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SUBJECT: F a ilu re to Weigh NYC 707304 and PLE 48591 - Band S te e l Consigned B oyle Manufacturing Co 7 m Los Angeles, C a l i f . , June 8, 1942. F i l e B-1005-3. Mr. E. C. Renwick: Yours o f. A pril'2 7th , f i l e 176, regarding our fa ilu r e to weigh NYC 707304 and PLE 48591, s te e l shipped by the Pennsylvania Iron & S te e l Company, Los Angeles, loca ted on Union P a c ific r a i l s , to th e B oyle Manufacturing Company, Los A n geles, lo ca ted on th e AT&SF Railway r a i l s : . vania Iron & Steel Company, in the amount o f $500 . 00, the expense they claim they were put to in order to secure proper weights. This claim was not based upon any actual expense incurred .by the consignor, due to the fact that same is dated A p ril 29, 1942, and at that time, they'did not know what it was gp ing to cost them to secure the weight o f the steel that they had on hand at th e ir yard. However, on May 4th, they loaded two cars of th is m aterial, and’ switched them from th eir yard to our scales and return, and for th is they paid us in accordance with our freigh t b i l l s SW 2336 and 2337, copies of which are attached.. enclosing, they w i ll expect, some reply from me, and .1 would appreciate you giving th is matter your further consideration, and advise what I may say to them. Attached is a claim presented by the Pennsyl- •From th e ir le tte r o f the 5th in s t ., which I am