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Chqree to the account of_ .SERVICE DESIRED ' o e e i i c CABLE TELEGRAM ORDINARY DAY ? LETTER URGENT RATE SERIAL - DEFERRED NIGHT LETTER - NIGHT LETTER Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise the message will be transmitted as a telegram or ? \ ordinary cablegram._____ f WESTERN U N IO N 1211 J O S E P H L. E G A N P R E S I D E N T J— C H E C K V - A C C O U N T IN G IN FO RM ATIO N T IM E FILED S e n d the fo llo w in g telegram , subject to the terms on b a ck hereof, w hich are hereby agreed to WM REINHARDT 2 JULY 26 1953 LVL&W COMPANY SHOULD TAKE OVER COMPLETELY AND OPERATE WITH ITS FORCES. ADH WIRES YOU AS FOLLOWS* QUOTE MY VIEWS ALL OF THIS WORK SHOULD BE TAKEN OVER BY LVL&W FORCES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST AND RAILROAD FORCES ENTIRELY DIVORCED THEREFROM. NO DOUBT A NUMBER OF RAILROAD EMPLOYES PRESENTLY HANDLING WORK WOULD ACCEPT,EMPLOYMENT WITH LVL&W AND CONTINUE IN SAME OR SIMILAR CAPACITY WITH THAT COMPANY AS OTHERWISE WOULD PROBABLY BE FURLOUGHED FROM OUR SERVICE IF LVL&W TAKE OVER THE WORK, AS WE WOULD MAKE COMPARABLE FORCE REDUCTION. AM FEARFUL WE WILL RUN INTO DIFFICULTY LATER ON IF RAILROAD FORCES CONTINUE TO HANDLE THIS WORK AFTER AUGUST 1ST AND IF LVL&W LATER ON WOULD DECIDE TO TAKE OVER WORK THEMSELVES ORGANIZATIONS MIGHT TAKE THE POSITION THE WORK BELONGED TO THEIR CRAFT INASMUCH AS THEY WERE HANDLING SUBSEQUENT TO AUGUST 1ST. * , • || V' Bj DOYOU APPRGVEMY INSTRUCTING MAAG OVER YOUR NAME TO PLACE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION FORCES ON HIS PAYROLL EFFECTIVE AUGUST ING FIRST AND ADVISE AES THIS HAS BEEN DONE? E E BENNETT