Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-06


part of the Southern Pacific system,
a corral adequate for about ten
cars of stock at time had been
constructed out of ties that had
been provided for the use by the
company and that the work, at least
the building of the first two pens,
had been donated by the neighbor-
hood stockmen. From time to time
the pens were enlarged until their
present size, but it has been some
time since either additions to size or
repairs have been made and the ties
which we're set into the ground have
rotted and numerous holes have been
broken in the sides Of the corral
and it was admitted by both sides
that 1T is not now in good condition
for handling stock.
The testimony developed that there
is shipped from Apache 65 to 90
carloads of cattle a year and that
shipments run as high as &c carloads
in one day and it was the testimony
of the catt1emen that this is sure
to grow larger from year to year.
One stockman, asked on that point,
stated that this year will leave the
cattlemen out of debt and keeping
all their heifer calves and that the
herds of the future should annually
return more and more for the market
SO, that the Importance of the Apache
yards, this witness thought, soon
would be far greater than at present
Offering its side of the case. Kirk
land for the company, called Dis
trict Freight and Passenger Agent
Warren, who brought with him fig
ures to show the shipments actually
sent out of Apache during the last
three years. These disclosed that the
total shipments in 1925 were IS cars
with seven as the largest single days
loading: that there we're 81 carloads
sent out in 1926 with the largest
days loading at 26 cars and that
until November II, this year. the
number of carloads sent out had been
66 with ten as the largest number
loaded in one day. He stated that
it was his understanding that the
Stockmen had agreed to build and
maintain the corral if the company
would build the chute, but he said
this was merely a matter of hearsaJ
4 with him, as it was his information
that the agreement had been made
with the company operating the line
before it was taken over by the
Southern Pacific.
Kirkland inserted in the RECORD
estimates on what it would cost the
company to build the pens which i
is claimed would be needed at Apache
I and showed that for the pens anc
the necessary additional track ane
water facilities the total would rur
about $500. That would be pen'
sufficient to handle ten cars Of stocl
at a time and allowing 1900 square
feet of pen for every carload of stock
He said that for 20 car set o.
pens the cost would run close Il
double that total.
The complaint of the StockmeY
went to the point that the company
had built expensive pens at Bernar.
dino and at Rodeo and expected
them to drive to cne of those places
when, they said, to do so would
mean much inconvenience in driving
through other ranches, loss il
shrinkage of stock because of tht
distance. The company replied tina
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yards wholly on the basis of con.
venience when the element of guam
tity of business was not involved.
At the conclusion OF the testimon.
the commissioners asked the counse
if they wanted to be heard in tn
matter and both agreed to submit
the case OH the record.
The commissioners came to Doug
las from Tucson where they hat
been on business after having com
| pleted an. investigation at. Nogale
and they continued their journe
from Douglas yesterday, going agail
to Tucson. 1t was understood the,
will make other calls to points il
this part of the state where hearing
on some questions has been aske'
| before they return to Phoenix