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SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER R. E. WELLSJ GENERAL MANAGER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Gravel for employees1 cottages at Las Vegas. January 19, 1911. Mr, W. H, Bancroft, <Mr. J. Rosa Clark, Special Committee. Dear Sirs:- I have the following letter, dated January 18th, from Mr. Tilton: "Referring to hauling gravel from the Hoya Pit to Lae Vegas "to be used in the construction of employees' cottages there, "which matter I had up with you verbally a few days ago. "I have since talked with Mr. Clark upon the subject and he "has made a price of ten dollars a car for hauling the gravel "to Las Vegas and switching the cars to and from the spur laid "to the site of the cottages and returning the empties to the "pit. Mr. Clark has asked me to inform you of this arrangement " and to request that you have the service performed by freight "trains Nos, 81 and 88. I will have the loads put out at either "Hoya Pit or siding, whichever you prefer." When Mr. Tilton broached the subject to me I told him I thought one cent per ton per mile would be about right, but he thought it was too much. Certainly ten dollars per car will not cover the cost of handling the gravel for a distance of 68 miles, if that was the intention in naming that rate. a