V021-221

Letter from E. S. Babcock to Messrs Armour & Co.

Bound Correspondence; Volume 21, page 221

1892

Babcock, Elijah S.

 

Babcock writes to Armour & Company informing that the hotel cannot accept meat deliveries from the East anymore due to problems with the local railroad agents.

Hotel del Coronado; Letters; Correspondence; Elijah S. Babcock; E. S. Babcock; Hotel industry; Armour & Company; Meat; Shipments

1500 Orange Avenue

California - Coronado

 

Dining at the Del

MS-0025

English

 

Letter (correspondence)

8 inches X 11 inches

No

 

Messrs Armour & Co.,
Kansas City, Mo.,

Gentlemen:-
We have received such treatment at the hands of the local railroad agent, here, that we have concluded to stop buying meat in the East, if it is necessary to have the treatment repeated. The meat came in last night in time to be delivered to the last train of our railroad which would bring the meat around the bay to the hotel. After six o'clock p.m., we were notified by the railroad agent that the car would be delivered to us on the payment of freight and the delivery of the bill of lading. This morning, though we had had no time to hand the company check for the freight or bill of lading, and promised to forward both on our local train, this morning, they failed to deliver the meat to our road.

We are so annoyed that we write to ask, whether, in case it is decided to send you another order, you can forward the car visa another route than the Santa Fe. I know the car must come into San Diego over the Southern California R. R., a branch line if the Santa Fe, from Los Angeles here.

Yours truly,
E. S. Babcock.

 

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