Mr. Wm. Renshaw, Supt. Machinery,

Chicago. Dear Sir:

Referring to Fulton District Form 479, No. 148, I hand you herewith all reports covering failure of
25 engine 507 on train 151 at Covington, June 16th, also of failure of same engine on train at Memphis.

I
50 concur in recommendation of Master Mechanic Barton in this case.

Yours truly, (62)

Mr. A. B. Shields, F. C. A., So. Ry. Co.,

Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:

From information furnished by claimants it would seem that you should check over one bale of cotton from I. C. car No. 1422538 delivered your line at West Point on Pro-419, Holly Springs W. B 354, May 30, 150902.

I should like to know whether it is a fact that you checked over one bale from this car and how it
75 was disposed of. If still held, how much can be obtained by sale of same?

Yours truly, (92)

Mr. T. McLean,

Memphis, Tenn. Dear Sir:

The original papers in this claim were referred to you April 16, 1902; and we received advice that the claim
25 was referred to Mr. Williams, your

former clerk, and that you could not locate the file. There is sufficient information given in carbon letter, and by
50 the Auditor, to enable you to locate handling of shipment. I should like to know when it was noticed that this car was leaking, and
75 whether a report was made by connecting line promptly, if the leakage was not noticed with us.

Yours truly, (95)

Mr. M. Gilleas, Asst. Gen. Supt.,

Chicago. Dear Sir:

Answering your letter of February 23d, and returning enclosed papers in the case of second No. 72 overlooking orders to meet first No.25 81 at Godman, November 21, 1900, would say I approve of the recommendations of Board of Inquiry, which call for the dismissal of Engineer
50 T. E. Lipe, Conductor A. C. Green and Flagman C. M. Shipp.

Please see that I am advised of action taken, so far as Machinery
75 Department employee is concerned, for record in this office.

Yours truly, (86)

Mr. L. A. Jones,

N. 0. & N. E. R. R. Co., New Orleans, La. Dear Sir:

I return herewith your statement of ticket account from November, 1897, to date. I find that the reports for the Alabama &25 Vicksburg Division for January, April, and August, 1898, were kept separately, and balance is still outstanding.

June, 1899 balance has been settled since
50 receipt of your statement. This will leave a balance of $28.01 due your Company.

We shall be pleased to honor draft
75 for this balance at any time.

Yours truly, (83)

Mr. H. Baker, Superintendent,

Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sir:

Herewith 903 report from Engineman King of failure of engine 426, train 188, February
25 14th, due to grates of this engine disconnected and burned. Engineer King states that he cleaned fire at Amboy, and when he got to Elgin
50 he found grate disconnected and burned. In this case, I would recommend that a suspension of ten days be recorded against Engineman King's record, for
75 burning grates of this engine, and five days for making out report in lead pencil, fifteen days in all.

Yours truly, (98)

Mr. E. H. Dwyer, Agent, Sioux City, Iowa. Dear Sir:

Note statement made by attorneys that the wire requesting reconsignment of this shipment was sent via Western Union, from your office. Claimants
25 furnished a copy of the wire in their letter of August 22d. I wish you would look up your records and advise when the wire
50 was transmitted, and if it was transmitted correctly.

Yours truly, (59)

Mr. A. V. Hartwell, Purchasing Agent, C. & A. R. R. Co., Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:

I enclose Illinois Steel Co.'s invoices and original bills-of-lading, for steel rails consigned to this Company, and furnished under contract xxx
25 between the Illinois Steel Co., and the Laclede Construction Co.

Will you kindly acknowledge across the face of the bills-of-lading and invoices, receipt
50 of said rails, and return the invoices and bills-of-lading to me.

Yours truly, (66)

Mr. F. A. Wann, G. F. A.,

Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:

Returning herewith all papers received with your letter of Jan. 18th, I beg to advise, we have received no advice from your office
25 to instruct agents for through billing to Kankakee. If you desire to put on same, kindly advise and we shall take pleasure in issuing the
50 necessary instructions.

Yours truly, (54)

Mr. R. E. Woodward, Purchasing Agt., Wisconsin Central R. R. Co., Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:

You will find attached to this a requisition for three split switches. These switches were sent me

by the National Switch Company as
25 trial switches. They have been in use since July 6, 1901, and have given us no trouble so far. They seem to be
50 wearing well.

These switches, as you know, were placed in the freight tracks at the west entrance of Kedzie Avenue Yard. At the same time
75 that these switches were put in use, we also put in one of our standard No. 75 split switches, as in this way we shall
100 be enabled to get the comparative value, as to wear, of the four styles of switches, as they are all subjected to about the same
125 usage.

Yours truly, (127)

Mr. Paul W. Little,

Topeka, Kans. Dear Sir:

Regarding the transfer of cars in our westbound yard, would request that you kindly take the matter up with Mr. Williams and
25 see if he will not be good enough to show the original and the transfer cars on all future bills for transferring company material. Then,50 in case the transfer car number is wrong, we can locate the shipment by the original car.

The Denver lines show this information on their
75 bills; and we do not experience any trouble in handling and checking up their bills. You will note that I returned a line bill to
100 you this date, as we were unable to locate one of the cars shown thereon. If both transfer car number and original car number had
125 been shown on the bill I presume we could have located the shipment.

Yours truly, (140)