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F o r m A 117 F . 0 . B E C K E Rf / SU P ER IN TE N D EN T CHICAGO C . H . G R I F F I N U TAH AG E N T WESTERN RAILWAY WEIGHING ASSOCIATION A N D INSPECTION BUREAU ROOMS 2 A N D 3 C E N T R A L B LO C K SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, P e e e a fc e y ^ 1 9 0 8 , C ondition o f Utah S e a le s .- A f i e l d Sm elting Co. F ile X-123. Mr* W* M* K e l l s y , Cren’ l Counsel* s i i i i s L o b Angeles* C a lif. Bear S ir s - - AgysaaljXe w ith y o u r v e rb a l request th at yon he advised o f the con d ition in which we found the s c a le s o f the G a r fie ld S m i t i n g Company upon ©nr recen t t e s t said© w ith t e s t oar s o c i a l l y hoi I t fo r th e purpose o f t e s t in g scales* perm it ns© to ad vise: fh e G a r fie ld Sm elting Company have two e c a l as designated as Ses, 1 and 2. Both o f th ese s c a le s were te s te d on December IS th hy use' o f the t e s t ea r w ith the fo llo w in g r e s u lts ; Bast end 132*700 lb s Center 132*720 If West End 132*580 f t East End 132*440 lb s Contisr 132*560 f f West End 132.620 91 Seale Mo* the actual correct weight o f the test car being 132*747 pounds, She above test shows that both o f these scales stood the test as w e ll as could be reasonably expected. At the same time* we have requested the G arfield Smelting Company to have the scales lined up so that they w i l l weigh the ear absolutely correct. Tours tru^jfT) / f/ '