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oe PEABODY aold to ELSHOFF and billed him for sales, SISHOFF at that ; JON 1. LEWIS, ET AL. 3, M& sales of 6* lum coal to othe ox. sales of al) 6" x 3° egg cosl KLSHOFF a discomt of 12% of the latter sales because be knew KLSHOFY had po sales orgeni- gation and would hare to gell, this coal to retail ways dealers or jobbers who would reced : discount from ELSHOFF, The 12% was expected to take care = j ef this expense to ELSHOFF and in eddition give bin ® a, i yeasonable profit. Mo allowance was wade for sales .” . because ELSHOFY in such sales would not have to stam ; be On sales to tracks Peabody allowed ELSEOFF 40 cente per ton on 6" lump, 6" x 3° egg and 3° x 2" nut coal. tw. REED explained that this higher discomt was come the above sizes were selling to trucks for abowt $3.25 per ton whereas carload sales were enly about $2.15 Qo smaller sizes than the above mentioned, Peabody allowed | ELSHOFF 25 cents per ten because the price range wad downward from $3225 i per ton. This applied to sales to tracks. . tr. REED, after an examination of the docunmts before him, advised that be could eee no record of eny sales to ELSHOFY en the 40 cents per ton basiss oo . ar’ — sot wo “0 Fe Mr, REED emphatically stated that in the shove sales agreer wents with ELSHOFF and in sy other agreenmmts mde subsequently, that ©. EDMINDSON, LEWIS, dAMES or any other mion official either directly | er indirectly bad no infivence or bad anything to do with the giscowt |, or commission allowed ELSHOFT, He advised that during thie period } Peabody was not selling coal to any other operator in volum but thet 4% had been doing #0, the sam price arrengemmt would have been pro~ | posed, He stated that the above price arrangements were consistent and) pei in the industry end wers deterxined entirely by him acting... in bebalf of the compenye wo rh “hy vou 5 eas ate . ace ° Jr, REED advised that ‘qnder the above pri arrengemnts, © —— * oarry five mnths to pays For thie reason in the latter part of January 1936 wee a eT “ AS Toga, Tae ™ We dee Te ar TS -