Mr. F. A. Lakey, G. F. A.,

Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:

Noting your remarks on next attached in regard to through billing from Milwaukee to E. St. Louis, via C. & N. W. and A. T.25 & S. F. Ry., we are the receiving line in this instance and require to know what proportion accrues to the Santa Fe and N.50 W.

Will you please advise.

Yours truly, (59)

Mr. H. J. Miller, Gen. Supt.,

Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago R. R. Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Sir:

I am handing you switching bill No. 2450 against Jefers & Son. You may cancel switching

charges on
25 P. F. W. & C. 4532 and 3564, as I find that these cars were
50 loaded with company material for the repairing of their track.

I wish you would have your number takers continue reporting loaded cars as heretofore, but
75 have them show on their reports what the cars are loaded with, which information they can obtain from the tickets
100 on the cars. With this information before you, you need not include in your bills any cars reported as company material, but preserve the records
125 for reference.

Yours truly, (129)

Agent, C. & A.,

Portland, Ind. Dear Sir:

Your statement of earnings on freight forwarded, form 96, for Jan. 26th due in this office the 28th not yet received. Please attach
25 and send to me by first train with full particulars why you failed to forward this report as directed. It is of the greatest importance
50 that this report should be forwarded daily; and it must reach me not later than the second morning after the date for which the report
75 is made. You will please give this your particular attention.

Yours truly, (87)

Mr. Martin N. Wilson,

St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir:

In regard to the attached bill against the Luknow Stone Company, you may reduce the charge to $2.00 per car, issuing supplementary
25

correction for the difference; and hereafter in making bills against the Luknow Company, you may make a rate of $2.00 for loaded cars when
50 received from Eastern or Southern lines, or from points beyond St. Paul.

The rates on out-bound business will remain the same as heretofore.

Yours truly, (76)

Mr. Joseph L. Sanderson, Agt.,

Bockford, Ill. Dear Sir:

The agents at the various stations west of Joliet are to collect miscellaneous switching and freight charges, and make remittance direct.

The custom
25 of making bills to be collected of these agents is objectionable, and it has finally been decided to abolish it; but it is very important
50 that I should have a third ply of all memo expense bills issued, so that I may keep a check on the matter and see
75 that proper remittances are made. This ruling does not necessitate the issuing of tissue copies, because this does not come under the head of prepaid
100 business.

Very truly yours, (104)

Col. J. H. Wood,

Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:

I enclose communication from Mr. D. B. Howard, Auditor of the Wabash By., relative to bill against this Company, from the Wabash Employees'25 Hospital Association, for board, lodging and nursing furnished brakeman C. L. Buford at Springfield Hospital June 13th to October 10th

1898, amount of bill
50 $85.00. It is my impression that this bill was sent you by this department, and that perhaps you have some record regarding same. Kindly advise,75 and oblige

Yours truly, (79)

Mr. M. R. Wallace, Gen. Supt.,

Chicago & Alton R. R. Co., St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir:

Returning herewith enclosures as requested, and replying to your letter of the 6th inst., would say, that as all of the shipments which
25 were to be handled south-bound on the car haul arrangement over the C. M. & St. P. R. R. referred to have been made,50 I think there will be no further occasion for raising the question of guaranty of switching in connection with business that the C. M. &75 St. Paul will handle for us, at least for some time to come. In any case, you may feel that we will be responsible for
100 such switching as may be handled for account of shipments from our line when routed either via our car ferry line or via the C.125 M. & St. P. other than by joint billing arrangements.

Yours truly, (137)

Agent, C. & A.

McCredie, Ill. Dear Sir:

Your statement of earnings on freight forwarded, form 90 for January 13th, due at Mexico on the 14th not yet received. Please attach
25 and send to me immediately and see that in future they are forwarded to Mexico as directed. You will please give this your particular attention.50

Yours truly, (52)

Mr. Thomas Wheeler, Gen. Supt.,

Chicago & Great Western R. R. Co., Denver, Colo. Dear Sir:

I find that several times a day it would save us a great deal of labor and also save our writing your office
25 a great many letters, if we had a record of the cars on your switching bills. Can you arrange to take an extra impression of
50 switching bills, and send to us with them? This impression would answer our needs, and save a great deal of labor in this office copying
75 car numbers from switch bills.

Yours very truly, (83)

Mr. James S. Southworth, Auditor, C. B. & Q. R. R. Co., Chicago. Dear Sir:

I hand you herewith a report from our agent at South Chicago, of water taken by the Jones engine at the water tank,25 with receipts for the same. You will notice the record shows the amount of water taken in inches; but this is merely for my information,50 as it has been arranged to charge the Jones Company at the rate of twenty cents per tank filled. You will please make bills hereafter
75 accordingly, when you make up your other water bills. I will send you previous reports so that you may file them with your other reports,100 in order that all the water accounts may be kept together.

Yours very truly, (114)