{"1": {"fulltext": "OMMERCIflL\\nORRESPONDENCE\\nFOR DICTATIOM TO\\nSHORTHAND STUDENTS", "height": "4152", "width": "3020", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.\\nChap. Copyright No..\\nShelf...?!.?..^\\nS:\\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA.", "height": "3797", "width": "2500", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3797", "width": "2500", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "Commercial\\nCorrespondence\\nFOR DICTATION TO\\nSHORTHAND STUDENTS.\\nCompiled and edited by\\nCarolyn H. Locke,\\nDREXEL INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA.\\nPUBLISHED BY THE COMPILER.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "TWO COJPIKS Hi. J^i VEI\\nHbrary of Ccngr\u00c2\u00a9\u00c2\u00ab%\\nOffJca of the HF\\nifAN 4190(1 .U\\nH glsUr of Copyrlgiifg^\\n55935\\nCopyright, 1899,\\nby\\nCarolyn H. Locke.\\nsgca^ii oapY,\\nOcAa^v \\\\5~0", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "INTRODUCTION.\\nLetter writing from dictation is the natural progression of\\nthose students who have mastered the principles of sound-writing.\\nTo supply the first needs of those who have acquired the theory\\nof phonography, the compiler has prepared this book, grading\\nthe letters according to the technical difficulties of the shorthand\\noutlines involved. The material has been collected from the\\nletter books and files of the numerous contributors, and has been\\ncarefully edited so that the best grammatical construction is\\npresented, while the phraseology peculiar to the varied lines of\\nbusiness remains undisturbed.\\nThe collection comprises examples of the correspondence\\nemployed in general office work stocks and bonds law\\narchitecture railroad freights coal and ore mining and ship-\\nping iron and steel lumber grocers supplies type, stationery,\\nand publishing interests mechanical apparatus electricity etc.\\nThe compiler gratefully acknowledges her obligations to\\nthe corporations, firms, and individuals who have afibrded her\\nthe privilege of duplicating their correspondence, and who, by\\ntheir assistance, have made this publication possible.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "M\\nCommercial Correspondence.\\nMr. Harry Dorsey, I.\\nDuluth, Minn.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have your letter of Oct. 21, enclosing $5.00 in pay-\\nment of drafting supplies. We have entered your order for care-\\nful attention, and will make shipment promptly by express.\\nThanking you, we are (34)\\nYours very truly,\\nAmos Willing, Esq., 2.\\nPrinceton, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nEnclosed herewith please find Release of Mortgage to be\\nexecuted in connection with the exchange of ground between\\nT. B. Williams and C. D. White. We shall be pleased if you\\nwill have the same properly executed and returned to us, in order\\nthat we may arrange for settlement. (49)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMessrs. Forster Bros., 3.\\nProvidence, R. I.\\nGentlemen\\nOn account of the increase in the cost of yams, we are\\ncompelled to advance our prices ten per cent, on cotton tapestry\\npiece goods, curtains, and table covers this schedule to take\\neffect at once, subject to further advance without notice. (42)\\nYours truly,\\nThe Jacksonville Water Power Co., 4,\\nJacksonville, Fla.\\nDear Sirs\\nOn your order of October 5, there is an item of one\\nbracket No. 4797, with electric joint, extending 2 inches from", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "6 Commercial CoRRESPO^ DE^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0cE.\\nthe wall. We enclose full size tracing showing how we propose\\nto make this bracket. If satisfactory, kindly advise us at once,\\nso that we may proceed. (49)\\nYours respectfully.\\nDear Mr. Blank 5-\\nThis will introduce to you Mr. Peterson, who desires a po-\\nsition in your concern. I have known INlr. Peterson for a num-\\nber of years, and do not hesitate to indorse him as being compe-\\ntent, careful, and particularly worthy of any one s confidence.\\nAnything you may be able to do for him will be greatly\\nappreciated by (56)\\nYours very truly,\\nF. C. Chase, Esq., 6.\\nCamden, Ky.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to your favor of the 1 6th inst., we this day for-\\nward by United States Express, $300 in currency as requested.\\nThis remittance will be held at the office of the Express Com-\\npany until you call for it. After the pa}TQent of the above\\namount, there remains ^200 to your credit here. (53)\\nYours very truly,\\nMrs. Jane Welsh, 7.\\nNorfolk, Va.\\nMadam\\nReplying to yours of the 2 1 st inst. we beg to say that\\nyour application for loan of $10,000, on premises 17 14 James\\nstreet, has been considered by om committee, and I am directed\\nto advise you that it will be considered further if the amount can\\nbe reduced to ^8000 otherwise it is respectfully declined. (55)\\nVery truly yom s,\\nMr. John K. Bremer, 8.\\nNew York.\\nDear Sir\\nHerewith please find our check No. 1460 for $30, on the", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 7\\nMercantile National Bank of New York, being the annual dues\\nof this Company to the American Bankers Association, to Sep-\\ntember, 1899. Please acknowledge receipt and send certificate\\nof membership, and oblige (4^)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. M. Preston, 9-\\nDetroit, Mich.\\nDear Sir\\nReferring to the account of the Michigan Bell Foundry\\nadvertising, about which you wrote us in September last, may w^e\\nask that you advise whether the check you claim to have sent us\\nin July, 1896, was to apply on the old contract for the business.\\nYour early attention will oblige 5\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Porter Lynch, 10.\\nNashville, Tenn.\\nGentlemen\\nWe return, by express, fifteen atomizers received on ap-\\nproval a few days ago. We think our supply is sufficient for the\\npresent. Please send with next shipment of goods due us, two\\ndozen atomizers, plain bulb, medium, netted two dozen, large,\\nnetted and oblige 44\\nVery truly,\\nMr. Oliver Carpenter, 1 1.\\nIthaca, N. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nI wish to inform you that Mr. N. T. Sands, of your town,\\nis in the market for a steam or hot water boiler for greenhouses.\\nI enclose you his letter, which will speak for itself also a copy\\nof letter sent him. Please give this matter your immediate at-\\ntention, and see if you can close order for the same. (^^o)\\nRespectfully yours.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "8 Commercial Correspondence.\\nThe Theodore x\\\\llen Co., 12.\\nNew York.\\nDear Shs\\nEnclosed please find a duplicate set of documents for ship-\\nment of 12 dozen mens fur felt hats, un trimmed, forwarded by\\nthe S. S. Seguranca. Messrs. Kitson Son have ordered us\\nto ship these goods in your care. The original bill of lading, we\\nare informed by our New York shipping agent, has been for-\\nwarded to you by the steamer carrying the merchandise. (63)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Harrison Son, 13.\\nKnoxville, Tenn.\\nGentlemen\\n^Ve are in receipt of your valued favor dated Oct. 10,\\nincluding an order for 6j4. dozen hats, and we desire to advise you\\nthat they are now in course of manufacture, and will be shipped\\non Nov. 15. Allow us to call your attention to a slight error\\nin the item marked -Block No. 424, 43/3 x 2j4, color black,\\nat S30 per dozen. We shall be obliged to charge $31.50 per\\ndozen, for the reason that the brim dimensions exceed the $30\\nlimit. (85)\\nFaithfully yours,\\nINIr. AVilHam Gower, 14.\\nLos xVngeles, Calif\\nDear Sir\\nWe have your letter of Oct. 19, stating that you have\\nsent us the object glass of a transit by mail. As yet, the pack-\\nage has not arrived, and we suggest that you start tracer through\\nthe post-office. If it arrives in the meantime, we will make\\nimmediate quotation. (49)\\nours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 9\\nMessrs. Blaine Evans, 15.\\nLexington, Ky.\\nGentlemen\\nThe return of our check, dated October 9, because we\\ndeducted transit charges, is somewhat of a surprise, as you have\\nalways allowed the same. Thinking that you returned this in\\nerror, we again present the check to you. We trust that you will\\nlook up this matter and return our statement receipted. (53)\\nYours very truly,\\nLondon Australian Bank, Ltd., 16.\\nBuenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, S. A.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe take pleasure in handing you our draft for ^792.47,\\ndrawn on Messrs. Villamil of your city, payable sixty days after\\nsight. By promptly forwarding us the equivalent of the amount\\nnamed, less your regular collection fees, you will oblige (40)\\nYours faithfully,\\nMr. James Painter, 17.\\nPhiladelphia, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nWe return herewith certificate No. 14,524 for ten shares\\nof Metropolitan Traction Co. received under cover of your favor\\nof the ilthinst. Please have your signature guaranteed by one\\nof your bankers, brokers, or attorneys, and also fill up the enclosed\\nblank and return it to us. Your early attention will oblige (53)\\nYours truly,\\nThe Reliance Trust Co., 18.\\nMilwaukee, Wis.\\nGentlemen\\nI enclose you herewith deed from Mackin and wife to\\nGraham, for premises on the North-east side of Railroad Ave-\\nnue, your city, and shall be pleased if you will have the same\\nduly recorded and issue to us your policy covering the matter.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "lo Commercial Correspondence.\\nI beg to say that the taxes for 1 899, which you note on your certi-\\nficate No. 4902, were paid by us some time ago. (^7)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Fred. McCandless, 19.\\nSalt Lake City, Ut.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to yours of the 23d, we would advise you that\\nwe have not repaired your field-glass, as we have been holding it\\nawaiting your instructions. With reference to opening an ac-\\ncount, we would ask you to advise us when it would be con-\\nvenient for you to settle for the repairs, before we make definite\\nreply on this point. (^o)\\nYours very truly,\\nMrs. Mar}^ Caven, 20.\\nHotel Royal, Montgomeiy, Ala.\\nDear Madam\\nIn ansv,^er to your inquiry of the 9th inst., v\\\\ ould say that\\nwe have been very much pleased so far widi the sale of the lotion,\\nand see no reason why it should not both continue and increase.\\nAs yet, we have spent none of the appropriation for advertising,\\nas we have succeeded in getting the jars onh^ within the last\\nweek. ^Ye think now, however, that it would be advisable to\\nspend a little money for advertising, and to push the article more\\nthoroughly. 85\\nYer}^ truly yours,\\nMr. Alexander Day, 21.\\nGrand Rapids, Mich.\\nDear Sir\\nReplying to your application of yesterday for position of\\ntraveling salesman, we regret to state that we have no vacancy\\nin our sales department at the present time. We should like to\\nknow, however, upon what you base yom application, so that we\\nmay make a note for reference in case an opportunity occurs for\\ncorresponding with you on the subject.\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. ii\\nThe Southern Electric Co., 22.\\nKnoxville, Tenn.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour letter of the 12th inst. is received, and in reply we beg\\nto state that we cannot do any better than the discount already\\nquoted. Materials and labor are very high, and we cannot say\\nhow much longer the present prices can be maintained. We are\\nsorry that we cannot accommodate the trustees of the new hospi-\\ntal, but our prices are reduced to a minimum.\\nYours truly.\\nThe St. Louis Plumbing Co., 23.\\nSt. Louis, Mo.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour letter of the 3d inst. did not arrive until yesterday,\\nand we telegraphed you to the effect that it was not satisfactory\\nand that we would proceed against you unless your remittance\\nreached us on Monday. Instructions will be sent to push this\\nsuit vigorously, as you have been trifling with us. Your promises\\nare not kept, and you treat a serious matter in entirely too light\\na vein. (7o)\\nYours very truly,\\nMessrs. Ryan Co., 24.\\nBoise City,. Id.\\nGentlemen\\nI have your letter of November 8. The figures are en-\\ntirely too high for me to consider therefore, I cannot give you\\nthe order for the new work, but request you to straighten the\\nawning as soon as possible and change the canopy from its\\npresent j^osition. Your representative thought it not possible to\\ndo this without an estimate therefore, if you could make an ap-\\npointment with me, I should be glad to go over this matter\\nagain. (7^)\\nYours respectfully,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "12 Commercial Correspondence.\\nMrs. Elizabeth Fowler, 25.\\n29 Grand Avenue, Cincinnati, O.\\nDear Madam\\nWe regret exceedingly the inconvenience caused you in\\nthe matter of the mirror, but we were out of the pattern you or-\\ndered and thought the one sent you was a good substitute. How-\\never, we shall ship you within a few days, express prepaid, the\\ncorrect article.\\nHoping the mirror may be received safely, and that we\\nmay still be favored with your further orders, we remain 66\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. Alfred Osgood, 26.\\nSt. Augustine, Fla.\\nDear Sir\\nReferring to your letter of October 27, we would say that\\nby noticing our duplicate order, you will see that it is marked\\nf. o. b. store. We therefore deduct forty-five cents expressage.\\nIn regard to the 9% discount, terms are Sfo, 10 days, and when\\nchecking all accounts, we are entitled to I extra for instan-\\ntaneous cash. We return you check and statement with this ex-\\nplanation. (65)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMr. B. H. Terry, 27.\\nMinneapolis, Minn.\\nDear Sir\\nWe bought some time ago from your Mr. Dolan, two cars\\nof Hemlock shingle lath, for which we received your acknowl-\\nedgment. One car was to be shipped last month, and the other\\nthis month but up to the present time w^e have received no bill\\nfor either car. Kindly let us know whether you intend to ship\\nthese cars or not, as we must have them at once. Please let us\\nhear from you by next mail. (77)\\nRespectfully yours.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 13\\nRev. Edward Carson, 28.\\nTallahassee, Fla.\\nDear Sir\\nYour letter of recent date, stating that you have paid your\\nsubscription to the Grapic, has been received. We regret ex-\\nceedingly that due credit had not been given you. We would\\nsay in addition that such credit has now been made and will\\nappear at the top of your paper. We trust that the oversight\\nwill be pardoned by you, and that we may continue in the en-\\njoyment of your support. 7\\nYours very truly,\\nMessrs. Floyd Son, 29.\\nAsheville, N. C.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour esteemed favor of September 19 is at hand, and we\\nbeg to say in reply that the use of Waterslide Chandeliers was\\nabandoned entirely in this country many years ago, and we\\ntherefore discontinued making any new designs of that character.\\nIf you will try some of the patterns illustrated in our albums, we\\nfeel sure they can be introduced into your section and that they\\nwill eventually meet with favor, (7^)\\nYours truly.\\nProf. H. S. Lee, 30.\\nColumbus, O.\\nDear Sir\\nWith last week s issue of your paper we completed the\\norder given us for advertising your school. We should be glad\\nto have from you a renewal of this business. Can you not give\\nus a t. f. order for the same at the rate that we have been\\nrunning heretofore You would then be permitted to stop it or\\nchange the space alloted at any time you desire to do so.\\nHoping that we may be favored with such an order, we\\nremain ^3\\nYours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "14 Commercial Correspondence.\\nRev. Cyrus Rieber, D. D., 31.\\nSanta Fe., N. M.\\nDear Sir\\nIn looking through some correspondence, we find a letter\\nfrom you dated April 17, 1898, asking that a bill be sent you for\\nsubscriptions ordered some months previous. There seem to be\\nno data to indicate that this letter of yours ever had attention,\\nand, further, we find on our charge book a memorandum of six\\nsubscriptions ordered by you, for which we apparently have never\\nreceived a remittance. Will you be kind enough to advise us\\nwhether the letter referred to was acknowledged, and if pay-\\nment has ever been made for these subscriptions We enclose\\nstamped and addressed envelope for reply. (^02)\\nYours truly,\\nThe Paris Novelty Manufacturing Co., 32.\\nDavenport, la.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe hand you herewith statement of your account, show-\\ning balance of $30 due us for advertising. This advertisement\\nwas given early in the spring, and bills have- been rendered you\\nregularly since that time. We cannot understand why you\\nshould ignore the bills, as the advertising was given in accord-\\nance with the order, and we should have had payment long\\nbefore this. We should appreciate a check to cover the amount\\nof the bill by return mail. (77)\\nYours truly,\\nThe Gloucester Heating Co., 23\\nGloucester, Mass.\\nGentlemen\\nYour letter of the 5th inst. is at hand, and in reply we\\nbeg to state that we never received the communication to which\\nyou refer. However, we are quoting no one in the country\\nbetter than 40 for the reason that we cannot afford to, and we\\ndo not know how much longer this rate can be maintained. You", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 15\\nhave no doubt noted the superior workmanship and finish of our\\ngoods, and if everything is taken into consideration, we do not\\ndoubt that you will find the prices right. (90)\\nTruly yours,\\nElectric Construction Co. of Wisconsin, 34.\\nMadison, Wis.\\nDear Sirs\\nYours of the 23d inst. is at hand, and in reply we beg to\\nstate that we think our charge for lengthening is quite reasonable.\\nShould we allow 40% discount from prices which are figured at\\nnet, we should be doing so at a loss. We are always glad to do\\nanything within reason, as many of our customers will attest, but\\nwe really think it unfair that you should insist upon our furnish-\\ning goods below cost. Put yourself in the same position, and\\nyou will no doubt agree with us. (9^)\\nYours truly,\\nFrank Hazen, Esq., 35.\\nBoston, Mass.\\nDear Sir\\nIn the matter of conveyance of premises on Chaney Street\\nin the Second Ward, by C. D. White and wife to T. B. Wil-\\nliams, we were informed that Sara A. Hawes, the widow of\\nCharles Hawes, who was the owner of the premises in question,\\nhad accepted the provisions in her husband s will but, on\\nexamining the record, we cannot find any evidence of such\\nacceptance, and, understanding that you represent Mr. White,\\nwe write to inquire if you can give us any information concerning\\nthe matter. Your kind attention will greatly oblige us. (92)\\nVery truly yours.\\nThe Trust Co. of Indiana, 36.\\nLogansport, Ind.\\nDear Sirs\\nI enclose you herewith Release of Mortgage to be signed\\nby Morgan et al. in connection with the lot about to be con-", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "i6 Commercial Correspondence.\\nveyed to ]Mr. AYhite, and also return you the new Bond and\\nMortgage to be given to Mr. Morgan on the piece which you got\\nfrom INIr. ^Yhite. I think it would be well if you would submit\\nthe new Bond and Mortgage to Mr. Morgan for approval, and\\nthe Release for execution, and then advise me when this has\\nbeen done. We are awaiting advices from Mr. White s attor-\\nneys as to the execution of this deed. (99)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. Isaac Holmes, 37.\\nWheeling, W. Va.\\nDear Sir\\nWe beg to inform you that the last ten cases of Castile\\nSoap you sent us are not fit for our sales. The soap seems to\\nhave dried out, is very brittle, and it is impossible to cut or saw\\nit. We spoke to your agent regarding it, and he directed us to\\nreturn the lot to you. Please let us know how and where we\\nshall send it. In the meantime, we would like you to ship us 7\\ncases of Castile Soap, and would request that you examine the\\nlot before shipping. Please give this your prompt attention, as\\nwe do not want to send out any more of the inferior soap.\\nVery truly, (114)\\nMessrs. Hampton, Seeds Co., i,S.\\nOmaha, Neb.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe wish to secure a good, live connection in your city\\nand, as our products are first- class and our prices moderate, there\\ndoes not seem to be any real hinderance to business between us.\\nW^ill you meet us half way That is to say, if you are not\\ncanying paints, kindly let us point out how such a branch can\\nbe made profitable or, if you are handling such goods, please\\ntell us the line, thus enabling us to place our claims before you\\nintelligrrtly. We are satisfied that, once your requirements are\\nknow^n to us, we can make a proposition which will be interest-\\ning and attractive to you. (^^o)\\nYours YQYj truly.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 17\\nT. B. Ruth, Esq., 39.\\nMemphis, Tenn.\\nDear Sir\\nWe acknowledge receipt of your order of yesterday, but\\nin view of the difficulties attending the collection of our previous\\naccount, we are compelled to be candid with you and state that,\\nif it makes no material difference to you, we should much prefer\\nthat you avail yourself of the special 2^ discount which we\\nname under such circumstances for payment of cash in advance\\nof shipment. We enclose a pro-forma invoice, made out at the\\nlowest trade prices, and shall be pleased to forward the goods upon\\nreceipt of your remittance. (92)\\nYours very truly.\\nThe Parley Toy Co., 40.\\nMaiden, Mass.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe have just opened the goods purchased on bill of\\nOctober 20. Upon examination we find Hill Climbers and Trolley\\nCars very much damaged the tops of the Locomotives also are\\nbent, and, in bending, the paint has cracked so much that they are\\nnot in a condition for us to retail at one dollar, the price at which\\nwe expected to sell them. The Trolley Cars are bent very much\\nat the ends. I suppose you intended that the bits of wood, as\\nplaced in the tops of the engines, should be tacked, but this, no\\ndoubt, was overlooked in the packing of them. Kindly let us\\nknow what disposition to make of this order. ^4)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMrs. Anna Hastings, 41.\\nNew Brunswick, N. J.\\nDear Madam\\nAs desired in your favor of the loth inst., we have endea-\\nvored to get the two collars for you, but the style not being in\\ndemand at the present time, we can only secure them by ordering\\ndirect from the manufacturer. We can order for you one-half\\ndozen and deliver the same free of charge to any part of the", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "1 8 Commercial Correspondence.\\ncity but we cannot deliver them outside of the city without pre-\\npaying dehvery charges. Please find enclosed twenty-five cents\\nwhich you paid for the two collars. We shall appreciate the\\nhonor of serving you. 86\\nYours very respectfully,\\nLondon Brazilian Bank, Ltd., 42.\\nBuenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, S. A.\\nGentlemen\\nx\\\\s a concern which has had frequent dealings with our\\nArgentine clients through your estimable institution, we take the\\nliberty of asking whether you can furnish us with any information\\nas to the credit standing of Senores I\\\\Iorales, of Bolivia, Brazil,\\nbusiness, Sombrereria. To be more explicit, this concern has\\ngiven us an order amounting to nearly $3,000 American gold,\\nand having had no dealings with them in the past, we are desir-\\nous of knowing whether the concern is worthy of such a line of\\ncredit. We thought you could secure this information through\\nyour Rio Janeiro branch. If any expense is incurred in obtain-\\ning this information, we shall remit on receipt. Thanking you\\nin advance, we remain (i^^)\\nFaithfully yours,\\nHenry Stem, Esq., President, 43.\\nProtective Life Insurance Co.,\\nBaltimore, Md.\\nDear Sirs\\nIn reply to your request for my opinion of your Life Insur-\\nance Co. I desire to state that you have conducted the negotia-\\ntion for my policy, v hich I accepted from you on July 8, to my\\nentire satisfaction. I was never a believer in life insurance, but\\nhaving fully investigated the subject, I think it an excellent\\ninvestment. My greatest satisfaction is that I have made the best\\npossible provision for my family in case of my early death, as\\nwell as for myself, should I live for twenty years. Wishing you\\nsuccess, I am (95)\\nYours very truly.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 19\\nMr. H. T. Jones, 44.\\nBuffalo, N. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to your favor of the i8th, in the matter of the\\nHunter property, I did not know that the property was to be sold\\non the 15th iiist. I am foreclosing a mortgage on the property\\nand am interested in it for my client to that extent. Our mort-\\ngage is for $500. If you can get a title from the owner of the\\nproperty and will pay the amount due on our mortgage, together\\nwith costs, I shall be happy to discontinue the suit otherwise, I\\nmust proceed to sell. We will buy in the property unless it\\nbrings the amount which we have against it. If you desire the\\nproperty and can get the title from Mrs. Perry and will also pay\\nwhat we have against it, you will get the property cheaper than\\nby waiting for the foreclosure sale, which will add about ^100\\nto the expenses. (^5^)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. James Keller, 45.\\nWashington, D. C.\\nDear Sir\\nI have just had an interview with Mr. Taylor this morning\\nconcerning the matter mentioned in your letter of the llth inst.,\\nand he assures me that ^100 could be borrowed from the Asso-\\nciation. It would seem to me, if the monthly payments will\\nburden you, that it would be better to withdraw from the Asso-\\nciation and get a straight loan on your property for the difference.\\nI hardly know what advice to give you, as I do not wish you to\\nlose anything on the amount paid into the Building Association,\\nbut I know, from the rules of the Association, that they will\\nallow you for cash paid in on the stock, together with 6 interest\\non the same. If you think it best to withdraw from the Asso-\\nciation and will write me, I shall see if I can find some one to\\nloan you the money, although as you know, it is very hard to\\nnegotiate a loan on farm property, no matter how good the secu-\\nrity maybe. (171)\\nYours truly.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "20 Commercial Correspondence.\\nJohn Pa3-ne, Esq., 46.\\nPortland, Me.\\nDear Sir\\nI am veiy sorr} for the delay in closing up the Bender\\nEstate. After going thoroughly into the matter, I became con-\\nvinced that it was useless to expend in Court proceedings so\\nlarge a portion of the small amount due the heirs-at-law of Henry\\nBender, and I wrote to the administrator advising that distribu-\\ntion be made to the parties properly entitled and their release\\ntaken without going through the Court. The only expense then\\nwould be in preparing the releases. I have written three times\\nto the administrator in this matter without receiving any reply\\nfrom him. It is one of those small matters which would require\\njust as much proof, should we go into Court, as if a large amount\\nwere involved, and I feel that the administrator is perfectly safe\\nin making distribution without the order of the Court, and have\\ntherefore made this suggestion. I am (^5^)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. BeiTy Glime, 47^\\nOswego, X. Y.\\nDear Sirs\\nI acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 6th inst. and\\nin reply would say that I shall not be able to give you any definite\\nanswer as to the disposition of ^900,000 worth of bonds, unless I\\nam favored with more direct and detailed information as to\\nthe enterprise represented thereby. Please forward me at your\\nearliest convenience, the information which you know I shall\\nneed in the matter, in order that I may comprehend the subject\\nand give you a definite answer. 85\\nYours truly,\\n^Messrs. Rogers Bros., 48.\\nPottsville, Pa.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe beg to return herewith all papers in your claim for\\n$4.50, value of two sacks of bran, short on shipment of 150 sacks", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 21\\ndestined to Norristown, Pa. The matter has been investigated,\\nand we find that the two sacks in question were delivered to con-\\nsignees March 18, 1899. Your claim is, therefore, respectfully\\ndeclined, and we take the liberty of closing our records. (64)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Stephen Bicking, 49.\\nBethlehem, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nPlease note attached letter from Mr. North, to the effect\\nthat George Johnson, Utica, N. Y., is buying stoves from the Port-\\nable Iron Co., Bethlehem, Pa., and ordering the same forwarded\\nvia P. R. and Lehigh Valley, but that all shipments have been\\narriving over the New York Central. Will you please give this\\nnecessary attention, advising why they have been diverted from\\nour road, and whether they will be forwarded via Lehigh Valley\\nin future? (78)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Robert Carr, 50.\\nUtica, N. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nReferring to your communication of the 21st ult., in refer-\\nence to shipment of stoves from the Portable Iron Co., Bethle-\\nhem, Pa., for George Johnson, Utica, N.Y., we would respectfully\\ncall your attention to letter next attached from our travelling\\nagent, Mr. N. P. Wright, in which he states that shippers claim\\nthat the only routing instructions received from Mr. Johnson called\\nfor New York Central delivery, but that on the strength of your\\nletter, future shipments would be forwarded via our road. (86)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Albert Anderson, 5 1.\\nBinghampton, N. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nWe beg to acknowledge receipt of your claim for $4.32,\\novercharge on shipment of July 27, two bales of cotton canvas,\\ninvoiced by you in error as two bales of canvas, consigned to John", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "22 Commercial Correspondence.\\nLearning, Dulath, ^Nlinn. via Lehigh Valley R. R. and Northern\\nSteamship Company. We have referred claim to ^Ir. R. P.\\nSmith, Auditor, Merchandise Traffic, Xew York, with request to\\narrange for prompt setdement. If necessary for you to commu-\\nnicate with us in reference to this matter, please refer to our Xo.\\n7218. (S5)\\nours truly,\\n]\\\\Ir. Henr}- Martin, 52.\\nElmira, X. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nAYill you kindly advise me by return mail, the lowest rate\\nyou can make on ten carloads of hemes destined to Colranbus,\\nO., to be ready for shipment early next week? I understand\\nthat the Great Western Dispatch intends to quote a rate, via Bm\\nfalo and Lake, of 19 cents per lOO pounds. Can we not work\\nthe busmess via Toledo at the old rate of iS)4 cents? If so, I\\nfeel assured of getting the traffic, as the nearest approach to the\\nGreat Western rate is 20 cents, via Xorthern Lake Line. Your\\nprompt attention will be appreciated by (102)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. William Fellows, 53.\\nSt. Paul, Minn.\\nDear Sir\\nWe understand you have been U acing the following ship-\\nments without success From St. Paul, ]SIinn., August 23d, car\\nP. R. 77069, with flour consigned to Henry Hill, Reading,\\nPa. and car L. V. 4098, with flour consigned to George Beale,\\nHarrisburg, Pa. both cars routed via Lehigh Valley Transporta-\\ntion Company. We have been tracing them through ]Mr. Myers,\\nwho reports no account of them, under date of the 3d. Con-\\nsignees are after us daily for some information. Will you please\\nv,-ire me whether cars are routed via Lehigh A alley Transporta-\\ntion Co. or via Chicago or Milwaukee, and then continue trac-\\ning for delivery to us at either point that information to be trans-\\nmitted to us direct by Mr. Brown in order to save time. (127)\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 23\\nThe Parkins-Moore Co., 54.\\nBrooklyn, N. Y.\\nDear Sirs\\nRegarding the enclosed invoice, we beg to say that the\\nquotation referred to in yours of yesterday must have been an\\nold one, given for some satisfactory reason. Our discount is\\n40^, against 25 10 fo of other reputable manufacturers, and\\nwe are surprised that you should talk to us about anything extra\\non one fixture. If you were buying largely from us, there\\nmight be some reason an making such a request, although it is\\nby no means certain that we would agree, with v/ages and\\nmaterials as they are at present. This individual item does not\\namount to much and you can do as you please about taking off\\nan extra 10 fo but we wish to say that if you do make the deduc-\\ntion, it would be useless to send any further orders. ^35\\nYours truly.\\nThe Greenwich Illuminating Co., 55-\\nGreenwich, N. Y.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour letter of the 6th inst. at hand and contents care-\\nfully noted. Regarding the E-437 and P-4 shades, we beg to\\nstate that the factory making these patterns was completely\\ndestroyed by fire, and it may be several months before we can\\nsupply them. We have been greatly handicapped as regards\\nglass on this account, and it was necessary to fill your order, as\\nwe have all others, by substitution, sending the nearest that we\\ncould procure. We will send a2-^^ holder by mail to-day.\\nYours very truly, 86\\nMessrs. Peale Smith, 56.\\nTaranaki, New Zealand.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour esteemed favor of Sept. 30 is at hand, and in reply\\nwe beg to say that our dealings are exclusively with the trade.\\nWe should therefore be pleased to have you send us one of your", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "24 Commercial Correspondenxe.\\nbusiness cards, or something in print, showing that you are\\nregularly engaged in the Plumbing or Gas Fitting business. In\\nthe meantime, to prevent delay, you might show this letter to\\nMr. Jones, and he will probably inform you regarding our quo-\\ntations, as he would know if you are entitled to the same.\\nA draft on New York, Philadelphia, or San Francisco would be\\na very acceptable wsly for us to receive money. Awaiting your\\nfurther advices, we remain\\nRespectfully yours,\\nCharleston Electric Co., 57.\\nCharleston, S. C.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe looked all over town for silk cord, the color of the\\npaper you submitted, but met with no success. We next visited\\nthe manufacturer of these goods, and he informed us that it\\nwould be necessary to make up the 50^ specially, and he claimed\\nit would incur extreme expense, obliging him to charge us ^3\\nadditional. This would make the cost of wire lo to 12 cents a\\nfoot. We are shipping your goods to-day, and if you desire us\\nto procure the silk cord, we shall be pleased to do so and forward\\nit by mail. We can furnish either red or green silk cord at\\n4 cents per foot. Please let us know what we shall do in the\\nmatter, and oblige (126)\\nYours truly.\\nThe Penn ^^TLeel Co., 5^-\\nNew Haven, Conn.\\nGentlemen\\nThe express charges on the two samples referred to in your\\nletter of 29th ult. v\u00c2\u00bb ere $2, which seems to us to be exorbitant.\\nAs we may have occasion to order you to ship machines to us\\nquite frequently by express, we shall deem it a favor if you will\\nsee what can be done with the express people at your end of the\\nline, about a reduction on the above rate. We would be quite\\nwilling to assure them that all express shipments will come by", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 25\\ntheir line, if they will give us a low tariff. At the same time,\\nyou might also make inquiry about the best freight rate that can\\nbe obtained, and advise us. The dealer who makes a success of\\nour line of business next year must carefully watch every little\\nleak and unnecessary expense, and that is why we ask you to\\ninvestigate this matter now.\\nTrusting that you will pardon the trouble to which we\\nare putting you, we are\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Edward Davis, 59.\\nAtlanta, Ga.\\nDear Sir\\nOur collector reports that when you made him a ^5\\npayment on your wheel yesterday, you told him that you did not\\nknow when you would pay the remaining ^5 which closes the\\naccount in fact, you seemed somewhat indifferent concerning\\nthe matter. This will not do. We have been very patient and\\nforbearing with you, and, on looking up the contract, we find\\nthat the final payment was due nine months ago. There can be\\nno sufficient reason why you should delay closing the account for\\na paltry payment of ^5. Such action is neither reasonable nor\\njust, and if you cannot pay this small balance at once, or fix a\\ndate for its payment, we shall be obliged to fix it for you.\\nPlease let us hear firom you at once, so that we may know what\\naction to take. Out of consideration for you, we have thus far\\nrefrained from notifying your surety of the condition of the\\naccount, and we trust that you will not compel us to do so now.\\nYours tnaly, (l75)\\nMr. A. T. Martin, 60.\\nGuatemala, C. A.\\nDear Sir\\nFrom the enclosed original invoice, bill of lading, and\\nmemorandum of expense, you will note that we shipped you on\\nSept. 9 by the S. S. Seguaranca, in case No. 72,812, twelve", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "26 COMMERCL\\\\L CORRESPONDENCE.\\ndozen tri Tm ned sdti hats. We have notified your consignees at\\nVera Cruz, Messrs. Portez, diat diis sMpment is now in transit,\\nat the same time forwarding them a duphcate set of papers, and\\nwe have requested their prompt attention to the* despatching of\\nthe merchandise.\\nTiTisting the goods will be promptiy dehvered to you and\\nmeet with the approval of yourself and your customers, and hop-\\ning that these goods will bring us duphcate orders, we take\\npleasm-e in subscribing ourselves (in\\nFaithfully yours,\\nMr. AVilliam Haines, 6i.\\nWilkes-Ban-e, Pa.\\nDear Sh\\nWe are to-day in receipt of your check for \u00c2\u00a7432, which\\nwe have passed to our Treasurer for credit to your account. We\\nnote that you have deducted ^36.10, being the difference in\\nfreight between Altoona and Wilkes- Ban-e. If you will kindly\\nrefer to your letter to us of October 14, our reply of the 15th,\\nyours of 17th, and our answer of the iSth, you will note that\\nthis matter was fully determined, the understanding being that\\nwe could not allow the freight rate of seven cents per hundred\\npounds to Altoona on the price at which the material was sold to\\nyou. dehvered at Vwlkes-Barre. We presume that your book-\\nkeeping department has propably overlooked this, and that by\\ndi-awing your attention to the matter you will favor us with a\\nremittance for the difference.\\nAwaiting the same, and thanking you in advance, we are\\nVeiy truly yours, 149\\nMr. Francis Fortuer, 62.\\nConcord, X. H.\\nDear Sir\\nOn the 1st inst, three weeks ago, we di-ew on you for the\\namount of our 60-day bill of August 19, Si 9. 65. We gave you\\nample notice of our kitention and, not hearing fi-om you hi the", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 27\\nmeantime, naturally took for granted that the draft would be\\npromptly paid upon presentation nevertheless, we are informed\\nby the bankers this morning that although they have applied to\\nyou on numerous occasions during the t-mc they have held the\\npaper, yet each time you made some excuse and finally seemed\\nutterly indifferent to the obligation. We regret to be obliged to\\nstate that if you do not remit for this long overdue bill within the\\nnext ten days, say by the 1st prox., we shall be obliged to place\\nour account in the hands of the collection agencies. We hope,\\nhowever, that ou will spare us this annoyance and yourself the\\nattendant expense and reflection upon your financial standing.\\nRespectfully, (i57)\\nThe Powers Drill Co., 63.\\nDuluth, Minn.\\nGeatlemen\\nWe are seeking as close information as possible relative to the\\ncharacter, credit, standing, and financial responsibility of Messrs.\\nRodman Son, of your city, and presuming that you are in a\\nposition to advise us as to the manner in which they meet\\ntheir business engagements (whether they avail themselves of\\nthe best discounts offered, etc.), we write to ask if you will\\nhave the kiridness to render us such service in the premises as\\nmay be within your reach. We shall appreciate any details you\\nmay be able to give us respecting their affairs and methods which\\nwill be of value in guiding us to a correct judgment of their\\ndesirability as a credit risk.\\nTendering you our best thanks in advance for your cour-\\ntesy, and assuring you that whatever you may say to us in this\\nconnection will be treated as confidential, we are (^47)\\nYours very truly,\\nMessrs. Randall Co., 64.\\nMarietta, O.\\nGentlemen\\nAs you are doubtless aware, Mr. Edw^ard Horter, who\\nhas represented us for so long a period in Ohio, is no longer in", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "28 Commercial Correspondence.\\nour employ. His successor, Mr. William Eaton, will have the\\nprivilege of waiting upon you within a very short time, and we\\nbespeak for him the uniform courtesy and consideration which\\nyou have heretofore shown his predecessor. We trust that you\\nare already maturing your plans for taking care of a large spring\\nbusiness and that our products will form a large proportion of the\\nstock you will lay in to be prepared for the same. We notice\\nwith regret that nothing has been charged to your account since\\nOctober. If in any way we are at fault, will you kindly desig-\\nnate, as we will cheerfully rectify any error on our part, being\\ndesirous of a continuance of your patronage. We believe we are\\nin a position to give you better service than heretofore, having a\\nlarger and better assortment of goods to offer at much lower\\nprices. (17^)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMr. Frank Steen, 65.\\nIron ton, O.\\nDear Sir\\nYour communication of 3d inst. is herewith acknowl-\\nedged. We take pleasure in sending you by this mail sample\\ncards of our ready mixed paints and a small pamphlet relating\\nto their merits. Net prices will depend upon the quantity of\\ngoods you intend to purchase, and also upon whether you wish\\nto buy as a merchant if the latter, kindly send us your business\\ncard and references, that we may institute the usual trade\\ninquiries. We also enclose a pamphlet explaining the purpose and\\nuse of our Perfect Method System of Carriage Painting. Do not\\nthrow this pamphlet aside until you have carefully read it, for it\\ncontains information of value to you, if you are interested in\\nusing perfect methods. It explains many of the difficulties, or\\ncauses of difficulties, which arise in the paint shop. You cannot\\nafford to leave it unread, and we trust that you will give it your\\ncareful attention. (^55)\\nYours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "Commercial CoRRESPONDE^xE. 29\\nThe Globe Supply Co., 66.\\nAugusta, Ga.\\nGentlemen\\nReferring to your letter of October 16 regarding 75 cents,\\nwe feel certain that this amount was paid, notwithstanding the\\nassurance which your Mr. Place has given you. He is liable to\\nerr as well as others, and our accounts balanced for the day that\\nthis transaction was made. The accounts also of the messenger\\nwhom we send to do errands balance for that day. We have a\\ncharge of 75 cents to our day-book, also our messenger s\\naccount-slip, which is checked off as paid. We have every reason\\nto believe that our messenger is honest, and the fact that his\\naccount balances that day we take as evidence that the 75 cents\\nwas paid by him. He, however, overlooked taking any receipt\\nfor the amount. We cannot see wherein we should pay this a\\nsecond time, when our accounts show that it has been paid once.\\nTrusting this explanation will be satisfactory to you, we\\nare (157)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMessrs. Burns, Rivera Co., 67.\\nDominica, B. W. I.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour valued favor of the 25th of September was duly\\nreceived, and its contents and enclosures have had our careful\\nattention. We have seen the newspaper accounts, briefly recit-\\ning the havoc wrought by the severe storms along your coasts,\\nand are glad that you do not have to report personal loss there-\\nfrom. Enclosed please find memorandum of returns for the\\nshipment of drugs, ex Fontabelle, with tests for each separate\\nmark, as requested, together with our First of Exchange, at\\nsight, on Messrs. Wright Co., London, in your favor, for\\n;/J io5 IIS. lod., the Second of wdiich will follow by next mail,\\nand will thank you to acknowledge receipt of same as usual.\\nAs in a former case, the ganger s certificate for this lot is", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "30 Commercial C0RRESP0XDE^XE.\\nembraced in that for the larger shipment to your neighbors by the\\nsame vessel, and to them we must refer you, should you deem it\\ndesirable to examine the ganger s return. (^57)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Trimby Dash, 68.\\nTacoma, Wash.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe have your esteemed favor of the 1 2th inst., and\\nthank you for your proffer of space in your forthcoming catalogue,\\nbut do not see our way clear to make use of the same. It would\\nbe impracticable for us, in fact, to take space in any medium of\\nthis kind, if we would continue to pursue the course which, for\\nso many years, has been followed by us. As far as lies in our\\npower, we have endeavored to protect the interests of the whole-\\nsalers, to whom we have restricted our trade. Were we to\\nappear in their publications, which of course go to their own\\ncircle of customers, the latter would be excusable if they regarded\\nom advertisement as a bid for their business and, under such\\ncircumstances, we would be expected either to quote prices or\\nexecute orders for quantities much smaller than we care to sell.\\nTo refuse such requests would be an affront to them and arouse\\na feeling which we prefer to avoid. We think it more to our\\nreal advantage for us to keep out of a publication of that kind,\\nunless we intend to change our methods and sell at retail, which\\nwe are not prepared to do. Were the conditions different, it\\nwould afford us pleasure to avail ourselves of these opportunities\\nto acquaint the small trade with our goods. (238)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. E. N. Burling, 69.\\nGalveston, Tex.\\nDear Sir\\nWe send you to-day schedule for ]\\\\Iexico, and lists of the\\nplaces you are to visit. Keep your eye opened for any city not\\nmentioned by us. Enclosed find two checks for $100 each.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 31\\nLet us know if more money will be needed to carry you to El\\nPaso, so we can send whatever is necessary before you get into\\nMexico.\\nA few weeks ago an order came from Luis G. Ramon,\\nGuaymas, Sonora, Mexico, for some electric appliances, selected\\nfrom Catalogue No. 6. He sent along the enclosed newspaper\\nadvertisement, but that does not inform us that he is regularly in\\nour line of business. Do you know anything about him We\\nwrote him, also the Compania Maderas, but the replies have not\\nyet arrived. Reports from his three references are also enclosed\\nherewith, and you will not forget to return them. (^41)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Whiting Co., 70.\\nP. O. Box 140, City of Mexico, Mex.\\nGentlemen\\nYour favor of loth ult. received. We note your inquiry\\nfor 20 and 40 pound rails, spikes, and fastenings. Understand-\\ning that the details could be arranged to our entire satisfaction,\\nwe should be pleased to enter your order for enclosed tracings\\nof 20 and 40 pound rails at ^28 per gross ton complete, plain\\nbar joints, consisting of two splice bars and six bolts and nuts to\\nthe joint, for the former weight of rail, 20 cents, and for the 40\\npound rail, 27 cents. Above prices all prompt cash, f. o. b.\\ncars on lighter alongside of vessel, within lighterage limits. New\\nYork Harbor. Terms of payment, cash against documents\\ni. e. invoice and railroad bill of lading, showing shipment from\\nour works, on presentation to a banker in New York, Philadel-\\nphia or Baltimore, for which we would be willing to allow you\\none per cent, discount. You do not state when you desire the\\nmaterial to be delivered, but if we heard from you promptly, we\\ncould probably arrange to ship within thirty days from receipt of\\norder. Hoping to hear from you, we are\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "32 Commercial Correspondence.\\nMr. Stephen Lincoln, Agent, 71.\\nOmaha, Neb.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have our letter of 26th ult. returned by you with\\nnotation thereon, from which we note that the Street Raihvay\\nCompany are not yet in position to receive the balance of their\\nrails, nor do they intimate when they will be. We would\\nimagine that, if they depend upon the absence of the snow, it\\nwill be largely speculative when we shall be permitted to close\\nout the contract. Of course, if they are not prepared to take\\nand pay for the rails, we do not want to force them to take\\nthem but if this is not the case, and considering how long we\\nhave been carrying these in stock, they ought to give us shipping\\ninstructions or permit us to bill them on hand at the mill and\\nsettle for the same, ordering them forward as they may be required.\\nWe should be glad to have you interview the Company on these\\nlines and advise us of their decision. (^^2)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. James Lupton, 72.\\nDover, N. H.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have your letter of October 20, and in reply we take\\npleasure in sending you by this mail, under separate cover, a\\ncopy of our combined Mathematical and Engineering Catalogue.\\nWe received the set of instruments returned by your messenger,\\nwho did not wait for us to send the set of Royal instruments\\nin exchange. We therefore forwarded them last night by ex-\\npress. We trust that these will be found satisfactory to your\\ncustomer, as they have been specially selected.\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. I. J. Cole, 73.\\nY/indsor, Vt.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to yours of the 26th, the price for spectacles on\\nthe enclosed bill is correct for the goods sent, as the mounting", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 33\\nwas a heavy bridge and temples. We do not carry the bevel-end\\npiece in the lighter weight. If you cannot use the heavy mount-\\nings, they may be returned for exchange or for credit. Referring\\nto the yi^^ diameter, 2^^ focus lenses, we have entered order for\\n1000 of these lenses at the price agreed upon and, as you are in\\nurgent need of a few hundred of them, we hope to be able to\\nsend you a portion of the order within a few days. ^i^)\\nYours very truly,\\nJ. F. Dundore, Esq., 74.\\nNew Orleans, La.\\nMy dear Sir\\nIn accordance with the oral understanding had with you\\nlast Saturday, I now beg leave to notify you that the parties\\nabout whom I spoke as considering the purchase of the plant at\\nWest Chester, have made such examination and investigation\\nthat they offer to-day to take and pay for the plant $200,000.\\nAccording to your proposition I shall withhold any decision in\\nthe matter for twenty-four hour s from the date of the delivery of\\nthis notice at your residence. I shall be at your house about\\n6 o clock to-morrow evening, to learn of your decision in the\\nmatter and, if you decide to purchase the plant, to perfect de-\\ntails for closing the deal. ^^4)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Samuel Crewe, 75.\\nJohnstown, Pa.\\nMy dear Sir\\nI regret that the brevity of my visit to Philadelphia to-day\\nprevented my calling upon you. The person about whom I spoke\\nto you with reference to the carbide and generator business will\\nbe in New York next week, and I shall see him and talk with\\nhim upon the subject. Will you please forward me, upon receipt\\nof this, the letters which you have received from abroad quoting\\nprices of carbide I shall return them to you, but simply want\\nthem to show this gentleman on next Tuesday or Wednesday\\nwhat other manufacturers are doing in the way of prices and", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "34 Commercial Correspondence.\\ndelivery. Please advise me when you send these letters, whether\\nyou can come over to New York upon receipt of telegraphic\\nadvice, should I want to call you over quickly, as perhaps the\\nperson I have alluded to will not be in the city permanently until\\nafter the middle of the month. (^55)\\nYours very truly,\\nMessrs. Freeman Bros. Marsh, 76.\\nMassillon, O.\\nGentlemen\\nI have your order No. 558, dated December 10, for\\nwhich please accept my thanks. I also received your letters of\\nsame date and note your remarks in connection with the diameter\\nof wheel for 140^-^ fan. By increasing the speed of the fan, you\\ncan accomplish the same result as by increasing the diameter of\\nthe wheel, and at a greater saving of power. We will see that\\neverything is done to secure an early shipment of your order.\\nRegarding our boiler wrenches, I would say that ordinarily our\\nstraight 3 -ft. wrench answers all purposes. Socket wrenches are\\nof no account but when preferred, we make up a special socket\\nwrench which works very well. Our price for this wrench, f. o. b.\\ncars, Philadelphia, is $4. (128)\\nYours very truly,\\nHartford Steam Heating Co., 77.\\nHartford, Conn.\\nGentlemen\\nWe beg to quote the price of ^180, f. o. b. cars, Jersey\\nCity, for one iio^^ housing, steel plate blower; wheel to\\nbe 5^ ft. in diameter, and the blower to be provided with a\\nwheel 36^ in diameter with 10^ face. In regard to the order for\\na hot water boiler given me a few days ago, would ask whether\\nyou require special tappings. The boiler is tapped as follows\\n6-2^ flows, 4.-2)4^^ returns. Now we can give you 4-2^^ flows to\\ncorrespond with the 4-2-^^-^ returns, or any other size that you\\nmay require. Hoping for an early reply, we remain (i^S)\\nRespectfully,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 35\\nGeorge Carson, Esq., 78.\\nRoanoke, Va.\\nDear Sir\\nReplying to your letter of yesterday, would say that I do\\nnot know of any position under the city government that is now\\nvacant. There are, of course, a number of them at various times\\nthat are to be secured after a Civil Service examination, and\\nlargely from local influences following the examination. Your\\npenmanship and position both indicate a high grade of intelli-\\ngence, and there should be no doubt of your passing an excel-\\nlent examination, but it might be necessary for you to have local\\ninfluence in appointment. If you particularly desire a personal\\ninterview, you may call at my office, although I could add noth-\\ning to what I have written above. (^^S)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Samuel Towne, 79.\\nJefferson City, Mo.\\nDear Sir\\nReplying to yours of yesterday, would say that I have\\nreceived a number of applications for various appointments under\\nthe National Administration, but not being in a position to exert\\nany influence in securing appointments, I have deemed it best not\\nto sign any of the applications. I have made no exception what-\\never, even among old personal friends. Had I determined to\\nindorse applications I do not think my influence would be of the\\nleast benefit except as a single name to add to the number. I\\ntrust that you will appreciate my motive as not being at all per-\\nsonal, but only following out what I had already determined\\nupon some months ago. (^^3)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Arthur Kline, 80.\\nBrunswick, Ga.\\nMy dear Sir\\nI observe that you have filed your papers as an applicant\\nfor the appointment of local Revenue Collector for this district.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "36 Commercial Correspondence.\\nI do not know that my influence or services would be of any\\nvalue to you, but if you think they would be, it will afford me\\nmuch pleasure to do anything that may advance your interest in\\nsecuring the appointment. I know of no one more competent to\\nperform the duties than you are, and the interest you have\\nalways manifested in behalf of the party, likewise that of your\\nfather and brother, certainly merits recognition. I have not\\nforgotten the earnest support given to me as a candidate, and feel\\nthat I owe it to you to do everything possible in reciprocation.\\nIf you will advise me whether I can aid you in any direction, I\\nwill gladly act at once. With kind regards and best wishes, I am\\nYours very truly, (^S^)\\nF. P. Miller, D. D., 81.\\nSyracuse, N. Y.\\nMy dear Dr. Miller\\nI have read with great interest the major portion of your\\nMS. entitled A New Achievement, recently submitted by\\nyou to us for examination. In many respects I have found the\\nwork a valuable and suggestive one. Many of its descriptions\\nare vivid, and some of its characters are exceedingly well dravv^n.\\nIt gives me very great pleasure to bear this testimony to the\\ngeneral worth of the MS. I wish that in connection with this I\\ncould say that we deem it best, after looking at the matter in all\\nits bearings, to undertake the publication of the book. We do\\nnot feel this, however. In part, I may say that we are led to\\nthis decision by the fact that we have considerable material on\\nhand awaiting publication, some of which is in story form. At\\nthe best, it would be quite a little while before we could bring\\nthe story out, if it were accepted for publication. In addition\\nto this I may say that, on the whole, we are seeking to diminish,\\nrather than increase, the number of books in the story form that\\nwe issue. Under the circumstances, therefore, and with very\\ngreat regret, we feel that we must return the MS. to you, thank-\\ning you for your consideration of us. 206\\nVery sincerely yours,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 37\\nRev. Albert Harriman, D. D., 82.\\nLowell, Mass.\\nDear Dr. Harriman\\nFor the sake of the cause in general, and for the sake of\\nour paper in particular, will you not permit us to announce\\ntherein that you will give us two or three articles, more or less,\\non preachers or preaching, or something connected with either or\\nboth. You will know best how to formulate the matter and in\\nwhat shape to present it at least, let the topic be one that\\nthoroughly interests you yourself. We would ask that the\\narticles contain from eight hundred to one thousand words, and\\nthat the first one reach us within the next week or two. We are\\nsorry that we cannot offer you what such work from your pen is\\nworth, but trust that in the near future the success of the publica-\\ntion will enable us materially to increase the remuneration.\\nHoping that we may hear from you favorably as soon as\\nmaybe, I remain (^54)\\nYours sincerely,\\nMrs. Mary S. Magee, S^.\\nIndianapolis, Ind.\\nMy dear Madam\\nIn response to yours of October 27, allow me to say\\nthat we had two copies made of the contract enclosed with yours,\\nand the same have been forwarded to you signed by our Secre-\\ntary. Of course you will return one to us. We are very glad\\nindeed to learn from your letter that, from your end of the line,\\nthe prospects for Nature Studies are so good. We shall be\\nvery glad if the book shall find recognition as a supplementary\\nreader. It will be very helpful to it. I may say that so far as\\nwe are concerned the prospects are very bright. We have\\nsecured in our own city the names of officers and members of the\\nAudubon Society, and shall seek to bring the book to the notice\\nof the Ornithological Society, which holds its anniversary at the\\nAcademy of Natural Sciences about the middle of November.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "38 Commercial Correspondence.\\nEnclosed you will find a couple of advertisements of the book.\\nI am told by the Advertising Department that very speedily a\\nspecial circular will be prepared, describing the book and includ-\\ning portions of some of the best notices which have been\\nreceived. So far, all the reviews have been exceedingly favorable.\\nWith all good wishes, I am (209)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. T. Kendall, 84.\\n131 2 Cherry St., Providence, R. I.\\nDear Sir\\nIn response to yours of Oct. 21, which was duly\\nreceived with accompanying designs, let me say that, just at the\\npresent time, we are not in need of designs for book covers\\nother than those for which we have made arrangements. In\\nreturning to you the designs as per your request, I may ask what\\nprice you would put upon your work. For example, what do\\nyou deem the value, per design, of the two which you submit 7\\nIt may possibly be that in the course of a month or six weeks we\\ncould use the red one, although I am in doubt about it at present.\\nWe shall be glad to hear from you respecting the information\\nwhich we ask in regard to price. (126)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMessrs. Fry Stacy, _ 85.\\nSioux City, la.\\nDear Sirs\\nReplying to your kind favor of the 3d inst. requesting prices\\nupon note and letter sheets, we beg leave to append the follow-\\ning estimate\\n20,000 Note sheets, printed upon Banker s\\nLinen, in pads of 100 each, two\\nchanges, $1.75 per M.\\n20,000 Note sheets, printed on Crov/n\\nLinen, 1.50\\n10,000 Letter sheets, in pads of 100 each,\\none change, printed on Crown Linen, 2.35", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 39\\nWe mail you, under separate cover, our sample book of papers,\\nin which you will note the prices of quality and length in the\\nupper left-hand corner. We take pleasure -in quoting you a dis-\\ncount of 35% upon these papers as listed. Edison s Mimeo-\\ngraph Stencil paper, ^1.75 per quire and all small 6-oz. tubes\\nof Mimeograph ink, 60 cents each. (^2^)\\nYours truly.\\nThe Second National Bank, S6.\\nLeavenworth, Kans.\\nGentlemen\\nWe are in receipt of your esteemed order of the 14th,\\nand will increase order to 150 pocket check books, understand-\\ning that they are all to be the same style as previously made,\\nexcept checks are to be flat, instead of folded. The books are\\nto hold 25 checks each, to have the same kind of leather covers,\\nand stamped on side in gold 50 books to be stamped, and 100\\nnot stamped. When bound flat, we frequently put 50 checks in\\na book, which would make fewer books but we will bind 25 to\\nbook, unless we hear from you to the contrary. As they are all\\nlithographed at the same time, the work will not be delayed by\\nincreasing the order. We will hurry the books as much as pos-\\nsible but the stamping will slightly delay the work. We have\\nto-day shipped the copying-press stand, as ordered. We will\\nsend the additional copying sheets of the new style, as soon as\\nwe receive our next invoice of them, having already sold our\\nfirst supply. (179)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. John Acker, 87.\\nLock Haven, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nWe are in receipt of your esteemed favor, and will have the\\npocket checks stamped and bound as quickly as possible but\\nthe stamping will cause some delay. The drafts are about to be\\nstamped, and we will hasten the work all we can, using our best", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "40 Commercial Correspondence.\\nendeavors to forward the book by Tuesday next. If, however,\\nyou should run short of drafts in the meantime, we could mail\\nyou some loose, binding the corresponding stubs in the book.\\nIf you desire us to do this, please advise by return mail how\\nmany drafts are required. Your order given to our Mr. Blank\\n^as duly received, and we are proceeding with the ledgers,\\nalthough we would like to verify our understanding of the letter-\\ning. Are both ledgers to be lettered A to L one A to L No.\\n23, and the other A to L No. 24?\\nThanking you for the orders and awaiting your reply in regard\\nto the lettering, we remain (163)\\nYours truly,\\nThe Tradesmen s Trust Company, SS.\\nWarren, O.\\nGentlemen\\nWe are in receipt of your order for Tokio letter books, for\\nwhich please accept our thanks. These come in four styles of\\nbinding, as follows sheep back and corners, dark red cloth\\nsides dark green leather back and corners, dark green cloth\\nsides imitation Russia back and corners, black cloth sides full\\nduck binding. Kindly advise which style of binding you want,\\nand we shall give the order our immediate attention.\\nIn writing you this morning, in reply to your letter ordering\\ncheck book, unstamped, for McM. and McC, we neglected to\\nstate that all of your checks with blank date are having the\\nrevenue stamps imprinted upon them, in accordance with your\\nprevious order, and all of the checks that we now have\\nunstamped are dated 190.\\nPlease advise if we shall make up an edition of 1 000 checks\\nwith blank date, so that we can fill this order and hold balance\\nsubject to your future orders. If so, please give quantity for\\neach color of paper. (^^9)\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 41\\nThe Garth Packing Co., 89.\\nRoanoke, Va.\\nGentlemen\\nWe are in receipt of your inquiry in regard to billhead, and\\nenclose a paper with the wording marked off in about the posi-\\ntion we would suggest printing. As there are a great many items,\\nwe do not think they could be arranged better than to place them\\non the left-hand corner, as we have indicated. We enclose a\\nsample of pink paper, and will supply 5,000 for $20, 1,000 for\\n$6 loose, not tableted. Upon receipt of your order, we should\\nbe pleased to submit a proof before printing. In the matter of\\nyour order for 1,000 checks, of white paper, the same as we are\\nsupplying, we note your suggestion to put a line dividing the\\nspace on the end from the check proper which we will have\\ndone, and think it will improve the appearance of the check.\\nKindly advise if you wish the checks dated all 189, or whether\\nwe shall date them with figure i only. We can make half 189,\\nand the other half 190 or a portion 189, and the balance with\\nfigure I only. Awaiting your reply in regard to dating, and\\nthanking you for order, we remain 200)\\nYours truly.\\nThe Evanson Printing Co., 90.\\nBoston, Mass.\\nGentlemen\\nYour esteemed favor of the 8th inst. has been duly\\nreceived and has had our careful attention. We should be\\npleased to be favored with your order for a font of x\\\\gate\\nMusic No. 3, suitable for the composition of Gregorian chant\\nmusic, but the conditions upon which you predicate the pur-\\nchase are such that we cannot entertain it that is to say,\\nwe cannot cut and make matrices at our risk. We are not music\\ntypographers, and in order to set a page or part of a page, we\\nshould have to put it in the hands of a music typographer in our\\ncity. The whole thing would cause an outlay of far more than", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "42 CO^IMERCIAL CORRESPOXDE^XE.\\nany profit that could come to us on 50 or 75 pounds of\\nmusic t}^e. If you wish to cut and make matrices, as proposed\\nin previous con-espondence, beheving that the thing can be\\naccomphshed as stated by making three matrices, we shall be\\npleased to do it but we cannot take the responsibility of mak-\\ning these and casting type and having music set therefrom at our\\nrisk. A bona fide order from you will be accepted, and we have\\nno doubt whatever of giving you satisfaction. Awaiting your\\npleasure, we are (2^^)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. F. P. Xelson, 91.\\nUrbana, O.\\nDear Sir\\nWe are in receipt of your postal card of the loth inst.\\nrequesting our catalogue or specimen book. We would suggest\\nthat you send us a list of what presses and material you want,\\nstating about how many fonts of type you will require. On re-\\nceipt of this information, we shall be pleased to give you an esti-\\nmate of the cost. When it comes to the matter of selecting the\\ntype, we shall make arrangements to send you one of our large\\nspecimen books, showing all of our later productions. We are\\nin a position to sell you any wire stitcher machine that you may\\nselect. We have been selling the McConnell Improved Wire\\nStitcher for some time past, and it has given general satisfaction.\\nWhile Vv^e have every confidence in this machine, we do not feel\\nthat we would like to make any comparison with any other make.\\nAMien you reply, kindly let us know what is the best way to get\\nto your town. Trusting to hear from you at an early date, we\\nare (178)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMr. Jacob Ring, 92.\\nPhiladelphia, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nThe party for whom you are making the large outfit of\\nwood goods for us, desires to get a special case which we will", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 45\\ndescribe He wants a case to hold lower case, points, spaces,\\nquads and capitals lower case arranged same as an ordinary\\ncase. The case is to be made as small as possible, with low parti-\\ntions between boxes to be used on imposing stone to take up the\\nsmallest possible space. Please furnish a full size diagram of the\\nsame, specifying height of partitions. The 2-3 Macy Job Case\\nis too large. There will only be a few types put in this case,\\nbeing used for alterations in plates. The box, of course, is to be\\nsufficiently large to allow for picking out type with fingers. You\\nwill please furnish estimate for a single tier Davis Cabinet, filled\\nwith this style case, cabinet to be the same height as your No. 6\\nwould be, with flat top. If this is ordered, we should want it\\nfinished in antique oak, like the case now being made for us.\\nWe have not as yet heard from you in regard to the width of the\\nstrips for the galleys, about which we wrote you. Your early\\nreply will oblige 209\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Eugene Hale, 93.\\nMorristown, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nWe are this morning in receipt of your esteemed favor of\\nlOth inst. covering order for our smallest fonts of complete ac-\\ncents of 6, 8 and lo-point to match the 6 and 8-point samples\\nyou enclosed but unfortunately, the cancelling machine in the\\npost-office squeezed your samples out, as you will see by the cor-\\nner of the envelope which we send herewith. We want you to\\nreplace samples of the 6 and 8-point, and also send samples of\\nthe lo-point. You seem to have some doubt about our clearly\\nunderstanding your order, and we think it admits of two con-\\nstructions one, that you want complete fonts of type including\\naccents 6, 8 and lo-point, although you do not name the weights\\nof the fonts. Again, you say these fonts are to include accents\\nand the proportionate quantity of quadrates, of the same face as\\nthe Small Pica we have furnished you at various times. Another", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "44 Commercial Correspondence.\\nconstruction is that you simply want accents but there is no pro-\\nportion of quads with accents.\\nAwaiting your explanation with the samples, and bespeak-\\ning your kind attention, we are 95\\nYours respectfully,\\nThe Elkins Lumber Co., 94.\\nLansing, Mich.\\nDear Sirs\\nLi answer to your letter of June 29, would say that you\\ncannot be more surprised at the car of White Pine than we are,\\nespecially when you said that from 30 to 40 per cent, of it would\\nrun better than flooring quality. We did not tally or count any\\nmore of the lumber after receiving word to unload the car, but\\ndid lay out 1500 or 1 600 feet which was better than a cull\\nboard, and this is by itself. We are so disgusted with the car of\\nWhite Pine that we do not care even to make an offer for it.\\nWe think you had better write to our Lumberman s Exchange\\nand have them select an inspector, after which you will know\\njust what is in that lumber as far as grades go. 138)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMessrs. Folger Bros., 95.\\nWilliamsport, Pa.\\nDear Sirs\\nOur Mr. Rhodes has said that you had given him the\\nrefusal of some base boards, worked and delivered to Atlantic\\nCity, N. J., at $22.50 per thousand feet. We would like to have\\nyou ship one car of these boards direct to our yard, made up of\\nsizes from 5 -inch to 12-inch about three thousand feet of each\\nsize, surfaced four sides. We v/ish first to see how this car runs,\\nand, if satisfactory, we will take three more cars from you, as we\\nunderstand you have about 60,000 feet. Kindly get the first car\\noff at once or if you will let us know when you have this car\\nready to dress, one of our firm will go to Williamsport and look\\nat it. Terms, 2 per cent., thirty da5^s, less freight. (^4^)\\nYours respectfully,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 45\\nJ. D. Bedford Bro., 96.\\nCumberland, Md.\\nDear Sirs\\nYour letter of inquiry to Superintendent Lindall was\\nreferred to me. Permit me to advise you that we pay 55 cents\\nfor first-class, and 35 cents for second-class White Oak crossties,\\nSouthern R. R. specifications, delivered alongside the track at\\nor near grade, subject to our inspection. This delivery can be\\nmade on the Southern Railway anywhere between Vincent and\\nRyburg Junction. White Oak switch timber, 7 cents per lineal\\nfoot, at such lengths as may be needed, size 6x9, or we can\\naccept switch timber and ties at these prices, f. o. b. cars on our\\ntracks at Vincent or Ryburg Junction. If you have any ties or\\ntimber to sell at these prices, please advise how much, and when\\ndelivery can be made, as we will be in the market for White\\nOak crossties in the course of two months. If you have bridge\\nor car lumber to sell, you will have to address Samuel Major,\\nPurchasing Agent, Southern R. R. Co., Richmond, Va.\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Finch Co., 97,\\nJackson, Mich.\\nGentlemen\\nSometime ago we gave you an order for five or six cars of\\nWhite Pine Fencing. So that we can see what the lumber is\\nlike, we prefer that you send in only one car, rather than\\nship all the cars at once. We have received a number of\\ncars of fencing from parties who claimed that their lumber was\\nfirst-class, and when the cars came in, the fencing was not worth\\n^12 a thousand feet. If the rate of freight on the one car is\\nmore than it would be on the five or six cars, we should prefer to\\npay 25 or 50 cents more per thousand feet, rather than have the\\nwhole lot come in and not be up to the agreed standard. If your\\nMr. Martin has seen these strips, all right but if there are a lot\\nof box strips in the shipment, we do not want them. (^53)\\nYours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "46 Commercial Correspondence.\\nMr. F. G. Bond, 98.\\nPeoria, 111.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to your letter of October 19, we can quote you a\\nprice of ^3.75 per thousand pieces on two cars of plastering lath,\\nf. o. b. Linden Junction, provided we receive the order before\\nnoon to-morrow. We can arrange to ship one car within one\\nweek, and the other within one month from date. We would\\nfurther state that of three wholesalers who supply us with lath,\\ntwo cannot fill the order at all, and the other cannot guarantee\\nany better time than that stated, as lath are about the scarcest\\nthing in the market at the present time. As our shipper will\\nonly hold this offer until to-morrow afternoon, we would suggest\\nthat you give this matter your immediate consideration, if you\\nwish us to ship you the lath. ^3^\\nRespectfully yours,\\nMr. Francis Page, 99.\\nToledo, O.\\nDear Sir\\nComplying with your request of the 24th ult. we here-\\nwith enclose list of pieces and price per thousand feet which we\\ncan deliver to your buildings, provided we get the order before\\nNovember i, same to be shipped before November 12. Owing\\nto an advance of $2 per thousand feet in freight rates, to date\\nfrom that time, our shippers will not give us prices except as\\nstated. Shipments would be made to the nearest siding to your\\noperation and we would haul direct from car.\\n15,000 pieces 3 x 9 18 Hemlock at $18 per M. feet.\\n71,000 feet Shingling Lath, lineal measure, at ^5 per M.\\nThis order must be entered before twelve o clock noon,\\nOctober 31, if you wish us to fill it at the above figures.\\nWhen you are in the market for WTiite Pine, we would\\nbe very much pleased to have you send us a list of your require-\\nments. We have in stock at all times beveled siding and\\ndressed dimension shingles. We also have all grades of barn-\\nboards and strips. We conduct a strictly wholesale business,\\nand can satisfy you in price, quality and promptness of shipment.\\nYours truly, (^93)", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 47\\nFinley Iron and Steel Manufacturing Co., 100.\\nNewark, N. J.\\nGentlemen\\nReplying to your favor of the 1 8th inst. duly received,\\nwould say that we accept order given us, as per yours of the\\nabove date, under the following conditions Price on our Big\\nVein Cumberland Coal ^1.50 per gross ton at mines rate of\\nfreight from mines to point of delivery, ^1.50, making price de-\\nlivered, ^3.00 per gross ton, f. o. b. cars Central R. R. of N. J.\\ntracks, Newark, N. J. The price given above is to hold good\\nfrom now until April I, 1900, subject, however, to the rise and\\nfall in miner s wage scale that is, should the rate per ton for\\nmining coal be either advanced or reduced, the above figure will\\nbe either higher or lower accordingly and further subject to\\ncar supply, strikes, accidents, and other delays unavoidable or\\nbeyond our control. Railroad weights are to govern settle-\\nments. Terms cash on the 15 th day of the month for all coal\\nshipped the previous month. Thanking you for your courtesy,\\nwe remain (163)\\nY ours truly,\\nMessrs. Levy Co., loi.\\nAtchison, Kans.\\nDear Sir\\nAcknowledging receipt of your favor of the 26th inst.,\\nwould say that we have been keeping a gang of men for the past\\ntwo weeks waiting for the 16^-^ pipe and fittings. We are ad-\\nvised this morning that Messrs. Whalen Co. have secured the\\n16^ Ell which has caused all the detention, and that it will be\\nmade ready in as short a time as possible. It should not take us\\nvery long to put this in place after it is delivered, and we our-\\nselves are getting the work done so that it can be included in this\\nmonth s charges. If the pipe is delivered by Friday morning, we\\ncan get the work done before Saturday. We will also arrange to\\nsend you our bill on that day, so that it can be included in your\\nexpenditures for the year just closing. 143)\\nYours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "48 Commercial Correspondence.\\nMr. John Fry,\\nLynchburg, Va. I02.\\nDear Sir\\nI understand you have filled your first order of 17,500 feet\\nof fit steel rail to Mr. Calder, and are now filling second order of\\n10,000 feet which he proposes using near Paulborough. He is\\nmaking request for the further shipment of 20,000 feet for use in\\nWhiting. Please arrange to ship this quantity to him with the\\nnecessary splice material as soon as possible. (^4)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. James Slade, 103.\\nXenia, O.\\nDear Sir\\nI have notified Mr. Alberts to ship 10,000 feet of good fit\\n85 -pound rail with splices to your care at Mt. Auburn. This will\\nenable you to remove the bad 70-pound rail in both tracks at\\nHadley Station. Will you please advise whether you have any\\nplace where you want to use fit 85 -pound rail in Mt. Auburn,\\nand if so, how much (^S)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Paul Kirby Son, 104.\\nScran ton, Pa.\\nDear Sirs\\nIn reply to your favor dated 2 2d inst. would say, we are\\nnot rolling charcoal iron, as we have notified you before. We\\ncan furnish you soft steel sheets, cleaned, for the specifications,\\nNos. 19, 20, and 24. The quality is equal to charcoal iron. As\\nfar as the working goes we cannot guarantee this to be like sam-\\nple, but it will be a smooth, clean surface. Nos. 19 and 20 we\\nquote at 3.6-10 cents and No. 24 at 3.7-10 cents; all net cash,\\ndelivered in New York. We will furnish the specification red\\niron, cut to pattern, at ^2.35 per pound and the chute iron,\\n4x10, random lengths, at ^1.95, all net cash, f. o. b. mill. We:", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 49\\ncannot make the other size you ask for, nor can we promise any\\nspecial delivery on the above, but will do the best we can for\\nyou. (145)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Billings Co., I05.\\nXenia, O.\\nGentlemen\\nIn reply to your favor of the 1st inst., would say that out-\\nside of some defective and odd sizes that we accumulate, and\\nwhich we sell low, we only make regular sizes and brands of\\nsheets and plates such as you have been buying. We enclose\\nletter from our mill people, giving their present stock of defective\\nand odd sheets, with prices. If you can dispose of this lot at the\\nfigure named we would be pleased to hear from you. The price,\\ni^ cents, is net f. o. b. mill, no commission, terms cash, thirty\\ndays. We make chute iron, all 26 inches wide, not cut to length\\n(8 to 10 ft. of red quality, which is used in our coal mines here\\nin Pennsylvania, and which we are now selling at ^1.75, f o. b.\\nmill but I presume this would hardly be in your line. If you are\\ni n the market for any annealed iron or steel sheets, we should be\\npleased to receive your order. (^57)\\nYours very truly.\\nThe Caperton Co., Ltd., 106\\nPhoenixville, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to your favor dated 1 8th inst. would say, we will\\nfurnish you the corrugated black and painted iron, Nos. 22, 24,\\nand 26, at the prices given on separate sheet. For painted cor-\\nrugated iron, add 35 cents to those prices. We can now name\\nyou $1.95 for chute iron, i^f to 16, in car load lots, all net cash\\nf. o. b. mill. We are full of orders for corrugated iron, but can\\nprobably put some small lots in promptly.\\nThe lightest we can roll sheets 48 inches square to be\\ncorrect gauge, is No. 16, and we will furnish you the 3000\\nsheets of that gauge of blue annealed iron at I2.35, f. o. b. mill,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "50 Commercial Correspondence.\\nPhoenixville net cash 30 days red iron at I -10 cent per pound\\nless. We can make shipments very promptly, say the first car in\\na week or ten days from receipt of your order, and so on until\\ncompleted. We hope that the price named above will enable\\nyou to favor us with an order. (1^9)\\nVery truly,\\nThe Troy Foundry Co., 107.\\nTroy, N. Y.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe are in receipt of your favor dated the 15 th inst., con-\\ntaining order for 100 sheets of refined galvanized iron, 3^\\npounds to the square foot, 48x115, and in reply would say that\\nwe cannot guarantee the weight of these sheets. We would\\nhave to roll these sheets light, 14 to weigh 3^ pounds after gal-\\nvanized. You say the sheets must be free from salamoniac specks.\\nWe can have them done as well as any one, but will not guar-\\nantee them not to color a white liquor. If you are wiUing to\\ntake the risk, we will make the iron. We are not prepared to\\nfurnish Rock iron cleaned or washed. We found that most of our\\ncustomers would not pay any extra for it, and, in fact, did not\\ncare about the dirt. We can furnish you the Rock brand, such\\nas you have been using, at the price given on separate sheet, all\\nnet cash, 30 days, delivered in Troy, N. Y., deliveries June and\\nJuly. (168)\\nYours truly.\\nThe Mortimer- Wilson Co., 108.\\nAlliance, O.\\nGentlemen\\nWe are in receipt of your dispatch in reference to the order\\nNo. 6451, and in reply would say that we have been disappointed\\nin getting steel bars, but expect them to arrive daily. We will make\\nthe order as soon as they come in. We are also in receipt of\\nyour order No. 6478, for 4200 square feet of iron, painted both\\nsides, 22 X 108. Is this to be corrugated You do not men-", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence 51\\ntion it on the order. If the sheets are to be corrugated, the\\nextreme length we can corrugate is 106 inches, but we prefer to\\nhave them shorter say, 100 or 102 inches long. Please let us\\nknow about this promptly. Regarding the invoice of Nov. 19,\\nwe do not feel that we are liable for the extra cost of straighten-\\ning the plates. We rolled the iron as straight as any mill could\\ndo so, and if we had known you wanted it perfectly straight, we\\nwould not have undertaken it. Your customer would have to\\nhave it straightened, no matter where it was made, and should\\nhave returned the sheets. Under the circumstances, we do not\\nfeel that we are at fault, and must decline to allow the claim.\\nVery truly yours, 203\\nMr. Wm. Reeves, 109.\\nJoplin, Mo.\\nDear Sir\\nOur agent at Silverton has handed to us your letter,\\nrequesting our Company to make you a bid for your output of lead\\nand copper ore for the coming season. We would be pleased to\\ncomply with your request but, before being able to do so in an\\nintelligent manner, we should have a sample, say of one hundred\\npounds, of what you consider a fair average of the vein matter\\nfrom your mine. I presume that you are aware that your concen-\\ntrates, provided they carry an excess of iron, are more desirable\\nfor fluxing purposes, and therefore call for lower treatment- charge\\nper ton than your crude ore, which carries, I understand, quite\\nan excess of silica. We are paying now for copper $1.50 to $2\\nper unit, based on the per cent, of copper in ore and, for lead,\\n45 cents to 75 cents per unit, on the same rule as fixes price for\\ncopper. As soon as your samples are received, and our chemist\\nhas completed his analyses of them, we will send you scale of\\nprices, covering all your different grades of ore and concentrates.\\nWe pay ^19 per ounce for gold, and 95 per cent, of New York\\nquotations for silver. (204)\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "52 Commercial Correspondence.\\nRoland Pennock, Esq., no.\\nSt. Joseph, Mich.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to your letter of the 1st inst., will offer for your\\nconsideration the following mining property. The same is for sale\\nat ^30,000 $5,000 down, and the balance in five equal pay-\\nments, allowing six months to elapse between each payment.\\nOf course, you understand that, in case default is made in meet-\\ning any one payment when the same falls due, all money previ-\\nously paid belongs to the present owner. Bonds and lease are\\nplaced on record, and deed for the property will be placed on\\nescrow with our First National Bank here, and put on record\\nafter the receipt for the last payment is given. The property con-\\nsists of three full claims, each 1,500 feet by 300 feet, patented\\na little over a year ago. On Claim One a shaft has been sunk to\\na depth of 450 feet. At a depth of 250 feet, and again at 400,\\na cross-cut tunnel has been run in about 200 feet, to locate the\\nvein, which had dipped away from the shaft. In the lower\\ncross-cut, the ore body had been uncovered and considerable ore\\nstoped out, ready for mining but, owing to the fact that it was\\ntoo low grade to allow the shipment before concentration, nothing\\nhas yet been done with it. Tests made from this vein show that\\nfine vanners will effect a saving of nearly go fo of the ore s value,\\nand should be done at a cost not to exceed $2.25 per ton. A\\nconcentrating and milling plant should be erected for a daily\\ncapacity of at least 50 tons of ore, which would produce a car\\nper day of silver-lead concentrates, that would run about jo per\\nton. On the other two claims, prospecting has only been done\\nwith diamond drills, sinking to the depth of about 300 feet, and\\nshowing, firom assays made fi^om the cores, two good ore bodies,\\ncontaining silver and lead, with a little gold, equal to about $45\\nper ton. A tunnel should be run, and enough drifting under-\\ntaken to locate the ore under the drill-holes for, should it be\\nfound as the drill indicates, a valuable mine would at once be", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 53\\nopened and shipments of ore to the smelters commence at once.\\nIf you care to do anything with this proposition, yom- expert will\\nbe given every opportunity to make a complete examination after\\nwhich, I feel assured, he will recognize the property as a most\\npromising mine investment. (392)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Rowan Delp, III.\\nRockport, Mass.\\nGentlemen\\nI send herein a plan of the arrangement for the new hotel\\nbuilding on Cedar Avenue. For the purpose of discussion, I\\nhave shown it separated from the present building. Although\\nthis seems to have some advantages, I do not particularly urge\\nthe separation. You will observe that the plan embraces almost\\neverything needed to make a complete hotel in itself; and, it\\nappears to me, it could be run during part of the year with the\\nother house closed. Three chamber stories will give you seventy\\nrooms and twenty bath-rooms. I hope you will look the matter\\nover carefully and, if you think well of it, I will be glad to\\ndevelop promptly more complete working drawings. (^9)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMessrs. L. J. Manning Co., 112.\\nMontreal, Canada.\\nDear Sirs\\nI have your favors of July 10 and July 14. From these I\\nunderstand that, for the sum of ^92, you will cut the inscription\\nas shown on plaster model, in raised letters having polished sur-\\nface first removing the granite shield and the two medallions.\\nWith the understanding that this shall be done as soon as possi-\\nble, and that some of the letters shall be modified (reduced in\\nsize), please consider the order awarded to you. Perhaps you\\nwould prefer to make a sketch of the inscription yourselves in\\nwhich case kindly consider the matter of putting the letters in\\nstraight lines, making the words Erected to the Memor} of", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "54 Commercial Correspondence.\\nwith smaller letters, and Mary T. Langley of the same size\\nthey were made in the plaster model. Before the letters shall\\nhave been inscribed, Mr. Langley would like to see them laid out\\non a polished panel, perhaps by pasting on perforated paper.\\nVery truly yours, (l4\u00c2\u00b0)\\nMr. George W. Warren, 113.\\nScranton, Pa.\\nMy dear Sir\\nI have seen Mr. Baker, and he distinctly understands\\nthat he is not to proceed in the matter of your heating apparatus\\nwithout further notice. I have also seen Mr. Walters, of the\\nJamison Bros. Company, who tells me that he visited you to-day.\\nHe is not sufficiently familiar with the details of the work to\\ncome to a definite conclusion concerning the remedies to be\\napplied. He intends, however, to visit the house again the next\\ncold day (which the forecaster says will be the 13th), and thus\\nobtain data for the complete study of the case. I expect to send\\nyou some sketches of the three new rooms, fifth story, perhaps\\nto-day. By the way, these new rooms will add to the difficulties\\nof the heating problem, and will probably compel us to adopt a\\npartial system of direct radiation, either of steam or hot water.\\nI cannot find anything ready-made suitable for your glazed door\\npanels for front door. I send you a sketch showing the idea. I\\nalso enclose a tracing showing you a revised arrangement of stairs\\nand toilet-room, which, in my judgment, is a great improvement\\non the original, and will not, so far as I can see, afi ect the con-\\ntract. You will be pleased to discover a good-sized closet under\\nthe stairs, independent of the toilet-room. This is one of the\\nresults of a careful study of the details, of which, I think, you\\nshould have the benefit. Kindly return the sketch with your\\napproval or disapproval. Have you turned over the Require-\\nments for Heating to Wilkins Co.? They have not yet\\ncalled for the blue -prints. (276),\\nVery truly yours.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 55\\nDr. Percival Johnson, 1 14.\\nLowell Hospital, Lowell, Mass.\\nMy dear Doctor\\nI send you herein a blue-print plan of the second floor of\\nthe Memorial Wards, Northampton Hospital, The stairs B\\nare open to the weather on this second floor, as I understood\\nthey were intended to be. It has developed that in damp, mild\\nweather succeeding cold weather, the stairs, being of iron, occa-\\nsion a wonderful amount of condensation they are literally\\ndripping. It is urged that storm doors placed at A will\\novercome this difficulty, and I believe that they will and unless\\nyou urge a decided objection to their being placed there, I sup-\\npose it will be done.\\nAnother matter One of our Board who has been visiting\\nNew York hospitals is very much disturbed that we have not\\nplaced cement coves instead of wood in the angle formed by the\\nfloor and the wall. The form of the wooden moulding there is\\nas shown on the drawing, nailed to the floor, as described on\\npage 5 of the printed specifications its bed on the floor is I\\ninstead of 2^^. Do you think this of sufficient importance to\\njustify the taking up of the present wooden moulding, cutting\\naway the floor and putting in cement There has been devised\\na metal moulding for this purpose, which has the advantage of\\nbeing brought down to a thinner edge than the wood but I can-\\nnot believe that this practically makes much difference, as long\\nas the floor itself is wood and liable to have some fine seams.\\nHoping you will be able to find time to wedge in a brief\\nreply to these inquiries, I am\\nVery sincerely yours.\\nDr. Philip Rowe, 115.\\nFrankfort, Ky.\\nMy dear Dr. Rowe\\nBelieving the Library at Lexington to be completed so far\\nas the builder is concerned, in all essential points, I yesterday", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "56 Commercial Correspondence.\\nvisited it by appointment with Dr. Wilkes and Mr. Chapelle.\\nThere is some cleansing of the brickwork, touching up of the\\npaint and plaster, and some minor items of joinery to be done\\nand then I think it may safely be said that the contractor s work\\nis finished. Dr. Wilkes is to advise me when these things shall\\nhave been attended to. I encouraged Dr. Wilkes and Dr. Chase\\nto take possession of the building as soon as it shall be convenient\\nfor them they think they will be ready to begin carrying over\\nthe books next Saturday, the 19th. They appear to be, I was\\nabout to say, satisfied with the building; but it is safe to say more\\nthan that, they are delighted. As to Mr. Grey s balance, he will\\nsoon render me his account, which I will verify, O. K., and\\ntransmit to you. It may be that I will ask you to put your check\\nor checks into my hands until I am sure that the Release of Liens\\nby all parties shall have been properly made. I hope that before\\nthe dedication takes place the grass will be growing around the\\nbuilding (the terrace now looks like a railroad filling), and that\\neverything will make a satisfactory impression.\\nKindly let me hear from you, especially in advance of\\nyour coming down, as I am sometimes for a few hours absent\\nfrom the ofiice.\\nVery sincerely yours,\\nCol. Henry C. Wade, 116.\\nMemphis, Tenn.\\nMy dear Colonel\\nThere have been three or four persons here to-day to\\nobtain information concerning the tanks for the Equitable Build-\\ning. They all say that they have been sent by Mr. Hopkins and\\nthat they are makers of wooden tanks. They suggest that the\\nsizes given by the plans are too small for 5^00 gallon tanks.\\nThis is true if the tanks shall be made of wood, but steel was\\ncontemplated when the sizes were placed upon the plans. I\\nwould advise you to obtain at the same time prices from reputa-\\nble tank-makers for tanks made of steel plate, riveted up water-", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 57\\ntight. It seems to rae that they will be less likely to give trouble\\nwith leakage, and you will thus be able to have a larger stock of\\nwater in the allotted space. Incidentally, I do not suppose that\\na few gallons, more or less, makes much difference. You will\\nremember that the upper tank of the two was intended for the\\nsprinkling service, which, if put in, will give you a more favor-\\nable rate for fire insurance. I take it for granted that you have\\nmade inquiry of your insurance agent, and are satisfied that it will\\npay you to put in this sprinkling service if not, you might save\\nmoney both on tanks, tank-house, and sprinklers, by omitting this\\nservice altogether. I write this to again call your attention to\\nthis subject, so that there shall be no misunderstanding between\\nyou and me in regard to it. Undoubtedly one tank would answer\\nfor all house purposes.\\nTruly yours,\\nJoseph E. Durham, Supt. State Hospital, 117.\\nQuincy, 111.\\nMy dear Sir\\nSince writing you this morning, Mr. Dexter, who I under-\\nstand is the painter employed by Nolan Abbott to do the\\nwork of the State Hospital, has called to see me in regard to the\\nfinish of the hard wood, and also refers to the question of substi-\\ntution of other than the specified materials for the floor surfaces.\\nHe states that he is on very friendly terms with several members\\nof the Board of Trustees, and intimates that he will be held\\nresponsible for the enduring qualities of the work, and that he\\nknows he cannot make good work without filling the grain, etc.\\nIt did not seem necessary for me at this point to enter into any\\ncontroversy with him on the subject. The puzzle is to know why\\nhe should have taken the contract under the specifications. To\\nmy knowledge, the specifications have not been changed between\\nNolan Abbott and the Trustees I did not give Mr. Dexter\\nany ground to expect that they will be changed. I suggested to\\nhim that he should finish a small room floors, doors, shutters,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "58 Commercial Correspondence.\\nand trims, according to the specifications and to the best of his\\nabihty, and then ask for your approval or condemnation. It will\\nthen be possible to decide whether or not he is to go on with the\\nwork on that basis. In the meantime, the erected work is suffer-\\ning for want of attention and stands a chance of injur} for want\\nof treatment, which may lead to the condemnation of some of it.\\nPlease understand that I have no objection, pei^ se, to the alter-\\nation of the specifications, if such an alteration will bring to you\\nmore satisfactory results but my contention is, that there is labor\\nand material enough provided in the specifications to make excel-\\nlent and altogether suitable work. It is not, and ought not to be,\\nall furniture finish. The stair rails, doors, and shutters are\\nintended to be polished all the rest is specified to be well laid\\non with the brush. Would it be practicable to have another\\nworkman finish a second room in the manner specified in the con-\\ntract for comparison with Mr. Dexter s performance You will\\nagree with me, that in this matter of finish there is no amount of\\ntalk equivalent to an actual specimen. 365\\nVery truly yours,\\nOwen Dempster, Esq., 118.\\nCashier Sacramento National Bank,\\nSacramento, Cal.\\nDear Sir\\nReferring to your favor of July 8, I beg to say that our\\nputting the glass in small panels and making it wire glass, were\\ndone in the interest of the safety of the heads which must live\\nand think under this ceiling light, as well as the safety of the\\nman or woman w^ho, in cleaning the glass, might make a mis-\\nstep. The large plate glass which you suggest would, of course,\\ngive a little more light but it would be much more expensive,\\nand attended with greater danger to those under it, and\\ngreater danger of breakage in handling. Should you wish\\nto discuss further the change which you propose, I sug-\\ngest that you write to the Western Wire Glass Manufacturing", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 59\\nCompany, Virginia City, Nev., in regard to the wire glass,\\nand to the Denver Plate Glass Company, Denver, Col. in relation\\nto the plate glass. These parties will probably give you the out-\\nside limits at w^hich they would regard their horizontal plates\\nsafe. A still more expensive method, by which you could secure\\na larger field of light, would be the use of iron instead of wooden\\nsashes. We understand that you intend to remove the upper ceil-\\ning light in any event. There is an error in one of the notes on\\nthe blue -print which was sent to you The term rough instead\\nof ribbed glass is used it should be ribbed glass, of course.\\nThis will give more light and will have a pleasant effect. It must\\nbe remembered that any increase of size of lights increases the\\nthickness of the glass and the dangerous results of breakage. If\\nyou should decide to use the large panes of plate glass, I think it\\nwould be prudent to strongly suspend beneath them a heavy wire\\nnetting. I shall be glad to advise you further in regard to the\\nmatter if you think it necessary. (231)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Wallace Kirkpatrick, 119.\\nPittsburg, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nA temporary bridgeway from door to door, between the\\nlaboratory and college, is immediately wanted, with steps to the\\nground facing the west. Kindly have this done by Tuesday\\nnight if possible. It is of the highest importance that a force of\\nmen should be put in the first story, and the floor laid and\\nfinished by Tuesday night. If this is not done, your promise to\\nhave the building ready by the 17th avails nothing, and there\\nwill be a great deal of confusion. Having received from your\\nforeman the information that the first quarter landing of the main\\nstairs is only 14 inches below the second floor level of the\\nBacteriological Laboratory, it becomes apparent that it is much\\nbetter to put the door through the wall at that point with only\\ntwo rises from the quarter landing, tlian to place it as originally", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "6o Commercial Correspondence.\\nsuggested. Please proceed with this without delay, so that this\\nlaboratory may be also exhibited on Wednesday evening next.\\nInclosed please find communication from the Ornamental Iron\\nFence Company, in which they assume the responsibility of\\nconverting the lower end of the fire-escape into a sliding and\\nbalanced ladder. I have given my consent to this, with the\\ncondition that it is satisfactor}- to the Building Inspectors (whom\\nI assume to represent the Board of Fire-escapes), and to yourself\\nas a builder. I leave the matter in your hands. I beg to\\nremind you that I have not yet received your estimate of rebate\\non account of the omission of the cross-partition in the work-\\nroom. The drawing for hinged vault lights awaits your call\\nthe drawing for the front ornamental ironwork I shall hold until\\na conference with iNIr. Paxson shall have been had. (246)\\nVery truly yours,\\nBenjamin D. Grover, M. D., 120.\\nRochester, N. Y.\\nDear Dr. Grover\\nMr. Cloud is here and desires me to request you to put\\nyourself in communication with the Abrams-Boyce Company, of\\nthis city, with regard to the blackboards required in the Stafford\\nMedical College Laborator}^ ]Mr. Cloud some time ago gave\\nthem the data for these blackboards. On reminding them twa\\ndays ago that they had not complied with his request for prices,\\nit was found that they had not only neglected to attend to the\\nmatter, but have lost the data. They now promise, however, to\\nput themselves in action and perhaps the better way to obtain\\nresults will be for you to see them at their place of business, if at\\nall convenient for you to do so. They have been requested to\\nsend some pick-up boards for temporary service, and have agreed\\nto do this without extra charge.\\nSince your call on ^Monday last, I have visited the labora-\\ntory. You will be pleased to know that the difficulty of main-\\ntaining the sinks in the third story has disappeared, through the", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 6i\\ncombined ingenuity of the plumber and the writer. The same\\nmay be reported of the difficulty in draining the dissecting-table.\\nI think we shall be obliged to raise a slight platform in the\\ndepartment of Histology and Embryology, in which I think Dr.\\nWise is interested. Will a small platform of say not exceeding\\n5^^ rise, between the tables and the division wall between\\nlaboratories, be a serious objection We are obliged to have a\\nlittle more room for drainage than I originally expected and I\\nthink that we must build the platform as above suggested, or put\\na metallic-covered gutter, which I fear might be considered\\nobjectionable. I wish, if possible, that you and Dr. Wise would\\ndo what you can to help me through this difficulty. (298)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Vane Linden, 121.\\nBordentown, N. J.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe should be pleased to have your terms on the following\\nwork, to be done on box-wagon similar to the one you now have\\nin your shop Repainting and lettering, hooping one hind wheel,\\nset of eye-bolts and rings in swingle-trees, two spokes, new\\nbolts and plate in swingle-trees, repairing hole in floor, new\\nfront, replacing hind curtain, two bolts in post-brace, one new\\nfront part of foot-board with rivets.\\nvYour best price on these repairs will greatly oblige (80)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Martin Kolb, 122.\\nLancaster, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nWe desire to call your attention to the fact that we make\\na specialty of manufacturing and putting up complete wire\\nwindow and door screens for all classes of buildings. Our\\nwindow screens are constructed with slides, with or without\\nsprings or to swing on hinges. The frames for windows and\\ndoors are made either of hard wood, oiled, shellaced, or\\nvarnished or soft wood, oiled, stained, or painted and covered", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "62 Commercial Correspondence.\\nwith best quality of painted steel- wire cloth galvanized, brass,\\nbronze, or copper- wire cloth. We have equipped some of the\\nfinest and largest residences, hotels, and institutions in and\\naround Philadelphia and we feel confident we can do your\\nwork to your entire satisfaction. We will gladly furnish you\\nestimate at any time, believing we can name you figures that\\nwill enable you to favor us with your order. (^3^)\\nRespectfully,\\nMr. Da\\\\dd Saltz, 123.\\nElizabeth, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nThe sample books recently ordered by you have been\\nforwarded to-day according to yom instructions. Our previous\\nefforts in collecting the most complete assortment of wall-paper\\nin the U. S. have been surpassed this year, and the selection of\\npatterns and colorings are much handsomer than ever. Our\\nsample books show an abundance of pretty and useful things ia\\nwall-paper decorations, peculiarly different from other lines in the\\nfact that each pattern is adapted to a special purpose. Contained\\nin this year s assortment are papers suitable for the modest\\nkitchen as well as the most luxurious parlor, and all at the lowest\\nfactory prices. Last season we notified you regarding the rise in\\nwall-paper values and gave you an exceptional opportunity to lay\\nin a supply at the old price. We still have some of our 1898\\npatterns in stock, they being represented in the sample books\\nsent you to-day the prices on them are from 20^ to 50^ lovver\\nthan the same qualities in 1 899 patterns. All the quotations on\\nnew goods are the same to you for one-bundle orders as the\\nlargest dealer can secure from our factories on carload shipments.\\nSent herewith are two price-lists, one for broken quantities, the\\nother for bundle quantities. Full information is given in each\\nregarding discount, terms, etc. while on the back of order\\nblanks enclosed, our system of prepaying freight is explained in\\ndetail. \\\\Ioulding prices are the same as last year, and there has", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 63\\nbeen no change in the patterns. With the most adequate\\nfacihties for prompt shipment and the unparallelled selections in\\nour Hne, there is every opportunity offered you for a successful\\nseason and we strongly advise the early distribution of adver-\\ntising matter sent. These sample books have been forwarded at\\npound rates. Should your express agent demand differently, pay\\nhim, send receipt to us, and we will have overcharge, if any,\\nrefunded to you. (225)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMrs. Emma Gregg, 124.\\nOrange, N. J,\\nDear Madam\\nWe have now completed our arrangements for the fall\\nseason, and very cordially invite your attention to the choice\\nassortment of goods now displayed in our various departments.\\nHandkerchiefs One of the special features of our busi-\\nness is the department for strictly pure linen handkerchiefs, for\\nmen, women and children. Here there are the plain hemstitched\\nsort of every weight and size, ranging in price from 10 cents\\neach to ^60 per dozen embroidered lace, lace-trimmed and\\nnovelty handkerchiefs at from 12^ cents to ^35 each, and what-\\never else is worth having in pure linen handkerchiefs. The\\nenclosed samples, with prices affixed, which are submitted for\\nyour consideration, give a fair idea of values. We will gladly\\nsend samples of finer qualities on request.\\nEmbroidery Our exceptional facilities for embroidering\\nto order initials, monograms, crests, etc., on household linens and\\nhandkerchiefs, enable us to do most beautiful work at moderate\\nprices. On accompanying sheet we submit a collection of designs\\nespecially suitable for handkerchiefs. As the holiday season\\napproaches the demand for this work will probably be greater\\nthan we can supply in soliciting your orders, we therefore beg\\nto suggest that you will favor us with them at your early con-\\nvenience.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "64 Commercial Correspondence.\\nHousehold Linens For nearly half a century we have\\nbeen specialists in the supplying of every linen requisite for the\\ndiningroom, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. Our fall stock of\\nthese goods has been gathered from many sources, with all the\\nskill and care derived from long experience. It contains what-\\never is newest and best in each line, and every article in the\\nentire collection is guaranteed pure linen.\\nBed Coverings This department is replete with the best\\nmakers of blankets, bedspreads, coverlets, etc., in all sizes.\\nTrousseaux and housekeeping outfits receive our most\\ncareful attention. (299)\\nRespectfully,\\nMr. James Fackler, 125.\\nLexington, Ky.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to yours of November 7, we will send you a\\ncopy of our new poultry supply catalogue in a week or ten days\\nit is now in the hands of the printer. In regard to kale and its\\ncultivation, it should be sown in the seed-bed and transplanted\\ninto the open ground, and set in rows like cabbage. It is\\nplanted both in spring and autumn the former crop is for the\\nautumn consumption, and the latter is carried over winter after\\nthe manner of spinach, protected by a light cover of some sort of\\nlitter. It is often very profitable to grow for market-gardeners\\nand a good green for chickens. We quote you Russian Sun-\\nflower seed at ^1.25 per bu., and hope to be favored with your\\norders. (^^43)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. Arthur Marshall, 126.\\nAsheville, N, C.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have sent you the six packets of tomato seed ordered,\\nand enclose you herewith a few sample seeds of a new tomato\\nwhich has never been named, and which we believe will make a", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 65\\nvery fine one under glass it is remarkably early, of large size,\\nsmooth, and enormously prolific, if it acts under glass as it did\\nthe past season out of doors. Will you kindly test it and report\\nto us, calling it No. 25 We have no new crop of Winter Queen\\nCelery seed yet in store, but expect to have it here in the course\\nof a week or two. Owing to the very short crop of the seed this\\nyear it will be selling higher than heretofore the best price we\\ncan make you is ^4 per lb. Please advise us if you desire us to\\nfill your order on receipt of the new stock. (^5*^)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMessrs. Kline Monroe, 127.\\nWater St. New York.\\nGentlemen\\nIn regard to your pushing the sale of incubators, about\\nwhich we have had some correspondence with you, we have\\nlearned that the trade with South America has been but limited\\nbut that orders from New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa\\nare very frequent. We see no reason why, if properly worked\\nup, there should not be a large trade in incubators in your terri-\\ntory. The manufacturers are willing to back us up in pushing\\nthem, and have offered two machines as samples it would also\\nbe well to get up a little four-page Spanish circular in regard to\\nthem. Under our department of poultry supplies we have the\\nagency and are carrying in stock a line of the Sanitas disin-\\nfectants, which we can sell to as good, if not better, advantage\\nthan any others. The line is very complete and we believe\\nSanitas goods are the very best disinfectants to be had.\\nVery truly yours, (^53)\\nMr. August Groesbeck, 128.\\nWaynesburg, Penna.\\nDear Sir\\nYours of the loth at hand and contents noted. There\\nhas been but little demand for buckwheat these last few days.\\nYour sample is all right. If you will put two or three tons to", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "66 Commercial Correspondence.\\nPhiladelphia, at $2. 25, draft on arrival, I will accept the same.\\nYou do not say whether it is put up in muslin sacks or seamless.\\nI was unable to make you any bid on two cars of bran midds.\\nto-day, as you wanted to ship them immediately, and I had no\\npoints to give you to ship to but should you want to accept a bid\\non midds. and bran for early shipment, I will give you $17.50 for\\nmidds. and $16.50 for bran, although I must have a few days\\nnotice in order to dispose of it. (^35)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMessrs. Adams Conroy, 129.\\nUrbana, O.\\nDear Sirs\\nSince your Mr. Adams s visit, we have been at consider-\\nable pains to investigate the condition of the Hawkeye Flour,\\nand now make a report of the same, as given by a regular\\ninspector of this port. He has just examined some of the stock\\nin store, and says the flour is not unsound in any way, and that\\nthe smell noticed by Mr. Adams and the writer is caused from\\nage and does not show anything wrong with the goods. The\\nwriter had a barrel of the flour sent home, and is now using it in\\nhis family, with just as good results as was obtained from Pills-\\nbury s Best. We feel convinced, therefore, that the goods are\\nall right, except for the presence of worms in the one barrel\\nopened, about which you complained. Under the present mar-\\nket conditions, we would recommend that you keep the flour, as\\nthe expense of sieving it would be more than made up by to-day s\\nhigher price. However, if you do not care to bother with it, and\\nwould prefer to have it returned, we will credit your account with\\nwhatever you send back. We much regret the annoyance this\\nmay have caused you. (201)\\nYery truly yours,\\nMr. Thomas Bainbridge, 130.\\nClearfield, Penna.\\nDear Sir\\nThe Tartan proofs have been examined, and we desire", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 67\\nthe following changes made On the pea label, the words\\nChoicest Sifted Peas in both places. Whether it would look\\nbetter to have the words follow the curved line under the dish, or\\nto use small letters and print it in a straight line as at present, we\\nwould leave to the good judgment of your artist. The word\\nFancy to be substituted in place of Maine on the part of\\nlabel only under the ear of corn. The word Extra to be\\nplaced on the front of the tomato label, and the words Hand\\nPacked to appear in proper place on back of the same. Both\\nthe corn and pea labels require to be ^-inch shorter than these\\nsamples, and the tomato label, ^-inch shorter. Your careful\\nattention is requested to these instructions. Please note that we\\nhave received no notice of shipment of the Lilliputian labels, and\\nask that you forward immediately. (^^5)\\nYours truly,\\nPeter Arnold s Sons Company, 131.\\nKnoxville, Tenn.\\nGentlemen\\nHerewith find invoice and bill of lading for goods ordered\\nby you under date of June li. The order reached us on\\nMonday and the goods went forward the same night. They will\\nprobably reach you in advance of this communication. We have\\ncarefully filled the order, with the exception of 10 lbs. of rice.\\nWe found, when we came to fill the order, that our best rice had\\nbecome much affected by the intense heat of the past week. We\\nhave tried to buy better rice, but have failed, and rather than\\nsend you goods which we fear would not give satisfaction, we\\nhave not sent them at all. This reduces the amount of your bill\\na little, as you will see by the invoice. We have sent you the\\nMexican Cocoa, which is a taking and popular novelty in this\\nline. We quote you 8 cents a box, and each box contains six\\ntablets or three pieces the size of that in the sample. These boxes\\nour agents are selling for 10 cents each, and in some cases two\\nfor 25 cents. The people buy it because it is a novelty, and it is", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "68 Commercial Correspondence.\\ncertainly very convenient and very palatable. We will sell you\\nthese at 1. 80 per carton of 24 boxes. We trust the goods will\\nreach you in good time and condition and open up to your entire\\nsatisfaction and that of your customers. (^35)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Charles Corbing, 132.\\nMt. Carmel, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nThe following five brands of cigars, which have always\\nsold well on account of quality, and of which the prices have\\nbeen heretofore 10 per cent, above our present cost, are now sold\\nas the best cigars on the market, and the quotations are lower\\nthan the same grade can be had anywhere else. Will you not try\\na sample lot\\nBessie Kenton (lOo s), ^33 per M.\\nEvery ounce of tobacco in this brand is guaranteed to be pure\\nHavana.\\nSilver Rose (50 s), ^16 per M.\\nA choice domestic that sells readily for 3 cents each ^20 would\\nnot be too much for them.\\nLittle Dutch (50 s), ^15 per M.\\nA very choice, small-sized domestic, made of Little Dutch\\nTobacco, always popular both as to style and flavor.\\nKeystone (50 s), ^14.50 per M.\\nA large, fine, free- smoking domestic cigar, the best 2 for 5 cents\\nthat we have yet seen offered, and would be cheap at ^16 per M.\\nPittsburg Special Tobies (250 s), ^9 per M.\\nThe sale of this cigar in the past has been extraordinary from\\nthousands it went to hundreds of thousands, and then to more\\nthan a million in a very few months. Pittsburg Specials\\nare packed 250 in a drop-front box, and when tested by judges\\nwho do not know what they are trying, are always valued at $18\\nto ^20 per M. We consider that at ^9 per M. we are giving the\\ngreatest bargain that has ever been offered in the Philadelphia\\nmarket.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 69\\nCrackers Boss Lunch Milk Biscuit, the finest cracker in\\nthe country, packed in barrels, 7^ cents per lb. packed in\\nboxes, 8 cents per lb. Lots of five barrels, or ten boxes, will be\\ndelivered firee of freight with of a cent reduction in price.\\nPickles We offer this week\\nGherkins, bbls. 1 200-45 g^^- ^5 -90 per bbl.\\nkegs (600 s), 1.70 keg.\\nThese are the choicest Empire State pickles. Choice Pickles sold\\nat $i.jo for 600 s is a lower price than has ever been offered\\nbefore.\\nCheese The market advances with additional firmness\\nweek by week. Castle Rock, the choicest cheese in this or any\\nother market, price 10^ cents per lb. Every cheese is shipped\\nwith a full guarantee to be the richest and best flavored and finest\\ngrade.\\nSyrup Ajax Syrup has four strong points flavor, color,\\nsweetness, and body beside these, it has the strongest of all\\npoints, popularity with customers of every sort.\\nAjax Brand in bbls., 25c.\\n}i 28c.\\nTry a barrel of the wonderful No. 12 at 9^c., sweet and\\ngood flavor. Large quantities are going out daily. (35^)\\nYours very respectfully,\\nMr. Howard Wurtz, 133.\\nSupt. Children s Home,\\nClayton, Del.\\nDear Sir\\nIn reply to your request, our quotations are enclosed. We\\nhope your valued order may be placed in our care\\nI bbl. Granulated Sugar, ^4-95 per bbl.\\nI Keystone A 4.45\\n25 lbs. Powdered 5c. per lb.\\nI pail Atmore s Best Mince Meat( celebrated), 8c.\\n(Keystone), 7c.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "70\\nCommercial Correspondence.\\nPure Codfish,\\n30 lbs. Shredded Codfish,\\n^-bbl. Mackerel (Fancy),\\n6 doz. Gallon Apples,\\n5^c. per lb.\\nIOC.\\n^16.00 per ^-bbl.\\n$2.50 per doz.\\n2 cases Extra Standard Yellow Free Peaches, 1.75\\nI case\\n3 doz.\\n10 lbs.\\n10\\n10\\n100\\n50\\n75\\n50\\n50\\n50\\n200\\n1 bbl.\\n2 bu.\\nI bbl.\\n50 lbs.\\nI bu.\\nI box\\n20 lbs.\\nCalifornia Bartlett Pears,\\nGallon Pumpkin,\\nImported Sultana Raisins,\\nLoose Muscatel\\nCleaned Currants (lbs.),\\n40-50 s California Prunes,\\nEvaporated Apples,\\nApricots, No. I,\\nPeaches (Extra Choice\\nPears,\\nPitted Cherries,\\nFarina,\\nAvena,\\nper lb.\\nGreen Peas,\\nHead Rice,\\nBarley,\\nMarrow Beans,\\nAmerican Macaroni (lbs.\\nEgg Noodles,\\n6 cases Paris Corn,\\n6 Gallon Tomatoes,\\n6 Acorn String Beans,\\n6 Boyer s Marrow Beans,\\nI doz. Cox s Gelatine,\\nI bbl. Duffy s Pure Cider Vinegar,\\nI sack Fine Salt,\\nI bu. Worcester Salt,\\nI qt. Pure Vanilla,\\nI Lemon,\\n2.00\\n2.00\\n14c.\\n7c.\\n7c.\\n7/20.\\n9c.\\nI2j^C.\\n3c.\\n^4. 60 per bbl.\\n1. 15 per bu.\\n6c. per lb.\\n2C.\\n^1.90 per bu.\\n5^c. per lb.\\nlie.\\n95c. per doz.\\n;^i.95\\n60c.\\n$i-i7}4\\n1. 61\\nlie. per gal.\\n^1.25 per sack.\\n60c. per bu.\\n^2.50 per qt.\\n2.00", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 71\\nI bbl. Sal. Soda, 65c. per cwt.\\nI box Eureka Starch, 23^c. perlb.\\nI Elastic Starch, ^5.00 per box.\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Benning Son, 134.\\nWilmington, Del.\\nDear Sirs\\nOur Mechanics Lien Law was entirely remodeled by the\\nAct of 1868. After an examination of our present Lien Law, I\\nfind that the Act of 1895, giving a remedy to a sub- contractor\\nwhere the building is erected under contract in writing, and\\nrecorded, is embodied in our later Act, being Sections 2, 3, and\\n4. Our present law provides that the sub-contractor give to the\\nowner notice of the amount due, and of the refusal of the con-\\ntractor to pay. The owner shall thereupon give the contractor\\nwritten notice of such notification and demand, and if the claim\\nis not paid by the contractor, the owner, on being satisfied of the\\ncorrectness of the demand, shall pay the same. The law pro-\\nvides that the contractor shall, within five days after receiving\\nsaid notice, notify in writing the laborer or material-man that he\\ndisputes his claim, and request him to establish the same by\\njudgment. The contractor shall also notify the owner in writing\\nthat he has given notice to the laborer or material-man that he\\ndisputes his claim, and that the same must be established by\\njudgment. If we have not fully answered your questions, write\\nus again. (193)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. Adam Lyons, 135,\\nSouth Bend, Ind.\\nDear Sir\\nI was speaking to Mr. Krusen to-day in re. our conversa-\\ntion of this A. M., but he said they would not guarantee the\\namount of the encumbrance for a mortgage at any future date.\\nThat matter the mortgagee himself would have to look after. I", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "72 Commercial Correspondence.\\nthought it was rather unreasonable when you spoke about it. As\\nto submitting another plan to Mr. Foster, I hardly think it is\\nnecessary, because I can very readily see that anything in the\\nway of plans and specifications submitted to the above-mentioned\\ngentleman would be picked to pieces in a remarkably short time\\nby our friend, Mr. Kelly. Do you not think it would be a good\\nidea for Mr. Kelly or Mr. Foster to hand you a plan and let the\\nsame be handed to us for our inspection. If this matter can be\\nattended to to-morrow, I am ready to take it up and push it to an\\nissue at once. Awaiting an early reply from you, I beg to\\nremain (1697)\\nYours ver}^ tnily,\\nMr. T. B. Leland, 136.\\nDanville, Va.\\nDear Sir\\nI acknowledge receipt of yours of the 14th inst. referring\\nto Mr. Salter s lease. I had not overlooked the fact that you\\nwere to be paid $500, due on account of principal out of the first\\nmoneys received by me this coal year. As a matter of fact,\\nhowever, nothing has yet been received which could be divided\\namong the parties interested, and thus come to you. From the\\ncondition of the colliery, it is not likely that there will be any\\nlarge shipments made this year, and consequently the bulk of the\\npa}TQents to the owners by the Vernon Coal Iron Company\\nwill be postponed until the end of the coal year, INIay I, 1899,\\nwhen they will pay the balance of the minimum rent due under\\nthe lease. In other words, the workings of the collier}* are such\\nthat, until another slope is driven, there will be but little coal\\nmined by the lessee, and therefore the rents will be small. As I\\nhave to pay first the taxes for this year, it is not likely that I\\nshall have anything to divide among the owners for the next three\\nor four months at least. Of course, it makes no difference in the\\nend whether the lessee works much or little coal, seeing that he\\nmust pay at the end of the year a minimum rent of $10,000.\\nYom-s truly, ^3^)", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 73\\nDear Mr. Young 137-\\nReferring to our conversation of yesterday, it struck me\\nthat perhaps it might be an additional argument to the Fortune\\nMining Company, that they should pay the rent monthly, as, by\\nreason of their making no shipments, we are unable to pay the\\ncurrent expenses, including the bill which we owe their Land\\nCompany for taking care of the roads. I received this bill from\\nthem this morning, and I enclose it to you herewith. I think I\\nexplained to you a year ago that the Fortune Mining Company\\nhad had an act of Legislature passed, permitting the land owners\\nto take charge of the roads and make the repairs thereon them-\\nselves, instead of having them done by the supervisors, if the\\nland-owners were willing to undertake it. The Mining Company\\nconcluded that it would be more profitable to do it in that way\\nand as we agreed to join them, the amount we pay as our share\\nof the costs of the work is equal to the Road tax. The amount\\nof our share for this year is stated on the bill which I enclose\\nyou herewith.\\nTruly yours,\\nW. S. Richards, Esq., Secretary, 138.\\nWyoming Trust Company,\\nSt. Louis, Mo.\\nDear Sir\\nReferring to your letter of the 27th inst. (received during\\nmy absence from the city), calling attention to a letter received\\nby you from the home office, stating that they are awaiting\\ndefinite instructions from us for taking titles to Trustees in Loans\\n1050 and 1 1 17, we would say that we wrote you on March 6\\nlast, that we were willing to advise our clients, the Executors of\\nthe estate of Mark Hackett, to agree to the arrangement sug-\\ngested, and also to the parties suggested as Trustees but in view\\nof the fact that they stood in a fiduciary capacity, they should be\\nfurnished with security by the Trustees, as otherwise they might\\nmake themselves personally liable. We received a letter in", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "74 Commercial Correspondence.\\nreply, stating that it would hardly do to ask Mr. Wells to enter\\nsecurity in the matter, and that such a thing had never been\\nasked in other cases. Our position in the matter is that, as the\\nparties we represent are Executors and not individual owners,\\nwe cannot advise them to take the responsibility of putting the\\nproperty or securities of the Estate out of their control and into\\nthe hands of others, entire strangers to them, without they were\\nin some way indemnified for the responsibility they would assume\\nby such action and this, although we have no doubt that both\\nMr. Wells and Mr. Atkins are entirely reliable men. Unless,\\ntherefore, it can be arranged that security should be given the\\nExecutors by the Trustees, we cannot advise the Executors to\\nconsent to the arrangement proposed but if such arrangement\\ncan be made, we are ready at once to agree to have it carried out.\\nIn my last letter I asked whether if such an arrangement should\\nbe made, the Hackett Estate would be reimbursed out of the\\nmoneys already collected for the amounts paid out for renewing\\ninsurance on both the properties. No reply was made to this\\ninquiry in the letter which was sent by the home office. I pre-\\nsume there would be a satisfactory adjustment of this, as it would\\nnot be right that the Hackett Estate should bear the expense for\\nall the parties in interest, while income has been collected from\\nthe property. {373)\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Samuel Bishop, 139.\\nTopeka, Kans.\\nDear Sir\\nYour favor enclosing drafts to my order for ^6000 and\\n^175 with which to pay the Invincible Trust Company the prin-\\ncipal and interest of their mortgage of $6000 on your property,\\nMaple Avenue, Topeka, Kans., was duly received. I have\\nsettled with them to-day, and paid them principal and interest.\\nI enclose you herewith the Mortgage the Bond, with their\\nreceipt endorsed thereon two Policies of Fire Insurance, upon", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 75\\nwhich they have endorsed that they have no further interest\\nAbstract of Title Copy of Agreement Judgment Certificate\\nJudgment List Opinion of John Huhn and two expired Fire\\nPohcies. I also enclose you Power of Attorney from the\\nInvincible Company, authorizing the satisfaction of the mortgage\\nin the Recorder of Deeds ofiice of your county. I have left\\nblank the name of the attorney, and you are authorized to fill in\\nthe name of whoever will go to the Recorder s office for the\\npurpose of satisfying it.\\nYours truly,\\nMr. Henry Weston, 140.\\nTrenton, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nI acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 7th inst. In\\nregard to the matter of a quick disposition of the real estate\\nbelonging to the Williams Estate now in our charge, I would\\nsay that I cannot report any better feeling in real estate here, or\\nany better chance of disposing of the properties than there has\\nbeen heretofore. While there seems to be some little inquiry\\nin regard to real estate, we cannot say that there has been any-\\nthing like a market. The bulk of what dealing has been done\\nhas been by way of exchange, and this, of course, it would be\\nimpossible to do with the properties belonging to the estate. I\\nknow very well that the properties bring you no income, seeing\\nthat it is necessary to pay for taxes and expenses all the income\\nthat is received at the same time, I do not believe that you can\\nforce any sale of the properties unless you shall make up your\\nmind to cut the prices to a very low figure. I do not think that\\nthe houses on Milton Street, Fountain Street, and Fourth Street\\nare likely to improve in value, and I do not believe that you\\ncould at this time dispose of them, even at considerably below\\nwhat should be their fair value. As to the lots on Bailey\\nAvenue, I would say that there is but little market for lots at all,\\nunless by way of exchange, the truth being that dealers have", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "76 Commercial Correspondence.\\nloaded themselves with new houses, and as they cannot dispose\\nof them for cash considerations, seek to do so by trading off for\\nlots and, as I have stated above, this the estate cannot do. I\\nam sorry to have to continue to give you such a gloomy view of\\nthe matter, but under existing conditions, am unable to do other-\\nwise. (303)\\nVery truly yours,\\nE. R. Milton, Esq., 141.\\nPhiladelphia.\\nDear Sir\\nWe obtained settlement with the purchaser of the Twelfth\\nStreet property on the loth inst. We collected from him\\nPurchase Money, ^3,000.00\\nProportion of Taxes from Nov. 6 to Dec. 31, ^-3^\\nFire Insurance Policy, i.io\\nWe paid thereout\\nPrincipal of the Mortgage, ^2,000.00\\nInterest and Satisfaction Fee, 12.50\\nRevenue Stamp on Deed, 3.00\\nCommission on sale of property, ifo 30.00\\n3.007.^\\n2,045.50\\nLeaving balance, 961.98\\nfor which amount \\\\ve enclose you our check to your order.\\nKindly acknowledge its receipt. (^o)\\nYours truly,\\nAnnapolis Trust Company, 1 42.\\nRichard Marvel, Esq., Secretary,\\nAnnapolis, Md.\\nDear Sir\\nSome time since an inquiry was made here on your behalf,\\nin regard to the Estate of Jane Gibbons, deceased, of which this\\nCompany is Trustee, your Company being interested therein as\\nGuardian of the Estates of the Jones minors. Jane Gibbons died", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 77\\nNovember 7, 1862, leaving a will, by which she left the residue\\nof her estate, composed of real estate, to her trustees to collect\\nthe income thereof, and, subject to the payment of annuities of\\n^200 each to four daughters-in-law, to pay one-fourth of said\\nincome to each son during the term of his life, and at his death\\nthe real estate to go to such person or persons, etc. as would by\\nthe intestate laws be entitled to the same if he had died intestate\\nseized thereof in fee. Without going into the intermediate details,\\nit is sufficient for the present purpose to say that the four sons\\nare dead, and that only two of the daughters-in-law, the annuit-\\nants, are alive, and that from time to time portions of the real\\nestate have been sold and distributions made among the parties\\nentitled. Samuel B. Gibbons, one of the four sons entitled to a\\none-fourth interest in his mother s (Jane Gibbon s) residuary\\nestate, died, leaving a widow, Charlotte A. Gibbons, and an\\nadopted daughter, Mrs. Jones, of whose children your Company\\nis guardian. The income from the estate has been just about\\nsufficient to pay the annuities, and to enable us to have in hand\\na sufficient amount so that the annuities may always be paid\\npromptly, even if the income of the estate should for any reason\\nfail to be paid to us when due by the parties owing it. I should\\nperhaps add that Mrs. Charlotte A. Gibbons, mentioned above\\nas the widow of Samuel B. Gibbons, is not one of the annuitants,\\nshe being his second wife. If you desire any further information\\nwe shall be glad to furnish it. (3^7)\\nYours truly,\\nRichard Marvel, Esq. Secretary, 143.\\nAnnapolis Trust Company,\\nAnnapolis, Md.\\nDear Sir\\nI am the Executor of a small estate of which there are\\nsome assets in the State of Pennsylvania. They consist of two\\nmortgages, amounting together to ^8500, and an interest in some\\nreal estate near Frankford. The latter interest I am not able to", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "78 Coj^niERCiAL Correspondence.\\nvalue exactly, but my belief is that it will be under ^10,000. I\\ndo not anticipate any immediate division of the real estate last\\nmentioned. The mortgages, however, may be paid in full before\\nlong and in the meantime interest is payable half-yearly. In\\norder to collect the interest and principal of these mortgages, and\\nalso of this real estate asset, when it is payable, and to give\\nvalid discharges therefor, I shall be obliged to take out\\nAncillary Letters of Administration in the State of Pennsylvania.\\nI should be glad to know whether it is your custom to act as\\nsureties for administrators and executors, and if so what would\\nbe the annual charge for a case such as I have mentioned. The\\nannual interest on the mortgages above mentioned is at the rate\\nof five and four-tenths per cent. I am the Executor of the\\ndomicile, under letters probate recently issued. I understand\\nthat the duties of an Ancillary Administrator end when the\\nmoneys are paid over to the Executor of the domicile. (222)\\nYours truly,\\nGeorge A. Kerr, Esq., 144.\\nToronto, Canada.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have received your letter of October 20, in regard to\\nthe estate of which you are executor in Canada, and upon which\\nyou desire to take out Ancillary Letters of Administration in\\nPennsylvania. In reply to your inquiry, I would say that our\\ncharges in such matters are one per cent, upon the amount of the\\nestate passing through the hands of the administrator, and for\\nwhich he is responsible. The regulations of our Company, as\\nwell as of others doing a similar business, are that the securities\\nand the funds of the estate shall be deposited with us, to be in\\nour custody and control until the distribution of the estate has\\nbeen ordered by our Orphans Court, which has a jurisdiction of\\nsuch matters. Under the law here, the account of the Adminis-\\ntrator could not be filed for one ye^r after the granting of the\\nletters, and, of course, distribution could not be made until after", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 79\\nthe account had been filed, passed and adjudicated by the Court.\\nIf it shall be necessary for us to act for you in the details of the\\nestate, I think that we should be paid a farther fee, the amount\\nof which could be determined later. Replying to your final\\ninquiry, I would say that after distribution has been ordered by\\nthe Court, the Ancillary Administrator will pay over the moneys\\nto the executor of the domicile. Hoping to hear further from\\nyou, I am (244)\\nYours truly,\\nJohn T. Jackson, Esq., 145.\\nJunction City, Kans.\\nDear Sir\\nBy direction of the Executors of the Estate of Mary\\nBrown, and in accordance with the directions contained in your\\nletter to Mr. Hill, I have this day sent to the Merchants\\nNational Bank of Junction City, the mortgage from Joseph Went-\\nworth to the Investment Company, together with the assignment\\nthereof to Mrs. Brown, the Assignment in blank by her\\nExecutors, and the other papers connected with the matter. I\\nhave instructed the Bank to deliver the same to you, upon pay-\\nment of draft of the Executors for $600, and expenses, in accord-\\nance with your letter. The following are the papers sent\\nBond (transfer endorsed).\\nMortgage and Assignment thereof to Mary Brown,\\nAssignment from Executors of Estate of Mary Brown, and\\nCertificate of Executorship,\\nAbstract of Title,\\nPolicy of Fire Insurance No. 403663, C. U. A. Co., expir-\\ning Nov. 26, 1900,\\nApplication,\\nReceipt of County Treasurer for Tax Redemption, and Tax\\nReceipt for 1897. (^S^)\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "8o Commercial Correspondence.\\nJohn S. Burns, Esq., 146.\\nPhiladelphia, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nThe heirs of the estate of Elizabeth Wilson disposed of\\nthe Brown Mortgage on property in Topeka, Kansas. In\\nthe course of the negotiations for its disposal, they were surprised\\nto be informed by the attorney of the proposed purchaser that\\nthe mortgage was barred by the Statute of Limitation that\\nunder the Kansas law, the debt was barred unless suit was\\ncommenced within five years after it became due, and that, as\\nunder the terms of the mortgage, the whole principal became due\\nupon default in payment of interest, it became barred in 1898,\\nas default in payment of interest was made in 1893. As the\\nmortgage had been placed in the hands of your Company for\\ncollection by Mrs. Wilson, we presumed, of course, that all\\nproper legal steps had been taken by you in behalf of her estate,\\nto toll the statute to prevent the claim being barred. The\\nBelknap Mortgage, on property in Kansas City, is also in\\nthe same position, so far as default in interest is concerned, and\\nif the law in Missouri is the same as in Kansas, it would be in\\nthe same position as to limitation, unless you have taken some\\nsteps which would toll the statute, as we presume you have.\\nWe shall be obliged if you will advise us at your early convenience\\nif the legal position of the mortgages is as stated to us, or what\\nsteps were taken in regard to them which could toll the statue.\\nYours truly, (250)\\nMr. Thomas Kane, 147.\\nJersey City, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nI am in receipt of yours of the 29th inst., enclosing pre-\\nliminary application of Mr. W. E. Mason for a ten Payment,\\nfifteen year Endowment, all premiums upon which you say he\\nproposes to pay in advance, making it, therefore, in effect a single\\npremium, paid-up, fifteen year Endowment Policy. The rate of", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 8i\\npremium for such a policy you will find in the rate book. Upon\\nthis policy Mr. Mason would, after two years, draw annual\\ndividends for fifteen years,, or until the maturity of the policy.\\nOf course, in case of death previous to the maturity of the policy,\\nthe full amount of the same would be paid, but there would be\\nno return of any portion of the premium paid in advance.\\nVery respectfully, (124)\\nMr. Samuel Jordan, 148.\\nAlbany, N. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nThe new double Combination Accident and Health\\nPolicy, in addition to the benefits of the best Accident Insurance\\nin the world, provides against disability from typhoid fever, pneu-\\nmonia, bronchitis, and eleven other prominent diseases. It also\\nprovides a large sum for total blindness or paralysis occasioned\\nby disease. This policy is having a large sale. As you rep-\\nresent us, you will be a participant in the commission of all\\npolicies that you place. (73)\\nVery truly yours,\\nMr. Richard Moorhead, 149.\\nBristol, N. C.\\nDear Sir\\nThe various plans of life insurance offered by legal reserve,\\nassessment, and fraternal societies, together with the varying\\npremiums charged by the legal reserve companies for similar\\npolicies, some being participating and others non-participating, in\\nothers the dividends are annual and in some accumulated until\\na definite number of years have passed, make it almost impossible\\nin a letter to give you a con*ect idea of Ufe insurance. Under\\nthe assessment system some associations collect post mortem,\\nothers collect premiums in advance, while still others collect a\\ndefinite sum per month. In the fraternal societies some, couple\\nsick-benefit with death-benefit others only give sick-benefit for\\na limited number of weeks and on some forms of policy con-\\ntracts, the insured has the privilege of changing the beneficiary.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "82 Commercial Correspondence.\\nUnder others this change cannot be made without the consent of\\nthe beneficiary. Again, copartnership insurance is sometimes\\nwanted on term plans. Some of them are renewable without\\nmedical examination others cannot he renewed, and are known\\nas non-renewable term. Most of the so-called *old line, or\\nlegal reser\\\\ e companies, are using the Actuaries Combined Ex-\\nperience Mortality Table as the basis of calculation, together with\\n3/4 fc or 4^ interest table, with a loading for expense of m^an-\\nagement. Many insurers prefer to purchase endowment policies,\\nwhile others will purchase limited payment policies. Others pre-\\nfer limited payment policies with life annuities. Some buy ordi-\\nnary life. Therefore if you will write and tell me what you de-\\nsire to accomplish by insurance, it will afford me much pleasure\\nto submit a plan exactly suitable to your desires. (260)\\nVery truly yours,\\nCharles Jackson, Esq., 150.\\nBaltimore, Md.\\nDear Sir\\nWe desire to present for your consideration all or any\\npart of the unsold balance of the Harrisburg Light, Heat and\\nPower Company, of Harrisburg, Pa., First Mortgage 5% Gold\\nBonds, due July i, 1924, without option of prior redemption.\\nThis issue of bonds was recently placed upon the market by us,\\nin conjunction with one of the leading banking houses of this city,\\nafter we had made a most thorough examination of the Company s\\nproperty and the accounts of its predecessor, the Harrisburg\\nElectric Company, and we are of the opinion that it is one of the\\nbest bonds ever offered. The Harrisburg Light, Heat and Power\\nCompany is the only Company supplying electricity for commer-\\ncial use in the City of Harrisburg, which has a population esti-\\nmated at over 60,000, and reference to the circular will show that\\nthe Company s income during the past seven years has been very\\nlarge, notwithstanding the occuiTence of two periods of business\\ndepression. The Company furnishes the City of Harrisburg with", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. S^\\nlight for street lamps and city buildings, and also supplies the\\nState Capitol Buildings and other large business houses, hotels\\nand private residences. Considerable current is furnished for\\npower purposes of small manufacturing plants, etc. and this busi-\\nness is constantly increasing.\\nThe net earnings of the Company for the seven years,\\n1892 to 1898 inclusive, have considerably exceeded 50% of the\\ngross earnings, and the average net earnings per annum for the\\nsame period (^80,000) are more than one and one-half times the\\ninterest charge on the present issue of bonds, while for the year\\nof 1898, the earnings are almost double the amount necessary for\\ninterest. Upon the showing made for the first eight months of\\nthe current year, we confidently expect the gross earnings for the\\nfull year to approximate ^190,000, and the net earnings amount\\nto over ^100,000, or double the interest charges.\\nThe bond issue of ^1,000,000 does not fully represent the\\npurchase price of the property. The capital of the Company is\\n$1,000,000 in shares of $50 each, and we are informed that some\\nof this stock has recently been sold in Harrisburg at $35 per\\nshare, or jofo of its par value. Taking this price as a basis,\\nthere is an equity in the property of $800,000, as represented by\\nthe market value of the stock, coming after these First Mortgage\\nBonds, which alone demonstrates conclusively the absolute value\\nof the bonds. We have sold blocks of these bonds to Savings\\nBanks, National and State Banks, besides numerous individual\\ninvestors, and would be pleased to receive your order for such an\\namount as you may desire at 105 and interest, at which price the\\ninvestment will yield over 4. 65^, free of all taxes in Pennsyl-\\nvania. (5^0)\\nVery truly yours.\\nProf. Charles Emmons, 151.\\nWashington, D. C.\\nDear Sir\\nYour name has been given us by Prof. Ring, of the South-\\nern University, as a prospective purchaser of a Projection Lantern", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "84 Commercial Correspondence.\\noutfit for your class room, and he asked us to write you in the\\nmatter. If you have an electric current in your building, as we\\npresume you have, we would recommend our Hand Feed Elec-\\ntric Lantern, there being nothing to equal this electric lantern in\\nbrilliancy of light and ease of manipulation. We have already\\nplaced it in a number of colleges. In case you have not the cur-\\nrent, we would suggest the Calcium Light outfit, as that is second\\nin brilliancy to the electric light, and is almost universally used\\nwhere the current cannot be had. We are mailing you our cata-\\nlogue, in which you will find several styles illustrated and fully\\ndescribed, and if there is any further information we can give, we\\nwill be glad to do so. The prices as listed are net. (^5^)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. John Wurtz, 152.\\nPhiladelphia, Pa.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have your favor of the loth inst. in reference to the\\npurchase of a camera, and in reply would say that they can be\\nbought for ^5.00 and over; the cheaper ones being the simple\\nhand-cameras with single lenses and disc diaphragms, while the\\nbetter ones are furnished with rectilinear lenses, iris diaphragms,\\npatent shutter, ground glass for focusing, etc. We send here-\\nwith QUI catalogue, and would strongly recommend Camera A,\\nlisted on page 60. This camera, taking a 4 x 5 picture, would\\ncost ^35. It has a double swing back, double sliding front, rack\\nand pinion for focusing, new model shutter with iris diaphragm\\nand pneumatic release which works without noise or jar. The\\nground glass is spring actuated, and recedes to allow the inser-\\ntion of holders. Glass plates, cut and roll films may all be used\\nused with this camera, the holders being interchangeable. The\\ninstrument can also be used with or without tripod. We think\\nfor an all-around camera you could not do better than this. Hop-\\ning to be favored with your order, we are (^79)\\nYours very truly.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 85\\nTo the Chief Engineer, 153-\\nFargo Water Works,\\nFargo, N. Dak.\\nDear Sir\\nAs is well known to every filter manufacturer and user,\\nthe greatest factor in the success of his plant depends largely upon\\nthe character of the precipitant employed. Unless the water has\\nfirst been treated with the proper precipitant or coagulant, the\\nnecessary standard of efficiency cannot be reached. The impor-\\ntance of sulphate of alumina in the purification of water needs no\\ncomment, the most successful filtering plants in existence to-day\\nare those in which the method is carried out of first adding to the\\nwater a small quantity of sulphate of alumina and afterwards pass-\\ning it over the filter. From careful observation, we believe that\\nmany interested in this matter do not understand fully how to\\nchoose the alum most efficient for their purpose from the many\\nsulphates of alumina now on the market. In general, it may be\\nsaid that a filter alum should be of high purity and strength and\\nshould be basic this latter is a most important requirement. A\\nbasic alum is one that not only contains enough alumina for com-\\nbination with the sulphuric acid present to form a neutral sul-\\nphate of alumina, but also an excess of alumina. The purify-\\ning action of the alum depends upon the fact that the combined\\nalumina is precipitated by the bases carbonate of lime, etc. in\\nthe water. The precipitate forms a flocculent mass which not\\nonly carries down with it any suspended substance, but also re-\\nmoves any coloring or organic matter and, as a basic sulphate\\nof alumina will produce a larger quantity of precipitate with the\\nsame quantity and quality of water than a neutral or sour alum\\nwould, it is evident that the more basic an alum is, the greater\\nwill be its efficiency as a purifying agent. With these facts be-\\nfore us, we have directed our investigations for some years towards\\nthe production of such an alum, and, as a result, can now ofter our\\nWater Clearing Alum, which not only represents the highest\\nstandard of purity and strength, but also contains the highest", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "S6 Commercial Correspondence.\\npossible amount of uncombined alumina. This alum contains\\nfrom 54 to 55% of soluble basic sulphate of alumina, with an\\nexcess of from 1.5 to 2^ of alumina. It is impossible to in-\\ncrease these figures. In a word, the particular needs of water\\ncompanies are more fully served by our special Water Clearing\\nAlum than anything which has yet been devised and, in be-\\nspeaking your kind notice of the little pamphlet on Water Puri-\\nfication sent you by separate mail, we shall trust to learn speed-\\nily that you are interested in what we offer, and to have an op-\\nportimity to quote prices with a view to securing your orders.\\nY ours very truly, 45\\nMr. John Carbutt, 154.\\nCheyenne, W^yo.\\nDear Sir\\nWe believe you will soon be in need of a stock of paint,\\nand very earnestly ask you to consider the merits of our well\\nknown brand. This ready mixed paint is made upon a basis of\\nwhite lead and zinc white only, so far as white pigment is re-\\nquired in the color produced, and with the finest grade of linseed\\noil prepared so as to insure the utmost durability. We know\\nthat there are cheaper paints in the market than ours, some you\\nmight buy for half a dollar a gallon less but if you will analyze\\nthem, you will invariably find that, even if the oil is pure, barytes,\\nw^hiting, or clay are substituted for the white lead and zinc white\\npigment. Now, barytes, whiting, and clay are not recognized by\\npainters in any sense as pigments they do not possess the quali-\\nties of body and opacity in other words, if you were to grind\\nthese in oil and mix them up to the proper consistency for paint-\\ning, you could not cover your work if you applied half a dozen\\ncoats. The result of this is, that if you estimate for a customer\\nthe cost of the material really required for a house, you will find\\nthat in the case of our paint it will be less than with any other\\npaint, no matter how much cheaper per gallon in first cost the\\nother may be. Another point in favor of our paint is that the", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 87\\ncolors are brighter and cleaner than those of any other make,\\nsimply because we are so very particular in regard to the coloring\\nor staining pigments used many manufacturers are indifferent in\\nthis respect, with the consequence of giving dull tints. The sam-\\nple cards enclosed herewith indicate the beauty of our colors. We\\nenclose also some other pieces of advertising matter which will\\ninterest you. We offer you these paints in i, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 25\\ngallon packages, in half-barrels and barrels, at the specially low\\nfigure of ^1.50 per gallon net, for the colors listed on the cards\\nat ^2.50; each higher-priced class will be 35 cents per gallon\\nmore, net. These quotations are f. o. b. this city, and our terms\\nto approved credit (in which list you appear) are 60 days net or\\ni/^ discount if payment be made within 15 days from date o^\\ninvoice. We supply attractive advertising matter in generous\\nquantities to our agents, protect them in their neighborhood, and,\\nin fact, do everything possible to enable him to establish a profit-\\nable and lasting trade. May we not hear from you with a good,\\nround order for stock? (454)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Frederick Converse, 155.\\nRome, N. Y.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have your No. 70 from Cayuga our No. 74\\nmailed to Hanover House, Utica, N. Y. yesterday. Concerning\\nthe distribution of advertising matter, we would repeat that we\\nare quite willing to supply this in liberal quantities to customers,\\nin fact, we have made very serious and costly errors on the side\\nof liberality. We wish you to bear in mind at all times that this\\nadvertising matter, while it costs us a great deal of money some\\nyears the bills amount to $25,000), costs our customers nothing\\nit is an invariable rule that little or no value is placed upon any-\\nthing that costs the recipient nothing. We have found that, of\\nthe advertising matter that has heretofore been supplied in\\nquantities to our customers, not over one-third has been used", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "88 Commercial Correspondence.\\nwe have seen quantities of it stowed away in dark comers until\\ncompletely ruined from dust and age. It gives us pleasure to\\nprovide these things when we can feel assured that a prompt and\\ncorrect use of them will be made. Even where a concern will\\ndistribute advertising matter liberally, we would prefer to send\\nsmall lots frequently than a large quantity at one time. These\\nare matters for you to keep in mind, as you may either save us\\nmoney by preventing a waste of advertising matter, or make us\\nmoney by seeing that what is sent out is properly used. It rests\\nwith our representatives to see that the large expenditure we\\nmake in the direction of advertising is turned to all possible\\naccount. (^59)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Homer, Cook, Co., 156.\\nCrestline, O.\\nGentlemen\\nWe have pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your check\\nfor ^175.25, which you send in settlement of invoices of August\\n4 and 18. We would point out, however, that owing to several\\nerrors on the part of your bookkeeper in making up the account,\\nwe cannot accept this amount in full settlement. In the first\\nplace, cash discount of 2 has been taken, whereas the account\\nhas run beyond its full time to enjoy such discount it would\\nhave been necessary to remit within fifteen days from date of\\ninvoice. As a matter of fact, some interest for overtime is due\\nus, almost a month on invoice of August 18, and more than that\\nperiod on bill of August 4, our terms to you being 60 days net.\\nThen, you have deducted the entire freight, $19, instead of\\nobserving our terms of freight equalization with Pittsburgh in\\nother words, the only sum due you for freight is what it would\\ncost to get the goods from Pittsburgh to Cleveland, we placing\\nourselves on a competitive basis with that city, and agreeing that\\nin buying from us you will not have to pay a premium on account\\nof the distance, but will pay the same as if you actually bought in", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 89\\nPittsburg. Again, you have deducted the value of the packages\\ncontaining Unseed oil and turpentine whereas our prices were\\nmade on the basis of these barrels being returned to us, without\\nany charge following, other than the freight on same. We\\nenclose a statement showing the amount of ^16 for these various\\nerroneous deductions, etc. and shall be pleased either to receive\\nyour check for this sum, or to have you include it in your next\\nsettlement.\\nWe trust that the foregoing will be clear and satisfactory,\\nand soliciting your further commands, we are 304\\nYours very truly,\\nThe Imperial Iron Co., 157.\\nBraddock, Pa.\\nGentlemen\\nIn response to your inquiry about our rust-preventing\\npaint, we beg to state that we have given years to the study of\\nrust prevention, and after having proved its value upon our own\\nbuildings, which are subjected to the severity of acid fumes, etc.\\nwe were encouraged to place it upon the market a short time ago.\\nThe success which we are meeting in all directions is most\\ngratifying and convincing. This rust-preventing paint owes its\\ngreat merit to the fact that it is composed of absolutely imperish-\\nable pigments mixed with a thinner which, when dry, covers\\nthe metal with a hermetic seal that cannot be penetrated by\\neither moisture or gases. To these qualities are added high\\nelasticity and durability, which prevent it from being injured by\\nfrictional influences. Our paint has been found specially\\nappropriate for use by railroads on their structural iron bridges,\\nmetal roofs, etc. The strongest points of this paint are, in brief:\\nit covers more surface per gallon than other paints which are\\nnow used for the protection of iron it covers much more than\\nordinary linseed oil paint, and four or five times as much as\\ncheap asphaltum paint, which latter is cheap only in its price per", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "go Commercial Correspondence.\\ngallon, the amount required being so great as to make it really\\nexpensive for a given piece of work it works very freely, and is\\neasily brushed out, so that the painter can apply more of it in a\\nfixed time than of other paints it makes a tough, durable coat\\ning that is not injured by the expansion and contraction of the\\nmetal, or by changes of temperature, which would cause other\\npaints to chip and scale. Its strongest point is that it is\\nabsolutely impervious to moisture and gases, as above stated,\\nand prevents rust by barring out all rust- producing agencies.\\nWe shall be glad to have you make a trial of this paint on some\\nof your work, and await your requisition accordingly. (332)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Kirby Son, 158.\\nChicago, 111.\\nGentlemen\\nReferring to our conversation over the telephone to-day,\\nyou may enter our order for one carload of Gilders Whiting at\\nthe price named, 60 cents per loo ibs., and make shipment\\nnext week. We are surprised to learn of the advance in the\\nprice of these goods, as we have not kept in touch with the\\nmarket, depending on your taking care of us in this respect. We\\nhad already sent you an order for one more carload of English\\nCliffstone Paris White, which we sincerely trust you will be\\nsuccessful in having accepted. Kindly advise by return mail if\\npossible if not, by Monday next, just what you are able to\\naccomplish in Paris White. Give us your opinion in full as to\\nwhat the probable outcome will be, as we desire to protect our-\\nselves while there is time. Any information given us will be\\nregarded as strictly confidential, and we shall not negotiate with\\nany other concern for our wants in this line. When we are\\nagain in the market for Palm Oil, rest assured you will hear from\\nus. (182)\\nYours truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 91\\nMessrs. Dickens Bros., 159*\\nPaterson, N. J.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe have your favor of the 21st inst. and the sample of\\ngum tragacanth which you sent us is also at hand. We regret to\\nsay that we have nothing in stock which will match the sample\\nyou sent us, as it is a mixed gum containing some pieces which\\nwould be cheap at 30 cents per pound. We are mailing you to-\\nday sample No. 703 at 25 cents per R)., a very good gum for the\\nmoney, considering the present state of the market for this\\narticle. We hope to hear from you with an order, and remain\\nVery truly yours, 99\\nMessrs. Loeb and Weil, 160.\\nHamburg, Germany.\\nDear Sirs\\nW^e are in receipt of your favor of the 24th ult. and beg\\nto refer to our last of the 27th ult. We wish to inform you to-\\nday that until now we had not received any advice of your\\nopening with us a credit for ^^200 in London, and we should\\nlike to know whether the credit has been opened at the Credit\\nLyonnais, London, as formerly. The amount of ;z\u00c2\u00a3 200, for\\nwhich you cabled the credit, is too small, as the invoice amount\\nwill be at least ;!f 225 and we therefore request you to open us\\na credit for this amount per cable at the receipt of this letter.\\nThe 15 tons will be sent off in the next few days and may arrive\\nat Hamburg in about a fortnight, as we have sent them by fast\\nboat down to Hamburg. The market of carbonate of potash\\ncontinues to be very firm, and we think that prices will advance\\nfurther, owing to the scarcity of the raw material and the very\\nactive demand from all parts of the world. We are writing to-\\nday to the Credit Lyonnais, London, inquiring whether they\\nhave opened us the credit of ;if 200. We await your reply and\\nmeantime, we are (209)\\nYours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "92 Commercial Correspondence.\\nMessrs. Legrand Roger, i6i.\\nHavre, France.\\nDear Sirs\\nWe beg to acknowledge receipt of your favors of loth and\\n13th inst. We regret very much that our offer for calcined pot-\\nash, 60-65, has had no result. As we wrote you, the success of\\nour efforts was not so much in the price, which we recognize to\\nbe high, as in the fact that we had the option on the goods and\\nit is now next to impossible to get offers at any price, the ad-\\nvance being due to scarcity of new material. We have forwarded\\nyou this week through our New York office samples of degras.\\nThe article we are sending you is the very best on this market\\nand used by most of the first-class tanners. It is better in quality\\nthan any other at the same price. This is not a wool degras,\\nbut is much superior, being the extract or grease obtained from\\nthe skins during the process of making the present style of\\nchamois skins. The superior results obtained by its use over\\nthat of a like quantity of inferior degras, more than compensate for\\nthe difference in price, and therefore it is an economy to employ\\nthis grade. In reply to your inquiry as to the amount of duty\\nthis article pays in the U. S., we would state that on several\\nshipments we have been compelled to pay cent per pound as\\ndegi-as, but we have protested against this, as the article\\nshould enter free as a leather grease dressing, which it\\nreally is. We are not yet informed of the final settlement of this\\nquestion, and we have therefore requested our New York off.ce\\nto inform you regarding this when forwarding you the samples.\\nWe have quoted you herewith a price that is independent of any\\ncompetition, and we trust that we shall soon hear favorably from\\nyou regarding the same. Please note cable word for this article\\nAdam. Barrels contain about 275 kilos. (326)\\nYours very truly,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 93\\nParker Boiler Works, 162.\\nAllentown, Pa.\\nGentlemen\\nRailroad freights on bituminous coal are likely to be\\nchanged to a higher basis on April I, at which time nearly all\\nexisting contracts expire. We should like to draw your attention\\nto our Cumberland and Clearfield coals for forge, glass, rolling\\nmill, and steam purposes, and our Youhiogheny and West Vir-\\nginia gas coals for the production of illuminating gas, for use in\\nopen hearths, for the manufacture of steel, for brick burning of\\nvarious kinds, or for steam use. We would suggest that you\\nmake a trial of one of the above coals this month or next, Vv^hen,\\nif the coal proves satisfactory, we should be pleased to name you\\na price for your supply for the coming season. l^^)\\nYours truly,\\nThe Catasauqua Iron and Steel Co., 163.\\nCatasauqua, Pa.\\nGentlemen\\nWe take pleasure in quoting you our figures on our coke\\nand gas coals, as per your inquiry of the 1 8th, as follows\\nStraight Connellsville Coke (within the Bessemer limit) $3 per\\nton of 2000 lbs. f. o. b. cars at ovens, for three cars per day\\nfrom January I, 1900, to January I, 1 901 shipment to be made\\nto your furnace at above point and not to be applicable to West-\\nern consignments. In gas coals, our Youghiogheny coal is one\\nof the few low-sulphur gas coals suitable for the open hearth,\\nsteel purposes, etc. On this we name you a price of ^1.75 per\\ngross ton at mines rate of freight to destination, Catasauqua,\\n^1.45 per gross ton, making delivered price, either Philadelphia\\nand Reading Railway, Lehigh Valley, or Central R. R. of New\\nJersey, $3.20 per gross ton, Catasauqua, Pa. We reserve the\\noption to ship over either of the roads named above. The con-\\ntract is to be subject to car supply, accidents, and all other con-\\ntingencies covering sales of this description railroad weights to", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "94 Commercial Correspondence.\\ngovern settlements. Terms as usual, cash on the 15th day of the\\nmonth following shipments.\\nThanking you for the inquiry and trusting that you may\\nfavor us with your business, we remain (^^o)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Palmer Gilby, 164.\\nLondon, E. C, England.\\nGentlemen\\nWe supplied the steamship Afghanistan with 330\\ntons of coal in Baltimore. We have had some difficulty with\\nthis ship, the result of which is that the captain refused to sign a\\ndraft upon his owners in payment of the same. We had con-\\ntemplated holding the ship for the bill, but concluded it might\\nnot be in accordance with your desires and might be bad policy\\nto put the owners to such annoyance on account of the errors of\\ntheir captain and agents in Baltimore. Enclosed we send you a\\ncopy of the letter from our Baltimore office, setting out fully the\\ntrouble with this boat. It appears they ordered the coal origi-\\nnally to Wheeler s Stores, and then afterwards denied that,\\nclaiming it was ordered to Union Stores. The error was un-\\ndoubtedly theirs and we were not disposed to pay any such\\ncharges as they demanded. We have charged your account\\nwith the amount of the bill, and suppose you will have no diffi-\\nculty in collecting the same from the owners. If, owing to this\\nfriction, you should not make a contract with them for next year,\\nwe take it that the price is to stand at $3.50 per ton alongside at\\nBaltimore. We therefore await your full advice upon the\\nsubject. (210)\\nYours very truly,\\nMessrs. Sanderson Son, 165.\\nElkton, Md.\\nGentlemen\\nWe are in receipt of your letter under date of September\\nI and note the contents. As you are purchasing some coal at", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 95\\n#2.10 per ton delivered, we therefore will charge you 75 cents\\nper ton for the two cars that we have shipped you, and, as the\\nfreight is ^1.35 per gross ton, this would make ^2.10 delivered,\\nwhich which we understand is your lowest purchasing price.\\nYou no doubt made this arrangement sometime since, as coal\\nto-day is worth a great deal more money. We had no thought of\\noffering you our coal at the present time, because we understood\\nthat your arrangements were made until the early part of next\\nyear but we were in hopes that you would find the same differ-\\nence between the coal which we have shipped you and that\\nwhich you have been accustomed to use, as has been found by\\nthe Williamstown Fire Brick Works in the burning of their\\nbrick. Your men could not become accustomed to the change\\nof coal in the use of two or three cars, but would probably\\nrequire running upon a new fuel for several weeks, until they\\nbecame thoroughly acquainted with it.\\nHowever, we hope this may lead you to inquire of us\\nwhen you are in the market for your next coal supply. We\\ncould furnish you the same kind of coal that you have been pur-\\nchasing from other people, if you decided on that variety as the\\nbest for your purpose. Thanking you for your courtesy in the\\nmatter, we remain (264)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Wilbur Moody, General Supt., 166.\\nKingston Mines, Penna.\\nDear Sir\\nReferring to our conversation by telephone, in which you\\ngave us the result of the first drill dole at 154 feet, would say\\nthat this certainly looks like the A seam. The fact tliat\\nthey passed through i foot 10 inches of coal at loi feet would\\nlook also as though that was the B seam and their finding\\nat 120 feet, li inches more of coal would indicate that there is\\na disturbance at that point such as we quite fi*equently meet with\\nin the mining of the B seam. It looks as though the measures", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "96 Commercial Correspondence.\\nhad thickened up and that the benches of coal were widely\\nseparated. \\\\Vhat is the character of the strata between the I\\nfoot 10 inches and the II inches? We would like you to send\\nus a pencil sketch, showing the location of the shaft, the hole\\njust drilled, and the old drill hole away ahead of us towards\\nAntrim also marking on the edges the Bristol Slope, the Acme\\nMine, and other openings w^hich indicate the coal about us. It\\nis quite evident to us that there is some disturbance at that par-\\nticular point. We think it advisable to put down a hole on the\\nflat ahead of the main heading next, and by that time you will\\nhave carefully considered the surface conditions and where it\\nmight be possible to put down another hole in front of the Flat-\\nrock heading. This can be done either before or after we put\\nthe hole down back of the big fault. In thinking over the ques-\\ntion of changing our attorney at Wilkes-Barre, we have reached\\nthe conclusion that at the present time it would be unwise to do\\nso, because, in conversation wdth another lawyer from that town\\nlast evening, we discovered that Mr. McDowell is the counsel\\nfor the Northern R. R. and Braiderstown R. R. Companies\\nwhereas Judge Weaver is not affiliated with either, and, as there\\nis no telling what might occur, we do not think it would be\\nadvisable for us to transfer our business to Mr. McDowell under\\nthe existing conditions. (359)\\nYours very truly,\\nGeorge W. Hedges, Car Accountant, 167.\\nWashington, D. C.\\nDear Sir\\nWe acknowledge the receipt of your letters under date of\\nNov. 3 and 4, and are much pleased to know that you have\\nreferred to your Traffic Manager, Mr. Bliss, the question of your\\nagents, the Shore Line, confiscating our coal in transit, when\\nconsigned to ourselves at tidewater for use on our tidewater con-\\ntracts. We are this morning advised of their having made another\\nseizure, and this is occasioning us very serious inconvenience.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 97\\nIn answer to your inquiry as to our capacity at Kingston,\\nwould say that we have at that place, on your road, machin-\\nery and development sufficient to produce sixty-five cars of coal\\nper day without any difficulty, and keep it up continuously.\\nOwing, however, to the very insufficient supply of cars which we\\nhave been receiving from your road for the past year, the crew of\\nmen which we ordinarily have at that place has been unable to\\nreceive anything like full work, and you can readily understand\\nhow at a time like this, when labor is in demand throughout the\\nentire country, that the men would not stay with us in idleness.\\nTherefore we have lost a very large portion of our crew, and\\nto-day we doubt whether we could load over forty-five cars per\\nday. If, however, we received a full supply of cars regularly,\\nand with some assurance that it would continue, then there\\nwould be a possibility of our regaining our men but as it is\\nnow, there is a very strong probability ot our losing a large part\\nof our present crew, and the result of that would be our inability\\nto ship any coal for either your supply or any other purpose.\\nYou can thus see under what difficulties we are laboring, and the\\nbasis of our entire trouble is lack of cars. The capacity of the\\nVictoria Mine in Cambria county will by next Monday be twelve\\ncars per day in place of ten, and will shortly thereafter be\\nincreased to fourteen. As you know, this is entirely set aside for\\nyour supply coal, and we have written to Mr. Savage asking him\\nto keep up a full supply of cars if that is done, we can give you\\nfrom that operation during the month of November at least 7,000\\ntons of coal.\\nHoping we have made the entire situation plain to you,\\nwe remain (392)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Theodore Heath, Agent, 168.\\nFall River, Mass.\\nDear Sir\\nWe have before us your letters under date of September 12,\\nand you are quite right in your interpretation of our thought", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "98 Commercial Correspondence.\\nrelative to selling coal to Messrs. Branson Co. We would be\\nwilling to furnish a certain amount for shipment this month, but\\nwe do not wish to tie ourselves up for a delivery running over a\\nperiod of time, when there is a very strong probability of an\\nincrease in the price of coal as well as an advance in vessel\\nfreights. In regard to Messrs. Green Rand s having received\\nfrom the Fitchburg R. R. Co. coal in H. B. T. cars, Nos.\\n1 641 and 561, would say that in order to trace these we must\\nhave the dates of original shipment. We cannot find that we\\nhave shipped car No. 1 64 1 at any time. We find that car No.\\n561 was shipped by us to the Fitchburg R. R. Co. in May last,\\nbut the weights mentioned by you do not agree with our own\\ntherefore, before we can do anything with it, we must ask that\\nMessrs. Green Rand secure from the Fitchburg R. R. Co. their\\ninformation as to the dates of original shipment. You evidently\\nhave misunderstood us in the Eastwood Coal Co. matter. We\\ndid not expect the Brighton Boston Street Ry. Co. would pur-\\nchase their year s supply of coal from us without a thorough\\nknowledge of the fuel offered but what we had endeavored to\\nmake plain to you was the fact that we did not wish to give them\\nthe option of demanding or declining 3000 tons additional of our\\ncoal during this month We would be willing to sell them at a\\nprice to be fixed now, 3000 tons in addition to the one barge\\nwhich we are loading or, we would be willing to sell them, at\\na price to be agreed upon when they were ready to place the\\norder, that quantity of coal or more. But we wished you to\\nunderstand that we did not think it good policy at the present\\ntime, on a rising market and with every appearance of coal s\\nbeing scarce and much higher in price, to give options to pur-\\nchasers. It is better to keep in touch with buyers and we our-\\nselves accept the risk of selling them at an increase in price.\\nWe have carried things over the dull season of the summer, and\\nnow, with the prospect of reaping a profit, we do not wish to tie\\nourselves up in a way which may not be advantageous. We", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 99\\ncarefully note what you say regarding the coal supplied the\\nGreen Star Line and the report which we received. We think\\nyou have an excellent chance to throw all the burden of the com-\\nplaint upon the cargo supplied by the Massachusetts Coal Co. as\\nthe Green Star people themselves say that the coal was not good,\\nand the very fact that one ship made no complaint, and that, in\\nthe case of the two others, the complaint was very slight, argues\\nto our minds, from the knowledge we have of the business, that\\nthat the coal was satisfactory otherwise, the complaint would\\nhave been very pronounced from all parties. You can urge this\\nupon Mr. Slocum and feel confident that we can supply them\\nwith a fuel which would in the long run prove satisfactory. Of\\ncourse, we do not wish any more test cargoes at the low prices\\nfixed for the previous ones. (55^)\\nYours very truly,\\nMr. Alexander Hutton,\\nHarrisburg, Pa. 169.\\nDear Sir\\nI return you herewith correspondence in reference to the\\nproposed line to the Jones Kaolin Company s Works, in Beaver,\\nPa., together with blue print No. 3854, showing the location of\\nthe Kaolin Works. We made several appointments with Mr.\\nJones, to make a reconnaissance of this country, but for various\\nf^ reasons were never able to meet until last week, when Mr.\\nJones took me over the country from Maddock Station. We\\nfc/ drove along the Western Railroad to a point south of Wilson\\nStation, thence we cut across the country, following as closely as\\npossible to the red line shown on the blue print, which we think\\nis the most feasible route that can be followed if a line were built\\nfrom the Kaolin Works to the Western Railroad. The objection\\nto this route, which would be 4.8 miles long, is that a ridge\\nwill have to be crossed, the highest point of which is shown at\\nS on the print. The grades from F to S and from\\nS to *0 would be rather steep. The country through", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "loo Commercial Correspondence.\\nwhich we would pass from M to F is bottom land, but\\nwe can follow a small stream and not cut up the fields very much.\\nFrom F to S the country is rougher, and I think the right\\nof way would not cost much. From O to B, and thence\\nto \u00c2\u00abN is rather fine open country, mostly good farm land.\\nExclusive of the right of way, which I believe could be acquired,\\nwith one exception, for a very reasonable sum of money, the route\\nfrom M to N (shown in red), could be built for $40,000.\\nThe route along this line has no industries that would give us any\\nbusiness other than that required by any farming district, to wit\\na little coal, some lime, and fertilizer. The lime stone quarries\\nat B could be reached by a siding the lime stone is plenti-\\nful, and I presume the lime would be a valuable product for the\\nlower counties of Pennsylvania. At N there is an inex-\\nhaustible supply of the very finest Kaolin in the world. The\\nbeds from which they dig this Kaolin are located in a low,\\nmarshy piece of ground, from which it is somewhat difBcult to\\nhaul with wagons. In addition to the numerous buildings for\\npreparing the Kaolin for the market, they have an extensive fire-\\nbrick plant, which was operated for several years, until they\\ncould no longer meet the market price, on account of getting\\ntheir product to market by wagons. The furnaces in which they\\nbum this brick are still in good condition, and we understand\\nthat the fire-brick always brought the best price in the market.\\nThe brick is made from one of the products washed from the\\nKaolin. This line, if built, should be mider charge of the main\\ndivision, and could be projected south-eastwardly towards Mil-\\nlerstown. The section of country between N and Millers-\\ntown is full of Kaolin. The country between Millerstown and the\\nJones Kaolin Works is fair farming land, and I have no doubt\\nthat, if the line is opened, some of the large pottery works in the\\neastern part of the State would soon open up more pits.\\nYours truly, (617)", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. ioi\\nMr. John Brand, 170.\\nManchester, England.\\nDear Sir\\nWe beg to acknowledge the receipt of your valued favor\\ndated Aug. I5) in which you hand us your first sample order,\\nand also include instructions as to the manufacture of three\\ndozen stiif hats and four dozen soft hats. We use this occasion\\nto thank you for the order, which we need hardly say is now\\nreceiving our careful attention.\\nAdvertising Matter Your request for catalog and other\\nadvertising matter, we have already attended to by mailing you\\nan English catalog, fashion plates, window tickets, two window\\ncards of self- conforming hats, and color card. We have also\\nlaid aside, for shipment with your order, a series of six electro-\\ntypes for circular and newspaper advertising, and also two of our\\nlarge glass signs. We regret exceedingly that the original\\ncatalog sent you was, through an error, printed in Spanish.\\nChanges in Order From the text of your letter we have\\nconcluded that you thought the Galena style was the same hat\\nsold by Fox Bros. Co. who, by the way, have been very\\nsuccessful in handling our hats, but as this is not the hat sold by\\nthem, we have changed it to Directly, boss raw edge, kettle\\nfinish hat, proportions 6x3, which is the hat referred to as\\nDuplicate A 7 27 2.\\nWe are somewhat in doubt as to what you mean by\\ndrab color, and, as nutria fur does not take a very satisfactory\\ngrey color (which we refer is the same as drab), we are making\\nup the hats thus ordered in color Belgium belly. By referring\\nto the color card mailed you a few days ago, you will note what\\nthis color is. We think you will be pleased with it, as it is the\\nmost popular export color.\\nStiff Hats We have noted your instructions as to the\\nwidening of the brim of the stiff hats ordered, and we have made\\nthese corrections in each instance. The blocks you have\\nselected will certainly stand the additional width of brim.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "I02 Commercial Correspondence.\\nSamples We are forwarding with this order, as sug-\\ngested by you, a collection of half a dozen stiff hat samples of\\nthe latest design, and made up in the three grades we manu-\\nfacture, viz No. I grade at $30 per dozen BWHS grade at\\n$^1, per dozen and the extra grade at ^36 per dozen. We are\\nalso desirous of explaining that, in stiff hats, we manufacture a\\nspecial light hat, which may be known as the Zephyr\\nweight a regular weight hat and also a self- conforming grade,\\nwhich is very flexible. We have concluded a few of each kind\\nin this half dozen samples, and request that you will examine\\nthem carefully. We have also forwarded 8-12 dozen soft hats,\\nsome of which are made up in the nutria grade at $42 per dozen,\\nand the others in the real nutria grade at ^48 per dozen= These\\nsamples also include all the most popular colors we are making\\nin stiff and soft hats. We trust, on receipt of these samples, and\\nafter examining them and testing them with your trade, you will\\nconclude to make our hats the feature of your fine hat depart-\\nment.\\nSize Differences English sizes are one larger than the\\nscale adopted in this country, as you will note by referring to the\\ntable shown in our catalog that is, an English 67-8 size is the\\nsame as the American 7. We are making up your hats accord-\\ning to the English range of sizes given, and we shall mark them\\naccordingly.\\nSole Agency As arranged with Mr. Gordon, we here-\\nwith agree to give you the sole agency for our hats in the City of\\nManchester, England, in consideration of your promise to use\\nevery reasonable effort to introduce our goods in your district,\\nand every order coming to us hereafter from Manchester we shall\\nrefer to yourself.\\nTerms Our terms are as follows 6fo discount, when\\naccount is paid ten days after date of invoice 5 i^ ipaid in\\nthirty days after date of invoice 3 in sixty days lfo,i o.\\nninety days. All accounts must be settled in Philadelphia four\\nmonths after date of invoice.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 103\\nNow that we have entered into business relations with\\nyou, we trust you will remember that we are ready to co-operate\\nwith you by every means in our power in order to make this sole\\nagency of mutual profit. If there are any styles which promise\\nto become popular in your district, which we can make up for\\nyou in fine hats, we request you to forward us a sample, and in\\norder that you may keep in touch with the various new styles we\\nare designing each season, we shall not only forward you our\\nseasonal fashion plate, and other new advertising matter which\\nwe issue from time to time, but will also include a few new\\nsamples with each shipment. The sample order now in course\\nof manufacture will be ready for shipment on Nov. I, and will\\nbe shipped direct to Manchester by the first steamer leaving the\\nport of New York after that date. We also agree to deliver\\ngoods f. o. b. steamer at New York, which means that v/e pre-\\npay the freight from this city to the steamer s side.\\nTrusting that these goods will please you on arrival, and\\nthat you will be successful with them, and awaiting your further\\nvalued commands, we remain (904)\\nYours faithfully.\\nElectric Light, Heat and Power Company, 171.\\nSt Louis, Mo.\\nGentlemen\\nReplying to your inquiry of the 6th inst. would say that\\nwe shall be pleased to repair the Shafer Recording Watt Meter\\nfor you, but it will be impossible for us to give you an estimate\\non the repairs until we see the instrument. Our charges will be\\nfor the labor, at the rate of 60 cents per hour, and for the mate-\\nrials consumed. (64)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMr. Charles Bryant, 172.\\nWilmington, N. C.\\nDear Sir\\nReplying to that part of your letter of the 12th ult. which\\nrefers to starting apparatus for elevator motor, we beg to write", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "I04 Commercial Correspondence.\\nyou as follows We will furnish you with an approved, auto-\\nmatic box, install the same, and furnish the necessary ropes and\\npulleys, for the sum of $25 net. Hoping to receive your order,\\nwhich will have our prompt attention, we are (64)\\nYours respectfully.\\nElectric Illuminating Company, 173.\\nSandusky, O.\\nDear Sirs\\nReplying to yours of recent date, would say that we have\\nshipped a lot of No. 14 rubber covered wire. We have also\\nshipped you the porcelain tubes 5-16x3; also the cord adjusters\\nand fuse plugs. The weather-proof wire has been ordered from\\nthe factory to go direct, and the galvanized iron wire we expect to\\nship this week. Shipment on all kinds of copper wire is very\\nslow and we can assure you that we are doing the best we can.\\nAs w^e have never had the pleasure of doing business with you,\\nwe shall be obliged if you will send us as reference the names of\\ntwo or three people with whom you have been doing business.\\nWe will look them up and, if satisfactory, we shall be glad to\\nopen an account with you. Your early reply will be appreciated.\\nYours respectfully, (^45)\\nIlluminating, Heat and Power Company, 174.\\nLexington, Ky.\\nDear Sirs\\nIn accordance with the conversation we had with you\\nyesterday, we send you by freight to-day samples of the follow-\\ning supplies, on which we will make you quotation in a few\\ndays\\nFire and Weather-proof wire,\\nRubber covered wire.\\nConcealed rosettes, with fuses,\\nThree-wire link, fuse cutouts. No. 1265,\\nPlug cutouts. No. 62165,\\nEdison Key sockets, fibre lined, No. 9386,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 105\\nEdison extension plugs,\\n16 Candle power, no volts, Edison base lamp,\\nCircular loom tube,\\nFire-proof silk cord,\\nThree-wire moulding, No. 5-\\nThe flexible tube is furnished in coils of 250 feet. We\\nhave all this material in stock and hope to be favored with your\\ninquiries. (^^3)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMessrs. Armstrong Bell, 175.\\nMemphis, Tenn.\\nGentlemen\\nReplying to yours of the 3d inst. we enclose you our Engi-\\nneering Notice No. 114, regarding 3000 ampere dynamo, 2\\nvolts. We quote you with the exciter and rheostat, the sum\\nof ^750. With rheostat, but without exciter, in case you\\ncan get no volt constant potential circuit, ^620.50. We enclose\\nblue print of machine which we have never built, capacity of\\nwhich is 6000 amperes and I to 4 volts, according to, the speed,\\nthe speed being about 10 revolutions per minute, per volt. Since,\\nhowever, it would take a long time to get this out, we would\\nadvise, in case you need more than 3000 amperes, to use a num-\\nber of the machines, details of which we are giving you in our\\nEngineering Notice. If you do not need as much as 3000\\namperes, we can give you figures on smaller machines. Hoping\\nto receive your esteemed order, we are (^5^)\\nVery truly yours,\\nThe Parrish Machinery Company, 176.\\nLewistown, Pa.\\nGentlemen\\nAnswering yours of 1st, we quote you on 10,000 porce-\\nlain insulators No. 5, ^3.90 per looo. On larger sizes when\\nordered in lots of strictly 1000, or more, we will quote you a\\ndiscount of 5 per cent, from the standard list. Referring\\nfurther to yours of the 31st ult., regarding freight and cartage", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "io6 Commercial Correspondence.\\npaid on rheostats, which were not shipped with the generators as\\nthey should have been, you are partially correct, as the freight on\\nthe rheostats does not cost us any more by shipping them sepa-\\nrately, than by shipping them with the dynamo. However, this\\ndoes not apply to the hauling. We had to haul these rheostats\\nand dynamo from the freight depot to the wharf, and we could\\nhave hauled the entire consignment down as cheaply as we\\ncould haul the two lots shipped separately. We therefore send\\nyou corrected bill for the hauling only. (^49)\\nYours respectfully,\\nMr. George J. Handy, 177.\\nPhillipsburg, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nReplying to yours of the 21st inst., in regard to booster\\nset, we beg to state that we can furnish you a 30 kilowatt motor,\\ndirectly connected to two 15 kilowatt booster dynamos, wound\\nfor a maximum of 15 volts, combination to run at 750 revolutions\\nper minute, all to be mounted on an iron sub-base, equipped\\nwith self-oiling bearings the motor to have carbon brushes, and\\nboosters to have copper brushes. We include an automatic\\nstarting box, and will prepay the freight from New York to\\nPhillipsburg, all for ^1975. For an additional $550 w^e will furnish\\ntwo special rheostats to be controlled by worm wheel and worm\\ngear from a small motor, as described by you. We do not make\\nrheostats or small motors, but would have to buy them. If you\\ncan get the controller outfit cheaper in Philadelphia, we have no\\nobjections to your doing so. We thank you for the inquiry, and\\nhope to be favored with your order. ^^5\\nYours very truly.\\nCol. Edward Markoe, 178.\\nNorwich, Conn.\\nDear Sir\\nI submit herewith a report of tests made for you on seven\\ngasoline Welsbach burners to ascertain the candle-power which\\ncould be obtained from them. They were made on September", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 107\\n30, 1899, in the Porter Photometer Laboratory. The burners\\nwere brought us by Mr. John Harper, who superintended the\\nlighting of the burners and the adjustments made on them. At\\nhis request I marked them so they could be distinguished one\\nfrom the other, or so the whole lot could be identified at any\\nfuture time. The burners when tested were in a lantern of the\\nstyle used on the streets of the City of New Haven under your\\ncontract with the city, and with the same drop from tank to\\nburner. The glass toward the photometer car was removed the\\ngasoline was supplied by Mr. Plarper the mantles were also\\nbrought by him and were taken at random from the lot he had,\\nexcept that any having odd shapes -or imperfections were dis-\\ncarded. The results are given in the accompanying table, which\\nshows for each burner the candle power obtained both with a\\nWelsbach mantle and with a Bosco mantle. Chimneys were\\nused over the mantles in each of these tes-s, but owing to changes\\nmade in them from time to time no record of the sort used is\\ngiven. They were of good quality and of clear glass. Adjust-\\nments were made in all cases to ascertain what the burners\\ncould do. (243)\\nYours truly,\\nMessrs. Hutton Howell, 179.\\nMadison, Wis.\\nDear Sirs\\nReplying to your favor of the 3d ult. to our Chicago\\noffice, we would recommend that you install in the water power\\nplant\\nOne 50 kilowatt 60 cycle 2 phase alternator with switch\\nboard and instruments for same.\\nTwo 25 kilowatt step-up transformers.\\nTwo 25 kilowatt step-down transformers.\\nOne 40-horse power 2 phase motor and the necessary instru-\\nments for same.\\nCost of all the above,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "io8 Commercial Correspondence.\\nYou would require also the following wiring material\\n24 miles, approximately, No. 8 double weather-proof line\\nwire.\\n300 Four pin cross arms.\\n75 Two pin cross arms.\\n750 Lag screws.\\n600 Cross arm braces.\\n1350 Locust pins.\\n1 150 Double pole double groove glass insulators.\\nCost of the above, ^1945.\\nIt is the intention to run 5000 volts from the power house to\\nthe step -down transformers for the motor beyond that point to\\nuse 2000 volts for general lighting distribution. 147)\\nYours very truly,\\nMessrs. Freeman Co., 180.\\nChicago, 111.\\nGentlemen\\nWe propose for the sum of ^360 to furnish you f. o. b.\\ncars, Chicago, 111., within six weeks from receipt of order, one\\n2^ kilowatt motor-driven alternator as here described\\nThis equipment will consist of one 2^ kilowatt 4 pole\\n220 volt motor mounted on an iron sub-base and coupled to a\\n2^ kilowatt 6 pole alternator, both running at a speed of 1200\\nrevolutions a minute. Both machines will be equipped with\\nself-oiling and self-aligning bearings, sight feed oil guages, venti-\\nlated armatures, and carbon brushes. The alternator will be\\nwound for 104 volts, but with a range of ten volts above or below\\nthat point. We will furnish a field rheostat for the alterna-\\ntor and an automatic starting box for the motor. The tempera-\\nture of the machines will not rise over 40 degrees centigrade\\nafter ten hours run on full load. The motor is guaranteed not\\nto spark under any change from no load to full load, or vice\\nversa. We will guarantee the apparatus to be free from any\\ninherent electrical or mechanical defects, and, for a period of one", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 109\\nyear, will make good at our own expense any parts found so\\ndefective. (^9^)\\nRespectfully submitted,\\nMr. William Hibbert, 181.\\nPrinceton, N. J.\\nDear Sir\\nWe propose for the sum of ^410 to furnish you f. o. b.\\nfactory a 2^ kilowatt self-contained motor-driven alternator as\\nhere described The direct current motor will have a capacity\\nof 2^ kilowatts at 900 revolutions. The machine is to be wound\\nfor 220 volts, but your connections must be so arranged that you\\nwill give us no volts in the armature when running at this\\nspeed, or 220 volts in the armature when running at 2COO\\nR. P. M. We will furnish a starting box for the motor, and\\nalso a field rheostat to enable you to adjust the field for the\\nvariation in speed. The motor will be direct coupled to an\\n8-pole alternator, which will give you 7200 alternations at 2000\\nrevolutions and an E. M. F. of 52 volts, or 16000 alternations\\nat 2000 revolutions and an E. M. F. of 104 volts. There will\\nbe a rheostat in the field of the alternator to give you suitable\\nrange of voltage. We will also furnish you a 2^ kilowatt static\\ntransformer wound for 52 and 104 volts on each side. The\\nmotor and alternator will both be mounted on an iron sub-base\\nall of the bearings will be of the self-oiling type with glass oil\\ngauges. Floor space required will be about 2 by 4j^ feet. We\\nguarantee the efficiency of the combination to be not less than\\n72 per cent. The rise of temperature above the surrounding\\natmosphere will not exceed 45 degrees centigrade. The direct\\ncurrent motor will have carbon brushes with Churchward\\nimproved brush holder, and the alternator will have copper col-\\nlecting brushes. We understand that you intend to use this\\nmachine for testing and adjusting meters, and are considering all\\nyour requirements in making this proposition. We can deliver\\nthe machine in sixty days from receipt of order. 307\\nYours very truly.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "no Commercial Correspondence.\\nMessrs. Roberts Tu]l, 182.\\nPhiladelphia, Pa.\\nGentlemen\\nWe propose for the sum of $23,500 to furnish you, f. o. b.\\ncars factory, freight prepaid to Philadelphia, one 1000 kilowatt 2\\nphase 5500 volt 60 cycle revolving field alternating current gen-\\nerator for direct connecting to engine at 100 revolutions per\\nminute. We will guarantee an efficiency of\\n95 per cent, at full load.\\n95\\n92 )4\\n88 X\\nWe will guarantee the following: that the rise of temperature\\nof any part of the machine will not be over 40 degrees centigrade\\nafter ten hours run on full load that the machine will stand a\\ndifference of potential of 10,000 volts between frame and arma-\\nture windings an inherent regulation of 7^ per cent, on non-\\ninductive loads that the machine will be free from any inherent\\nelectrical or mechanical defects and that we will, for a period\\nof one year, replace all parts found so defective. We can deliver\\none machine in four months from receipt of order, and will\\nfurnish a competent expert for sixty days to superintend the\\ninstallation of the generator and give instructions for its proper\\noperation. We will protect you against any suit or suits at\\nlaw for alleged infringements of patents, provided we are\\npromptly notified of the filing of any such suit or suits and\\nallowed to defend same at our own expense.\\nTerms will be $8,000 sight draft with bill of lading.\\n$8,000 when the machine has been in operation for thirty days.\\nIf, however, we are delayed on your account, then the sec-\\nond payment is to be made sixty days from date of shipment.\\n$7,500 to be paid thirty days after second payment is made.\\nTitle to the machine to remain with the Ferguson Elec-\\ntric Company of America until the purchase price has been fully", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. hi\\npaid in cash. If notes or warrants are given, they are to be\\nconsidered as an evidence of indebtedness only, and in case of\\ndefault of payments, the Company reserves the right to re-possess\\nitself of the apparatus wherever found, and any payments which\\nhave been made to be considered as liquidated damages. It is\\nexpressly understood that the fastening of this machine to engine\\nor foundation shall not make it a part of the realty. iS^S)\\nRespectfully submitted,\\nMr. John Cramp, 183.\\nChicago, 111.\\nDear Sir\\nWe beg to submit you herewith proposition on electrical\\ngenerating plant for your railroad, as follows\\nProposition No. I.\\nGenerators Two 200 kilowatt composite generators, 6\\npoles, 500 revolutions per minute, 550 volts direct current end\\nand 330 volts alternating current end 25 cycles per second 3\\nphase, complete with outboard bearing, base and pulley.\\nStation Switchboard Two alternating current, direct\\ncurrent composite generator panels of marble mounted on neat\\niron frame each panel to be approximately 4^ 6^^ wide by 6^\\nhigh, and each panel will have the following instruments\\nmounted thereon\\n3 Alternating current ammeters.\\nI Alternating current voltmeter.\\nI Switchboard transformer.\\nI Voltmeter plug.\\ni Three blade knife switch for alternating current end.\\n3 Fuse blocks alternating current end.\\n6 Synchronizing lamps.\\nI Direct current ammeter.\\nI Direct current voltmeter.\\nI Circuit breaker.", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "112 Commercial Correspondence.\\n3 Single pole, single throw quick break switches.\\nI Field rheostat on back of board.\\nDirect Current Feeder Panel One marble slab 20^-^\\nwide by 6^ high, mounted on iron frame with the following\\ninstruments mounted thereon\\nI Five hundred ampere single pole quick break switch.\\nI Fuse block.\\nI Lightening arrester.\\nStep-up Transformers We will furnish three 50 kilowatt,\\n25 cycle oil-cooled transformers wound to step up from 330 volts\\nto 10,000 volts.\\nHigh Tension Alternating Current Panel We will fur-\\nnish one high tension alternating current panel to be used betv/een\\nthe high tension lines and the static transformers this panel\\nwill be 20^^ wide by 6^ high and have the following instruments\\nmounted thereon\\nI Three pole long break knife switch.\\n3 Lightning arresters.\\n3 High tension fuse holders.\\nSub-Station One high tension alternating current panel\\n20^-^ wide 6^ high.\\nI Three blade long break switch.\\n3 Alternating current lightning arresters.\\n3 High tension fuse holders.\\nStep-Down Transformers We will furnish three ^o\\nkilowatt, 25 cycle oil-cooled static transformers to step down\\nfrom 10,000 to 330 volts.\\nRotary Transformer We will furnish one 150 kilowatt 3\\nphase 25 cycle rotary transformer, 6 poles, speed 500 revolutions\\nper minute, wound for 550 volts direct current and 330 volts alter-\\nnating current. We will furnish with this rotary choke coils for\\nstarting from the alternating current end and water rheostat for\\nstarting from the direct current end.\\nAlternating Current Direct Current Rotary Panel We\\nwill furnish one A. C. D. C. rotary panel of marble, mounted on", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 113\\nangle iron frame and having the following instruments mounted\\nthereon\\n3 Alternating current ammeters.\\nI Alternating current voltmei^^er.\\nI Switchboard transformer.\\nI Voltmeter plug.\\nI Three blade knife switch.\\n3 Fuse holders.\\n6 Synchronizing lamps.\\nI Direct current ammeter.\\nI Direct current voltmeter.\\nI Direct current circuit breaker.\\nI Double pole, single throw main switch.\\nI Double pole single throw field switch.\\nI Field rheostat.\\nI Direct current lightning arrester.\\nWe will furnish all of the above apparatus f. o. b. cars\\nChicago, securely packed and consigned to you for the sum of\\n^16,500. We will furnish the services of a competent expert\\nfor thirty days to superintend the installation of this apparatus\\nand to give your employees proper instructions for operating\\nsame. As we did not know the exact distance from your power\\nhouse to the proposed rotary sub-station, we have assumed that\\nit was about ten miles, and find that you can use a three phase\\ncircuit of No. 6 wire, and it will give you about 5 per cent, loss\\nin line. We would recommend the use of glazed porcelain in-\\nsulators and bare wire for the outside line. In making up the\\nforegoing proposition, we have figured in everything that we con-\\nsidered necessary for the proper control and handling of such a\\nplant. It is possible to get along without some of the instru-\\nments enumerated, but it is preferable to have them. We will\\nguarantee the generators to carry their rated load for fourteen\\nhours without heating over 40 degrees centigrade above the sur-\\nrounding atmosphere to carry 25 per cent, overload without", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "114 Commercial Correspondence.\\nheating 50 degrees centigrade and to carry 50 per cent, over-\\nload for two hours without injury.\\nEfficiency full load 92 5 -10 per cent.\\n3^ 91\\nyi 89\\nThe heat limit for the rotary will be the same as that\\ngiven for the generator.\\nTerms will be 25 per cent, cash on receipt of bill of lading\\nbalance to be paid in negotiable notes, as may be agreed upon\\nRespectfully submitted, (74^)\\nESTIMATE.\\nLumber for Railroads. 184.\\nCar, Bridge, Dock, Ship and Electric R. R. Builders,\\ndelivered on cars at Philadelphia, or points taking the same rate\\nof freight.\\nBill Timber. Sound square-edge grade.\\nVirginia Pine up to I o^ ^xi 0^-^x30^ long ^14.50\\nNorth Carolina Short-Leaf Pine up to 1 2/^x1 2^-^x30^ i7-5o\\nLong-Leaf Yellow Pine by vessel 16.50\\nPlaned I to 4 sides ^1.50 to $3.00 more\\nWhite Pine, according to sizes $24.00 up\\nWhite Oak 25.00 up\\nLong-Leaf Yellow Pine. Car sills and framing.\\nSquare-edge grade, including sizes up to 34^ long $18.00\\nSound merchantable 19.00\\nCar decking, 2^ x6^ to lo^ wide, 18^ long 19.00\\nWhite Oak Car Lumber. Good quality, fresh cut timber,\\nfree from large or unsound knots, splits, shakes, worm\\nholes or decay, square edges and sawn true, accord-\\ning to sizes, $22.50 up\\nNorth Carolina Pine.\\nHearts 2^ 3^ plank, and up to 8^ x8^ xi6^ long, $16.50\\ni^ Edge boards, all widths, box grade li-50", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 115\\n1^^ Scaffold boards, io^^Sii2^^ wide, box grade 13.00\\ni}^^ Edge box, all widths 13.00\\ni^ No. 3 Sheathing, planed i side and matched 13.00\\nij^^-^, 2^ 3^^ Flooring, planed i side and matched\\nor grooved for slip tongue, or worked ship lap 18.00\\nElectric Poles, of Long-Leaf Yellow Pine, octagon or square.\\nTop. Butt.\\n6^ x8^ diameter, length 28^ each 2.40\\ny^- xio^ 2.90\\ny^- x 10^^ length 30^ 3.25\\n8^ xio^ 35^ 4- 50\\nDressed on all sides, pointed tops, painted, and butts\\ntarred.\\nRound Cedar Poles, Standard butts, 6^ to7 top, x\\n30^ long 2.50\\nYellow Pine Flooring. Kiln-dried, well worked.\\ni^ thick, No. I #18.50\\nRift sawed i^^ No. I 26.50\\nCeiling i^ No. I 19.50\\nShipments can commence in 15 to 25 days after receipt of\\norder delivery at other points in accordance with difference in\\nrate of freight. 33\\nBOND CIRCULAR.\\nSouthern Pacific Railroad of New Mexico. 185.\\n(Southern Pacific System)\\nFirst Mortgage 6 Per Cent. Bonds, due January I, 1 91 1.\\nInterest payable January and July at Company s Office,\\n23 Broad Street, N. Y.\\nBonds dated November 17, 1880 authorized issue $5,000,000.\\nOutstanding, $4,180,000.\\nThe Company was chartered under the laws of the Ter-\\nritory of New Mexico, April 14, 1880 line opened October 18,\\n1880 completed to El Paso, April 18, 1 88 1. The road ex-\\ntends from the Arizona line to the Rio Grande Bridge, 167 miles,", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "ii6 Commercial Correspondence.\\nand forms a portion of the main line of the Southern Pacific\\nSystem, by which it is operated under lease. A separate organ-\\nization is maintained in accordance with the laws of the Territory\\nof New Mexico, although the Southern Pacific own all but\\n^2,500 of the ^6,888,800 capital stock.\\nThese bonds are secured by a First and only Mortgage on\\nthe entire property of the Company furthermore, they are guar-\\nanteed by the Southern Pacific Company as to both principal\\nand interest by endorsement on each bond. An additional feat-\\nure of strength in this security is a sinking fund, requiring the\\npayment of $50,000 per annum this fund now amounts to over\\n^700,000, securely invested in bonds of the Southern Pacific\\nSystem and is to be used toward the redemption of bonds at\\nmaturity.\\nThe earnings for the year ending June 30, 1898, were\\nGross. Operating Expenses. Net Revenue.\\n$1,529,895. $830,260. $699,635.\\nThe net average revenue for the nine years\\nending June 30, 1898 was $422,900\\nAmount necessary to pay the interest on bonds 250,800\\n(262)\\nSINGLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 186.\\nOn this tenth day of March, A. D. 1899, before me, the\\nsubscriber, a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-\\nvania, residing in the City of Philadelphia, personally appeared\\nthe above-named Robert Black and in due form of law acknow-\\nledged the foregoing instrument to be his act and deed, and de-\\nsired the same to be recorded as such.\\nWiitnc53 my hand and official seal the day and year\\naforesaid.\\nDOUBLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 187.\\nOn the sixth day of May, Anno Domini 1 899, before me,\\nthe subscriber, a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Penn-\\nsylvania, residing in the City of Philadelphia, came the above-", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 117\\nnamed Frank Williams and Mary B. Williams, his wife, and in\\ndue form of law acknowledged the foregoing Agreement to be\\ntheir act and deed. AND the said Mary B. Williams, being of\\nfull age and separate and apart from her husband by me exam-\\nined, and the full contents of the said Agreement being by me\\nmade known to her, declared upon such separate examination\\nthat she did voluntarily and of her own free will and accord seal\\nand as her act and deed deliver the said Agreement without any\\ncoercion or compulsion of her said husband.\\nllClitness my hand and notarial seal the day and year\\naforesaid.\\nCORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 188.\\nOn the fourth day of April, A. D. 1899, before me, the\\nsubscriber, a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-\\nvania, residing in the City of Philadelphia, personally appeared\\nJames Evans, Secretary of the said The Northern Trust Com-\\npany, of Philadelphia, who being duly sworn did depose and say\\nthat the seal affixed to the foregoing Power of Attorney is the\\ncommon or corporate seal of the said Corporation, and that the\\nsame was so affixed, and the said Power of Attorney was de-\\nlivered by Henry B. Clay, President of the said Corporation, as\\nand for the act and deed of the said Corporation, for the uses\\nand purposes therein mentioned, by virtue of the authority in\\nhim vested and that the names of the said Henry B. Clay, as\\nPresident, and of the said James Evans, as Secretary, thereunto\\nsubscribed, in attestation of the due execution and delivery\\nthereof, are in their proper and respective handwritings.\\nSworn and subscribed before me\\nthe day and year aforesaid. TKHftncss y\\nmy hand and notarial seal. I\\nPOWER OF ATTORNEY. 189.\\n1Rnow all /iRen b^ tbe6e iptesents,\\nThat I, William S. Myers, of the City of New York, do make,\\nconstitute and appoint Robert Bridges, of said city, my true and", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "ii8 Commercial Correspondence.\\nlawful Attorney for me and in my name to keep an account with\\nTHE RELIANCE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,\\nto make deposits from time to time with the said Company, and\\nfrom time to time to draw checks for any portion of the en-\\ntire amount of deposits now standing or hereafter placed to my\\ncredit with said Company to endorse checks for deposit only to\\nthe credit of said account and to endorse for collection by said\\nCompany, Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, and Drafts, now\\nor at any time hereafter belonging to me or sent to me for col-\\nlection to accept all Drafts or Bills of Exchange which may be\\ndrawn upon me and to do all lawful acts requisite for effecting\\nthe premises hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said\\nAttorney shall do therein by virtue of these presents.\\n1In TlClitncss wbereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal\\nthis tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand\\neight hundred and ninety-nine.\\nSigned, Sealed, and Delivered\\nin the presence of\\nINDEMNIFICATION BOND AND WARRANT. 190.\\n1know all /llben b^ tbese ipresents,\\nThat I, James Johnson, of the City of Chicago, (hereinafter\\ncalled the Obligor) am held and firmly bound unto\\nTHE CONTRACTORS TRUST COMPANY OF\\nCHICAGO\\nin the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, lawful money of the\\nUnited States of America, to be paid to the said The Contractors\\nTrust Company of Chicago, its certain -attorney, successors, or\\nassigns to which payment well and truly to be made I do bind\\nand oblige myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, and\\nevery of them, firmly by these presents Sealed with my seal.\\nDated the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thou-\\nsand eight hundred and ninety-nine\\nIClbereae, the said The Contractors Trust Company of Chicago", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "Commercial Correspondence. 119\\nhas become surety for James Johnson, as- Administrator of the\\nEstate of John Fry, deceased, ,on his bond dated June I, 1899\\nHnb TKUbcrcas, the Obligor herein named, in consideration\\nthereof, has agreed to save harmless and indemnified the said\\nThe Contractors Trust Company of Chicago, its successors and\\nassigns, of and from all loss by reason thereof\\nmow tbc ConMtion of tbc above \u00c2\u00a9bligation Is 6ucb that if\\nthe above-bounden Obligor, his heirs, executors, or admin-\\nistrators, or any of them, shall and do well and sufficiently\\nindemnify and save harmless the said The Contractors Trust Com-\\npany of Chicago, its successors and assigns, of and from all\\nactions, suits, loss, costs, trgubles, damages, and expenses what-\\nsoever, which the said The Contractors Trust Company of Chi-\\ncago, its successors or assigns, shall be put to or sustain by reason\\nof said suretyship, then the above obligation to be void, or else\\nto be and remain in full force and virtue. And the said Obligor\\nfor himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, does hereby\\nauthorize any attorney of any Court of Record in Illinois or any\\nother State, to confess judgment against him for the above sum,\\nwith release of errors, etc. and hereby, for his legal representa-\\ntives, waives and relinquishes unto the said Obligee and its\\nassigns all benefits that may accrue to him by virtue of any and\\nevery law exempting his property from levy and sale under exe-\\ncution.\\nSealed and Delivered\\nin the presence of us", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "m 34 1900", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS\\n027 275 497 4\\n^-^-;%^x", "height": "4121", "width": "2866", "jp2-path": "commercialcorres00lock_0128.jp2"}}