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TRANSLATION OH TELEGRAM# Hew York, October 11th, 1916< W* A, Olark, Batte, Montana# I HAVE RECEIVED 20DAY A NOTE MM J. KHUTT8GHNITT READING AS HOLLOWS: "I HAVE RECEIVE!) A TBLSGRAM FROM MR# IM# SPBQULB WHICH I ($'02! IN PAHS AS HOLLOWS: "GENERAL 'IfiS H. C. MSS, SALS LAKE HOUSE, IS AU2H0RI2Y FOR STATEMENT MALE SO PAUL SHOUT SHA2 POLICY OH SALT LAKE HOUSE HE BELIEVES WILL BE (1) BUILD 20 EXISTING 01SHU3 FRUIT PACKING- HOUSES WHERE PRACTICABLE# (2) Build tAO-KING HOUSES FOR RESPONSIBLE SEEARTS OH BASIS OF CHAH01MG SIX PERCENT OH COST OF BUILDING AIL MB AMD TEN PERCENT 0,1 COST OF ILlSH I HE BY FOR INTEREST AND DEPRECIATION. STATED SHAT QUESTION OF INDUSTRY CHARGE FOR TRACES HAS HOT COME UP AS THE THREE PACKING HOUSES ALREADY BUILT 01 BASIS NAMED WERE ON EXISTING TRACKS, BUT Hi THOUGHT TENANT SHOULD PAY INTEREST OH THAT PORTION OF INDUSTRY CHARGE WHICH 0W1BE 0.F PACKING HOUSE ORDINARILY WOULD PAY* FOREGOING SHOW'S SUCH A SERIOUS DEPARTURE FROM PAST POLICY THAT I THINK IT PROPER TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND CAN ASSURE YOU THAT DUE BIG MY TENURE AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY AND PAUL SHOUP AS PRESIDENT OF THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC COMPANY NEITHER CARRIER HAS CONTRIBUTED ANY CAPITAL FOR ERECTION OF PACKING HOUSES AMD HAVE NOT ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INVESTMENT IN A PACKING HOUSE* MY OBSERVATION IS THAT THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE SANTA FI* YET NOW W1 FIND