The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-07
Commercial Agen

: a
freight agent Burlington & Missouri rail
way, Denver, Colo.-Dear Sir: l inclose
papers having reference to the proper
classification of skeletons.
Before replying to Mr. Lawder, l should
like to know what instructions you have
issued in regard to this class Of freight
Win you accept them if they are not boxed.
and will there be any difference in the
classification of them if they are taken
apart! We should like to give this matter
prompt attention, as l agree with Nh. Law
der that the majority of this business is
likely to move from the Oklahoma country.
After your endorsement on these papers
will you kindly forward the same to Mr..
Flynn, OF the Santa Fe, as his line is
directly interested in this Oklahoma bust
ness. Yours truly, w. w. FINLEY.
Mr.. J. P. Flynn. general agent Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway, Denver, Colo.
Dear Sir; ] inclose you letter from
Messrs. Lawder and Finley in regard TO the
proper classification of skeletons.
Would say that while we have no cOnnec-
ton whatever with the Oklahoma country,
we have issued Instructions to our agents
not to accept this class of freight except it
be boxed and set up, and under no circum-
stances to handle them X. ID. Yours
truly, GEORGE II. CROSBY.
Mr.. D. B. Keller, acting general freight
agent-Dear Sir: Referring to attached, it
strikes me that Mr.. Crosby is too ''stiff' in
this matter. He seems to overlook the fact
that this is dead freight. Would suggest
that Mr.. Zimmermann's views on the sub
ject' be ascertained. Yours truly,
p. J. FLYNN.
Mr.. c. F. Zimmerman, assistant gen
eral freight agent, Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, Denver-Dear Sir: AL papers
herewith from which you will note that the
question at issue is, to say the least a
grave" one but from the fact that most
skeletons are knocked down and boxed, y
| fail to see why Mr.. Crosby should have
issued such 'Tigid" Instructions to his
agents not to handle them when in that
snaps however, as the principal source of
supply of this business seems at present to
be in the new Oklahoma country, l pre-
sumo that your road, in connection with
the Missouri Pacific, is more interested in
the matter than we are; will you therefore
kindly pass the correspondence with your
views to Mr. George w. Cook TO do like
wise. Yours truly, d. B. KELLER.
G. w. Cook, Esq, ticket agent Missouri
Pacific railway-Dear Sir: We are Sin
quest' of information on this subject.
Although we are not directly interested in
the Oklahoma country, we should think
the freight in question should be carried
"deadhead. Yours truly,
c. +. ZIAMERMAEN.
Mr.. C. F. Zimmerman, assistant gen
eral freight agent, Denver & Rio Grande
railway, city.-Dear Sir: So far as l am
concerned in the grave" question at issue,
would suggest as this road only runs to the
borders of Oklahoma, and is knocked
down. and tout" by the Santa Fe, that
Agent Flynn be selected as a committee of
one to classify this newly discovered com
modify, bearing in mind that there may be
a "lively'' movement later on. Boxed or
otherwise, there is a vast difference be
tween 'stiff'' and skeleton" especially
in weight, and if "set up,' as Mr.. Crosby
suggests, a car might be filled to advan-
tagc. If the difference above alluded to
cannot be reconciled, the proposition of Mr.
Zimmerman should by all means be
adopted "Deadhead" everything without
dis-stink-cion.
viii you be kind enough to forward this
correspondence TO Mr. Kimball, assistant
general freight agent of the Chicago, Rock
Island s. Pacific railway, who, although a
tenderfoot, may be able TO throw more
dirt on this subject. Yours truly,
GEORGE w. Cook.