held up en- route
long and frequent delays"
bne way-bill, written on Gulf Coast
+ionery. that is of recent date was
ibited by Mr.. Yandcll as particular
3triking, although he had las Others
n which to choose. This bill showed
clay of 20 days. The merchandise
San Antonio, according to the bill,
January "a, arrived and was de-
red to the Anderson Hardware
npany at Weslaco on February %. |
bill specifies 49,
Gulf Coast Lines. To the st.
is, Brownsville and Mexico Rail- |
Company. Billing station, San |
onio; road issuing way-bill, s. A.
!. Railway; consignor, Southern
ipany. Route, Odem: date, JAN
"a, 1924. Received, February |
CONGRESSMAN Opposes Merger.
congressman John Garner signified |
determination to'oppose the merger |
telegram addressed to the San !
ohio chamber on Saturday, in |
ch he stated:
considering the reports made to |
by the territory affected, L am
rmined to oppose the merger with |
most effective means at my COM
3D."
n Saturday Mr.. Garner expressed
sentiment in regard TO the merger
Washington, according to reports
that city, saying:
This is consolidation which never
lid be approved. and I sincerely
/ that the application will be
ed following the hearing in Aus
Monday. | have received many
FRS of protest from friends and
tituents in the valley, as well as
others living in San Antonio.
far as / can see, no useful pur-
TO the people of the valley will be
ed, and IL permitted, the merger
lt very probably delay indefinite
IL eAttDSlou VI olhtl idhAoduo INV
section"
Will Hear Every Applicant.
very person interested in the con-
alton plans of the International
ht Northern Railroad and the Gulf
1t Lines will have an opportunity
heard in Austin during the hear
according to reports received from
state railroad commission Satur-
Commissioner Walter Splawn
bunced that any individual or in
it desiring TO be heard. will be
ted audience during the hearing
violence for the case. Ii is ex-
ed in Austin that the hearing
consume ten days or more.
btice has been received by the
Railway Commission that dele
bns from Palestine. Austin and
do. in addition TO San Antonio,
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