https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/08b0cdb9ca721bbb6cdf7645346a0e61.pdf 16916c2388f18f5786dd860d1ba33a5b PDF Text Text FILE NO. 284 VISITORS - UNION PACIFIC Railrpad Co. Officials 6- HARRIMAN,.Mr. & Mrs. E. Roland AUG/47 Visit to Westvaco. �WOo 6 �Omaha - August 299 1947 Mr. A. E. Stoddard: Mr. H. C. Livingston: Mr. Elgin Hicks: Attached is copy of letter August 25th from Exec­ utive Vice President Seaton of the Westvaco Chlorine Products Corporation, addressed to Mr. Ashby, relative to the pro­ posed trip of Mr. and Mrs. Harriman to their rains. I will appreciate it if Mr. Hicks or Mr. Living­ ston will work it out so that Mr- Gaylord is furnished the information suggested by Mr. Seaton, and in conversation today I understand that all arrangements have been perfected with respect to proper handling of Mr. and Mrs. Harriman upon their arrival at Green River. P. J. VL2HCH Enc. �August 29, 1947 CHRYSLER BUILDING PLEASE REPLY TO '211KI 40S LEXINGTON AVENUE !INK i&£JIY4R18 kiiN8 NEW YORK,N.Y. Mr. H. a. Livingston, vice .k're�. Operation, Union Paci fie lioal. 1.;an:pany, Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear ivi.r. Liv ingston: In reply to your letter of august 25th, we will be glad to hav e Mr. and mre. Harriman vis.it \'1estvaco on September 2nd. arrang;nents will be made for them to go down the shaft a t 2:00 P.M. and to visit tba su rface. Yours very truly, WESTVACO CHLORINE PRODUCTS C:ORP. �µ �(COPY) WESTVACO CHLORINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION Please reply to Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Avenue Neu York 17, N.Y. r'1ro G. F. Ashby, President Union Paqifio Railroad Company Omaha 2,- Nebraska August 25, 1947 Dear Mr. Ashby: • It was indeed a rea1 p1eaeure to be able to induce you to g_o down the shaft at Westvaco, Wyoming, a week ago yesterday. -I am very appreciative indeed of your finding time to make this t rip .. We certainly 1:10uld be glad to have Mr. E. R- Harriman Chairmall of your Board, and Mrs. Harr-iman go domt ,the shaft on Sept�m,ber 2nd. Obviously this 1nv1tat1on may be extended to others in his party -whom you uould like to have see this Job. I a m uriting tfr. G. B. Gaylord regarding their forthcoming visit. If convenient, I would suggest that you arrange to have a wire or telephone message sent to him indicating the approx­ imate hour of their -arrival. He can be reached at his resi­ dence in Green River in the evening or care of our company dur­ ing normal business hours. If for any reason Mr. Gaylord should not be at the property on September 2, Mr. Downey and Mr. John Jacobucci. will take care of them properly. Possibly before September 1st our telephone connection to the mine will have been established, although I cannot be certain at this writing that this job will be finished. Best personal regards ,. Very truly yours, WESTVACO CHLORINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION MYS:AI..U- M. y. Seaton Executive Vice Pres�dent �August 25, 1947 tlr o Go B. Gaylord, Manager Uestvaco Chlorine Products Corpo Green River, Wyoming Dear Mr. Ga,ylord: Mr. and Mrs. E. Roland Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. \"Jill arrive at Green River on Train No. 1, 1 ::)..0 p.m., September 2, departing on the same date on Train No. 11, 5:50 p.m. Mr. G. F. Ashby has requested that t1e arrange trip to r:estvaco, visiting the surface and taking Hr. and trrs. Harriman down the shaft to visit the Trona deposit. i'Je nill �--reatly- appreciate your cou rtesy in makins previous arrangements for suitable clothing, i.e., rubber boots, etc., for the convenience of Mr. and Mrs. Harriman, also having in readiness availability of the shaft bucket at 2 p.m. so that they raay enter the shaft without delay. This is of course necessary due to the shor t time betv1een trains. �'le will attempt to discuss this matter wi th you personally previous· to the time of the visit. I- In the event there is any reason that the Harrimans cannot visit the shaft bottom on date September 2, ,,ill you kindl,v so advise. Yours very truly, HCL/rt �t Form 2191 • -}, ( UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY • Time Filev.-____ M fl , .h TELEGRAM Rock SprinE;s - l\ugust 25, 1947 1'\BS = Omaha J> nnd on line :nm� Omaha YOUR B-882 VISIT W. AND MRS. HARRIMAN VIBSTV./1.CO OPER,\TION. CONFIRMING PHOI\lE CONV13RSATION WILL Mf1KE ARR,'\tJGEMENTS INSURING PERSON/\1 HANDLING OF Pl\R'fY. C-24 . I 5-SM M I �rORM 2191•B-THIN • \•t\. ,:"_._ \."�'\ UNION p AC I F I C RAI LR a AD C a M � .AN TIME F"ILEO _____.,,. T LEG RAM • __,.. •· • • 1 •· ' ·- /j MAILGBAM ----�- �-: ·,1\ \:_: \ J f._., I , �: ., -/ \ • 12•46•500M \ 1 ,_//·· �/:>- -- Omaha - August 22, 1947 (OC-Vir 0 Elgin Hicks Mr0 E 0 T 0 Watson Mr 0 F0 E 0 Terwilleg�r Mr o Wo 5 0 Whittaker) Confirming our conversation yesterday 0 Mr 0 and Mrs0 E 0 Roland Harriman dill arrive Green River in Business Car 102, Train 1� at 1:10 PM, September 2nd, le�ving there on Train 11 at 6:60 PM the same day 0 During their layover e.t Green River they both would like to drive to Westvaco and go dotm into the shaft of the mine0 You are fully familiar with the situation at Westvaco and �111 appreciate if you will supply and�utomobile and driver, and also make the necessary arrangements with Supt 0 Jaoobucci at Westvaco for the shaft tr1p0 It will probably be necessary for Mr0 and Mra 0 Harriman to wear rubber boots, suitable clothing, etc., �or this trip down into the mine0 As per our oonversat1on, will you kindly handle and wire me your adviGs that it will be taken careoof0 Am giving oopy_bf this communication to Genl 0 Supt0 Hicks, and this tdll cancel my &862 of even date to him instructing that he make arrangements 0 However, Mr. Hicks will arrange to be at Green River and assist in handling unless otherwise directed. Am also giving copy of this to Messrs. Watson and Terwi.lleger so they will be familiar with the arrangements. It 1s 1 of coursea import­ ant that this trip be o�efully arranged and that there be no hitch in 1t 0 �882 A. E. Stoddar� � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Regarding a Visit from the Union Pacific Railroad Company Officials Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. August 1947 Subject The topic of the resource Mine Visit, Union Pacific Railroad Company Officials, 1947 Description An account of the resource Letters regarding visits from the Union Pacific Railroad Company Officials. All documents are held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G.B. Gatlord, P.J. Lynch, M.Y. Seaton, H.C. Livingston, A.E. Stoddard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0318 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.