San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-10

| I.-G. y. gets underway to Houston
during September, October. November
and December. the movement Of vege'
tables from the valley is virtually nil
Witnesses for the Gulf Coast Lines
had testified that during this period
the Gulf Coast Lines could give the
I.-G. n. loads to haul north wherea;
at present il hGuls only empties.
The income statement of the Gull
Coast Lines was here offered in EVIL
dencc.
Mr.. Brown said he had no idea
Of closing the Gulf Coast-SausacS
route from Houston to San Antonio
in favor of the direct I-G. y. route.
The same would apply to the Tex
Mex-Gulf coast route To Laredo. He
said the vegetable traffic from the
valley through San Antonio to North
Texas points would be increased but
he wouldn't say how much. He
wouldn't say how much business that
now goes TO Baton Rouge and north
over the Illinois Central, would be
given to the I-G. n.
Needs g. c. l.. Support.
Although the present agreement
vita the Sausage calls for movement
of business from that road 10 the
Gulf Coast Lines via Odem, Mr..
Brown said that by mutual agree
ment" it could be moved via San An
tonic.
The Sausage, Mr.. Brown said.
couldn't exist without the support of
the Gulf Coast Lines. He wouldn't
admit, however, that the Sausage is
under control of the Gulf Coast, as
the I-G. n. would be.
I'VE treat the Sausage right Mr..
Brown declared.
Mr.. Browns statement that adj
vantage would accrue to Taylor and
Austin by one-line rate to the val.
ley was exploded when it was pointed
out that this business TO move
through San Antonio would have to
move over the Sausage. He finally
admitted reduction in rates is i'm
probable He declined TO sa. whether
he would apply to the railroad com
mission for Il one-line rate OYER the
| Sausage.
Spent 81, Geo. 600.
The company last year. from its
capital account, he said. spent 81
100000 on improvements. He out
lined the program as follows: Laid
100 miles of 90-pound rails and bal
lasted with crushed rock from Valley
Junction to San Antonio. Relaid
| the 7J-pound rails on 10 miles OF
track from San Antonio to Laredo
Rebuilt approximately 5000 freigh,
cars; ballasted considerable unbal'
lasted track and raised the ballast
to standard; filled numerous bridges
bought new work equipment; spent
100000 on machinery and tools ;
made extensions Of shop facilities
built new roundhouse at Houston ;
increased the yard facilities on the
ship channel at Houston to jI5 ears.
Improvements contemplated under a
S2,00C.000 budget for the new year
are: Laying additional 90-pound
rails over % miles, 3S miles Hunter
to San Antonio and the remainder
on the Waco division extension of
the ballast program on the Fort Worth
division; finishing the laying of 10
pound rails on the Laredo division
relaying eight miles in the Fort Worth
FLOOD territory" extending all pass
ing tracks in the important freight
district to $500 and 1000; strengthen
lHS All DTiugts lTOu S1.H autViio "
Palestine; increasing the Houston ship
channel yards to 7iJ-car capacity
and building 1200-car yard north
of Houston.
Calls for New Engines.
The budget also calls for six heavy
freight engines for the San Antonio
division. to haul larger trains. six
new all steel passenger cars for the
st. Louis San Antonio traffic and the
building of a new round house at San
Antonio to replace the one at South
San Antonio, built in a fit of mental
alteration
With this program. Mr.. Hamilton
said, the road would be placed in
AL shape. Mr.. Hamilton said
though Mr.. Fay's statement that il
would require ABOUT S14,000,000 for
improvements this year was correct
and the amount provided for in the
annual program. this amount could not
possibly be sent in one year without
tying up the road. The program. he
said, would require six or seven years.
His company. on December 81. last
he said: had balance Of S3.9I2,OOO
and is in good shape financially.