zo ▁Spr ings , ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁ ▁Dim mit ▁County , ▁and ▁also ▁from ▁Cry stal ▁City ▁in ▁Z av ala ▁County , ▁a ▁spin ach - g row ing ▁area , ▁to ▁rural ▁F ow l erton ▁near ▁Cot ulla ▁in ▁La ▁S alle ▁County . ▁With ▁capital ▁of ▁$ 2 3 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁proved ▁convenient ▁for ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁needs ▁of ▁area ▁far mers ▁and ▁ran ch ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁completed ▁a ▁ ▁link ▁from ▁San ▁Antonio ▁to ▁F ow l erton ▁through ▁Ple as anton ▁in ▁At asc osa ▁County , ▁where ▁the ▁company ▁headquarters ▁was ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁location ▁in ▁Cry stal ▁City . ▁The ▁ ▁between ▁Ple as anton ▁and ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁opened ▁at ▁intervals ▁during ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁but ▁the ▁company ▁went ▁into ▁receiver ship ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁SA U & G ▁owned ▁ 1 8 ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 ▁cars ▁and ▁earned ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 6 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁SA U & G , ▁like ▁all ▁rail ro ads , ▁was ▁operated ▁through ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Rail road ▁Administration ▁in