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Mr. E. P. Ripley, President,
J. M. Barr, Third V.P.,
H. U. Mudge, General Manager.

Dear Sirs:--

Herewith please find progress report of construction on the Eastern Oklahoma and the Guthrie & Western Railways, under date of September 7th.

EASTERN OKLAHOMA RAILWAY.

GRADING: At Pawnee, completed. At Yost reservoir, completed. Certain channels remain to be cleaned out after steel bridges are placed.

TRESTLE BRIDGES: Completed. All piles driven for piers for girders and I beams.

HOWE TRUSS BRIDGES: Delivered on ground except painting, and except one span at Cimarron river, for which iron is not yet at hand.

STEEL GIRDER BRIDGES: Delivered on ground, and will be placed on arrival of Iron Bridge gang the latter part of October. Between Ripley and Pawnee all but one I beam bridge completed. Between Ripley and Guthrie, I beam bridges yet to be placed.

BUILDINGS: Completed, except Yost pump house. Cottom platforms completed at Pawnee and Glencoe; and are to be placed at Stillwater, (under construction), Ripley and Coyle.

WATER SERVICE: Tanks at Pawnee and Yost awaiting Steel gang for erection. Foundations completed. Trench dug for pipe line at Yost.

TRACK: Industrial tracks at Stillwater about completed. This leaving industrial tracks at Ripley and Coyle to be laid; sidings to be surfaced at Mohan, and North end of Pawnee yard to be completed.

GUTHRIE & WESTERN RAILWAY

GRADING: Completed.

TRESTLE BRIDGES: Completed.

HOWE TRUSS BRIDGES: Completed.

STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE: One to be erected.

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BUILDINGS: Completed.

TRACK: Completed.

Yours truly,

(James Dun)

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