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- Hotel del Coronado Records, 1888-1995
Letter from E. S. Babcock to K. H. Wade, Esq.
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V021-219
Letter from E. S. Babcock to K. H. Wade, Esq.
Bound Correspondence; Volume 21, page 219
01/23/1892
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Babcock, Elijah S.
Babcock writes to Wade regarding bills of lading.
Hotel del Coronado; Letters; Correspondence; Elijah S. Babcock; E. S. Babcock; Hotel industry; K. H. Wade; Bills of lading
1500 Orange Avenue
California - Coronado
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January 23, 1892
K. H. Wade, Esq.,
G.M.,S.C.R'y Co.,
Los Angeles, Calif.,
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly tell me what the custom now is in regard to bills of lading. When I was in the railroad business, if freight was consigned to a responsible party, and was not billed to the order of anyone, it was delivered, and bill of lading not demanded, but simply a receipt taken for the goods.
Evidently, from the course pursued by your National City Agent, a different plan is now followed, and I write to inquire if the law is changed, and what point is sought to be governed by demanding delivery of bill of lading before the delivery of goods; and, in case the consignee has no bill of lading, what is done?
I feel that there should be an arrangement made between your company and the Coronado R. R. whereby freight for consignees on the latter line can be exchanged on exactly the same terms as would govern in the case of other railroad connections.
Your company has lost no money account of freight on goods consigned to this Company, since the understanding was had that we were to pay freight regularly, as goods were received; and, with the exception of the old unsettled accounts, for which we claim offsets for services, etc. your freight bills have been paid promptly.
Our experience with the last car of meat received from Swift & Co., was not, I think, sufficient cause for the enforcement of such rules as apparently have been enforced regarding the car of provisions shipped by Armour & Co.
It was the former custom, in railroading, to allow the consignee to retain bill of lading, after payment of freight charges, in order to determine whether there has been an overcharge. Under the rule laid down by your agent, we cannot do this. I should like to have the matter arranged on some definite basis that will cause the least friction, and, at the same time, satisfy yourself that you charges will be collected.
With a case balance due us all the time account hotel coupons, generally amounting to much more than the freight bills, Mr Keelers instructions to Mr McMasters are, in my opinion, a little ill advised. I find upon inquiry that the other consignees are not placed in the humiliating position we have occupied in this instance. I am at a loss to know the reason, particularly as, when
K. H. Wade, Esq.,
G.M.,S.C.R'y Co.,
Los Angeles, Calif.,
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly tell me what the custom now is in regard to bills of lading. When I was in the railroad business, if freight was consigned to a responsible party, and was not billed to the order of anyone, it was delivered, and bill of lading not demanded, but simply a receipt taken for the goods.
Evidently, from the course pursued by your National City Agent, a different plan is now followed, and I write to inquire if the law is changed, and what point is sought to be governed by demanding delivery of bill of lading before the delivery of goods; and, in case the consignee has no bill of lading, what is done?
I feel that there should be an arrangement made between your company and the Coronado R. R. whereby freight for consignees on the latter line can be exchanged on exactly the same terms as would govern in the case of other railroad connections.
Your company has lost no money account of freight on goods consigned to this Company, since the understanding was had that we were to pay freight regularly, as goods were received; and, with the exception of the old unsettled accounts, for which we claim offsets for services, etc. your freight bills have been paid promptly.
Our experience with the last car of meat received from Swift & Co., was not, I think, sufficient cause for the enforcement of such rules as apparently have been enforced regarding the car of provisions shipped by Armour & Co.
It was the former custom, in railroading, to allow the consignee to retain bill of lading, after payment of freight charges, in order to determine whether there has been an overcharge. Under the rule laid down by your agent, we cannot do this. I should like to have the matter arranged on some definite basis that will cause the least friction, and, at the same time, satisfy yourself that you charges will be collected.
With a case balance due us all the time account hotel coupons, generally amounting to much more than the freight bills, Mr Keelers instructions to Mr McMasters are, in my opinion, a little ill advised. I find upon inquiry that the other consignees are not placed in the humiliating position we have occupied in this instance. I am at a loss to know the reason, particularly as, when
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