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December ll, 1944.
Iisconsln Steel Coal Mines of the
International Harvester Co.,
Benham, Ky.
Dear Sirs:
Refer to our order #12792, one Bed
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Cevett, Ohio:
Please mail,your shipping notice
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December 13, 1944.
Wisconsin Steel Coal Mines of the
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Benham, Ky.
Dear Sirs:
He wired you today for shipments on the
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desperate for coal:
Order
linens;
12564 1 Block — Chastain m Sparks
Ellijah, Ga. . . .accolnt Campbell deal Co
12550 l nlocx - qootten Coal Co.,
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12587 l Block - Price henry voal vo.
Atlanta, Ga . . .acconnt Jampbell Coal Co
125-;*6 Block - canpbaiicoai ce.,
Retail Yards, atlanta, Ga.
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December 19, l§44.
wisconsin Steel Coal Ninos of the
International harvester Co.,
Benhem, ky.
Deer Sirs:
we wired you today for cer numbers on
the following orders:
12794 — l Red Comet Blk - Penning Lumber Co
Hemler, Ohio
l27o4 — l hed Comet Blk — Yeger Grein & ruel Co.
{est Unity, Ohio
13272 - l Red Comet Blk - Sims Coal Co.,
Greenville, 5.C.
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week. Thenking you, we renein,
Very truly yeurs,
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Jisconsin Steel Coal Vines of the
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Benhan, Ky.
Dear Sirs:
In a telephone conversation today with our mine of-
fice, Tae Blach lountain~Jorpor tion, me asked them
to relay the following information tc you:
"Any Lgd Ooiet shipments consigned to Jampbell
Coal po., atlanta, da., on December Bl, 22, and
23rd, send "collect" telegram to Jampbell Coal
Jompany advising initials and car numbers. lf
it is necessery to send them a telegram of this
sort on December 23 please try and time it so
it will reach Oampbell by l2:Ot noon ts enable
them to give disposal orders to the Railroad
before their closing time which is l:OO PM
on Saturday."
also in order to hurry up shipment on order 12764,
l Red Comet Block, for Yager Grain & Fuel Go., west
Unity, Ohio, the customer agrees to take available
drop bottom equipment if cross dump hopper not avail-
able.
You will receive free our Chicago orfioe an order for
one Red Comet Block for Tremont Exchange, Tremont wity,
Ohio. You may apply available drop bottom eoiipment
on this order also if hopper not available. Oustomer
is in a hurry for this shipment.
l Very truly yours,
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Pc:-mu .y Coe;]. Cc>l..g.a my,
231. S. LaSalle St.,
Chim; O, Ill.
V Gentlemen: Attcntiun Iir. ri. G. Sicgcrt.
Please rufcr to ycur order N0. 13206 for shipment
1;0 K2?. 3*5. Dewey & $0ns, Henry, Ill., and advise the dsli‘vc;·y
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shipznnt us criminally routed.
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