16. (a) The railroad company reports that by mistake the goods were carried through to Lima, but that they are being returned to Fort Wayne. (b) The grocery company informs you of the developments and hopes that the delay has caused you no great inconvenience. Write both letters.
Exercise 261
1. You wish to get a partner to open a meat market in connection with your grocery. Write to a friend in Lafayette, Ind., who you think will be interested, proposing the plan. Tell him of the opportunities, as you see them, of business in Fort Wayne and the surrounding country. Tell him that with $4,000 additional capital you and he could set up a much larger establishment, invest in a motor wagon, and thus secure the trade of the outlying districts.
2. Your friend replies that the proposal appeals strongly to him, but that he has only $2,000 in cash. However, he holds a mortgage for $2,000 on —— (state the location of the house) in Lafayette, and, if he can sell the mortgage, he will be glad to avail himself of the offer.
3. After the partnership is formed, your partner writes to Orr & Locket, 14 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Ill., ordering the following to be shipped by Pennsylvania R.R.: 1 Refrigerator No. 361; 2 Meat Blocks No. 3; 1 Scale No. M. 30; 1/6 doz. Saws No. 33 (16 in.); 1/6 doz. Saws No. 33 (22 in.); 1/4 doz. Knives No. 955; 1/4 doz. Knives No. 490; 1/6 doz. Steels No. 82; 1/6 doz. Cleavers No. 09; 1/4 doz. Block Scrapers. He explains that he is the same man who formerly had a meat market in Lafayette.
4. Orr & Locket acknowledge the receipt of the order, enclose the invoice, and offer him 5% discount for payment within 30 days. Write the letter.
5. A Detroit manufacturer sends you f.o.b. prices on his motor wagons. Investigate the prices and write the letter.
6. Order one of them. (Remember the f.o.b. item.)
7. He writes confirming your order, saying that the car is now in the shipper's hands and that his bank has sent the order bill of lading with draft attached to the First National Bank of your city. Write the letter. (See [page 344].)
8. At the same time the shipper's bank sends a letter to the First National Bank of your city enclosing the order bill of lading with draft drawn on you for collection. A copy of this letter is also mailed to you. Write it.