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COPY August Tenth, 1 9 1 8 Los Angeles & Salt Lake Ry Co., Pacific Electric Bldg,, Los Angeles, Calif. Gentlemen: ATTEHTIOH PURCHASING DEPT: RE: 16" PIPE ~ YOUR ORDER #3513: 7 You will find inclosed bijd of lading and loading list covering Car H. 53627 containing pipe staves and bands shippe E. Wilmington on August 7th. Also bill of and loading list covering Car F.W. & D. #6876 ning staves and tools shipped from our Oakla ory on August 6th. staves, bands, and tooXasreq or the pije on this order, and the shoesN^ | ted to be shipped August 16th from Chicago direct to Las Vegas. ion that they be sorted and all pieces of the same foot lengths be placed in separate piles, as this will materially assist you in properly distributing the staves along the trench in sets of proper lengths. to 10* 11® in length should be placed in a separate pile; all staves from 11* to 11* 11® long in another pile, etc. of the pipe, and each set of these 16 staves must be very nearly the same length in order to facilitate the building of the pipe, and it is for this reason that we request you to sort the staves in even foot lengths as described above . Kindly transmit these instructions to your receiving clerk at Las Vegaa, Yours truly, This completes the nt of all of the In unloading the staves, it is our suggest* In sorting the staves, all staves from 10* It requires 16 staves to make up the circle PACIFIC TASK & PIPE COMPANY VJB-W, by Inos. Manager