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June 21, 1894.

Dear Mr. Plumb:

A day or two after your departure from Detroit I wired you of the death of Mr. Bole. Later particulars received from Wilson are to the effect that Mr. Bole was attacked very suddenly at Thurlow and died before the members of his family could arrive. Apoplexy was the cause of his death.

Aside from the telegram concerning Mr. Bole, there has been nothing else of importance to communicate to you. I was in New York last week and arranged to have the 100 Ohio Southern bonds deposited with the Guaranty Co. for our security. The bonds are now in the hands of the Union Trust Co. awaiting certification and will within a day or two be subject to our order.

James B. Ward & Co., 113 Wall St., New York, South American steamship owners and traders, have asked us for a price on 300 combination cattle and sheep cars for export. We are preparing an estimate and will make a “shy” at the business, but I do not as yet know much of the prospects of securing the work. Armour & Co. have asked for price on 100 provision refrigerator cars, bids to be handed in on the 26th inst. Mr. Taylor will look after this matter. The Minneapolis & St. Louis cars went to Duluth. Taylor renewed the Grand Trunk and Chicago Grand Trunk contracts for another year. Dullness continues, and unless Mr. Newell will give us the other 200 furniture cars I fancy we shall have nothing beyond the old Lake Shore order to build for some months to come. 

Indefinite rumors have reached me through De Lanc of a glimpse of the famous Ounaniche [[Ouananiche], but as yet I have no visible evidence of such fish having ever existed. I trust your experience has been different from mine. I trust you are enjoying your outing and having a good time generally. 

Yours very truly,
C. L. Freer

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