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F O R M 1 0 0 0 - 4 - 0 5 - 6 M - W A L T E R S SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY » H. If BETTIS, Subject: Auditor Feed ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Marsh, the freighter, Los Angeles, Cal., May 31, 1905. Mr. J. Boss Clark, Second Vice President, Building. Bear Sir: On May 18th I wrote J.K.W.Bracken relative to feed hill against Marsh, the freighter, sending copy of my letter to Mr.Graces who was at las Vegas at the time, so that if Br.Bracken talked with him he might he fully advised. I also requested Mr.Brace to show you copy of the letter when he was in the city a few days later. Copy of that letter is attach­ed hereto. You will note it states that so far as I was able to determine no check had been received from him, even for the amount which he claimed was due this company. X have to-day discovered that $3.75 which Brack®, turned over to you was deposited with the Treasurer on April 25th and ap­plied to the credit of Las Vegas Banch Operations. Immediately upon my return from Las Vegas ©n May 18th I advised you that Br.BraGken had shown me the receipt given him for hay in the stack at the ranch and that the receipt was dated March 19th, as I had previsasly told you it must have been. In leasing the ranch we did not convey to Walter Bracken or Br.Bracken the hay which was in the stack, nor the farming implements, tools, horses, or anything else except the ranch. It is the hay in the stack belonging to the Kailroad Company, as well as the grain, vdiich was at the ranch in the corral, and any feed con­sumed by Marsh's stock prior to March 19th belonged to this company and the r van who attended to his stock was an employe of this company and was