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- Hotel del Coronado Records, 1888-1995
Letter from E. S. Babcock to H. B. Keeler, Esq.
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V021-213
Letter from E. S. Babcock to H. B. Keeler, Esq.
Bound Correspondence; Volume 21, page 213
01/22/1892
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Babcock, Elijah S.
Babcock writes to Keeler regarding a shipment of meat from Armour & Company.
Hotel del Coronado; Letters; Correspondence; Elijah S. Babcock; E. S. Babcock; Hotel industry; H. B. Keeler; Shipments; Meat
1500 Orange Avenue
California - Coronado
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MS-0025
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Letter (correspondence)
8 inches X 11 inches
No
January 22, 1892
H. B. Keeler, Esq.,
Agent, S.C.R'y Co.,
San Diego, Calif.,
Dear Sir:-
We were advised about six o'clock last evening, that there was a car load of meat coming to us from Armour & Co., Kansas City, consigned to the hotel; and we were also told that if we would pay the freight the car would be delivered to us for our train coming around the bay last night. As it was impossible, of course, to pay freight at that time of the evening, we replied that we would see that check were sent the first thing morning.
To give you the exact recording of the message received, I quote below:
Car of meat will reach here by train 33 tonight for Coronado. If you wish it to go around tonight, please deposit amount of freight charges with Mr Keeler, who will inform you of the amount soon as car reaches there.
Dated January 21 (Signed) H. H. McMaster.
The above telegram rather indicates that out company must deposit its money in advance, and that its guarantee is not considered by your company of much value.
This morning, when [car] train reached National City, to take the car load of meat, we were told by Mr McMasters, that we must have the bill of lading and the money in his hands before he could let the meat go, although we told him we had the bill of lading [unknown] goods consigned to our company, and that it could go to him on the first train. Mr McMasters informed Mr Bettens, our bookkeeper, that his orders came from you. Not to permit the car to leave his possession, and to take no guarantee.
As you know, it has been impossible [unknown] to hand you the money and bill of lading any earlier.
The matter has gotten into such annoying shape that I have determined to buy no more meat in Kansas City, unless the question can be satisfactorily arranged or explained.
You lost nothing on the last car of meat, [unknown] Swift & Co., [unknown]
H. B. Keeler, Esq.,
Agent, S.C.R'y Co.,
San Diego, Calif.,
Dear Sir:-
We were advised about six o'clock last evening, that there was a car load of meat coming to us from Armour & Co., Kansas City, consigned to the hotel; and we were also told that if we would pay the freight the car would be delivered to us for our train coming around the bay last night. As it was impossible, of course, to pay freight at that time of the evening, we replied that we would see that check were sent the first thing morning.
To give you the exact recording of the message received, I quote below:
Car of meat will reach here by train 33 tonight for Coronado. If you wish it to go around tonight, please deposit amount of freight charges with Mr Keeler, who will inform you of the amount soon as car reaches there.
Dated January 21 (Signed) H. H. McMaster.
The above telegram rather indicates that out company must deposit its money in advance, and that its guarantee is not considered by your company of much value.
This morning, when [car] train reached National City, to take the car load of meat, we were told by Mr McMasters, that we must have the bill of lading and the money in his hands before he could let the meat go, although we told him we had the bill of lading [unknown] goods consigned to our company, and that it could go to him on the first train. Mr McMasters informed Mr Bettens, our bookkeeper, that his orders came from you. Not to permit the car to leave his possession, and to take no guarantee.
As you know, it has been impossible [unknown] to hand you the money and bill of lading any earlier.
The matter has gotten into such annoying shape that I have determined to buy no more meat in Kansas City, unless the question can be satisfactorily arranged or explained.
You lost nothing on the last car of meat, [unknown] Swift & Co., [unknown]
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