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CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY.
LAW DEPARTMENT.

Chicago, December 5th, 1898.

Prof. O.C. Marsh,

New Haven, Conn.

My Dear Professor Marsh;–

I am in receipt of your letter of the 3rd inst., in reference to freight rates on specimens of rock to be shipped by you from South Dakota. I immediately took the matter up with our freight department and they assure me that if you will notify me at, or about the time you wish to have shipments made, they will see that they are classified as fourth class and that you are charged that rate only, from point of shipment to Chicago. As to the rate East of Chicago, it is impossible for them to guarantee that it shall be fourth class, unless through some preliminary arrangement to that effect.

It occurred to me that you can probably effect this arrangement better than they can, and I suggest that you write to Dr. Depew, such a letter as you wrote to me and he will probably see to it that the Lake Shore and New York Central give you the advantage you ask for. I suppose you would not have much difficulty in arranging it with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Road from New York to New Haven.

However, if you feel that it will cause you trouble to arrange the matter as I have suggested, I will be very glad, on hearing from you again, to request our freight people to see what

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can be done with the Eastern Roads.

I assure you it is, and will be at all times, a great pleasure to serve you, and through you, the institution for which you have done so much.

Believe me, with great respect,

Yours very truly,

LAW DEPARTMENT.

Chicago, December 12th, 1898.

Professor O.C. Marsh

New Haven, Conn.

My Dear Professor;--

I am in receipt of your second letter of the 8th inst., in reference to rates on specimens from Minnekahta to New Haven. Upon receipt of your telegram, as suggested, I will arrange with our people for the fourth class rate.

I do not quite understand whether you have decided to take up the rate from Chicago, East, independently or not. I think you can do it better than I, but if you desire me to address myself to that end I will be glad to do so on receipt of further information from you. Of course you understand that I am unable to guarantee, at this time, the conduct of the Eastern roads in this behalf.

Believe me,

Form 102.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

No. _________

189

To

_______________

No. of Words, _________

Form No. 102.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
INCORPORATED

21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA.

CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

THOS. T. ECKERT, President and General Manager.

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SEND the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to.

Dec 22, 1898,

To Chester M. Dawes
le B. & Q. RR office,
Chicago.

Freight ready for shipment
from Minneapolis next
Monday, 26th inst. Thirty
five boxes. probable weight
light thousand pounds.
paid. Oshkosh

[L] READ THE NOTICE AND AGREEMENT ON BACK. [R]

ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE
FOLLOWING TERMS:

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it.
REPEATED; that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For
this, one-half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of
the following message and this Company, that said Company shall not be liable for
mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any UNREPEATED
message, beyond the amount received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in
the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any REPEATED message beyond fifty
times the sum received for sending the same, unless specially insured, nor in any case for
delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines, or for errors in
cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender,
without liability, to forward any message over the lines of any other Company when
necessary to reach its destination.

Correctness in the transmission of a message to any point on the lines of this Company
can be INSURED by contract in writing, stating agreed amount of risk, and payment of
premium thereon, at the following rates, in addition to the usual charge for repeated
messages, viz, one per cent. for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles and two per cent. for
any greater distance. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

No responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Company until the same are
presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such
office by one of the Company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the
sender

Messages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the
terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance, a special charge will be made to cover
the cost of such delivery.

The Company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where
the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the
Company for transmission.

Form 102.

No. 189

To

No. of Words,

Form No. 102.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

INCORPORATED

21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA.

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Dec 23 1898

To: Chester M. Dane

Burlington RR Office Chicago

Many thanks. 36 Boxe, Markel
a voderet now at Minneapolis

Paid. Othw.

(3) READ THE NOTICE AND AGREEMENT ON BACK. (2)

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it
REPEATED; that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For
this, one-half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of
the following message and this Company, that said Company shall not be liable for
mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any UNREPEATED
message, beyond the amount received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in
the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any REPEATED message beyond fifty
times the sum received for sending the same, unless specially insured, nor in any case for
delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines, or for errors in
cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender,
without liability, to forward any message over the lines of any other Company when
necessary to reach its destination