Mr. A. C. Stewart, Agent, Cairo, Illinois. Dear Sir:

Furnish exact copy of transfer from the M. N. O. covering this car of bananas, also advise exact time and date
25 of receipt from connecting line and forwarding out of your station. Was there any delay? Was car in charge of a messenger? If not, advise
50 position of the ventilators. Attach copy of billing.

Yours truly, (58)

Mr. Joseph Phillips, Supt. Machinery,

Bloomington, Ill. Dear Sir:

Returning bill No. 5349, in favor of the Michigan Central R. R. for car repairs, $31.50,25 please see correspondence attached since same was last in your possession. In reply to your communication of October 10th, if same is now
50 satisfactory, will you kindly issue voucher, and oblige

Yours truly, (60)

Mr. R. P. Reeves, Agent,

Gale, Illinois. Dear Sir:

Attach copy of billing to you covering this shipment, also advise whether there was any check taken of the contents of the
25 car itself, and whether it showed any defects. Note damage in this instance was caused by fire and water; and from information furnished by agent
50 at destination, it would seem that the fire must have occurred in transit and been extinguished with considerable damage.

Yours truly, (70)

Mr. M. Gilleas, Asst. Gen. Supt., New York City.

Dear Sir:

Answering yours of June 15th and returning the enclosed papers in the case of collision, train No. 2G and extra North, between Martinsville
25 and Hazelhurst, 6:30 P. M., May 22d, would say : 1 approve of the recommendations of the Board of Inquiry, which call for the dismissal
50 of Engineer W. T. Stewart and Conductor W. D. Morgan, reprimand for Engineer Thomas Long, and suspension of ten days for Engineer Joe Elliott, of
75 train No. 93.

Please see that I receive formal reports of action taken, so far as Machinery Department employees are concerned.

Yours truly, (98)

Mr. H. W. Fuller, G. P. Agt.,

Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. Co., Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:

I wish you would kindly reply to my letter of August 22d last, with reference to your order form E. O. 1, No.25 272, Montgomery to Baker City, Oregon, May 1899.

Inasmuch as this particular order caused considerable correspondence, which had to do with
50 a mistake made by your selling agent, and consequently prevented the accounting of the business in the month in which sold, it ought to commend
75 our inquiry of August 22d to your immediate attention and reply.

Yours truly, (88)

Mr. J. W. Blackburn, Attorney,

Washington, D. C. Dear Sir:

In reply to yours of Oct. 21st, will say, I am unable to ascertain who furnished the distance circulars spoken of by you
25 as being furnished last April. It certainly is wrong, as the distance should be stated the same as in previous years. Will you kindly
50 see that the mistake is rectified, changing the 280.41 miles to the proper distance, 280.46?

Yours truly, (78)

Messrs. Wilson & McMorran, 415 Butler Street,

Boulder, Colo. Gentlemen:

We are to receive a number of cars of sewer pipe from different roads, principally the L. S. & M. S. and P. W.25 & B., consigned to James Canton, at Belt-lead. As the shipper has made a deposit guaranteeing our switching charges, you may send the cars
50 out carded as above as promptly as possible after their receipt, sending me the expense bill for each car.

It is very important that I
75 should receive a bill for each car received, as this is the only means of keeping a proper check on the business; and I want
100 them sent in promptly as the deposit check I have covers only a certain number of cars; and I do not want them to overrun.125 The car that you are holding in the west-bound yard may go forward at once.

Yours very truly, (144)

Mr. E. F. Glen,

Topeka, Kans. Dear Sir:

Papers in this claim were referred to you November 3d with request that you investigate the handling of car of perishables over your
25 road, and also take up with the Fruit Growers' Express to obtain their record.

Attorney for Wagner & Co. called up yesterday and advised that
50 if he did not have information on this claim on Monday afternoon, he had instructions from his clients to enter suit against all lines interested,75 on Tuesday.

Will you please answer this letter under personal cover, advising when claim can be returned with definite advice, or whether you can return
100 it now with authority to charge your proportion fee.

Yours truly, (111)

Mr. Robert O. McNeill, Station Agt.,

Galesburg, Ill. Dear Sir:

We experience more or less delay in collection of our charges from connecting lines which have come to us with charges prepaid, because
25 Mr. Kenney does not have the connecting line receipt to present with his application for payment of charges.

In order to aid Mr. Kenney in
50 more prompt collection of such charges, I wish you would arrange to have the receipt parts of connecting line expense bills for local switch cars,75 on which our charges have been prepaid, sent to Mr. Kenney as promptly as possible after cars have been received and disposed of.

Yours truly, (100)

Mr. J. W. Richards, General Auditor, Pittsburgh R. R. Co., Boston, Mass. Dear Sir:

Your voucher No. 1902 for $78.00, covering our bill No. 362225 has been received. This bill is for Pittsburgh proportion of expenses incurred in advertising and securing business on account of Phillips Judson Excursions during the
50 month of February, 1899, and originally read $84.00. I have no record of correction having been made on this bill. Will you kindly inform
75 me by whose authority this bill was corrected?

Yours truly, (85)