Astor House, New York City.
Dear Sir:

Enclosed herewith please find a letter received this evening from A. & G. Cameron & Sizer, which I take the liberty of referring to you for advise (Correction: advice) as regards quotations. You failed to tell me what price you quoted them, hence I am totally in the dark as to how to answer same. Please kindly write them and forward copy of your letter to me, or else write me direct your views in the premises, so that I may answer them intelligently. Of course, as regards the tin lined cases I can get that information here without any trouble. We started the factory this afternoon as the hands all desired to attend the funeral of Young Candler. In questioning the girls this evening I find that we are in no way whatever responsible for the accident. The belt which runs the splitter was thrown off its pulley and was caught under the belt that runs the seive (Correction: sieve) down stairs, consequently the belt which drives the splitter was rapped (Correction: wrapped) around the shafting, and after it became wrapped around the shafting Russell Candler piled a lot of cigarette boxes up and got up on them to try to catch hold off (Correction: of) the belt as it flopped around the shaft. It got over his wrist and threw him around the shafting. The girls told him at the time that he was doing a very dangerous thing and get down but he insisted that he was not afraid and continued the work with results already explained. A few moments before Frank had warned him particularly to get away from the belt and let it alone. We have gotten the names of the girls who will be able to give us any evidence in case of neccessity (Correction: necessity). I understood this evening that when the Coroner had returned to his office on yesterday after viewing the body and having decided that it was not neccessary (Correction: necessary) to hold an inquest, that the stepfather of the boy called to see him and rather complained that he did not hold and (Correction: an) inquest and intimated that he intended to bring suit for damages, though we have not been able to hear anything definite from any member of his family regarding such intentions, and if they do they have not a shadow of a chance to recover anything as the accident was due solely to carelessness and disregard of the advise (Correction: advice) of others. We forward you a letter from Mr. Strouse received this P.M. Friedenwald submits sketch of the American Beauty boxes and says he cannot make them for less than $1.96. The sketch he sent us is identically the box he has been using. Thinking it will possible be