Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-09

to handle it, He said he did not be
lieve It to be to the public interest
to spend $4620,00O solely for provId
| ing detour.
Probe. Imperial Valley
At the request of Commission AZ
Woodlock, Mr.. Andrews, Missouri Pa
cific counsel agreed to file list Of
claims paid and pending for 1924 aid
so Septembed 1, 1925.
| Mr.. Andrews then asked for a state
ment of Imperial Valley movements for
| 1923 and the two succeeding years.,
segregated as to vegetables and fruits,
which the commissioner allowed, and
which President w. R. Scott of the
Southern Pacific agreed to supply al
though he said no records were avail
able in his office, that the statement
would have to be obtained in the West
Mr. Andrews endeavored then to
introduce as an exhibit the application
of the Oregon Short Line for a certi-
ficate of convenience and pIblic ne
cessity to build line in Southern Ore
gon. Objection was promptly raised
! by Mr.. Bell who contended chat the
Oregon case was immaterial to one
here, except in that case the Southern
Pacific is the objector, holding the
same position there as the Missouri
Pacific in the case here.
"We have been accused of trying to
establish monopoly here" said Mr..
Andrews, who smilingly used the words
"choke" and throttle" continuing
that the Missouri Pacific is held up as
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here as the gneater deliverer and has
never done anything like this.
| S. p. In Rebuttal
Mr.. Bell continued TO insist that the
offer was immaterial, that there were
many differences between the two
cases. The objection was sustained,
and the exhibit was not allowed.
| Commissioner Woodlock then offer
ed the thought that the Interstate Com
1 merce Commission is able to deter
mine the question of monopoly, and
the purpose of the expedition"
With the completion of Mr.. Baldwin S
testimony the Missouri Pacific conciud-
/ ed its testimony, after which the
Southern Pacific began placing wit
nesses on the stand in rebuttaLj
The first witness called was A. Y
Baker, banker, and sheriff of Hidalgo
county. Mr.. Baker, who said he came
to this country in 1898 as member Of
the Texas rangers, said he had travel
ed all over the Valley and was familiar
with the territory. His testimony was
intended apparently, to offset testf-
mony offered previously by Charles M
Armstrong Of Armstrong as to the ex-
| tent Of the sand dune" area. He
said there was good farming land out
side the irrigated district from two
and half miles north of Edinburg to
26 miles north of Edinburg. He said
that with railroad transportation in
that area 100000 acres will be put into
cotton within the next few years. He
said there was already quite good
deal" of development along the pro-
posed route of the Southern Pacific
in the expectation that it would be
built.
i A. ]. Ross. mayor of Edinburg, brick
manufacturer and lumber dealer and
contractor, substantiated the testimony
of Mr.. Baker to large extent He
said that speed in loading was an inn
portant factor in the handling of fresh
vegetables.
! A. d. Leavell, shipper and grower Of
onions and cabbage at McAllen, COM
planned of spotting of cars, claiming
that often during the height of the
season he was unable to get cars spot
ted ibeaore the afternoon when they
were always needed early in the morn
ling.
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