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                  <text>Between

*.t\LLEN &amp; GARCIA GO!.:!PANY
and

n.q , E. S . LAUZER

Cov ering surgic o.l cure only -of employee
.
incurring injuries while working in . connection
with ~ha constr ucti on of. tipple at ·Reliance, ;
Wy,::,nrl.ng, the MG Co., s upervising t he wor,k~

(Ur . T. S~ Taliatcrro to handle the compensa-tion I:18.tt era, and .Mr , I.• N. Bayless t~ Qandla
th.e clams . )

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* (.Agreement betTTeen %a Union Pacific .Coal
Company and -~-&amp;G Co. in ConBtruction Agreeoent file, No. 317,)

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· (Tae Union Pacific Coru:oompany to absorb
the expense of the Doctor.)·

�J"unc 22, 1936

i:l:;_~ o

Cr o H o Ch 2. pL12,n

Allen-G~rcia Com_any
Reliai-1ce ~ 1.!yoming

This -~o confirm our verbal nnd.erDtanding
that The Union Pacific Cortl Company \7ill absorb the

ex ense of the doctorv should one b~ required because
of injury to men eBp loyed on the construction of the
Re li m10e tip p le o

Yonr s truly,

�, l J
Rook Springe ... ~~ 29, 1936

Mr . T.

s. Talinforro. Jr .:
Referring to my l etter of lla;rol1 17th with regucl to

your hancllinc the compensation matters of tl1e Stea.ms-Roger
Hanur otur1ns Company in connection with a.ey compenav.tion
cacoe which midht Cot4e up:
I a:n hMd!.ns Y-oUc herQ'elith a oopy o! the a.grecment
wh1dh ".':as recentl,y r~fl.ched 'bet'WGen .Di'., Lnuaer ancl the L . P .

Friectedt Comgany , 'flho f.'.rc doi ng the ~acting work on the
Relienca tipple .

Also·, I nm handing you co py of an agreement

between I&gt;r. Lau.1:er and All _.__ _cli

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aro;a .. comparcy-, who ~re supe.1"-

ns thi r~ work for The Union Pa.cit ic Co al CoDllJany, and wbo

nill, l at er, carry thair e paro.te .i;&gt;cy1"0lle •.
-.. . Bayl oas will attan,. ;--, to band1e all claims

that __ 1 ·-t come up, fumiahing you with therh
I woul,' appreciate- your hand.ling the matter a.a

eugco:.. ted » in the eTent of any cmsoa developing.

l)ril(lna.l S\Jlnad:

GEO RGE B. PRYDl

�ALLEN &amp; GARCIA COMP.ANY
McCormick Building
332, s. Wdchigan Ave.
Chicago, Illino,is

..,..

At Rock Springs, Wyoming
May 19, 1936
Dr. E. s. Lauzer
Elks Building
Rock Springs, V{yoming
Dear Sir:
Confirming our verbal agreement date, this letter
will serve as a contract covering the surgical care only of
the men empl.o,yed in extra-hazardous occupations as defined
by the Workmen's Compensation Law of the State of Wyomin g ,
and receiving injuries while in our employ and working in connection vd th the construction of tipple, the property of The
Union J!?acific Coal Company, located at Reliance, V/yoming.
Certain items .shaJ.l be covered by this agreement,
as follo ws:
1. Agreement to take effect as of May 1.9, 1936,
and continuing until the ·work is completed. Estimated date
of completion and testing, August 1, 1936.
2. The agreement will cover surgical care either
on the premi_ses of The Union P acific Co al Company or in the
Doctor:s office, and includes necessary drugs, medicines,
bandages, etc., used either on The Union 2acific Coal Company's
premises or in the Doctor's office.
3. In the event that an employe, or employ es, are
injured to such an extent as to require hospitalization, the
responsibility of the Doctor will extend only to medical and
surgical care while in the hospital; all other hospital expenses,
including medicines, bandages, apPliances, etc., will be absorbed by this Company.
4. This Company will submit to the Doctor immediately
a list with the names of all employes entitled to surgical care,
and will, through subsequent lists furnished the Doctor semi.monthly, show aJ.1 additions and subtractions of names of
employee set forth on the initial list.
5. For medical services rendered by Dr. E. s.
Lauzer under the provi aions of the foregoing paragraphs lifo s.
1 to 4, inclusive, this Company will pay to Dr. E. s. Lauzer
the sum of $1.00 per month for each employe engaged in the

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construction of the tipple first referred to, such payments
to be based on the totaJ. number of men employed during the
month, whether for one or more days during the month.
6. Under the certain contract, dated May 19, 1936,
between L. P. Friestedt Company •, 1.09 1T. Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Illinois, and Dr. E. s. Lauzer, Rock Springs, Vvyoming,
provision is made, under Section 5, for the paym ent by the
Friestedt Company to Dr. Lauzer, of $ 1.00 per month for each
employe engaged in the c@nstru.ction of the tipple at Reliance,
Yt.y-oming, such payments to be based on the total number of men
employed during the month, v1hether for one or more days during
the month. As the L. ~ - Friestedt Company is a sub-contractor,
working under the .Allen &amp; Garcia Company, it will be understood
and agTeed that the Allen &amp; Garcia Company will guarantee to
said Dr. E. s. Lauzer, a monthly minimum stipend of @25.00,
in the event the total number of employes covered by the
Friestedt Company's agreement of May 19, 1936, copy attached
hereto, and this agreement, does not equal the minimum of
25 employe s man thly.

7.

E.

The compensation paid by this Company to Dr.

s. Lauzer shall be considered as payment in full for the

services rendered, and no additional bills will be rendered
by said Dr. Lauzer either against this Company, The Union
P acific Coal Company, or the Yrorkmen's Compensation Fund of
the State of Wyomin g for the men em.ployed by this Company
during the period covered by this agreement .
.AI.LEH &amp; G.ARCI A COMPANY

By.e!i~~~

Accepted thi s_

___...J_,f__ day of May, 1936.

�.ALLEN &amp; GARCIA COMP1iliY
McCormick Building
332 s. Michigan Ave .
Chicago, Illinois

At Ro ck Springs, Wyoming
l[oy

19 , 1956

Dr. E. s. Lauzer
Elks Building
Ro ck Sl)rings, Vlyoraing

Deai~ Sir:
Confirming our verbal a greement date, this letter
will serve as a con tr ac t co·veri ng the sul'g:i. cal care only of'
the men employed in extra-hazardous occupations as defined
by the 1ilorkmen 's Comp ensa tion Law of the State of Wyomin g ,
and receiving injuries \7hil e in our em1)loy and working in connection with the construction of ti pple, tho p r operty of ~1he
Union Eacific Coal Company, located at Reliance, Wyoming.
Certain i terns shall be covered by this agreement,
as follo-rrn:

1. AgT eement to take effect as of may 19, 1936,
and continuing until t h e work is completed. Estimated date
of completion and testing, August 1, 1936.
2. The agreement \'.rill cover surgical care either
on the p1.•0mises of The Union .Pacific Coal Company or in the
Doctor ' s office, and includes necessary drug s, medicines,
bandages, etc., used either on The Union .Pacific Coal Company's
premises or in the Doctor's office.
•

3. In the event that an employe, or employee, are
injured to such an extent as to requi.r e hospitalization, the
responsibility of the Doctor will extend only to r.a.edical and
surgical care ,1hile in the ho spi taJ.; al1 other ho spi taJ. expenses,
includ:ing medicines, bandages, apPliances, etc., vril1 be absorbed., by this Company.

4. This Company \'rill submit to the Doctor immediately
a liat with the names of all employee entitled to surgical care,
and will, through subsequent lists furnished the Doctor semi.monthly, show all additions and subtractions of names of
snployes set forth on the initial list.
5. For medical. services rendered by Dr. E. s.
Lauzer under the provisions of the foregoing para.graphs Nos.
l to 4, inclusive, this Company will pay to Dr. E. s. Lauzer
the sum of $1.00 per month for each employe engaged in the

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construction of the tipple first referred to, such p~ents
to be based on the total number of men employed during the
month, v1hether for one or more days during the month.
6. Under the cer t a in contr act, dated May 19, 1936,
between L. P . Frie s ted t Com.pa·ey , 109 li. :Dearborn Street ,
Chicago, Illinois, and D:c . E . s . Lauzer, Rock Sp ring s, Y/yoming,
provision is made, und er Section 5, for t..~e payment by the
Friestedt Company to Dr. Lauzer, of fa .oo per month for each
employe engaged in the c@nstruction of the tipple at Reliance,
Yt,voming, such pccym,ents to be based on the total number of men
employed during the month, whether for one or more day s during
the month. As the L. ~ - Friestedt Company is a sub-contractor,
working under the Allen &amp; Garcia Company 1 it VJill be understood
and. a greed that t h e ,P.llen &amp;; Garcia CompMy v:Till guarantee to
said ni~ . .E .

s. La uzer, a monthly minim-wn stipend of 0 25,00,

in the event the t otal number of employes covered by the

Friestedt Comp a.'tly 's agreement of May 19, 1936, copy a.t tached
hereto, and this a g-r eement, does not eaual the minimum of
25 employe~ monthly.
7.

E.

The comp en sa tio n paid by thi .a Company to Dr.

s. Lauzer shall be conside:ced a s 1Joyment in .full for the

service s l"'end er ed , a nd no addi tion a l bills \-Jill be l"endered
by said Dr. L auz el"' either agai n s t thi s Company , The Union
J?aoific Coal Compa ny, or the }or kmen's Compensation Jlund of

the State o f \;yon ing fo r the men employed by tbi s Company
during the p erio d cov ered by this agreement.
J'.L Llli"'-1" &amp; G.ARCI A COlri.PAlf'!

By~~

/-if__ day of Hay, 1936.

Accepted thi s_ _

�ALI.IDT &amp; GARC!A COl'JP ANY

McCormick Bui ldinls
332 s. Michit:,--an Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
.At Ro ck Springs , 1.'iy oming

l'Iay 19 , 19 ~6

Dr. E. s . Lauz er
Elk s Building
Ro cle Sp:.t•in g r;J, \'f.yolli ng

Dea:i: Si r :

.Co nf'i:i:rain g our v e:rbe.1 ngre emen t da t e , thi s l e ttel"'
will serve a s a con t rl'..ct cove r in g t h e surgicel ca:re only of
the men employed in e .JdZ'2. h a z a:rdou s occupation s a 0 d efined
by the Wo:rl@en vs Compensatio n Law of t h e State of Wyoming,
and receivi n c; inj .u :ri es u hile in ou r employ t:.'..i'ld YJO r kinc; i n connection ,;1i 'i.:.b. t h e cons t r ucti on c f tippl e , "t.,11. e pro p erty of Tn e
Union Pacifi(l Co2.l Co1:1pany, l oce..ted a t Reli en ce 1 \'fyoming .
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Cer t rd n item s shall b e cov ered by t..'ltl s a greement ,
a s f olloi;rn:
1. Agree.rn.ent to tclce effect as of !.f oy 19, 1936,
and c on ti nuin g until "the T,·.ork is compl e ted . Estimated date
of completion c;.11d. testin g , i.ugu.s t 1, 1936.

2. The agTeeznent will cover sureical care either
on ·Ghe p x-emises of 1"'.h e Union Pacific Coal Comp ~11y or in the
Doctor's o f f ice&gt; and includes necessa ry d1·ugs, medi ci.nes:
bandageEi, etc., used either on TI'.le Union Pacific Co al Company' a
lJl'emises or in the Doctor's office.
3. In the ~vent that an employe, or er.11ploy es, are
injured to such an extent as to require hospitalizationa the
responsibility of the Doctor vrill extend only to medical and
sm~gioe.1 care v1hile in the hospital; all other hospital expenses,
including medicines~ bandages, appliances, etc., will be absoxbed by this Compacy.
4. This Company ~ill s ubmit to the Doctor immediately
a list v!i th the nElI!les of all employee entitled to surgical care,
and \Jill, through subsequent lists fur~shed the Doctor semimonthly, show all ndditions and subtractions of names of
employee set forth on the initial list.

6 .. For medical services rendered by Dr. E. s.
Lauzer under the provisions of' the foregoing paragraphs ]Tos.
1 to 4, inclusive, thi a Company will PBS to Dr. E. s. Lauzer
the sum of $1.00 per month for each employe engaged in the

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cot1st:ru.ction o f t he tipple i'i:r st :i.:.•ef'erred to 1 such payments
to ~0 b a s ed t th... t otal numbe:i:.· of men employed ciul..il'lg tho
mon'th, \·-Jhet.h.e1· f o l' one or mo r e days dui--ing the month.
.

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n el' t h e certain con tz,act, da ted May 19, 1936,

bc·t\v0e11 L . P . ] 1:!'.'ie o tedt Com ~1y , 1 19 })T . Dearborn s -;:;_•e e·G~
Chicago, IJ.lino i s , m d D:r. E . S . auzei·, Rock Sp:rin gs D \Jlyoming,
pro·\Yi sion i o ma · G, u n ?er Se ction 5, fo:t· ·tb. 0 p aym.en t by the
£:dested·;; Company to Dr. Lau.zer, o:f $1.00 per month for each
enploye engaged i·1 t h e con ot .ru.ctio tl of tJ1e ti np l e a t H&lt;::. l i Dnce,
Ylyoming, such p ..~. .ti'.l.en t s to be based on t h e to ·c~J. number c,f men
employed ciuring 0h e
n t hp v1h8 t h~1· f o r on e 0 1· r.10 :te Lleys d l:t"ing
·cne month . As t h e L . l ' . :i?:. ia s tcd t Company i s a su.b-c ntl·actor,
riOl'king un er the All en &amp; Gar ci a Com_nmy, it ·w ill 'b e un&lt;.le:rstood

es1d ag1~eed -~hat t h e .1-U len • Ga :... ci a Com1n1ny \'Jill eu a x·an-cee to
said Dr . .n:. s. Lauzer, a .ion'th ly ninimu.m s tip end of ~y2 5 .00,
in_· the eve:1t "lih e t o tal n umber of em.:ployes covei·ed by the
11'xie~tedt Coli1pany I s a greemen t o f Ila,y 19 , 1 936 i copy v.:Vcached
:aereto, un d this a g::1:~e:n~n t, do e s !ilO .,.i; equal "the :min im.um. of
25 emp loy0s monthly.
•, .
TJ1e compen se. t i on p aid by thi. s Co:'.!!puny to Dr.
E. s. Lauzer shall be concidexed as pe.,yment in :full for the
services l' en&lt;ler ed, .:i..ncl no ad · i ,ioual bills \'lill be z·endered
by said Dr. Lauzex- ei thcr a gain ot t h i s Company, The Union
.i?acifio Coal Company, o:r the Uo:.rbncm 9 s Com13ensation Fw1d of
the State o :f •.:yomin 0 f o :i:' the; mcm employ ed. by tJ;i..i s Company

during the p eriod cove1~ed by this agreement .

.ALLElT &amp; GARCIA COuP i'J.ifY

B"IJ

(sgd)

Accepted thi s_l_;1_ _ _day of I1ay, 1936

(sroi)

E.
Dr. E.

s. Lauzer
s. Lauzer.

COPY

G. H. Chapman

�Rock Springs - March 17, 1940
I{ir. T. S. Taliaferro, Jr.;
Herewith copy of letter from Mr . Mc Auliffe regarding your
acting as the joint agent of the Coal Company and the Stearns-Roger
Manufacturing Company in connection with any compensation cases that
may come up in the construction of the addition to our power plant.
Also attached is copy of agreement betl•1een the Stearns-Roger Company
and Dr. Lauzer.

As i''&lt;r . f.:CAuliffe advised you, the Stearns-Roger people

will report their o\Vn accidents, but we will have to pay the compensation.
Original Signed:
George B. Pryde

�434-2
Qnaha - March 13, 1936

Mr. G. B. Pryde:
Mr. Taliaferro is entirely agreeable to looking after the
Stearns Roger Company's accident cases insofar as his services may be
required under his general arrangement with 'fue Union Pacific Coal Company.
As soon as Dr. Luuzer's contract is signed, pleas e advise Mr . Taliaferro
that Stearns-Rogers and our company desire him to act as our represent ative,
and if any advice is to be given the State Treasurer, have Stearns Roge~
arrange for that also.
Original Signed:
Eugene JLcAuliffe

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