GENERAL CIPHER CODE

Railway Express Agency

Incorporated

Book No

y^y.

'

plish the purpose for

accomwhich it has been compiled, namely, privacy in important matters and brevity
intelligent use of this cipher code will

The

in messages.

This book
issued

is

for the use of the person to

left accessible to

whom
it.

and must not be

the view or

examination of persons not authorized to use

KEEP UNDER LOCK AND KEY

See supplement for
officials.
list

of holders

and names

of

NEW YORK-NOVEMBER-1930

DIRECTIONS FOR USING CODE

Subject headings of the phrases of this code are arranged in alphabetical order, with the phrases alphabetically under each heading. To facilitate the use of the code, cross references in italics are given alongside subjects.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE CODE

As far as possible, phrases are grouped under the governing word or subject of the phrase. The Flexible Phrase Tables, on pages 1 to 7, cover combinations These are of short words which are necessary in most sentences. arranged according to a definite system to include all probable combinations, as shown by the headings of the Tables.

BLANKS AND PARENTHESES

optional.

Where one or more words appear in parentheses, their use is The sense of the message will determine whether one of them is meant and which one. A blank or blanks in a sentence when not in parentheses indicates

that the sense is not complete. Such blanks are to be filled in the order in which they occur by plain words or code words following the original codeword.

IMPORTANT
Great care must be exercise when using the Flexible Phrase Tables and Tables on pages 113 to 121. Your attention is drawn to the instructions and examples given for their use.
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CONTENTS
The General Phrasal are arranged alphal)etically according to subjects on pages 9 to 105. Tables will be found DO the following peg 122 Air Transport Companies
Calendar

Days of

the week Fractions or Percentage Letters Name of R. R., type of car and car

113 114 106 115

number

116-119
107

Numerals
Railroads

Rates 1st class Rates 2nd class

123-125 120
121 114 94-95 115

Time
Titles-Official

Wire or Telegrams

SUPPLEMENT
Holders of this code

Names

of Officials

and

Titles

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLE NO.

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLE NO. 2 NEGATIVE
First

Column

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLE NO. 3 AFFIRMATIVE
First

Column

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLE NO. 4 NEGATIVE
First

Column

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLE NO. 6OUESTIONS AND AFFIRMATIVE
First

Column

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLES

FLEXIBLE PHRASE TABLE NO. 7 QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE
First

Column

GENERAL PHRASES
CAABO CAACP CAAER CAAFS CAAGT CAAHU CAAIV CAAJW CAALY CAAMZ CAANB CAAOC CAAPD CAARF CAASG CAATH CAAVJ CAAWK CAAXL CAAYM CABCO CABIU CABMY CABNA CAB OB CABRE CABUH CAB VI CABYL CACAM CACDO CACIT CACJU CACOA
Hold
in

(have) been ABOLISHED Will be abolished leaving probable shortage of How long will you be ABSENT Is absent, will not return until Will be absent until

ABEYANCE

Has

ABSCONDED

ABSTRACT ADVICE
Can you

locate abstract advice at owner's risk Accept-ed subject to delay

ACCEPT- ed

Cannot accept
If

duplicated will shipper accept original accept Refuse to accept Shall I (we) accept or decline Will consignee accept duplicate Will he (they) accept You may accept You must not accept ACCIDENT caused by Accident not serious Accident occurred on

if

located

May we

Accident serious

Go

Send

Has anything been ACCOMPLISHED Nothing accomplished

to scene of accident at once all particulars of the accident as soon as possible

ACCORDING to ACCOUNT does not include

Account includes Account not yet received (from) Accounts badly mixed Accounts badly mixed and need attention

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GENERAL PHRASES
Accounts in bad condition Accounts in good condition Accounts now in good shape Accounts receiving proper attention Accounts reported in bad condition Accounts reported short Auditor is suspicious that accounts at Check the accounts of Current month's account Detailed statement account Expense account Has not been accounted for Have credited account Have debited account How do you account for Impossible to account for
In accounts of Joint accounts Last accounts received Last account received by (Auditor) District Accountant is dated Next open month's account to be stated to carriers

CACUG CACWI CACYK CADAL CADEO CADIS CADKU CADNY CADOZ CAD PA CADTE CADUF CADXI CADYJ CAEAK CAEBL CAECM CAEEN CAEFO CAEGP

CAEJS CAEKT No account CAELU Of no account CAEMV Statement of account CAERB Uniform System of Accounts (for) CAETD Uniform System of Accounts for

Express Companies

CAEVF CAEWG CAEXH CAEZJ CAFAJ CAFGO CAFMU CAFPY CAFRA CAFUD CAFVE CAFYH CAFZI CAGAI CAGEM CAGHO CAGIP CAGOW CAGSA CAGUC CAGWE CAGYG

Claim ACCOUNTANT Get ACKNOWLEDGMENT (of) Have received no acknowledgment

prescribed by the Interstate Will check accounts of

Commerce Commission

(of)

accordingly Act as you think best Act-s discreetly Act in accordance with Act in accordance with instructions in letter (of) Act in accordance with instructions in telegram (of) Act in accordance with my letter of Act on my advice-s of Act-s promptly Act-s upon Immediate transportation act Not qualified to act Qualified to act Warehouse and transportation act

ACT-s

ACTION

approved
(of)

Action does not meet with approval Action has been Action meets with approval (of)

GENERAL PHRASES
CAHAH CAHBI CAHEL CAHNU CAHOV CAHTA CAHUB CAHXE CAHYF CAIAG CAIBH CAIDJ CAIEK CAIFL CAIGM CAIIN CAIJO CAIKP CAIMR
Action not approved Defer action until you hear from If any action is taken
Is action

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me

(us)

approved

ADDRESS
Can you

Have not ADDED Have you added Shall we (I) add

action taken Postpone further action for the present Take action in the matter Take immediate action Take no action What action What action has been taken (in reference to)

No

insufficient

CAINT CAIPV CAITZ Furnish complete address CAIVB His (their) (her) local address is CAIWC Incorrectly addressed CAIXD Local address CAIZF Name and address of consignee CAJAF Name and address of shipper CAJDI Please advise local address of on
CAJEJ CAJKO CAJOT CAJPU CAJTY CAJUZ CAJVA Have no ADVICE-s CAJYD See my (our) advice-s CAJZE See your advice-s of CAKAE Until further advice-s

give me address Cannot locate consignee without local address Change address and forward to Change address and forward prepaid debit transferring this office to Change address on shipment consigned to Change address to read

your waybill not locate consignee Radio address Same local address Shipment addressed Tto) Until further advised my address will be ADJUST on best terms obtainable Has it been satisfactorily adjusted
of

can-

C A K E I Without further advice-s CAKIM Do you think it ADVISABLE CAKLO If you think advisable

(to)

CAKUY ADVISE

advisable to at once CAKWA Advise by Air Mail CAKYC Advise-s by letter CALAD Advise by letter waybill number, date and train forwarded, shipment addressed C A L B E Advise by letter when shipment was returned to shipper
it

CAKOS Think

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GENERAL PHRASES
Advise by Special Delivery U. Advise by U. S. Mail
S.

CALEH CALFI CALIL CALMO

CALOR CALRU CALVY CALX A

Mail

Advise-s by wire Advise by wire if shipment has been received at your

office

Advise by wire waybill number, date and train warded, shipment addressed
Advise-s cause of Advise-d consignee

for-

Advise department name or number to which shipment was consigned CALYB Advise destination (of) CAM AC Advise if accepted CAMCE Advise if any change CAMEG Advise if available CAMGI Advise if claim has been CAM IK Advise if you have CAMSU Advise if you have complied with instructions CAMUW Advise immediately what action you take (took) CAMWY Advise in cipher CAMYA Advise just how shipment is addressed CAOAZ Advise me (us) how marked CAOBA Advise me (us) quickly on what train CAOCB Advise me (us) what disposition was made of CAODC Advise quickly if we shall deliver

CAOED CAOFE CAOGF CAOHG CAOJI CAOKJ CAOLK CAOML CAOON CAOTS CAOUT CAOVU CAOWV CAOXW CAP AY CAPCA CAPGE CAPIG CAPKI CAPUS CAPWU CAPYW CAR AW CARE A CARMI

Advise-s regularly Advises shipment received Advise-d the shipper Advise what action shippers (or consignee) Advise when As advised Can do nothing until advised (by) Consignee has several branches, advise local address Do nothing until advised (by) Fully advised Have advised Have not advised Have they been advised Have you been advised I advised you If advised by wire at once If not wanted advise quickly If wanted advise quickly Keep me fully advised by telegraph Keep-s us (me) advised Not advised Until further advised Until or unless advised to the contrary Were (was) not advised

What do you

advise

GENERAL PHRASES
CAROL CARYU CASAV CASDY CAS FA CAS ID CASJE CASOK
do you advise Will advise definitely later Will advise you further Will keep you advised Would strongly advise You advised me

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Whom

Tomorrow

AGENCY

AFTERNOON

CASYT CASZU CATAU CATEY CATGA CATIC CATKE CATNI CATO J CATUO CATYS CAUAT CAUBU CAUCV CAUDW CAUFY CAUGZ CAUHA CAUIB CAUJC CAUKD CAULE CAUMF CAUNH CAUPJ CAURL CAUSM CAUUN CAUVO CAUWP CAUYR CAUZS CAVAS CAVCU CAVEW CAVGY
CAVIA CAVME

CAS TO CAS UP Money Order Branch Agency No.

Salaried agency-ies

Capital Commission agency-ies

(at)

AGENT being changed by R. R. Co. Agent claims Agent has absconded Agent has left Agent is operator, please use cipher Agent is sick
Agent's name is Agent's record is bad Agent's record is good

Agent was robbed Agent will be changed by R. R. Co.

Also agent for Assistant Route Agent-s Being held by agent Branch agent-s Change agents (at) Change of agents (at) Chief route agent

(at) (on)

Claim agent-s Commercial agent-s Commission agent-s Depot agent-s

Discharge-d agent (at) Have route agent accompany
Joint agent-s

Notify (our) agent-s

Our agent-s
R. R. agent-s
Relief agent-s

Route agent-s
Salaried agent-s

Send route agent

Special agent Special agent, bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice Special agent in charge, bureau of Investigation, U. S. Dept. of Justice Special agent in charge, U. S. Treasury Special agent, U. S. narcotic bureau

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GENERAL PHRASES

CAVOH Special agent, U. S. Treasury CAVPI Station agent CAVWO Transfer agent CAWAR Traveling agent CAWDU U. S. Prohibition agent CAWEV U. S. Prohibition agent in charge CAWHY What is name of agent CAWIZ Labor AGREEMENT CAW J A Standard agreement for Express
March
1,

CAWOG CAWUM CAWXO CAWYP CAXEU CAXIY CAXKA CAXNE CAXOF CAXRI CAXUL CAXYO CAYAP CAYDS CAYET CAYFU CAYGV CAYHW CAYJY CAYKZ CAYLA CAYMB CAYND CAYPF CAYTJ CAYUK CAYVL CAYWM CAYYN CAZAO CAZGU CAZIW

operations effective 1929 ALLOWANCE cannot be made (for) Allowance claimed Allowance must be made (for) What allowance What allowance is necessary What do you consider a reasonable allowance Aggregate Amount can be Amount cannot be Amount charged (for; (to) Amount claimed Amount due the Company Amount forwarded Amount marked on package was

AMOUNT

Amount Amount Amount Amount

of of defalcation

received received in package was

Amount-s-ed to
Ascertain lowest

amount undertaker

will

accept

Average amount Average amount per mile paid to the Charge amount
Correct amount Estimate-d amount Total amount-s

What amount
Will amount to Will not amount to
live ANIMALS, live poultry and perishables only subject to delay account of Refuse live animals, live poultry and perishables account of Refuse live animals, live poultry and perishables and accept other business subject to delay account of Semi- ANN UAL-ly {See Reply) will be (was) sent Cannot answer for the reason that Cover your answer as much as possible by use of cipher

Accept

CAZKY CAZMA ANSWER CAZOD CAZTI

words

GENERAL PHRASES
CAZUJ CEAAR CEABS CEACT CEADU CEAEV CEAFW CEAHY CEAIZ CEAJA CEAKB CEALC CEAMD CEANF CEAOG CEAPH CEARJ CEASK CEATL CEAUM CEAWN CEAXO
Has answer been Has answer been
In answer
(to)

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received sent

answer What answer shall be made Will answer by letter Will answer your letter Do not ANTAGONIZE

No

Do you ANTICIPATE
I (we) anticipate

ANY

and

all

Any truth Any way

ANYTHING
We

else

Anything more Anything new Does anything prevent

recommend

APPEAL

Will appeal Will they appeal

APPLICATION
tory notice
is

Would you recommend appeal to make effective on

denied

less

than statu-

Does Does

it
it

APPLY from
apply to
shall I (we)

APPOINTMENT to take effect Appointment will be made For APPROVAL

To whom

apply

APPROVE

Give approval to Obtain approval-s Subject to approval

and return Cannot approve

Do-es not approve Do you approve Has (have) approved If you approve-d Is approved Must be approved by Not approved We approve-d

Board

of

ARGUMENT arising out U. S. ARMY ARRANGE accordingly

Arrange as best you can Arrange for Arrange to have

Quarantine

ARBITRATION AREA
of

(for) (with)

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GENERAL PHRASES
(with)

CEFYL Arrange with CEGAM Can you arrange CEGDO Cannot arrange (for) CEGEP Have you arranged
tained in

C E G I T Have you arranged in accordance with instructions con-

CEGJU CEGOA CEGSE CEGUG CEGWI CEGYK CEJAJ CEJGO CEJMU CEJPY CEJRA CEJUD CEJVE CEJYH CEJZI CEKAI CEKEM CEKHO CEKIP CEKOW CEKSA CEKUC CEKWE CEKYG CELAH CELBI CELEL CELIO CELNU CELOV CELRY CELTA CELUB CELXE CELYF CEMAG CEMCI CEMEK CEMIN CEMJO CEMOU CEMSY CEMUA CEMYE

ARRANGEMENT-s

not satisfactory

Arrangement-s satisfactory By special arrangement (with) ARREST has been made Arrest the party Arrested on suspicion Expect to arrest him as a suspect For the arrest and conviction of For the arrest of Has any arrest-s been made I would recommend arrest Police have made arrest at
Will arrest Will be arrested on sight

Would you recommend You should arrest

Date
of arrival (at) (of)

arrest

Advise ARRIVAL Advise by telegraph arrival

of

Upon

ARRIVE-s
Not yet

arrival at

arrived

Should arrive

To
As As As As As As As As As As As

arrive

When will (he) AS early as

few as
follows
late as

(they) arrive

long as near as that is that is not

this this
is
is

not

well (as) you please

ASCERTAIN

from

Ascertain how many Ascertain if Ascertain if anyone accompanies Ascertain of Ascertain particulars and report Ascertain privately

him

GENERAL PHRASES
Ascertain quietly Ascertain the facts Ascertain where Ascertain who Will ascertain and advise Wish-es to ascertain General ASSEMBLY of the state of Franchise ASSESSMENT With regard to mileage assessment in
of interest

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ASSIGNMENT

American Railway ASSOCIATION American Short Line Railroad Association

Association of Commerce Association of Railway Executives Clearing House Association Expressmen's Mutual Benefit Association Relief Association

AT
At At At At At At At At At At At

all first

hazards

best

hand
least

length

once such time-s that time the beginning the end of the this time
writ of

ATLANTIC COAST
Have been served
Serve writ of attachment

ATTACHMENT

ATTEND-ed
Attend to
(will)

to

this

immediately

Be attended to immediately Ought to be attended to at once This must be attended to today

Give greater ATTENTION to Give necessary attention

Your attention is Assistant Deputy

called to

ATTORNEY

General

Assistant District Attorney Assistant United States Attorney Attorney-s for

Attorney General Deputy Attorney General District Attorney

Our attorney-s Power of Attorney Send power of attorney

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GENERAL PHRASES
Special Assistant U. S. Attorney United States Attorney Money Order AUDITOR

CEWFA CEWID CEWJE CEWOK CEWTO CEWUP CEWYT CEWZU CEXAU CEXEY CEXGA CEXIC CEXKE CEXNI CEXOJ CEXUO CEXYS CI AAV CIABW CIADY

Any

AUTHORITY
No

(for)

Authority to By authority of
Is there authority for

(have)

authority
(of)

(for) (to)

Received authority from

With authority

AUTOMOBILE-s
Above

should be transferred at Automobile-s should go through in car Will be AVAILABLE Will not be available

AVERAGE In sealed BAG from Sealed bag-s BAGGAGE is covered

Below average

CIAEZ In charge of BAGGAGEMAN on train number CIAFA Average daily BALANCE-s CIAGB Balance amounts to CIAHC Balance not received CI AID Balance of account CIAJE Credit balance CIAKF Debit balance CIALG Will ship balance CIAMH BALANCE SHEET greatly delayed
CI AN J Balance
sheet

by our claim check number described in illustrated Baggage is similar to number baggage circular

made

CIAOK CIAPL CIASN CIATO CIAUP CIAWR CIAXS CIAYT CIAZU CIBAU CI BEY CIBGA CIBIC CIBKE CIBNI

Balance sheet must not be delayed Balance sheet received Balance sheet still short Forward balance sheet General balance sheet General balance sheet accounts

BANK

accepts

Bank

refuses

First National

Bank
of

of of

National
State

Bank
(of,

Returned by bank account

Bank
the

and)

Gold BAR-s
Silver bar-s

Upon

BASIS
basis

of

CI BO J Upon what

CIBUO BE done CIBYS Be sure CIDAS Be very

GENERAL PHRASES BECAUSE of BEFORE long

BEGIN
BESIDE-s
with that
Beside-s this It will be It will not be best

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BEST

The The

BETTER
It will

best best that can be done

have

Better not

The

BETWEEN BEYOND the

Beyond
this

be better better ourselves

Accept lowest BID Advise by telegraph amount of doctor's BILL Advise by telegraph amount of undertaker's bill
Doctor's
bill is

House
in

bill

No.
bill

Secure deposit to cover doctor's and undertaker's

amount

Secure deposit to cover undertaker's charges of $ Senate bill No.

bill

and express

Send bill debit transferred on Send duplicate bills

Undertaker's
bill is

Vendors

bill-s

BILL-s

OF LADING
D. be accomplished and returned here

Bill of lading C. O. Bill of lading must

immediately
Copy-ies of

B/L

Date of B/L Government B/L Hold B/L

Separate

B/L B/L Through B/L

Original

BINDERS, permanent
Binders, temporary Tariff binder-s of Directors

BOARD

Board of Pensions Labor board State Board of Racing shell BOATS Speed boats

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GENERAL PHRASES

CILKU BOND for owner's declaration CILNY Bond of Indemnity CILOZ Is bonded for
CI LP A

CI LIS

BODY

(See Corpse)

CILTE CILUF CILXI CILYJ CIMAK CIMEN CIMFO CI MIR CIMLU CIMOY CIMUE CIMYI CINAI CINEM CINHO CINIP CINOW CINSA CINUC CINWE CINYG CITAC CITCE CITEG CITGI CITIK CITSU CITUW CITWY CITYA CIUAB CIUBC CIUCD CIUDE CIUEF CIUFG CI UGH CIUHI CIUIJ CIUJK CIUKL CIULM CI UNO CIUOP CIURS

Is Is

bonded in the not bonded Refuse to issue bond

(for)

Renew

the bond of

Shipment bonds valued at Surety bond What is amount of bond

Impression

BOOK-s

And one BOX And two boxes And three boxes

Box-es of
2 boxes 3 boxes 4 boxes

Tariff book-s

Burned-ing BRIDGE Stock BROKER-s

of Railway and Steamship Clerks General Accounting Department BULLETIN No. Superintendent of Claims Bulletins Bar-s of BULLION

BROTHERHOOD

Dore bullion Gold bullion

Silver bullion District Accounting

BUREAU-s

Paying Bureau-s Sales Bureau-s Searching Bureau-s Searching Bureau Chicago Searching Bureau Jersey City Tariff Bureau Traffic Bureau Traffic Bureau now analyzing this line Traffic Bureau now preparing exhibit Furnish complete report regarding BURGLARY

BURIAL
Accept

Will be sent to

(funeral) will be for burial

BUSINESS

(for)

All business (for)

Business Business Business Business Business Business

and expenses between

destined to

eastward
for

from

GENERAL PHRASES
Business going through on time Business hours Business house-s Business in competition with Business is Business is being transferred (from) (to) Business is not being transferred (from) (to) Business must go via Business northward Business not destined Business not going through on time Business of Business on the (line) Business originating (at) (on the) Business over the C IWP CIWUT Business pertaining to CIWVU Business sent via CIWZY Business should be transferred (at) CIXAY Business southward CIXCA Business that cannot reach destination C I X E C Business westward CIXGE Carload business CIXIG Carry-ing business CIXKI Common point business CIXUS Competitive business CIXWU Cover-s all business CIXYW Divert business from COAAC Divert business (to) COABD Does not apply to government business

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CIUST CIUTU CIUUV CIUVW CIUXY CIUYZ CIUZA CIWAZ CIWBA CI WED CIWFE CIWIH CIWJI CI WON

CO ACE European business COADF Except through business CO AEG Exclusive point business COAFH Express business
business business COAIK Include-s all business COAJL Include-s business COAKM Interchange business with COAMN Inter-state business C A N P Intra-state business in CO APR Local business CO ART Money Order business COASU On any business COATV On such business COAUW Our business (on the) COAWY Pacific Coast business COAXZ Puget Sound business COAZB Prorate-s-d-ing on business COBAB Receive any business COBDE Receive-d business

CO AG I Foreign CO AH J Freight

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GENERAL PHRASES
Receiving business Secure the business Send-t all business Sending business
traffic

COBEF COBHI COB I J COBNO

C

P Special

business

COBTU COBUV COBXY COBYZ COBZA CODAZ CO DBA CODFE CODIH

That class of business The business (of) Through business

Transfer-s business Will gain business Will lose business Will secure entire business You may offer to carry the business at for all that But for that

BUT

COD J I CO DON But for this CODPO BUY after receiving bids CODUT Buy and debit transfer CODVU Buy at (from) CODZY Buy at best rates COFBY Buy duplicate and send to COFDA Buy for CO FEB Buy for my account COFHE Buy for our account COFIF Buy for the account (of) COFLI Buy for the company COFOM Radio CABINET COFRO CANCEL at once CO FUR Cancel effective COFXU Do not cancel COFYV Will be cancelled COG AW Will not be cancelled COGCY Will not cancel (without) COGEA Will you cancel COGIE You may cancel COGMI Before CANCELLING

COGOL CAPTURED and held COGSO Has been captured COGYU Have you captured
CO J AT
Is

prisoner-s

COJBU Want

captured and held at to capture CO J FY We will capture COJHA You should capture CO JIB Accompanied by attendant-s not necessary to cut CAR out for rest (See Return) COJLE Advise correct lading and individual weight of car CO J 01 Advise through route number assigned through route
car from

CO J UN Advise

train

number and date

Express

COJVO American Railway

Company

car will leave cars

GENERAL PHRASES
CO JYR Arms Company cannot furnish car COKAS Arms Palace car-s COKCU Arrange for movement of business
before
car via

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Railroad

COKEW COKGY COKIA COKME COKOH COKPI COKWO COLAR COLDU CO LEV COLHY COLIZ COL J A CO LOG COLUM COLXO COLYP COMEU

Arrange to have car-s go through (to) (via) Baggage car-s (See Pages 116-119) Can furnish end-door automobile car Can you furnish end-door automobile car Can you furnish side-door automobile car Cancel order for horse car at Cannot furnish end-door automobile car Cannot furnish side-door automobile car Capacity of car is Car-s go-es forward in train No. Car-s must be returned at once Car-s must be unloaded promptly Car-s will be returned Car-s will be unloaded Clean and disinfect car-s Clean car-s before loading Clean car-s for immediate loading Combination car-s C M I Y Commercial horse car-s C OMKA Dimensions side doors of car-s will not permit our handling

COMNE COMOF CO MR I COMUL COMYO CONAO CONES CONGU CONIW CONKY CONMA C0N0D CONPE CONTI CONUJ COTAJ C0TG0 COTMU COTPY COTRA COTUD COTVE

Divert car-s from Divert car-s to Does shipper require that car-s be floated Double side door car-s (See Pages 116-119)
Electric car-s Empty car-s will be furnished Empty car-s was (will be) moved from End door car-s for automobiles (See Pages 116-119) Express car-s Express car-s and contents 50 foot car-s 55 foot car-s 60 foot car-s 65 foot car-s 70 foot car-s 70 foot car-s, steel under frame Forwarded in car-s number Freight car-s Fruit car-s (See Pages 116-119) Furnish automobile car for automobiles to be shipped

from
Furnish car for commercial horses to be shipped from Furnish end door car for automobiles to be shipped

from

COTYH Furnish stalled car for COTZI Have arranged for car-s

to go forward in

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GENERAL PHRASES
Have arranged for car-s to go through Have car-s cleaned and disinfected Have car-s cleaned before loading Have car-s cleaned for immediate loading
(See Pages 116-119) cars will you need Live fish cars owned by B. & 0. Live fish cars owned by N. Y. C. Live fish car-s required at When can for loading you furnish Loaded in baggage car-s Mail car-s Messenger car-s No end door car-s available No horse car-s available (car) No. has been cut out of train No. at (car-s) Not suitable for movement through tubes under

COUBJ COUCK COUDL COUEM COUGN COUHO COUIP COUKR COULS

Horse car-s

How many

COUMT COUNV COUOW COURZ

CO US A

COUTB COUUC

Hudson River

COUVD Passenger car-s COUWE Prospects poor for furnishing car-s for COUXF Pullman Palace car-s COUYG Railway Express Agency car-s COUZH Report of cars operated through or into the State of COVAH Refrigerator car-s (See Pages 116-119) COVBI Return empty car-s in first train passenger service COVEL Rush return of the following car-s
C V1

COVNU COVOV COVRY CO VTA COVUB COVXE COVYF CO WAG COWCI COWEK CO WIN COW J COWOU COWSY COWUA CO WYE COXAF COXDI

See that car-s is cleaned and stalling equipment complete before forwarding See that car-s is cleaned before forwarding Short stationary safe car Shortage of cars Shortage of refrigerator cars Single door car-s (See Pages 116-119) Sleeping car-s
Special car-s Stalled horse car-s Steel car-s
(See Pages 116-119)

Through car-s Through route number assigned through route car from Until further advised send all empty refrigerator cars to Urge prompt unloading; cars in great demand Ventilated fruit and vegetable car-s
Ventilated poultry car-s Way refrigerator car

We We

cannot furnish car-s date requested cannot furnish car-s date requested,
will car-s will car-s will car-s

will

shipper

wait.

COXEJ When COXKO When COXOT When

be returned be unloaded go forward

GENERAL PHRASES
COXPU COXTY COXUZ COXVA COXYD COXZE CUABJ CUACK CUADL CUAEM CUAGN CUAHO CUAIP CUAKR CUALS CUAMT CUANV CUAOW CUARZ CUASA CUATB CUAUC CUAVD CUAWE CUAXF CUAYG CUAZH CUB AH CUBBI
Will advise definitely when car-s will Will have empty horse car Will have loaded horse car

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move

Wire me when
All

CARLOADS
lots

car-s will be loaded

Carload Carload
Carload, Carload, Carload, Carload, Carload,

weight 12,000 lbs. weight 15,000 lbs. weight 17,000 lbs. weight 17,500 lbs. weight 20,000 lbs. Carload of asparagus Carload of automobiles Carload of beans Carload of berries Carload of cattle Carload of celery Carload of commercial horses Carload of dressed poultry Carload of fish Carload of fruit Carload of fruit, inspect and advise Carload of horses (See Horses) Carload of lettuce Carload of lettuce and celery Carload of melons Carload of merchandise Carload of peaches CUB EL Carload of peas CUB 10 Carload of perishable matter CUBNU Carload of polo ponies CUBOV Carload of poultry CUBRY Carload of race horses CUBTA Carload of spinach CUBUB Carload of strawberries CUBXE Carload of vegetables CUBYF Carload will be ready CUC AG Carload will not be ready CUCEK Divide competitive carloads as follows: CUC IN Division of competitive carloads CUC JO Eighty five percent carload business CUCOU For carload shipping to CUCUA Less than carload CUDAF Other than 85% carloads CUDDI Partial unloading of carload shipments in transit CUDE J When will carload shipping start from

minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum

CUDKO Call CARD-s CUDOT Graduated card CUDPU Identification card-s

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GENERAL PHRASES
Latest graduated card In CARE of

CUDTY CUDUZ CUDVA CUD YD CUDZE CUEBF CUECG CUEDH CUEFJ CUEGK CUEHL

CARRIED

by
our

Carried over

Common CARRIER
CARRY-ies
Carry out
Carry-ing over CASE has been Case has not been

Handle case as
It is

original complaint before

Grand Jury

instead of police court

CUEIM CUEKN CUELO CUEMP CUENR CUEPT CUERV CUESW CUEVZ CUEWA CUEXB CUEZD CUFAD CUFBE CUFEH CUFFI CUFIL CUFMO CUFOR CUFRU CUFVY CUFXA CUFYB CUGAC CUGCE CUGEG CUGGI CUGIK CUGSU CUGUW CUGWY CUGYA CUHAB CUHDE CUHEF

an American Express Co. case has been received Cash has not been received

CASH

Assistant

CASHIER

Cashier at
Cashier's office

General Cashier What is the CAUSE of

CAUSED

by

Not caused by Be CAUTIOUS

CERTIFICATE
Landing

CHAMBER

CHANGE Advise Any change-s Any change-s contemplated Can change Can change be made Cannot change Change approved Change-s can be made Change is contemplated
Change Change Change Change
is

of stock certificate of Commerce us (me) of any

(in)

desirable

is is it

not contemplated not desirable

to

Change-s will affect Change-s will not affect If any change-s (in) If no change-s (in) If we can change If we cannot change Is there any change (in) Must be changed (to) CUHI J Must not be changed (to) CUHNO Necessary to make change-s CUHTU No change made

GENERAL PHRASES
CUHUV CUHXY CUHZA CUJAZ CUJBA
change-s should be made Not aware of any change-s Not much change

27

No

The

Proposed change-s following changes have been suggested

tables)

(to

time

CUJED CUJFE CUJIH CUJJI CUJON CUJPO CUJUT CUJVU CUJZY

To be changed Too late to change

Will change affect

Add

CHARGES

Advanced charge-s Advancing charges

All charges guaranteed All other charges

Allowing present charges to follow as advance

prepay-

CUKAY CUKCA Charge cannot be proven CUKEC Charges collect CUKGE Charge for value CUKIG Charges include CUKKI Charges must be guaranteed CUKUS Charges must be prepaid CUKWU Charge on value at regular currency rate-s CUKYW Charge preferred by CULBY Charges prepaid CULDA Charges reported collected of consignee CULEB Charged with CULHE Claims charges were prepaid CULIF Collect charges CULLI Connecting express charge-s CULOM Connecting lines charge-s CULRO Debit transfer additional charges if any on this office CULUR Decline-s to advance charges CULXU Deduct charges CULYV Deduct express charges CUMAW Deliver free of storage charge CUMCY Deliver without collecting charges CUMEA Deliver without collecting express charges and debit
transfer the

to destination and debit transfer this office Ascertain and advise switching charges from

amount on

this office

CUMIE Deliver without collecting return charges CUMMI Demand charges CUMOL Express charges CUMSO Express charges guaranteed CUMYU Extra rate charge-s CUNAU Free of charge-s CUNEY Graduated charges and exceptions to classification
CUNGA
plying on express traffic between points in and points in the United States Guarantee-s charges

ap-

Canada

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GENERAL PHRASES
Held for charges Held on charge of Hold for charges
In charge of

CUNIC CUNKE CUNNI CUNOJ CUNUO CUNYS CUOAT CUOBU CUOCV CUODW CUOFY CUOGZ CUOHA CUOIB CUOJC CUOKD CUOLE CUOMF CUONH CUOPJ CUORL CUOSM CUOUN CUOVO CUOWP CUP AS CUPCU

advance charge correct Limit amount of undertaker's charges to Local and joint tariff of terminal and switching charges
Is

Maximum charge-s Minimum charge-s Minimum through charge No charge less than
On
charge-s of

Our charges

Overcharge-s-ed-ing Prefer-s-red charges against Prepay charges Proportion of charge-s Prorate charges Refund of charges Refuse to advance charges Refuse-s to pay charges Require guarantee of charge-s Require prepayment of charge-s Return charge-s Secure deposit to cover all charges Sell for charges collected from consignee. What Shipper claims amount did you collect and what does it cover CUPEW Storage charges CUPGY Storage charges should commence CUP I A Subject to charges race track CUPME Switching charge on carload of horses to per car will be CUP WO Take care of express charges by deduction voucher CUREU Terminal charge-s CURKA Their charge-s CURNE Through charge-s

CUR OF Undercharge-s CURUL Unless regular charge is less CUSAP Verify weight and charges CUSET Way-billed charges prepaid CUSFU What are correct charges C U S J Y What is switching charge on carload
track

of horses to

race

CUSLA What proportion of charges CUSUK Your charge-s CUSYN Abstract-s of claim CHECKS CUTAO Arrange for joint check at CUTES Bank check-s CUTGU Certified check-s (for)

issued

GENERAL PHRASES
CUTIW Check-ed office-s CUTKY Check-ed up CUTMA Claim check-s CUTOD Duplicate check-s CUTPE Expenditure check-s CUTTI Joint check CUTUJ Joint check has been called at CUUAN List-s of checks issued CUUBO Payment of check refused CUUCP Payroll check-s CUUER Salary check-s CUUFS Travelers check-s CUUGT Treasurers check-s CUUHU Treasury Department check-s CUUIV Unlimited check-s CUUJW Will make joint check at CUULY All words in this message are CIPHER CUUMZ Call in the general cipher book held by CUUNB Cannot translate your cipher message CUUOC Cipher book-s CUUPD Cipher word-s CUURF Erase all matter opposite the cipher word-s CUUSG For temporary use, between us only, add in
posite the cipher
Is

29

pencil op-

word

General cipher book-s (No. furnished with cipher code Recommends that a general cipher book be furnished

Send a general cipher book to Use cipher Claim Accountant CIRCULARS General Accounting Department Circular No.
Issue circular Joint circulars circular (No.) (of) President's circular Traffic Department Circular No. Transfer circular-s Treasury Department Circular Your circular (No.) (of) are such that Familiar with the circumstances Not familiar with the circumstances

My

CIRCUMSTANCES

Under no circumstances Under the circumstances

CITRUS FRUIT-s
Advise immediately regarding Amount of claim (is) Any claim (against) Claim cannot be secured Claim file number

CLAIM

) )

))

30

GENERAL PHRASES
Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim Claim
has been has no standing under laws of has not been
is
is

CUXIS CUXKU CUXNY CUXOZ CUXPA CUXTE CUXUF CUXXI CUXYJ CUYAK CUYBL CUYCM CUYEN
CUYFO CUYGP CUYJS CUYKT CUYLU

made

CUYMV CUYRB Pay claim-s CUYTD Personal injury claim CUYVF Referring to claim No. CUYWG Referring to fire
amount
($

secured papers sale order sale order No. and dated salvage unreasonable will be will not be Consignee (consignor-s) demand immediate settlement of claim Decline claim Emergency claim payment Furnish full particulars in claim Has claim been Have connecting company advise in relation to claim No. ( ), claimant ( ), amount ($ ), correspondence forwarded to you on ( Number of claims presented for month of

CUYXH

Referring to

amount

($

), claimant claim No. (

wreck claim No.

amount claimant claimant

(
)

($
(

),

),

),

),

CUYZJ Secure duplicate claim papers CUZAJ Settle-s claim-s CUZGO Settle claim to best advantage CUZMU Shall I decline claim COZRA Shall I pay claim CUZUD Shall the claim be compromised on best terms CUZVE Special claim sale order CYAAM CLAIMANT ), amount ($ papers forwarded to you ( CYACN Claimant is pressing us hard for adjustment CYADO Claimant will accept CYAEP Claimant will not accept CYAGR Will claimant accept CYAHS CLASSIFICATION of Real Property and Equipment
( )

account-s

CYAIT CYAJU

to official Express Classification Exception sheet No. Express Companies party to effective official classifi-

CYAKV Freight classification (rule CYALW Money classification (rule CYANZ Official express classification

cation

GENERAL PHRASES
CYAPB CYARD CYASE CYATF CYAUG CYAVH CYAWI CYAXJ CYAYK CYAZL CYBAL CYBEO CYBIS CYBKU CYBNY CYBOZ CYBPA CYBTE
Official express classification No. Official express classification Scale

31

Supp. No.

Bank CLEARINGS
Chief

CLERK
clerk-s

Depot

Freight clerk-s

Money clerk-s Money Order clerk-s

Night clerk-s

On hand
Have

clerk

Transfer clerk Before CLOSING

closed

We We
Add

have CLUE have no clue

CYBUF
CYBXI CYBYJ

C. O. D. Advise by wire if you have paid C. 0. D. check No. Advise by wire number of C. 0. D. Check and date mailed to Allow examination and partial delivery of C. 0. D. shipment consigned to forwarded Allow examination of C. 0. D. goods for Change the amount of C. O. D. on shipment consigned

to

CYDAJ Change CYDGO CYDMU CYDPY CYDRA CYDUD CYDVE CYDYH CYDZI CYFAH CYFBI CYFEL

the amount of C. 0. D. to $ on shipment consigned to forwarded C. O. D. ($ C. O. D. and charges C. O. D. check-s C. O. D. (collection) paid by check No. C. O. D. liquor shipments C. O. D. not paid C. O. D. paid C. 0. D. report of checks issued at Deliver for amount of C. 0. D. only Deliver without collecting C. O. D. Deliver without collecting C. 0. D. will confirm by

letter

CYFIO CYFNU CYFOV CYFRY CYFTA CYFUB CYFXE CYFYF CYGAG CYGCI CYGEK CYGIN

Forward to same consignee releasing C. O. D. at Forward to same consignee same C. 0. D. at Give reason for delay in making C. O. D. returns on Hence ( ) shipment for ( ) should be C. 0. D. ($

footing of C. O. D. report of Last report on C. O. D. checks received from Not receipted for as C. 0. D. Offer for delivery less C. 0. D. Offer for delivery less C. O. D. and advise results Paid by C. O. D. check No. Paid C. 0. D. Proceeds of C. O. D. were
I find error in

32

GENERAL PHRASES

CYGJO Receipted for as C. O. D. CYGOU Receipted for as C. O. D. and waybilled as open CYGSY Reduce amount C. 0. D. (or Collection) to $ CYGUA Referring to our delinquent notices for C. 0. D. reports
from

CYGYE CYJAD CYJBE

CYJEH CYJFI
CYJIL CYJMO CYJOR CYJRU CYJVY CYJXA
CYJYB CYKAC CYKCE C YKEG CYKGI CYKIK

Release C. O. D. Release C. O. D. and deliver for transportation charges only Release C. O. D. and deliver prepaid debit transferring shipper for all charges Release C. O. D. and deliver to debit Release C. O. D. and re-forward prepaid to transferring shipper for all charges Release C. O. D. collect express charges here Returned C. O. D. Shall we deliver without C. O. D. Shipment not receipted C. O. D.; deliver accordingly sending me original marks Shipment not receipted for as C. O. D. Shipment not receipted for as C. O. D. Save original marks and send to me Shipper claims returns not received on C. 0. D. which consignee advises paid have been The following C. O. D. checks issued at paid. Amount over $ Undelivered C. O. D. shipment Upon receipt of shipment add C. O. D. of $ Way-billed as C. O. D. We paid C. O. D. checks issued at amounting to over

CYKSU CYKUW CYKWY CYKYA CYLAB CYLDE CYLEF CYLHI CYLIJ CYLNO CYLOP CYLTU CYLUV CYLXY CYLYZ CYLZA CYNAY CYNCA CYNEC CYNGE

Wire record C. 0. D. check No. General cipher CODE-s Use Air Express special Code and
$of

Gold COIN Mexican coin Mexican gold coin Mexican silver coin
Silver coin

Can you
Cannot

COLLECT

collect

Try

Collect from to collect Will try to collect

COLLECTION-s

(No.

(to)

Collection not paid Collection on

Covering collections on shipments Paid collection Proceeds of collection were Refuses to honor collection

GENERAL PHRASES
CYNIG CYNKI CYNUS CYNWU CYNYW CYTAS CYTCU CYTEW CYTGY CYTIA CYTME CYTOH CYTPI CYTWO CYUAR CYUBS CYUCT CYUDU CYUEV CYUFW CYUHY CYUIZ CYUJA CYUKB CYULC CYUMD CYUNF CYUOG CYUPH CYURJ CYUSK CYUTL CYUUM CYUWN CYUXO CYUYP CYVEU CYVIY CYVKA CYVNE CYVOF CYVRI CYVUL CYVYO
Returned collection Can you COME Come here as soon as possible Come here at once

33

Come Come

to to

any

Necessary for you to come

No

occasion for you to come Unable to come (before) When can you come

Expedite

COMMENCE with COMMENTS regarding

I

When may

expect comments regarding

Interstate Commerce Interstate Commission-er-s

COMMISSION

Our commission

will

Percent commission Public Service Commission Public Utilities Commission Railroad Commission-ers

Tax Commission

We

will allow a

commission of

What commission
Will our commission

COMMITTEE

"A"

Committee Committee Committee Committee

"B" "C"

"D"
on wages and working conditions

Conference Committee Executive Committee Express Contract Accounting Committee Finance Committee

Forms Committee Loss and Damage Prevention Committee Transportation Committee Vice-Presidents' Committee Waybill Committee

COMMUNICATE with
COMPANIES
Company Company collecting
Cable

All

Both companies
Express Companies prescribed by the Interstate Com-

merce Commission

CYWAP Freight forwarding company CYWET Fruit Company CYWFU Guarantee Company-ies CYWJY Insurance Company CYWLA Our Company

34

GENERAL PHRASES
Postal Telegraph

CYWOE CYWSI CYWUK CYWYN CYWZO CYXAO CYXES CYXGU CYXIW CYXKY CYXMA CYXOD CYXPE CYXTI CYXUJ DAABN DAACO DAADP DAAFR DAAGS DAAHT DAAJV DAAKW DAAMY DAANA DAAOB

Company

Pullman Company Surety Company-ies Telegraph Company-ies That company

This company Trust Company

Union Depot Company Western Union Telegraph Company

What company
As

COMPENSATION

COMPARED

with

payment
of

Compensation payment under laws Workman's Compensation Law

Can we

COMPETE

Cannot compete (with) If we are to compete (with) Must compete

Is there

COMPETITION

There is no competition We have competition

Our

COMPETITOR-s

DAAPC DAARE DAASF DAATG DAAUH

DAAWJ DAAXK DAAYL DAAZM DABAM DAB DO DABEP DAB IT DABJU DABOA DABSE DABUG DABWI DABYK DACAL DACKU DACNY

Their competitors Consignees COMPLAIN Shippers complain Before swearing out COMPLAINT present facts to for advice Complaint has been made that Make criminal complaint on information and belief Numerous complaints have been received Swear out complaint against

Almost

DA A VI As complete

Accept-s on CONDITION that Can conditions be

As a Compromise on best terms possible Will compromise Will not compromise Does it CONCERN us (me)

COMPLETE as possible COMPROMISE

Cannot change conditions Conditions have improved In apparent good condition when loaded In apparent good condition when unloaded In bad condition
In In In In In
fair

condition

good condition
poor condition

what condition what condition received and delivered

GENERAL PHRASES
DACPA DACTE DACUF
In what condition when loaded In what condition when unloaded Local condition-s

35

DA CXI On condition (that) DACYJ Subject to usual conditions DADAK Telegraph condition (of) DA DEN What are conditions DADFO What is present condition of DADIR CONFER with district attorney

before signing criminal

DADLU
DADOY DADUE DADYI DAEAJ DAEBK DAECL DAE DM DAEFN DAEGO DAEJR DAEKS DAELT DAEMU DAENW DAERA DAESB DAETC DAEUD DAEVE DAEWF DAEXG
DA FA I

complaint Our law department recommends you confer with local attorney at Disbursements CONFERENCE General Auditors Conference Operating Vice Presidents Conference

Place CONFIDENCE in Place no confidence in

Strictly confidential

Has CONFESSED Has confessed and implicates Has CONFESSION been obtained Have secured confession from

Do

not

Account

Eastern CONNECTION-s Make connections without fail Missed connection (with) No connection (with) Northern connection-s

CONFUSE CONGESTION

Our connection-s
Southern connection-s Western connection-s

CONSEQUENCES

will

be

DAFEM DAFHO DAFIP DAFOW DAFSA DAFUC DAFWE DAFYG DAG AH DAGBI DAGEL

In consequence of Of no consequence What will be the consequence-s Do-es not CONSIDER

I

consider

it

For the CONSIDERATION of Give consideration to

In consideration of

Under consideration Under no consideration Worthy of consideration

CONSIGNEE

not listed in Telephone Directory (See

DAG 10 DAGNU DAGOV CONSULT with DAGRY CONTENTS indicate may

Address, Advise, Instructions, Receipt, Received) Unable to reach consignee by telephone Will CONSIST of

be property of

36

GENERAL PHRASES
Contents of car arrived frozen at Contents transferred to car No. Amended uniform CONTRACT (See Period)
Cancel-s the contract of contract Live stock contract Our contract Present contract Shipment of contract lines carried by Express Terms of the contract Their contract Uniform contract Uniform contract for ordinary live stock Uniform live stock contract for the transportation of animals other than ordinary live stock Uniform special contract for paintings, pastels, etc.

DAGTA DAGUB DAGXE DAGYF DAHAG DAHEK DAHIN DAHJO DAHOU DAHUA DAIAF DAIBG DAIDI DAIEJ

Date

DAIFK DAIGL Is CONTROLLED by DAIHM At your earliest CONVENIENCE DAIJN If CONVENIENT DAIKO If not convenient DAILP Office COPY DAINS Account of the remains (CORPSE) of DAIOT Advise by telegraph arrival of corpse from DAIPU Advise deposit necessary to prepare body for shipment DAIRW Advise least cost body can be prepared for forwarding DAITY Arrange with undertaker to prepare for transportation
remains of

DAIUZ Forward by first express the DAIVA Has been deposited with us
DAIWB Remains of DAIXC Secure remains of DAIYD We have deposit of
signed to

remains of to cover undertaker's expense and transportation charges in connection with remains of

to cover charges on corpse con$ advise on what train remains will be

forwarded

DAJAE Will forward remains of DAJEI If CORRECT DAJIM If not correct DAJLO Telegraph which is correct DAJOS All CORRESPONDENCE returned DAJUY All correspondence sent to DAJWA Correspondence with regard to DAJYC Foreign CORRESPONDENT-s DAKAD At a COST of DAKBE At what cost DAKEH Average cost DAKFI Cost per gallon DAKIL Cost per mile DAKMO Cost per piece

to your office on

GENERAL PHRASES
DAKOR DAKRU DAKVY DAKXA DAKYB DAL AC DALCE DALEG DALGI DAL IK DALSU DALUW DALWY DALY A DAMAB DAMDE DAMEF DAMHI DAMIJ DAMNO DAM OP DA MTU DAMUV DAMXY DAMYZ DAMZA DANAZ DANBA DANED DANFE DANIH DANJI DAN ON DANPO DANUT DANVU DANZY DAOAY DAOBZ DAOCA DAODB DAOFD DAOGE
Cost per shipment Cost to American Railway Express Co. Cost to Railway Express Agency

37

How much How much

It costs us

would it cost more would it cost

less

Our Out Out

Original cost cost is

of of

pocket cost pocket cost amounts to

for

COTTON samples Cotton samples for foreign ports COUNT of pieces at border points
Check
British
foreign.

What What

the cost will duplicate cost

is

COUNTRIES

as to correctness of

name

Foreign country-ies

Columbia

Canada
Great Britain Hawaiian Islands Mexico

Panama
Porto Rico South America

West Indies

What country Pursue the same COURSE Pursue the usual course What course shall I pursue What course to pursue
County

COURT

Federal Court
Justice Court Police Court

Superior Court

Supreme Court
U. U. U.
S. Circuit Court S. District Court S. Supreme Court

CREDIT ERROR letter Miscellaneous CREDITS CRIPPLED and set out here.
No.

Will go forward in train

DAOHF CROOK-ed-ness DAOIG CURRENCY scale DAOJH Package of currency DAOKI Shipment currency valued at DAOLJ Collector of CUSTOMS (at) DAOMK CUSTOM HOUSE-s

38

GENERAL PHRASES

DAONM DAOPN DAOTR DAOUS DAOVT DAOWU DAOXV DAOYW DAPBY

DAPEB DAPIF DAPLI DAPOM DAPUR DAPXU DAPYV DARAV DARDY DARFA DARID DARJE DAROK DARTO DARUP DARYT DARZU DASAU DASGA DASKE DASNI DASOJ DASUO DATAT DATBU DAT FY DATHA DAT IB DATLE DATOI DATUN DATVO DATYR DAUAS DAUBT DAUCU DAUDV DAUEW DAUGY DAUHZ

CUSTOM OFFICIALS (at) Custom officials have imposed fine CUSTOM PAPERS Custom papers not received covering Badly DAMAGED
Concealed damage

Damage is Damaged by Damaged by

fire

DA PDA Describe

extent of

damage
arrived at

Express matter badly damaged Express matter slightly damaged

amount of damage much damage Not much damage At what DATE (can)
is

How

Is there

Definite date Telegraph date

To

date

DATING from DAY after tomorrow

Day
of the

week

Per day

DEAD
\\
I

How many

or alive ar
le of

death

DEBIT ERROR letter Miscellaneous DEBITS v 1)1 CIDE Cannot

r

Decided by
It is

decided

Not yet decided

Will be decided

DECISION

by

Decision does not affect Decision in favor of Decision in regard to Decision not supported by Decision-s of Chairman Decision of court Decision will not affect What decision has been made in regard to List-s of authorized payroll DEDUCTIONS Advise when DELAYED run-s leave-s Any delay-s Because of the delay (in) Cause of delay Delay is causing much

Delay was unavoidable Delayed on account of

GENERAL PHRASES
DAUJB DAUKC DAULD DAUME DAUNG DAUOH DAUPI DAURK DAUSL DAUTM DAUVN DAUWO DAUXP DAUZR DAVAR DAVDU DAVEV DAVHY DAVIZ DAVJA
Has been delayed In case of delay Is delay likely to occur

39

No

delay-s

See there is no delay To avoid delay Without further delay Without unnecessary delay Consignee advises DELIVERED (See Charge) Deliver as addressed Deliver-ed at once Deliver for correct express charges from to Deliver for express charges only Deliver free Deliver free of charge Deliver goods marked Deliver immediately Deliver to Deliver to same consignee at Deliver without collecting express charges and debit

transfer

DAVOG DAVUM DAVXO DAVYP DAWEU DAWIY DAWKA DAWNE DAWOF DAWRI DAWUL DAWYO DAXAP DAXET DAXFU

DAXJY DAXLA
DAXOE DAXSI DAXUK

^DAXYN

Deliver without identification Delivered as over Delivered in apparent good order Delivered in bad order Delivered on substitute delivery sheet Delivered to consignee Have you delivered shipment-s If goods not delivered state the reasons If shipment has been delivered recover If shipment has been delivered, recover and return to Not delivered Return if not delivered Shipment delivered before receipt of telegram Shipment referred to delivered Shipment referred to delivered to and signed by consignee Shippers claim not delivered Shippers instruct not to deliver. Instructions will follow by mail Was (were) delivered to When delivered and to whom When delivered wire me Wire when delivered giving date, signature and time

DAXZO Acknowledge DELIVERY of DAYBP Advise delivery by air mail DAYDR Afternoon delivery DAYES At what time was delivery made of air express shipment
for

DAYFT Beyond

free delivery limits

40

GENERAL PHRASES
Call on consignee

DAYGU

and verify delivery

for delivery

Can you arrange

Delivery cannot be shown; wire local address of consignees Delivery has been arranged Early morning delivery

Evening delivery Extra delivery limits

Free delivery Free delivery limits If delivery cannot be effected sell immediately to best advantage to protect shipper

Immediate delivery Made delivery of shipment addressed Make delivery of shipment addressed Morning delivery Night delivery

No No

record of delivery record of delivery and consignee reports not received No record of delivery but consignee acknowledges receipt delivery Offer for delivery Offer for delivery Offer for delivery Over delivery Show delivery Show delivery by Show delivery to

Noon

again again and advise results again and if refused return

telegraph of shipment consignee-s, advising

marked

me by United

States Mail Special delivery Stop delivery and return to shipper Stop delivery on shipment consigned to Stop delivery on shipment consigned to
until

you hear from me Wire date and hour of arrival and delivery Wire delivery

and hold

DEMURRAGE
Demurrage Demurrage Demurrage Demurrage Demurrage

begins

Accounting DEPARTMENT Central Departments Department of Maintenance and Purchases

is for all groups for is for Eastern group for for Mountain Pacific group for is for Southern group for is for Western group for

is

Department of Personnel Department of Public Relations Eastern Departments

GENERAL PHRASES
DEBJY DEBLA DEBOE DEBS I DEBUK DEBYN DEBZO DECAO DECGU DECKY DECMA DECTI DECUJ DEDAN DEDBO DEDER DEDHU DEDIV DEDLY DEDOC DEDUI DEDYM DEEBN DEEDP DEEFR DEEGS DEEJV DEEKW DEEMY DEENA DEETG DEEUH DEE VI DEEWJ DEEXK DEFAM DEFDO DEFEP DEFIT DEFJU DEFOA DEFSE DEFUG DEFWI DEFYK DEGAL DEGEO DEGI S DEGKU DEGNY
Executive Department Foreign Department
Freight Department Freight Value Department General Accounting Department In my department In your department

41

Law Department Money Department Money Order Department On hand department

Purchasing Department Real Estate Department Regional Accounting Department-s Southwestern Departments Southern Departments Supply Department-s

Department at Chattanooga Department at Chicago Department at New York Department at San Francisco Traffic Department Treasury Department United States Q. M. Department Western Departments
Supply Supply Supply Supply
Allegheny Department Central Pacific Department Chicago Department . Eastern Lakes Department

GENERAL MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT

Empire State Department Gulf Department Mid- West Department Mississippi Valley Department New England Department New York City Department North Pacific Department Northern Department Ohio Valley Department South Atlantic Department South Pacific Department Texas Department Trans-Missouri Department Western Lakes Department (See I have DEPOSIT of $

Bill)

Secure Secure Secure Secure Secure

deposit to cover deposit to cover and advise by letter deposit to cover and advise by telegraph deposit to guarantee charges on deposit to guarantee duty and charges

42

GENERAL PHRASES
have deposit sufficient to cover have on deposit Union DEPOT (at) Accrued DEPRECIATION
all

DEGOZ We

charges

We

Depreciation reserve

DESCRIPTION is as follows Full description of property stolen Please send a full description (of)
Change

DESTROYED
Destroyed
in

DESTINATION
by rire wreck

(of)

Entirely destroyed Partially destroyed DETAILS by mail

Give details

Have him (them)

Will be detained

DETAINED
are at

if

possible until

Local

DETECTIVES
NCE

work

Our detectives are at work Without DETRIMENT "D. H." Free)

A DIM
The

Kl

of

difference There is a difference There is no difference Will it make any difference What are DIM I.N si <>\S of side doors DIRECTOR, Bureau of Investigation, Dept. of Justice Washington, D. C. Joint Dlkl of Collection and Delivery limits Joint Directory of Express Stations Have they (has he) been He has (they have; been discharged

(TORY

DISCHARGED

DISCIP1 IN!

is

bad

Discipline is good Indifferent discipline

Rigid discipline necessary

No DISCOUNT
What
Use

Has been DISCIPLINED

allowed discount will be allowed

DISCRETION
(of)

vour discretion Advise DISPOSITION

disposition disposition was made of Alabama L. & N. Frisco DISTRICT B. & 0. Peach District Central California District Connewango District Florida East Coast District

What What

GENERAL PHRASES
DEL JO DELOU DELSY DELUA DEL YE DEMAF DEMDI DEME J DEMKO DEMOT DEMPU DEMTY DEMUZ DEMVA DEM YD DEMZE DEN AD DEN BE DENEH DENFI DENIL DEN MO DEN OR DENRU DENVY DENXA DENYB DEO AC DEOBD DEODF DEOFH DEOGI DEOJL DEO KM DEOMN DEONP DEOTV DEOUW DEOWY DEOXZ DEPAB DEPDE DEPNO DEPTU DEPUV DEPXY DERAZ DERBA DERFE DERJI
Florida West Coast District Gulf Coast District Imperial Valley District

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Judsonia-McRae District Kansas City Southern District

Louisiana District

Maryland-Delaware- Virginia District Northwest District Pasadena Texas District Prince Rupert District Southern California District Tennessee-Kentucky District Authorized DIVERSION-s
Pacific

Diversion of Diversion of

traffic traffic

authorized not authorized

Permanent diversion-s Temporary diversion-s

Unauthorized diversion-s Has been DIVERTED to Should be diverted to DIVIDE-s on a basis of mileage Divide-s on a basis of tariffs To be divided

DIVISION

of earnings

In your division

SUPERINTENDENTS DIVISION

Alabama Division
Arizona-New Mexico Division Arkansas Division
Baltimore Division Blue Ridge Division Boston Division
Buffalo Division

Brooklyn, Long Island and Staten Island Division

Cape Cod-R. I. Division Cape Fear Division

Central California Division Central Illinois Division Central Iowa Division Central Kansas Division Central Minn. Dakota Division Central Pennsylvania Division Cincinnati Division Cleveland Division Colorado Division Dallas Division Detroit Division Eastern Michigan Division Eastern New York Division Eastern Texas Louisiana Division

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GENERAL PHRASES
Erie Division Georgia Division Hawaiian Islands Division Jacksonville City Division Kanawha Division Kansas City Division Kentucky Division Lake Superior Division Los Angeles Division Maine Division Massachusetts Division Milwaukee Division Minneapolis Division Mississippi Division Montana Division Nebraska, Wyo. & Iowa Division New Jersey Division North Shore Division Northeastern Iowa Division Northeastern Ohio Division Northern California & Nevada Division Northern Illinois Division Northern Kansas Division Northern Minn. Dakota Division Northern Missouri Division Northern Texas Division Northwestern Ohio Division Oklahoma Division Oregon Division Pamlico Division Pennsylvania-West Virginia Division Philadelphia Division Pittsburgh Division Reading-Chesapeake Division San Francisco Division Seattle Division Seminole Division St. Louis Division St. Paul Division South Dakota Division Southeastern Ohio Division Southern California Division Southern Illinois Division Southern Indiana Division Southern Minnesota Division Southern Missouri Division Southern Nebraska & Iowa Division Southern Texas Division Southwestern Kansas Division Southwestern Ohio Division

DERUT DERVU DESAY DESGE DESKI DESUS DESWU DETBY DETDA DETEB DETHE DETIF DETLI DETOM DETRO DETUR DETXU DETYV DEUAW DEUCY DEUDZ DEUFB DEUGC DEUHD DEUJF DEUKG DEULH DEUMI DEUNK DEUOL DEUPM DEURN DEUSO DEUTP DEUVR DEUWS DEUXT DEUZV DEVAV DEVDY DEVEZ DEVFA DEVID DEVJE DEVOK DEVTO DEVUP DEVYT DEVZU DEWAU

GENERAL PHRASES
DEWEY Susquehanna Division DEWGA Suwanee Division
DEWKE DEWNI DEWOJ DEWUO DEWYS DEXAT DEXBU DEXFY DEXHA DEXIB DEXLE DEXOI DEXUN DEXVO DEXYR DEYAS DEYBT DEYDV
D E W I C Utah-Idaho Division Vermont, New Hamp. & Quebec Division Washington Division Washington-Alaska- Yukon Division Western Connecticut Division Western Michigan Division Western New York Division Western Texas Division
Wisconsin Division as you think best Do nothing until you hear further Do the best you can

45

DO

Do you know Do you think Do you wish What can you

do

DEYGY

DOLLARS
Mexican

Will do as requested DOG-s addressed to on hand Dog-s addressed to on hand, refused. Wire shipper's instructions at once Dog-s addressed to on hand, consignee cannot be found; wire shipper's instructions at once

and

(See

Money)

dollars

Can anything be DONE Has anything been done

If already done If it is done If it is not done If not already done

What
There There

has been done in regard to is a

DOUBT

is

Bank

DRAFTS

no doubt

Financial Settlement Draft Treasurer's draft-s Personal BILL Can you secure DUPLICATE and send to Duplicate-ing your bill of Issue duplicate

DUE

Gold DUST Canadian DUTIES Mexican duties

U. S. duties Use-ing DYNAMITE

As

Daily

EARLY as EARNINGS

Division of earnings

46

GENERAL PHRASES
Earnings for (of) Gross earnings Gross monthly earnings

DIAPK DIARM DIATN DIAVP DIAXR DIAYS DIAZT DIBAT DIBBU DIBFY DIBHA DIBIB DIBLE DIBOI DIBUN DIBVO DIBYR DICAS DICGY DICME DICWO DIDAR DIDDU DIDEV DIDHY DIDIZ DIDJA DIDOG DIDUM DIDXO

Net earnings Net monthly earnings Total amount earnings

EAST
l

of

In the east

A east of
V 2 east of % east of
No
effect

Vz east of

EDITOR-s

of the

In EFFECT In effect from

Secure all personal effects of deceased and express to Take-s effect at once The effect will be

To this effect Make every EFFORT What effort

EMBARGO

declared

Embargo lifted Embargo requested (by) Embargo with standard exceptions Has embargo been raised
Arrange for competent EMPLOYEE to accompany special train your division Number of employees Return-ed EMPTY-ies Cancel ENGAGEMENT Make an engagement with
Place embargo on business for You are authorized to

EMPLOY

DIDYP DIEBR DIEDT DIEFV DIEGW ENOUGH for DIEJZ Not enough DIEKA I. T. (immediate transportation) ENTRY-ies (No.) DIELB T. & E. (transportation and exportation) entry-ies (No.

DIEMC W.

H.

&

T. (warehouse and

ies

DIENE EQUIPMENT
DIETK DIEUL DIEVM DIEXN DIFAP

(No.

transportation)

entry-

too long. held under load at dite release and move empties at once via (See Stall) Has stalling equipment for Additional breast pieces to

to

Expe-

Additional door bars to Additional feed boxes to Additional iron support rods to

GENERAL PHRASES
DIFET Have

47

my my

not received additional equipment specified in

letter of

DIFFU Have DIFJY DIFLA

DIFOE DIFSI DIFUK DIFYN DIFZO DIGAO DIGES DIGGU DIGIW DIGKY DIGMA DIGOD DIGPE DIGTI DIGUJ DIHAN DIHBO DIHLY DIHUI DIIBN DIIDP DIIFR

not received additional equipment specified in telegram of Have not received equipment referred to in my letter (or telegram) (of) Have not received equipment referred to in your letter (or telegram) (of)

Motor equipment
stalling equipment in car Stalling equipment for horse car (No. Stalling equipment stored at with stationary safe Equipped with tanks and stalling for

No

EQUIPPED
ERROR-s
There
is

Not equipped
in

way

billing

an error in
at $

ESTIMATED
Get estimate

ESCAPE-dfrom

Tomorrow
In any

EVENING EVENT EVIDENCE indicates

sufficient evidence

Have we
It is

DUGS

DIIJV DIIKW DIIMY DIINA DIITG DIIUH DIIVI DIIWJ DIIXK DI JAM DIJDO DIJEP DIJIT DI JJU DIJOA DI JSE DI JUG DIJWI DI JYK

Allow EXAMINATION and selection Allow examination; if refused return at once Allow examination of package consigned to Did you allow examination of Make immediate examination of accounts of Ref use-s-d examination Should be examined Wants privelege of examination

EVIDENT-ly

Not
In

to

No EXCEPTION

EXCEED

taken
of

With the exception

EXCESS

Not

of in excess of

Foreign

EXCHANGE

Mexican exchange Rate of exchange

What can we EXPECT When do you expect When may I expect

EXPEDITE procuring and forwarding Authority for EXPENDITURE

Classification of operating General expense-s

EXPENSES

Keep down expense~s

Operating expenses

48

GENERAL PHRASES
Terminal expense-s What will be the expense EXPLAIN immediately
(of)

DIKAL DIKEO DIKIS DIKKU DIKNY DIKOZ DIKPA

Have agent
Ask-s for

explain

EXPLANATION-s

full explanation Explanation by letter D I K T E Explanation satisfactory DIKUF Explanation unsatisfactory

Demand

DIKXI DIKYJ DILAK DILEN DILFO DILIR DILLU DILOY DILUE DILYI DIMAJ DIMGO DIMMU DIMPY DIMRA DIMUD DIMVE DIMYH DIMZI DINAH DINBI DIN EL DIN 10 DINNU DINOV DINRY DINT A DINUB DINXE DINYF DIOAG DIOBH DIODJ DIOFL DIOGM DI0J0 DIOKP DIOMR DIONT DIOTZ DIOVB

By By By By

air

EXPRESS

express first express our express

Express matter destroyed Express matter saved Local express-es Railroad express-es

EXPRESS COMPANY -lei

American Express Company American Railway Express Co. Canadian National Express Co. Canadian Pacific Express Co. National Railways of Mexico (Express department) Newfoundland Railway Express Railway Express Agency
Southeastern Express Co. Wells Fargo & Co. Competing Express Company-ies Connecting Express Company-ies Each additional Express Company Other Express Companies When carried by one Express Company When carried by two or more Express Companies Express FACILITIES
Facilities are Facilities are

good poor

Terminal

facilities

What

are the facilities

Without FAIL
Please quote passenger In of Not in favor of

FAVOR

FARE

everything is FAVORABLE Look-s upon it favorably Cubic FEET For points beyond your city approximate cubic feet For your city approximate cubic feet Flying FIELD at Exact FIGURES (for) Report figures of several dealers
If

GENERAL PHRASES
DIOWC Wire when you expect to forward the figures DIOXD Estimate extent of loss caused by FIRE DIPAF Fire caused by DIPDI Have you advised shipper the additional
DIPKO

49

DIPTY FLOODS
DIPUZ DIPVA DIRAD DIRBE DIRFI DIRMO DIRVY DIRXA DISAC
DISGI

(car) (car) Is to be floated. of this service will be

FLOATING

cost

for

Have advised

shipper the cost

The FOLLOWING As FOLLOWS Not in FORCE

Still in

way between

have caused cessation and

of traffic

on

Rail-

"D" Form number

Advise date FORWARDED (See Steamer) Advise on what train and date forwarded

FORM

force

Forward by parcel post insured and debit

transfer

all

DISUW Forward DISWY Forward DITAB Forward

DITDE DITEF DITHI DITIJ DITNO DITOP

charges on shipper Forward by parcel post not insured and debit transfer all charges on shipper
in train

number

DITTU
DITUV DITXY DITYZ DITZA DIVAZ DIVBA DIVED DIVFE DIVIH DIVJI 1) I V N
DIVPO DIVUT DIVVU DIVZY

prepaid and debit transfer me with charges prepaid and debit transfer shipper for all charges Goes forward in train number Gone forward Hurry forward Is to go forward in train No. Locate and forward immediately Mallein Test and health certificate must be complied with and secured before shipment is forwarded Preserve original marks and forward to this office on
first

train

Rush forward in train number Rush forwarding of

Shipper advises shipment forwarded via freight (car) Went forward in train No. When did you forward When forwarded, wire Will go forward Wire date of forwarding Wire me forwarding Wire when shipment will go forward Your wire (letter) date, shipment located and forwarded
as directed today

FRAGTION-s-al
third } Two thirds

(See

One

Page 106)

One

fifth

50

GENERAL PHRASES

DIWAY DIWCA DIWEC DIWGE DIWIG DIWKI DIWUS DIWWU DIWYW DIXBY DIXDA DIXEB DIXHE DIXIF DIXLI DIXOM DIXRO DIXUR DIXXU DIXYV DIYAW DIYDZ DIYFB DIYGC DIYJF DIYKG DIYLH DIYMI DIYNK DIYTP DIYVR DIYWS DIYXT DIZAV DIZDY DIZFA DIZJE DIZTO DIZUP DOAAB

% % % One sixth % Five sixths %

Two
fifths

Three fifths Four filths

One tenth

Ho

Three tenths Ko Seven tenths %> Nine tenths K

By FREIGHT
Emergency

FUND

Fund-s manipulated No manipulation of fund-s Reserve fund Can probably FURNISH Can you furnish Have arranged to furnish Have you arranged to furnish How soon can you furnish
Impossible to furnish Uncertain whether can furnish
Will furnish For the In future

FUTURE GALLONS of gasoline Gallons of oil GARNISHMENT

Have been served with garnishment
against

GAS

engine on skids

Should have no

Birmingham GATEWAY Buffalo Gateway Chicago Gateway Kansas City Gateway Omaha Gateway Pittsburgh Gateway St. Paul Gateway St. Louis Gateway Before you GO to

GASOLINE

in

tank-s

Go immediately to DO ABC Go or send competent employee DOACD Go there at once

DOADE Go-es-ing to DOAEF Must go DOAFG Necessary for you to go DOAGH No occasion for you to go DOAHI Shall I go
DO A I J Unable

DOAJK When DOAKL When

to go can you go will you go

GENERAL PHRASES
DOALM DOANO DOAOP DOARS DO AST DOATU DOAUV DOAVW DOAXY DOAYZ DOAZA DOCAZ DOCBA DOCFE DOCJI DOCUT DOCVU DODAY DODCA DO DEC DODGE DODIG DODKI DODUS DODWU DODYW DOEBY DOEDA DOEFC DOEGD DOEJG DOEKH DOE LI DOEMJ DOENL DO EUR DOEVS DOEWT DOEXU DOFAW DOFCY DOFEA DO FIE DOFMI DOFOL DOFSO DOFYU DOGAV DOGDY DOGEZ
Will go

51

Have GONE out Has been made GOOD Make it good Be GOVERNED by

Mexican

GOLD

GOVERNMENT GRIP sack Above GROUP average increase

U.
S.

Will be governed

by

All groups combined Below group average increase Eastern and Southern groups combined Eastern and Western groups combined

Eastern contract group Eastern group Eastern, Western and Southern groups combined Inter group Mountain Pacific contract group Mountain Pacific group Railroad group-s Southern contract group Southern group Western and Mountain Pacific groups combined Western and Southern groups combined Western contract group Western group But will not GUARANTEE Can guarantee Can safely guarantee Cannot guarantee Contract guarantee Do not guarantee Is there a guarantee Require guarantee Under guarantee Under our guarantee Will not guarantee

GUARD in

train

No.

Guard sent with messenger

Send guard with messenger Southeastern Express Company's Routing

Be GUIDED accordingly Be guided by

Pleaded

GUIDE

GUILTY and HABEAS CORPUS Can you HANDLE Freight HANDLERS

has (have) been sentenced to

Long

HAUL

Short haul

52

GENERAL PHRASES
HAVE some one HAVING been Let us HEAR from
Will haul Will not haul

DOGFA

you

Until they hear from Until we hear from Until you hear from Wait until you hear

can we expect Have you HEARD Not yet heard

When

to hear from

you

Nothing heard from

be held not be held Will hearing be held
will

HEARING

Hearing

will

at Is Is held awaiting Is held for

HELD

Why

is it

held

Arrange

for sufficient
in train

HENCE
Hence Hence Hence Hence Hence

HELP

to handle

No.

today today train No.

DOJCU

tonight tonight train No. yesterday ilence yesterday train No. Do not

HOLD

Hold for Hold for further Hold sixty days time

limit

Stock HOLDER-s Advise date and exact time HORSES were loaded (See Unload) DO J WO Advise with reliable veterinary at once and ascertain if temporary treatment will enable the injured horses to reach destination for further treatment D K A R Arrange for unloading of horses for rest, water and feed at DOKDU Can you handle single horse L. C. L. for DOKEV Can you handle single horse not crated DOKHY Carload horses in train DOKIZ Carload of horses, owners men in charge DOKJA Carload of horses, unload, feed and water DOKOG Carload of horses with Company's employee in charge

DOKUM Exercise great care in loading horses DOKXO Exercise great care in unloading horses DOKYP Have a definite understanding with shipper
the unloading of horses for which must be at owners risk
rest,

regarding

water and feed,

GENERAL PHRASES
DO LEU Horses are being well cared for DOLIY Horses forwarded on train No. DOLKA Horses have been confined in car hours DOLNE Horse-s injured account of DOLOF Horses loaded at (time) (date) DOLRI How many horses in the shipment D L UL How many hours have horses been confined in car DOLYO Notify messenger to make room for ( ) horse-s
train

53

No.

in

DOMAP Send horse skids here at once DO MET Send horse skids to agent at DOMFU Shall we withdraw injured horse-s and forward remaining horse-s DOMJY Will consist of horses
DO ML A Withdraw

car with

DOMOE

DOMUK There is no HURRY DOMYN I. G. C. No. DOMZO Agent has been instructed to re-IGE at DON AN Bunkers must be filled with ice to full capacity DONBO Do not re-ice DONER Do not re-ice unless delayed DONHU Excessive re-icing at DON IV Give necessary attention to re-icing DONLY Inspect bunkers and wire proper icing station amount
of ice

DO MS I How

HOW little
often

injured horse-s from car and forward remainder to destination without delay

needed

DONOC Insufficient ice being placed in cars at DONUI Pounds of ice and percentage of salt DONYM Pounds of ice bunker hatches in end of car DOOBN Pounds of ice bunker hatches in top of car DOODP Re-ice adding 2% salt DOOFR Re-ice adding 3% salt DOOGS Re-ice adding 4% salt DOOJV Re-ice adding 5% salt
D

K W Re-ice when necessary

Re-icing not properly done at Re-icing stations T G Salt not being used in re-icing at

DOOMY
DO ON A
D

DOOUH DOOVI DOOWJ DOOXK DOPAM DOPDO DOPJU DO PUG DOPWI DORAK

To be

as instructed

re-iced Will need ice as follows

Cannot furnish

IDENTIFICATION
positively

Require identification

Waive identification Has party or parties been

IF everything is If it is done If it is not done
If it is

IDENTIFIED

not to be

54

GENERAL PHRASES
If it is to be If it seems If need be If not too late If proper-ly If you are sure

DORFO DORLU DORUE DOSAJ DOSGO DOSMU DOSUD DOSVE DOTAI DOTEM DOTHO DOT I P DOTOW DOTSA DOTUC DOTWE DOTYG DOUAH DOUBI DOUCJ DOUDK DOUEL DOUFM DOUHN DOUJP DOULR DOUMS DOUNU DOUOV DOUPW DOURY DOUSZ DOUTA DOUUB DOUVC DOUWD DOUXE DOUYF DOUZG DOVAG DOVCI DOVEK DOVIN DOVJO DOVOU DOVSY DOVUA DOVYE DOWAF
DO WD I

Critically

Any

IMPORTANCE
of sufficient

ILL

No

importance Nothing of importance Of great importance

Think-s
It is It is
it

importance

IMPORTANT
is

that

important to know
important, attend to at once
(that)

This

Very important
It is It It will It

IMPOSSIBLE

may

Any IMPROVEMENT What improvement IN accordance with

In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In In
all all

be impossible be impossible may be IMPRACTICABLE

cases

such

any way bad shape

behalf of case
fact

good shape
lieu of (the) need of

no case
our behalf our favor
place of
spite of state of

such an event such cases

that case the event of the meantime view of the

what manner which case

IN

BOND
in

Goods

bond

In bond, care Collector Customs

GENERAL PHRASES
DO WE J Merchandise
in

55

bond
(in)

DOWKO DOWOT DOWPU DOWTY DOWUZ DOWVA DOWYD DOWZE DOXAE

Passenger's baggage in bond

Can INCLUDE Can you include

Cannot include

(in) (in)

Do-es not include This includes

Net taxable
Is

INCOME INCOMPETENT
filing of articles of

Regarding the
in

INCORPORATION

DOXEI Card INDEX DOXIM Indexed under DOXLO Forward by government mail exemplified copy INDICTMENT DOXOS Under the INFLUENCE DOXUY Any INFORMATION DOXWA Any information in regard to DOXYC For information of DOYAD For want of information DOYBE For your information DOYDG For your information and repeat to the President DOYFI Full information DOYGJ Get the information as soon as possible DOYJM Give any information you can obtain DOYLN Information asked for DOYMO No definite information DOYTW No information whatever DOYVY Positive information DOYWZ Reliable information DOYXA Secure all the information you can DOZAC Secure early and reliable information DOZGI Unable to locate on information furnished give
tailed description

of

de-

DOZUW What information have you obtained DOZWY When can desired information be given DUAAH Where did you get the information DUABI Will wire you as soon as desired information
secured

can be

DUACJ INJURY not regarded as serious DUADK Injury regarded as serious DUAEL U. S. Indian INSPECTOR DUAFM INSTEAD of DUAHN Instead of that DUAJP Instead of the DUALR All concerned have been INSTRUCTED DUAMS Instruct-ed accordingly DUANU Instruct-ed agents DUAOV Instruct agents and messengers DUAPW Instruct agent at

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GENERAL PHRASES

DUARY Instruct agents at common points DUASZ Instruct all concerned DUATA Instruct-s me DUAUB Instruct-ed messenger-s DUAVC Instruct officers in your department DUAWD Instruct officers in your division DUAXE Unless instructed to the contrary DUAYF Until further instructed DUAZG Will instruct DUB AG According to INSTRUCTIONS (from) DUB CI Any further instruction-s DUBEK Any instruction-s
DUB IN As per instructions (contained in) DUB JO Cancel instructions of DUBOU Consignee cannot be found. Wire

(of)

shipper's instruc-

DUBSY DUBUA DUB YE DUCAF DUCDI DUCEJ DUCKO DUCOT DUCPU DUCTY DUCUZ DUCVA DUCYD DUDAE DUDE I DUDIM DUDLO DUDOS DUDUY DUDWA DUDYC DUEAD
DUE BE

tions at once Contrary to instruction-s Follow the instruction-s Fresh instructions Further instruction-s regarding General instructions General rules and instructions Give proper instructions to Hold subject to instructions (from) Holding for instructions In accordance with instructions

DUECF DUEDG DUEFI DUEGJ Cancel INSURANCE DUEHK Employers Liability Insurance DUEIL Fire Insurance DUEJM Group insurance DUELN Insurance-general schedule DUEMO Insurance-goods in transit DUERU Life insurance DUESV Marine insurance

Instructions have been given Instructions have been withdrawn Instruction-s in regard to Instructions must be strictly enforced Instructions to messengers Issue instructions to No instructions Not according to instructions Shipping instructions What instructions have you in regard to What instructions have you to give in regard to Why do you not carry out instructions Will follow your instructions Will receive instructions Wire your instructions immediately Withdraw-s instructions

GENERAL PHRASES
DUETW DUEVY DUEWZ DUEXA DUEYB DUFAC DUFCE DUFEG DUFGI DUFIK DUFSU DUFUW DUFWY DUFYA DUGAB DUGDE DUGEF DUGHI
Renew
insurance

57

Take our insurance on

Is he Is insured in

INSURED

Partially insured

Was Was

insured not insured

Does he

INTEND

to

It is not intended It is not the It is the intention

INTENTION
are protected

See that our

Not

INVENTORY

INTERESTS INTERESTED

INVESTIGATE manner

of personal property of handling

Investigate thoroughly and advise Investigation incomplete Please investigate and advise at once briefly

by wire

and

fully

by

letter

'DUG I J Please

investigate

and advise

at once

by wire

DUGNO We are investigating DUGOP Consular INVOICE DUGTU Invoice brief-s DUGUV Itemized invoice DUGXY IS able to DUGYZ Is about DUGZA Is communicative DUIAZ Is it not DUIBA Is it so DUICB Is it true DUIDC Is there a DUIED Is there no DUIFE Is there not DUIGF Is unable to DUIHG Did you ISSUE DUIJI Have requested permission
than statutory notice

of

I.

C. C. to issue on less

DUIKJ Issued in lieu of I. C. C. No. DUILK Issued under special permission DUIML IT is generally DUION It is not generally DUITS It is not to DUIUT It is not very DUIVU It is of no use DUIWV It is so DUIXW It is stated DUJAY It is very DUJCA Budget ITEM DUJEC In JAIL at DUJGE JAILOR

of I. C. C.

58

GENERAL PHRASES DUJIG JEWELRY on freight waybill

DUJKI DUJUS DUJWU DUJYW DUKBY DUKDA DUKEB DUKHE DUKIF DUKLI DUKOM DUKRO DUKUR DUKXU DUKYV DULAW DULCY DULEA DULIE DULMI DULOL DULSO DULYU DUMAV DUMDY DUMEZ DUMFA DUMID DUMJE DUMOK DUMTO DUMUP DUMYT DUMZU DUNAT DUNBU DUN FY DUN HA DUNIB DUNLE DUN 01 DUN UN DUNV0 DUNYR DUO AS DU0BT DU0CU DU0DV DU0EW
Jewelry on money waybill City court JUDGE County court judge Special county court judge Supreme court judge In your Use your own judgment

JUDGMENT

JURY
KEY

disagree-d

Appelate court JUSTICE Justice of peace

Will not

JUSTIFY
for
all

has been lost or stolen

Send key

KNOW-8

about

it

Know-s nothing Know-s of Know-s something Let me know What do you know about Not to my (his) (their) KNOWLEDGE
Fragile

LABEL

Lot label Routing label Waybill label American Federation of LABOR Forced LANDING made at
Inter-state

Commerce
in

LAW

Liquor law

Prohibition law-s Session laws of

Tax law 500 LBS. and over

1,000 lbs. and over 5,000 lbs. and over 10,000 lbs. and over LEASE expired Lease expires When does lease expire The LEAST that

LEAVE
When When

of absence Leave-s today (for) When did he leave

do you leave

will you (they) leave Will leave (for) LEFT here (on the)

We

cannot LEGALLY Regarding LEGISLATION

in the State of

With regard

to legislation in

GENERAL PHRASES
DUOGY LEGISLATURE in session at DUOJB Session of the Legislature DUOKC LESS than DUOLD Not less than DUO ME Address my LETTER-s (to) (See Page 115) DUONG Answer briefly in cipher my letter-s of DUORK Answering your letter of DUOSL Await my letter before proceeding DUOTM Be governed by my letter of DUOVN Before answering await my letter of DUO WO By registered letter DUOXP Can get no replies to letters addressed to agent
erence to

59

in ref-

DUPAR DUPDU DUPEV DUPJA DUPOG DUPUM DUPXO DURAP DURET DURFU DURJY DURLA DURUK DURYN DUSAO DUSGU DUSIW DUSKY DUSMA DUSQD DUST I DUSUJ DUTAN DUTBO DUTER

Cancel my letter Confirm by letter Confirming my letter of

Copy

of letter

Do

not understand letter of

Full particulars

by

letter

Give by letter any suggestion you His letter-s of

may have

respecting

Hold my letter-s Important letter-s Important letter to you at

In reply to letter Letter dated
Letter just received from
Letter-s of

on train number today

Letter of advice Letter-s to Letter-s to you Letter-s you refer-red to

Look

for

My letter about My letter-s of

dated

important

letter

on train No.

No

reply to letter-s of Please answer my letter of Please rush on first train data requested in
Refer-ring to letter of Refer to my letter (of) (about) Refer to your letter (of) (about)

my

letter

DUTHU DUTIV DUTLY DUTOC DUTUI DUTYM DUUBN DUUCO DUUDP

DUUFR

Referred to in letter (of) Referred to in my letter (of) Referred to in your letter (of) Referring to my joint letter to the District Accountants Referring to my joint letter to the General Auditors Referring to my joint letter to the Operating Vice President Referring to your joint letter to the District Accountants

60

GENERAL PHRASES
Referring to your joint letter to the General Auditors Supplementing my letter of The party mentioned in my letter of The party mentioned in your letter Until you receive my letter of Wait for a letter from When you receive my letter of

DUUGS DUUHT DUUJV DUUKW DUUMY DUUNA DUUOB DUUPC DUURE DUUSF DUUTG DUUVI DUUWJ DUUXK DUUYL DUUZM DUVAM DUVDO DUVEP DUVIT DUVJU DUVOA DUVSE DUVUG DUVWI DUVYK DUWAL DUWEO DUWIS DUWKU DUWNY DUWOZ DUWPA DUWTE DUWUF DUWXI DUWYJ DUXAK DUXEN DUXFO DUXIR DUXLU DUXOY DUXUE DUXYI DUYAJ DUYBK DUYCL DUYDM DUYFN

Where

will letter-s

reach

Why Why
No
Our

no answer to my letter of no reply to my letter of Decline to admit LIABILITY

liability liability
is

What

does not exceed our liability

Is the company LIABLE The company is liable The company is not liable

We

are liable for

City LICENSE City vehicle license

County

license

Licensed automobile operators State license State vehicle license Vehicle license

Automobile LINE-s Branch line-s

Electric line-s

Main line-s Occupy the

line-s line-s of our line-s Operate the line-s Our line-s from Over line-s of Over our line-s Railroad line-s Stage line-s Steamer line-s

On On

LI OUOR contained in Liquor contraband Liquor is being shipped LIVESTOCK {See Animals) Expect to LOAD to go forward on

Loaded to capacity Loaded under refrigeration (with) Loaded under ventilation (with;

Time of loading To be loaded on

Was

(or will be) loaded

and forwarded from

GENERAL PHRASES
DUYGO DUYJR DUYKS DUYLT DUYMU DUYNW DUYRA DUYSB DUYTC DUYUD DUYVE DUYWF DUYXG DUZAI DUZEM DUZOW DUZSA DUZUC DUZWE DUZYG DYAAL DYABM DYADN DYAFP DYAHR DYAIS DYAJT DYAKU DYALV DYAMW DYANY DYAOZ DYAPA DYARC DYASD DYATE DYAUF DYAVG DYAWH DYAXI DYAYJ DYAZK DYBAK DYBEN DYBFO DYBIR DYBLU DYBOY DYBUE DYBYI
Will need for loading this week Wire prospective loading for next

61

Can you
I have If you

LOCATE

Cannot locate

Has been located

located

can locate
located
for

Not yet located They have been

We

have located

Keep a sharp LOOK-out Look out Do we LOSE anything

Lose sight of Apparent LOSS

At a

loss (of)

Concealed loss Concealed loss and damage Loss amounts to Loss and damage Loss due to Loss estimated Loss is heavy Loss is small Loss unknown

No

loss

Secure-d against loss The loss upon the Total loss What is our loss

LOST between Lost sight of Package lost containing Shipment reported lost
As

How much

LOW as

lower

Not low enough

MADE

today as follows

The Express Messenger

Police

MAGAZINE

Air Air Mail Special Delivery By air mail By mail Do not mail Express mail Mailed to your address Night Air Mail Registered U. S. Mail Send my mail to

MAGISTRATE MAIL

62

'GENERAL PHRASES
Special Delivery U. S. Mail United States Mail

DYCAJ DYCGO DYCMU DYCUD DYCVE DYDAI DYDEM DYDHO DYDIP DYDOW DYDSA DYDUC DYDWE DYDYG DYEAH DYEBI

Where shonld your mail be

MAKE
Make

sent

no

Not properly MANAGED Properly managed Good MANAGEMENT Poor management Present management
Air express MANIFEST In like In the usual manner

the best

Money Order

MANAGER number MANNER

more

MANY
first

Detach

MARK

mail

or tag, if possible (See Fonrarch

and send to me by

DYEDK Is it marked DYEFM It is marked DYEJP It is not mar! DYELR No murk number DYEMS Over without mark (See "No Mark") DYENU Preserve original marks DYETA Save original marks and send'to me DYEUB Dep. U. S. MARSHAL DYEVC U. S. Marshal
DYE WD DYEXE

DYFAG DYFCI DYFEK DYFIN DYFJO DYFOU DYFSY DYFUA DYFYE DYGAF DYGDI DYGE J DYGKO DYGOT DYGPU DYGTY DYGUZ DYGVA DYGYD DYGZE DYHAE DYHLO

Advertising Advisable to report matter to police As a matter of Can the matter remain in abeyance Give this matter particular attention Hold matter in abeyance Inadvisable to report matter to police Let the matter rest Matter for you goes Matters need your attention at

MATTER

Matter referred to
Printed matter Special traffic matter This matter cannot be held in abeyance This matter has my approval What is the matter

By all MEANS By any means By no means

Arrange to

MEET
(at; (at)

(at;

Can meet you

Cannot meet Meet him (them; Meet me (us) at

at

GENERAL PHRASES
DYHUY Meet me at the DYHWA Meet you at
DYI AD DYI BE DYIDG DYIFI DYIGJ DYIJM DYILN DYI MO DYITW DYIVY DYIWZ DYIXA DYJAC DYJCE DYJEG DYJGI DYJIK
depot on arrival of train
Will meet you on arrival of train number at Advise by wire if you can attend MEETING Attend meeting (on) Board of Directors' meeting Cannot attend meeting Executive Committee meeting Finance Committee meeting Important for you to attend meeting of (on) Important meeting Included in the call for the meeting Meeting of Meeting place Stockholders' meeting There will be a meeting There will be no meeting Will attend meeting Will it be necessary for me to attend meeting DYJSU Will there be a meeting DYJUW Telephone MESSAGE (of) DYJWY Are you running MESSENGER-s on DYJYA Are you running messenger-s through DYKAB Chief messenger DYKDE Extra messenger-s DYKEF Give name of messenger and train DYKHI Messenger accompanying must be relieved at DYKI J Messenger has absconded (with) DYKNO Messenger has valuable run DYKOP Messenger held account DYKTU Messenger is sick DYKUV Messengers run through DYKXY Messenger will return DYKYZ No messenger on DYKZA Our messenger-s DYMAZ Shall we put messenger-s on DYMBA Your messenger-s DYMED Calculated for the whole MILEAGE DYMFE Per 100 pounds per mile DYMIH Per mile per day DYMJI Per mile per month DYMON Per ton per mile DYMPO Total mileage DYMUT United States MINT DYMVU There is a MISTAKE DYMZY There is no mistake DYNBY All and valuables destroyed DYNDA All money and valuables saved DYNEB Cents DYNHE Currency

63

MONEY

64

GENERAL PHRASES
Dollars l^~~

DYNIF DYNLI DYNOM DYNRO DYNUR DYNXU DYNYV DYOAW DYODZ DYOFB DYOGC DYOJF DYOKG DYOLH DYOMI DYONK DYOTP DYOVR DYOWS DYOXT DYPAV DYPDY DYPFA DYPJE DYPTO DYPUP DYRAT DYRBU DYRFY DYRLE
DYRUN DYRVO DYSAS DYSGY DYSME DYSWO DYTAR DYTDU DYTEV DYTHY DYTIZ DYTJA DYTOG DYTUM DYTXO DYTYP DYUBR DYUCS DYUDT

Foreign

money
should be sent should not be sent

Gold

Money and valuables Money and valuables Money and valuables Money (package-s)
One hundred dollars One thousand dollars
Silver

Did you issue MONEY ORDER dated Did you issue M. O. No. Domestic Money Order-s

Foreign

Money
I

Order-s

Lis (have) been issued (M. O.-s (M. O.-s) Has (have) been paid (M. O.-s) Has (have) not been paid (M. O.-S) Issued at (M. O.-s Issued payable to Lost or stolen (M. O.-s)

Money

Order-s

M. O. as follows not accounted for M. O. form No. M. O.-e have been received as per your advice of On what correspondent did you draw Foreign M. O. No.

(M. O.) Series

The following M. O. were lost or stolen (at) To pay Money Order-s To whom did you sell M. O. No. amounting We have paid M. O.-s issued at

(from)

$-

to over

Audit

MONTH
month
(See

Day

of the

Page 113)

Last month

Next month Per month Semi-monthly

This month than Not more than This MORNING

MORE

Tomorrow morning
Yesterday morning Of the MOST

MOTION

Has

MOVED

picture films

Moved by
Will move Will not move

Arrange

MOVEMENT

to

GENERAL PHRASES
DYUFV MOVIE tone exhibit DYUGW MOTOR bus DYUJZ MUCH less DYUKA Much more DYULB Ascertain from your local
registered for automobile

65

police

NAME

and address

number

DYUMC DYUNE DYUOF DYUPG DYURI DYUS J DYUTK DYUUL DYUVM DYUXN DYUZP DYVAP DYVET DYVFU DYVJY DYVLA DYVOE DYVSI DYVUK DYVYN DYVZO DYWAO DYWES DYWGU DYWIW DYWKY DYWMA DYWOD DYWPE DYWTI DYWUJ DYXAN DYXBO DYXER DYXHU DYXIV DYXLY

The
U.

following

Absolutely NECESSARY (to) If necessary Is it necessary It is necessary It is not necessary It will not be necessary for you May be necessary More if necessary

NAVY NEARLY all

S.

name-d
of (the)

Do you NEED any

How many do you need How many do you need Non-NEGOTIABLE

Are

for next 6

months

of

NEGOTIATING for express facilities Negotiations have been opened (with) What is status of your negotiations (with) Any (from)

NEWS

More news from

Last NIGHT To-night

No news

Am holding in NO MARK
Chicago no mark number No Mark shipments Over without mark

Tomorrow night

Bureau here

Credit NOTICE-s notice Give-n formal notice Give-n notice No notice has been given Notice will have to be given On hand notice Please take notice Postal notice D YX C Referring to your postal notice to consignee addressed to DYXUI Referring to your postal notice to shipper addressed to DYXYM Require-s formal notice DYYBN Tariff notice DYYDP The following notice DYYFR Thirty days notice is required DYYGS Until further notice

Due

66

GENERAL PHRASES
Withdraw-s notice
Fail-ed to Have notified

DYYJV DYYKW DYYMY DYYNA DYYTG DYYUH DYYVI DYYWJ DYYXK DYZAM DYZDO DYZJU DYZUG DYZWI EABAL EABBM EABDN EABEO EABFP EABHR EABIS EABJT EABKU EABLV EABMW EABNY EABOZ EABPA EABRC EABSD EABTE EABUF EABVG EABWH EABXI EABYJ EABZK EACAK EACBL EACCM EACEN EACFO EACGP EACIR EACJS EACKT EACLU EACMV EACPZ EACRB

NOTIFY
Guaranty Co.

Have you
I
I

have

notified notified

will notify

Must be notified (before) Notify all agents Notify all agents in your division Notify all concerned Notify-ies consignee Notify him that Notify immediately Notify offices interested Notify-ied shipper Notify Surety ^or Guaranty) Co. Notify them that
Will notify

NULL and void Average NUMBKR

From number
In round

numbers
date

Number and

Number-s of Our number Paragraph number The number is inclusive To number Your number

OBJKCT

Strongly object

Any OBJEGTION-t
Are there any objections If you have no objection-s

No No
I

objection-s objection-s provided

Cannot Try
It is It is

OBTAIN

have obtained
to obtain

not OCCUPIED occupied

Occupied by

Any

reasonable OFFER Best offer to be had

Hold

offer

open

Make

better offer

Offer again Offer is accepted Offer is refused Offer-s to

GENERAL PHRASES
EACTD EACUE

67

Submit-s offer to This offer is made without prejudice in the event of same not being accepted; and is made without admission of liability

EACVF What offer can you secure EACWG Withdraw-s offer EACXH Any OFFICE-s EACZJ Branch office-s EADAJ City office EADBK Close branch office (at) EADCL Close-s office (at) EADDM Common point office-s EADFN Depot office-s EADGO Exclusive office-s EADHP Joint office-s EADJR Main office EADKS Money order supply office EADLT Office at EADMU Office badly handled EADNW Office badly located EADPY Office burned (at) (on) EADRA Office closed (at) EADSB Office entirely burned EADTC Office equipment badly arranged EADUD Office equipment poor EADVE Office equipment well arranged EADWF Office is in charge of EADXG Office joint with EADYH Office needs overhauling EADZI Office-s on (of) EAFAH Office partially burned EAFBI Office outfit-s EAFCJ Office well located EAFDK Open-ed office-s (at) EAFEL Our office-s (at) EAFFM To offices on EAFHN Total prepaid and collect received salary offices EAFIO Transfer office-s EAFJP United States Assay Office EAFLR Enrolling OFFICER EAFMS Officers are in pursuit EAFNU Prohibition officer EAFOV See OFFICIALS of EAFPW ON and after EAFRY On behalf of EAFSZ On or about EAFTA On or before EAFUB Delivered from ON HAND EAFVC Goods on hand, cannot be delivered on account of EAFWD Have no record of shipment on hand consigned to

68

GENERAL PHRASES
Have you on hand shipment consigned to How many have you on hand (at) Money Department on hand Not delivered. Placed on hand account

EAFXE EAFYF EAFZG EAGAG

of

(Give

EAGBH EAGCI EAGDJ EAGEK EAGFL EAGGM EAGIN EAGJO EAGKP EAGMR EAGNT EAGOU EAGPV EAGSY EAGTZ EAGUA EAGVB EAGWC EAGXD EAGYE EAGZF EAHAF EAHBG EAHDI EAHEJ EAHFK EAHGL EAHHM EAHJN EAHKO EAHLP EAHNS EAHOT EAHPU EAHRW EAHTY EAHUZ EAHVA EAHWB EAHXC EAHYD EAJAD EAJBE EAJCF EAJDG

reason and date) On hand no response to postal notice On hand refused On hand shipment-s On hand uncalled for On hand, will call Shipment is on hand; secure disposition We have on hand shipment consigned to You have on hand shipment consigned to Consider-s it desirable to OPERATE Now operated by

Operate by
Profitably operate Result of operation

Unprofitable to operate
It is

my OPINION
(of)

What is the opinion What is your opinion Do not lose thi OPPORTUNITY
First favorable opportunity

Good opportunity Bad ORD1 R By order of the President Good order Out of order
Please furnish half rate order in favor of Referring to my order number Your order number

ORDER IND COMMISSION

Hence today complete
Messengers
Office outfit
outfit
is

OUTFIT

for

The
Is

OUTLOOK OVER

Not over
Over from sealed trunk No. Over without mark (See "No Mark")

We are not over anything without mark to correspond We are over

OVERCHARGE is claimed Overcharge was collected Refund the overcharge General OVERHAUL
An

Were you over

PACIFIC COAST
And one

PACKAGE

GENERAL PHRASES
EAJEH And two packages EAJFI And three packages EAJGJ Coin package-s EAJHK Currency package-s EAJIL Money package addressed
1

69

EAJRU EAJSV EAJTW EAJVY

EAJWZ EAJXA EAJYB EAJZC EAKAC EAKBD EAKCE EAKDF EAKEG EAKFH EAKGI EAKHJ EAKIK EAKJL

package and 1 box EAJLN 2 packages EAJMO 3 packages EAJ OR 4 packages EAJ PS Packages merchandise
Sealed package-s Test package arrived Test package did not arrive Wire at once if package contained checks or money. If latter what denomination. Mail copy of remittance

EAJ JM

to

PACKED in

slip first train

Verify packing

accordance with classification instructions

Has been PAID Has not been paid

Extradition PAPERS Negotiable paper For further PARTICULARS
Full particulars Give particulars of

EAKKM
EAKMN EAKNP EAKPR EAKRT EAKSU EAKTV EAKUW EAKWY EAKXZ EAKYA EAKZB EALAB EALBC EALCD

Procure and place with Depot Ticket Agent at trip pass favor from to and return, confirmation follows Procure and send here trip pass favor from to and
return, confirmation follows

Annual PASS Extra messenger pass Please procure round trip pass via for Procure and place with Depot Agent, Railway Express Agency at trip pass favor from to and

return, confirmation follows

Procure pass-es for

Pullman pass
Trip pass Will send pass-es Afford to

not pay Pay and charge to

Do

PAY

Pay Pay Pay Pay

and debit transfer on and voucher

on return under protest

Refuse-s to Shall I pay Brief for

pay
of invoice

PAYMENT

70

GENERAL PHRASES
Delay payment Demand immediate payment

EALDE EALEF EALFG EALGH EALHI EALIJ EALJK EALKL EALLM EALNO EALOP EALRS EALST EALTU EALUV EALVW EALXY EALYZ EALZA EANAY EANBZ EANCA EANDB EANEC EANFD EANGE EANHF EANIG EANJH EANKI EANLJ EANMK EANNM EANPN EANRP EANTR EANUS EANVT EANWU EANXV EANYW EAPAW EAPDZ EAPEA EAPFB EAPGC EAPHD EAPJF EAPKG EAPLH

Demand payment Payment refused account Payment stopped Stop payment Monthly PAYROLL
Application for

PENSION
{See

Chairman Board of Pensions Secretary Board of Pensions

PERCENT
of of of of of 1\' of of of
1

of decrease

Page 106)

Percent Percent Percent Percent

gross increase net

total

H
%

H
:<

1% 1%

.01

.02

.O.r,
.01

.06

.06%
.07

.08 .09 .10

.11%
.12

.13%
.11

.15 .16 .17 .18 .19

.20% .21% .22% .23%

.24

.25

.26% .27% .28%

.29

.30% .31%

GENERAL PHRASES
EAPMI EAPNK EAPOL EAPPM EAPRN EAPTP EAPVR EAPWS EAPXT EAPYU EAPZV EARAU EARBV EARCW EARFZ EARGA EARHB EARJD EARKE EARLF EARMG EARNI EAROJ EARPK EARRM EARTN EARUO EARVP EARXR EARZT EASAT EASBU EASCV EASDW EASFY EASGZ EASHA EASIB EASJC EASKD EASLE EASMF EASNH EASPJ EASRL EASSM EASUN EASVO EASWP EATAS
.32% .33% .34% .35% .36% .37% .38% .39% .40% .41% .42% .43% .44% .45% .46% .47% .48% .49% .50% .51% .52% .53% .54% .55% .56% .57% .58% .59% .60% .61% .62% .63% .64% .65% .66% .67% .68% .69% .70% .71% .72% .73% .74% .75% .76% .77% .78% .79% .80% .81%

7L

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GENERAL PHRASES
.82

EATBT EATCU EATDV EATEW EATGY EATHZ EATIA EATJB EATKC EATLD EATME EATNG EATOH EATPI EATRK EATSL EATTM
EATVN

.83% .84% .85% .86% .87% .88% .89% .90% .91%

.92

.93% .94% .95% .96% .97%

.9^ .99

EATWO Amended Uniform EATXP EATZR EAVBR EAVCS EAVDT EAVEU EAVFV EAVGW EAVIY EAVJZ EAVKA

EAVLB

Contract PERIOD Mar. 1, 1923 to Feb. 28, 19 Contract period Control period July 1, 1918 to Feb. 29, 1920 inclusive Federal Control period Federal guaranty period For a period of thirty days only Guaranty period Mar. 1, 1920 to Aug. 31, 1920 inclusive New test period (1926-1927-1928) Old test period (1915-1916-1917) Test period Uniform Contract period Sept. 1, 1920 to Feb. 28, 1923 PHOTOGRAPH and finger prints of prisoner here match up with your number Secure from bureau of investigation, Dept. of Justice,

your

city,

photograph and finger prints

to

of

and

for-

ward government mail

me

EAVMC EAVNE

EAV0F EAVPG EAVRI EAVSJ All points EAVTK Any point-s EAVUL At all common points EAVVM At all points EAVXN At any point-s EAVYO Between all important points EAVZP Between common points

Secure from Commissioner of Correction, your city, and forward govphotograph and fingerprints of ernment mail to me Secure from police your city photograph and fingerprints of and forward government mail to me At what time did PLANE arrive At what time did plane leave via A most important POINT

GENERAL PHRASES
EAWAP EAWCR EAWDS EAWET EAWFU EAWGV EAWHW EAWJY EAWKZ EAWLA EAWMB EAWND EAWOE EAWPF EAWRH EAWSI EAWTJ EAWUK EAWVL EAWWM EAWYN EAWZO EAXAO EAXBP EAXDR EAXES EAXFT EAXGU EAXHV EAXIW EAXKY EAXLZ EAXMA EAXNC EAXOD EAXPE EAXRG EAXSH EAXTI EAXUJ EAXVK EAXWL EAXXM EAXZN EAZBN EAZDP EAZFR EAZGS EAZHT
Border points Border point count
point-s point-s with Destined to common point-s Destined to (an) exclusive point-s Destined to points Destined to points in territory of Eastern point-s Exclusive point-s From point of transfer to destination From transfer point-s Important point-s Includes all points Missouri River point-s Originates-d-ing at (a) common ^point-s Originates-d-ing at (an) exclusive point-s Originating at points Pacific Coast point-s Point-s in territory of Point-s not reached direct Point-s reached direct Point reached via Puget Sound point-s Southern point-s Southwestern point-s Transfer point-s Western point-s Being held by POLICE at Captain of State Police Corporal of State Police Deputy of State Police Lieutenant of State Police Notify police Police have the matter in hand Police inactive in the matter Police working on lines suggested Private of State Police Sergeant of State Police Should police authorities be advised Superintendent of State Police
of entry does not qualify for the POSITION is qualified for the position Ready to give POSSESSION Secure possession

73

Common Common

PORT

He He

Any POSSIBILITY

of

No

As E A Z I U As much

possibility of many as possible

as possible

EAZJV

GENERAL PHRASES EBCNY PRIVATE This to be translated

or]
fi

75
only by the person

rpacpr]

EBCPA Express PRIVILEGES EBCTE It is not PROBABLE EBCUF It is probable EBCXI Not probable EBCYJ Remit PROCEEDS EBDAK PROCEEDINGS of meeting of EBDEN PROFIT and loss EBDFO The profit upon the EBDIR Making good PROGRESS EBDLU Making no progress EBDOY What progress is being made EBDUE There is no PROOF EBDYI There is proof EBEAJ Dressed POULTRY EBEBK Live poultry EBECL Company's PROPERTY EBEDM Personal property EBEFN Railroad property EBEGO Real Property and Equipment EBEJR Get-ting a fair PROPORTION EBEKS Any PROPOSAL-s to make EBELT What proposal do they make EBEMU PROPOSED by EBENW Any PROPOSlTION-s EBERA Is the proposition feasible EBESB The proposition-s EBETC What proposition does he make EBEUD Will any proposition be made (by) EBEVE PRORATE according to mileage EBEWF Prorate according to tariffs EBEXG Prorate business on a basis of EBFAI Prorate damage on a basis of EBFEM PROSECUTE-s-ing-d EBFHO PROSECUTION EBFIP What are PROSPECTS EBFOW Arrange to PROTECT messenger run EBFSA Protect at any cost EBFUC Protected by EBFWE Additional PROTECTION urged for
JSBFYG
Calls for protection

on

EBGAH Office badly arranged for protection of EBGBI Office properly arranged for protection EBGEL Requires additional protection EBGIO Sufficient protection afforded EBGNU Train requires additional protection EBGOV QUARANTINES loosening up EBGRY Quarantines tightening up EBGTA We will QUOTE

of

76

GENERAL PHRASES
You may quote
Broken

EBGUB EBGXE EBGYF EBHAG

RAILROAD number RAILROAD COMPANY-ies

names
of railroads)

RAIL

(See

"Supplement" for

EBHEK EBHIN EBHJO EBHOU EBHUA EBIAF EBIBG EBIDI EBIEJ EBIFK EBIGL EBIHM EBIJN EBIKO EBILP EBINS EBIOT EBIPU EBIRW EBITY EBIUZ EBIVA EBIWB EBIXC EBIYD EBJAE EBJEI EBJIM EBJLO EBJOS EB JUY
EBJWA EBJYC EBKAD EBKBE EBKEH EBKFI EBKIL EBKMO EBKOR EBKRU EBKVY EBKXA EBKYB

Railroad Railroad Railroad

Company

favorable

company refuse company request

Request Railroad Company to move on passenger train Electric RAILWAY-s Street iailway-s Any RATE-s (See Pages 120-121) Are the rates same as At what rate-s

Cannot reduce rat. Carload commodity

Carload rates Change-s in rate-s

rate

Commodity
Cut-ting
rat

rut.-

Conflicting rates

Currency rate-s

Double

first

class freight rate-B

Existing lower rates in force First class express rat' Freight graduate rate-s Freight rate-s

Government

rate-s

Graduate on each rate Graduate on the combined rate Graduate on the through rate Graduate rate-s
Half rate Increase the rate-s Joint rate Local and joint schedule of
rates Local rate-s Lowest rate on Made a rate of Maintain rate-s Make rate-s

first

and second

class express

Maximum Maximum

express rates for the state of

rate-s

Merchandise rate-s

Minimum rate-s Money graduate-d

Must pay
full

Name
Ocean

rate-s rates lowest rate-s rate-s

GENERAL PHRASES
EBLAC EBLCE EBLEG EBLGI EBLIK EBLSU EBLUW EBLWY EBLYA EBMAB EBMDE EBMEF EBMHI EBMIJ EBMNO EBMOP EBMTU EBMUV EBMXY EBMYZ EBMZA EBNAZ EBNBA EBNED EBNFE EBNIH EBNJI EBNON EBNPO EBNUT EBNVU EBNZY EBOAY EBOBZ EBOCA EB0DB EBOFD EBOGE EBOHF EB0IG EBO JH EBOKI
One and
one-half
first class
is first
is

IT

freight rate-s

One-half regular rate

Only rate in effect Only rate in effect Ounce rate-s Our local rate-s Our rate-s

class

second class

Pound
Quote

rate-s

Present rate-s
rate-s
is

Railroad freight rate Rate-s agreed by Rate-s agreed upon Rate-s agreed with Rates are same as

Rates as Rate-s changed to Rate-s effective on

Rate-s given by

Rate-sin effect Rate-s not changed Rate-s on bullion Rate-s on currency Rate-s on gold Rate-s on gold bars Rate-s on gold dust Rate-s on Government money Rate-s on silver
Rate-s per 100 lbs. Rate-s per $100 Rate-s per $1,000 Rate per ton per mile

Reduce-d

rate-s

Regular rate-s

Same

rate-s

Scale of rates Second class express rate Special rate-s Special rates for currency and gold coin The rate on Third class express rate This rate not yet in effect; do not use until authorized
rate-s rate-s
is less

E B L J Through E B M K Transfer

EBONM EBOPN EB0TR EBOUS EB0VT EBOWU

Unless the graduate rate

Violation of rate-s

We

cannot quote
is first is
is

What What What

less than classification rate class freight rate (are) railroad freight rate-s second class freight rate

78

GENERAL PHRASES
What is the rate What rates can we make on shipment What rate will secure the business You can give the same rate as
(rate (rate (rate irate (rate
of) 10

EBOXV EBOYW EBPBY EBPDA EBPEB EBP IF EBPLI EBPOM EBPUR EBPXU EBPYV EBRAV EBRDY EBRFA EBRID EBRJE EBROK EBRTO EBRUP EBRYT EBRZU EBSAU EBSGA EBSKE EBSNI EBSOJ EBSUO EBTAT EBTBU EBTFY EBTHA EBTIB EBTLE EBTOI EBTUN EBTVO EBTYR EBUAS EBUBT EBUCU EBUDV EBUEW EBUGY EBUHZ EBUIA EBUJB EBUKC EBULD EBUME EBUNG

of

of) of) of) of)

cents 15 cents 25 cents 30 cents 35 cents

for for for for for

each each each each each

company carrying company carrying company carrying company carrying company carrying

Should

REACH

you

REAL ESTATE Any REASON why

For the reason Know-s of no reason

No No

other reason reason why

is

Reason to believe

What What

reason of reason-s

Acknowledge

RECEIPT

at once (of)

Collect receipt-e

'Consignee acknowledges receipt

Copy

of receipt

Duplicate receipt-s Freight receipt*

Hand to hand receipt Immediately upon receipt

In receipt Of
receipt-t receipt held receipt of Original receipt-s Prepaid receipt-s

(of

Money

No On

Receipt number Receipted for at declared value of Receipted for by Secure certified copy of receipt Terms and conditions of our receipt Total receipts Whose receipt do you hold for As soon as RECEIVED Consignee advises not received Have not received
received not received (by) Just received Not received Refuse-s to receive Telegraph as soon as received When may we expect to receive
If

Have you

GENERAL PHRASES
EBUOH EBUPI EBURK EBUSL EBUTM EBUVN EBUWO EBUXP EBUZR EBVAR EBVDU
Do not RECOMMEND Do you recommend Do you concur in RECOMMENDATION made by
I

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approve recommendation made by

EBVEV EBVHY EBVIZ EBVJA EBVOG EBVUM EBVXO EBVYP EBWEU EBWIY

destroyed by fire record with Authority to destroy records Consignee's record Cover records of Have you record of shipment without mark If no record with you continue with Agent advising by wire Messengers record-s No classification of record-s No record in all departments No record in Bureau. Agent advises no record No record of delivery sheet to cover shipment marked No record of forwarding No record of receiving No record of shipment-s No record of shipment-s referred to No record of shipment referred to, delivered similar
All

RECORDS

Any

EBWKA No

EBWNE EBWOF On hand records EBWRI Original delivery record reads EBWUL Our records show EBWYO Records are not available EBXAP Records are with EBXET Records covering shipment referred

shipment dated record of shipment referred to, records examined from On hand department advises no record

EBXFU
EBXJY EBXLA
EBXOE EBXSI

to not available, agency reports Records covering shipment referred to not available,

will telegraph information as soon as possible Record-s falsified Records for period are with destination agency.

Am

EBXUK EBXYN EBXZO EBYAO EBYBP EBYDR

tracing, will advise Records for that period destroyed Records for this date not yet received in Bureau but Agent at destination advises shipment was delivered to consignee Records for this date not yet received in Bureau but destination Agent advises no record of receipt of ship-

ment

Records incomplete Record-s not retained Records of all shipments on this date Record of shipment sold Records will be available in about

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GENERAL PHRASES
Shipper's records Transfer records examined Unable to locate record What record have you of Who has records of Wire record of M. 0. No. Wire record of shipment-s

EBYFT EBYGU EBYHV EBYIW EBYKY EBYLZ EBYMA EBYNC EBYOD EBYRG

Cannot
In

RECOVER REFERENCE to RE-FORWARD shipment

charges following

to the

same consignee

all

EBYTI Re-forward to same consignee at EBYUJ Re-forwarded to same consignee at EBYVK Cost of REFRIGERATION EBYWL Empty pony refrigerators EBYXM Give attention to refrigeration EBYZN Refrigeration additional EBZAN Under refrigeration EBZBO Advise by letter fully why REFUSED EBZHU Advise by telegraph why refused EBZIV Until further advised refuse perishables and

accept other business subject to delay for offices in (on)

EBZLY EBZUI

Without
I.

REGARD
1

to

EBZYM ECAAN ECABO Cannot ECACP Re

VI IONS for the transportation of C. C. RBG1 explosives and other dangerous articles by express Quarantine regulation! State regulations in regard to
effect
r

RELEAM

goods C. O. D. with privilege

of trial

exami-

nation outside of express office E C A E R Release of shipper to stop delivery ECAFS Released to thirty-six hours ECAGT Released to thirty-six hours and must be unloaded at ECAHU 36 hour release on file

ECAIV Claimant is RELIABLE ECAJW Is not reliable ECALY RELIEVE special messenger protect beyond ECAMZ Relieved by ECANB REMAINS (See Corpse) ECAOC REMITTANCE forwarded
E C A P D Remittance forwarded by check-s ECARF Remittance has not been received ECASG Remittance received

ECATH ECAUI ECAVJ ECAWK ECAXL ECAYM

Can be REPAIRED Can it be repaired Can you arrange to have

Cannot be repaired

repairs

made
can you arrange

Was (will be; repaired and forwarded What will it cost to make repairs and
to have

them made

GENERAL PHRASES
ECBCO REPEAT the following to ECBIU Repeat the following to the President ECBMY Has (have) had no REPLY (See Answer) ECBNA Have received no reply to my letter (telegram)
answer by telegraph at once E C B B Reply by letter ECBRE Reply by wire as soon as possible ECBUH Reply by wire promptly giving full details ECBVI Annual REPORT filed with the secretary of

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of

ECBYL E CDAL EC DEO ECDIS ECDKU ECDNY

ECD

Annual report State of Annual report to Interstate Commerce Commission Annual report to Public Service Commission Annual report to State Board of Equalization

Any

truth in report-s

Carload report-s Z For failure to file report-s

of

ECDPA Full report later EC DTE Has made an error in footing ECDUF I will report ECDXI Income tax report-s ECDYJ Investigate and report
EC FA J
It is reported that

M.

0. report dated

ECFGO Last M. 0. report received from ECFMU Last report (Abstract and Statement) received from ECFPY Local shipment report ECFRA Local shipment report not received ECFUD Mileage report for short ECFVE M. O. report-s ECFYH Monthly report business and expenses not received; the
figures

must be wired
in report-s

this office for

month

of

ECFZI Monthly
offices

reports not yet received for (from) following

E C G A I No truth
at once

ECGEM Not yet reported by ECGHO Obtain mileage report

ECGIP

for

from and mail to me

M.
0. reports

Referring to our delinquent notices of

from ECGOW Remain-s as previously reported ECGSA Reports are being delayed at ECGUC Report at my office tomorrow bringing with you all open active and inactive files ECGWE Report at once ECGYG Report direct-ly ECJAF Report duly received ECJDI Report forwarded ECJE J Report giving full particulars will be forwarded at once ECJKO Report has not been received (from) EC JOT Report if not satisfactory ECJPU Report if satisfactory

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GENERAL PHRASES
Report not received Report on my letter of Report on my telegram
of

ECJTY ECJUZ ECJVA

EC J YD

ECJZE ECKAE ECKEI

Report-s particulars Report weight-s Report will be forwarded

Send me by government mail report

court cases

listing

pending

ECKIM ECKLO

Send me full report by air mail of Send me full report by U. S. mail of E C K S Send me report by first train giving full particulars ECKUY Serious delay to reports due from

ECKWA ECKYC ECLAD ECLBE ECLEH ECLFI ECLIL ECLMO EC LOR ECLRU ECLVY ECLXA ECLYB ECMAC ECMCE ECMEG ECMGI ECMIK ECMSU ECMUW ECMWY ECMYA ECTAU ECTEY ECTGA ECTIC
ECTKE ECTNI
EC TO J

Settlement of M. O. report Weight-s report-s When will you forward local shipment report You should report Comply with REQUEST Your request complied with Get REQUISITION on the governor of Referring to my requisition Referring to your requisition Requisition has been filled Requisition has not been filled

Who is RESPONSIBLE RESTITUTION order amounting

Restitution order in full will accept restitution We T e will not accept restitution

to

Unfriendly

RESTRICTIONS

What Good

restrictions
will will result
is is

RESULT

No

good

Result Result Result

not satisfactory satisfactory the same

is

is

The

result

bad

ECTUO ECTYS ECU AT

ECUBU ECUCV ECUDW ECU FY

Will probably result in to shipIf good prices cannot be obtained, per at once If still refused return to shipper Locate and hurry return of Request connecting company to hurry return of Return car to Return money or goods at once Return to shippers by first express the shipment consigned to Rush return of Rush return of empty refrigerator-s to Rush return of empty refrigerator-s to shipping point When empty return to

RETURN

N A I

GENERAL PHRASES
ECUGZ When returned wire me ECUHA When will cars be returned ECU IB Why no returns ECUJC All REVENUE ECUKD Carload revenue ECULE Classification of Operating revenues ECUMF Freight revenue ECUNH Gross Express Transportation revenue ECUOI Gross revenue
EC UP J EC URL
Inter road revenue Intra State revenue

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ECUSM
E C UU

Local revenue Net revenue ECUVO Operating revenue ECUWP Passenger and freight revenue combined E C U Y R Passenger revenue ECUZS Rail transportation revenue ECVAS Salary Office transportation revenue

ECVCU ECVEW ECVGY

EC VI

Offer Offer-s reward of

REWARD
offered

$
offer

Railroad

company

reward

Reward

ECVME ECVOH ECVPI ECVWO EC WAR ECWDU ECWEV EC WHY ECWIZ ECWJA ECWOG ECWUM ECWXO ECWYP ECXEU ECXIY ECXKA ECXNE ECXOF
E C XR

Usual reward What reward shall be offered You may offer reward
Railroad

RIGHT-OF-WAY
{See Accept)

At our At the

RISK

risk of (at) Owner's risk

Missouri

RIVER

Over the

ROAD

ROBBER-s-y-ies
Charged with robbery
Full description of robber (thief) Office was broken into and robbed Robbers boarded train at (between) Robbers left train at (between) Robbery was committed (at) (by)

ECXUL ECXYO EDAAO EDABP EDADR EDAES EDA FT EDAGU

Robbery was committed on the Safe robbed Safe was broken open (and robbed) Stage robber-s-y Train robber-s-y
Treasure box broken open Expenditure ROLL-s Purchase roll-s Value Account unloading facilities Advise routing Correct routing is via

ROOM

ROUTE via

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GENERAL PHRASES
Except to
offices located

EDAHV EDAIW EDAKY EDALZ EDAMA EDANC EDAOD EDAPE EDARG EDASH EDATI EDAUJ EDAVK ED AWL EDAXM EDAZN

on or reached through sea

routes Railroad route-s

Route all matter via Route as shipper desires Route printed matter via Route via Routed via Routing suggested is not satisfactory Routing suggested is satisfactory
Shipper wishes to route Shippers routing To be routed via
is correct routing Will shipper be satisfied to route via Would you suggest routing via and regulations of Railroad Regarding revised

What

RULES

EDBAN RUSH through advise beyond EDBBO Careless regarding SAPB EDBER Change combination of safe-s EDBHU Change combination on portable EDBIV Combination safe in car EDBLY Large safe office style EDBOC Messenger safe-s
EDBUI

Commission

safe-s

EDBYM EDCIU EDCMY EDCNA EDCOB EDCUH EDCVI EDCYL EDDAM EDDEP EDDIT EDDJU EDDOA EDDSE EDDUG EDDWI EDDYK EDEAL EDEBM EDEDN EDEFP EDEHR EDEJT EDEKU

Portable safe-s Portable safe dial Safe and contents Safe badly in need of repairs Safe blown open Safe carried nothing Safe carried value amounting to Safe combination Safe combination held by Safe completely demolished Safe for documentary papers Safe has been returned to Safe has been sent to Safe in hands of Safe intact Safe must be employed Safe needed at Safe of ordinary messenger style Safe of small wagon style Safe of stationary style Safe portable of combination style Safe sent in for repairs Sealed safe-s Small safe office style Stationary safe dial

GENERAL PHRASES
EDELV EDEMW EDENY EDEPA EDESD EDETE EDEUF EDEVG EDEWH EDEXI EDEYJ
Through car safe-s Through portable safe-s Unable to open safe on combination

85

Who

holds combination to safe

of safe List-s of SALARIES payable Salary registration change notice-s Account of SALES Is not Whatever you will do will be satisfactory Has called meeting of officials to consider proposed changes in (time tables). Let me have your suggestions promptly. Meeting will be held at

Wire combination

SATISFACTORY

SCHEDULE

EDEZK EDFAK EDFEN EDFFO EDFIR EDFLU EDFOY EDFUE EDFYI EDGAJ EDGGO EDGMU EDGPY EDGRA EDGUD EDGVE EDGYH EDGZI EDHAI EDHEM EDHOW EDHSA EDHUC EDHWE EDHYG EDIAH EDIBI EDICJ EDIDK EDIEL EDIFM EDIHN EDIJP EDILR EDIMS EDINU

Car SEAL-S Lead seal-s

Porter seal-s
Seal-s broken Seal-s intact

Seal number-s Sealed and waybilled

Tyden

seal-s

Wax seal-s SEALING

SEARCH included SECRECY

SECRET-s-ly Can you SECURE

WAX

last report received

which

is

dated

Secure all you can SEE that this is done See to this immediately
to best advantage (we ) SEND (t) you Send (hand) a copy of this to
I

SELL

Send (t) all freight Send (t) all papers in matter of Send (t) all perishable matter Send (t) as soon as possible Send (t) by air express Send (t) by air mail Send (t) by express Send by first train Send (t) by freight Send (t) by mail Send (t) by steamer Send (t) copy of Send (t) description of Send (t) forward by way of Send (t) full particlars Send (t) immediately

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GENERAL PHRASES

EDIOV Send me at once EDIPW Send me by first express EDIT A Send no more express matter EDIUB Send ft) overland EDIVC We will accept restitution ED I WD SENTENCE, placed on probation EDIXE Sentence suspended EDIYF Air express SERVICE annulled EDIZG Air express service resumed
ED J AG Air service interrupted ED J CI Cost of special float service

EDJEK EDJIN EDJJO EDJOU EDJSY EDJUA EDJYE EDKAF EDKDI EDKEJ EDKKD EDKOT EDKPU EDKTY EDKUZ EDKVA EDKYD EDKZE EDLAE EDLEI EDLIM EDLLO EDLOS EDLUY EDLWA EDLYC EDMAD EDMBE EDMEH EDMFI EDMIL EDMMO EDMOR EDMRU EDMVY EDMXA EDMYB EDNAB EDNDE

Delivery service Extension of service Have we service on Motor truck service Public Service Corporation Service on Sunday or Holiday service

Through Through
Radio
1

cur service service

SKIS

SI ITS to tat advantage Settle without legal recourse

Any SETTLE Ml vr-s Demandi immediate settlement

Immediate settlement advisable Immediate settlement demanded Immediate settlement recommended
Last settlement-s Make best settlement possible Make settlement of report to date No settlement has been received for M. O. Refuse-s settlement Settlement delayed because of Settlement has been made Settlement made to date Settlement-s still delayed from Withhold settlement Balance SHEET {See Balance) Balance sheet forwarded Balance sheet greatly delayed Balance sheet made monthly Balance sheet made semi-monthly Balance sheet made weekly Balance sheet must not be delayed Balance sheet received Balance sheet still short from Delivery sheet

s issued at

Deputy SHERIFF
SherifF

'

GENERAL PHRASES
EDNEF Under sheriff EDNHI Another SHIPMENT
ward,
(of)

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On Hand,

(See Advise, Delivered, For-

EDNIJ EDNNO EDNOP EDNTU EDNUV EDNXY EDNYZ EDNZA EDPAZ

Record)

Balance of shipment Bulked shipments Bullion shipment-s By what route was shipment made (to) Carload shipment-s diverted in transit Commission shipment Complete shipment (of) Consignee advises shipper shipment not received to date Consignee cannot identify shipment without order number or description of contents

EDPBA

EDPED EDPFE EDPJI EDPON EDPUT EDPVU EDRBY EDRDA EDREB EDRIF EDRLI EDROM EDRUR EDRXU EDRYV EDSAW EDSEA EDSMI EDSOL EDSYU EDTAV EDTDY EDTEZ EDTFA EDTID EDTJE

EDTOK
EDTTO EDTUP EDTYT EDTZU

Consignee claims shipment forwarded by express from your office, (date) Covering shipment Date of shipment Delay in shipment-s (owing to) Following shipments loaded in plane leaving Future shipments Government shipment-s Government shipment-s preferred attention necessary Guarantee shipment (by) Has shipment been made (to) Heavy money shipment, have guard meet train No. Heavy shipment in train No. Horse shipment-s If necessary to secure shipment Immediate shipment Less than carload shipment-s Liquor shipment-s Lot shipment-s Lot shipment of pieces Money shipment-s No treasure shipment on train No. Notify messenger to make room for shipment on train No. On all shipments On hand shipment-s (See On Hand) On what date and in what train is shipment to be made Part of shipment Planes used for shipments via Prepaid shipment-s Ready for shipment Recover shipment-s Return shipment-s to shipper immediately Shipment-s as follows claimed received in bad order;;

give particulars

EDUAU EDUBV

Shipment-s can be Shipment-s cannot be

88

GENERAL PHRASES

EDUCW Shipment confiscated by Federal Authorities EDUEY Shipment confiscated by Game Warden EDUFZ Shipment is to be made on EDUGA Shipment referred to in your letter of for went forEDUHB
sailing ward per S. S. Shipment referred to in your

letter of

for

goes

forward today

EDUIC Shipment

referred to in your letter of

EDUJD EDUKE EDULF EDUMG EDUNI Telegraph me weight of shipment EDUO J To protect shipment of EDUPK Total number of shipments in plane EDURM Total value of shipments in plane EDUTN Verify if shipment was made and if so
EDUUO

sailing per S. S. Shipment transferred to Shipment-s treasure in excess of Shipment was short from Shipment was transferred to

will

go forward

EDUVP EDUXR Regular SHIPPER-i 8m EDUYS See shippers and get orders EDUZT Shipper will not use EDVAT Checked SHORT (by) EDVBU Is short ($ EDVFY Is tare still short EDVHA Short about $ EDVIB Short from EDVLE Short from sealed car
ED VOI

wire forwarding record of shipment forwarded by Wirt' me date and number of train on which shipment will leave Wire me when shipment will go forward
it.lirtnd)

EDVUN
ED WO

EDVYR EDWAS EDWCU Still short EDWEW We are short EDWGY Amount of SHORTAGE EDWIA Has no means of making shortage good EDWME Insist that shortage be made good at once EDWOH Prospects for collecting shortage are EDWPI Shortage confined to EDWWO Shortage has been discovered in accounts at EDXAR Shortage has been made good EDXDU Shortage in Express account-s amount-s to $
E D X E V Shortage in railroad account-s amount-s E D X H Y Shortage is about $ EDXIZ Will make shortage good
to $

Short from sealed safe Short from sealed trunk No. Short from valuable package envelope Short in his accounts Short in sealed bag from

EDXJA SIGNATURE held.

Consignee's

name

per

GENERAL PHRASES
EDXOG Signature held. Consignee's rubber stamp per EDXUM Signature held. Undecipherable EDXXO SIGNED same, by EDXYP Mexican SILVER EDYBR Critical SITUATION EDYDT Quarantine situation EDYEU Situation unchanged EDYFV What is the situation EDYGW Regulation SIZE EDYJZ Please reserve lower berth in SLEEPER leaving EDYKA Reserve for me in sleeper leaving
Drawing room Lower berth-s EDYLB Can be SOLD for

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EDYMC EDYNE EDYOF EDYPG EDYSJ EDYTK EDYUL EDYVM EDYXN EDZAP EDZET EDZFU EDZJY EDZLA EDZUK EDZYN EFABR EFACS EFADT EFAEU EFAFV EFAGW EFAIY EFAJZ EFAKA EFALB EFAMC EFANE EFAOF EFAPG EFARI EFASJ EFATK EFAUL EFAVM EFAXN

How SOON
In the

Very soon

SPACE
None

SOUTHWEST
as follows

was used

in plane leaving

SPARE Additional STALL

to

partitions to

(See Equipment)

Equipped with stalling for Set up horse stall in car train No. With stalls for Without stalls (for) Without stalls for shipment of draught horses Route STAMP

STAND

firmly

by

From

our

STANDPOINT

STATES
Alabama
Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California

Colorado Connecticut Delaware

District of

Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii Idaho
Illinois

Indiana

Iowa Kansas Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine Maryland

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GENERAL PHRASES

EFAYO

GENERAL PHRASES
EFFDO Send advance lot out of your stock EFFEP Cold STORAGE EFFIT Have shipment placed in cold storage EFFJU Shipment held in cold storage EFFOA Delay due to STRIKE EFFSE On account of strike EFFUG Strike has been declared off EFFWI Strike has been ordered EFFYK Threaten to strike EFGAL Will be necessary to SUBPOENA EFGEO I would SUGGEST EFGIS It has been suggested EFGKU What do they (does he) suggest EFGNY What would you suggest EFGOZ SUGGESTION is very good EFGPA Your suggestions are very good EFGTE Bring SUIT against EFGUF Discontinue-s suit EFGXI Has suit been commenced EFGYJ In the suit of EFHAK Secure continuance of suit EFHEN Suit has been commenced EFHFO Suit has been filed EFHLU Suit has been tried EFHUE Suit threatened EFIAJ Suit will be brought against us EFIBK Suit will be filed EFICL Suit will be tried EFIDM Continues without SUPERVISION EFIFN Excellent supervision EFIGO Supervision is lacking EFI JR Supervision necessary EFIKS Material and SUPPLIES EFILT Radio supplies EFIMU Supplies were ordered EFINW Supplies were sent EFIRA He is SUSPECTED
EFI SB

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EFITC EFIUD EFIVE EFIWF EFIXG EFJAI EFJEM EFJHO EFJIP EFJOW EFJSA EFJUC

Is suspected of having It is suspected that Keep suspect-s in sight

No

reason to suspect

Not considered a suspect

Suspected party Whom do you suspect

No SUSPICION is directed to No suspicion of wrong doing

Suspicion
is

directed against

He

is

SUSPICIOUS

Not suspicious of wrong doing They are suspicious


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GENERAL PHRASES
We are not suspicious We are suspicious TABLES of graduated Vehicleman's TALLY
Commodity TARIFF
Distance tariff-s Exceptions to express tariff-s General merchandise tariff General merchandise tariff supp. No. General tariff-s
I. C. C. have rejected Tariff No. Joint basing transfer tariff Joint basing transfer tariff supp. No. Joint tariff Latest revised tariff-s

EFJWE EFJYG EFKAH EFKBI EFKEL

E FK 1

charges

EFKNU EFKOV EFKRY EFKTA EFKUB EFKXE EFKYF EFLAG EFLCI EFLEK EFLIN EFLJO EFLOU EFLSY EFLUA EFLYE EFMAF EFMDI EFMEJ EFMKO EFMOT EFMPU EFMTY EFMUZ EFMVA EFMYD EFMZE EFNAD EFNBE EFNEH EFNFI EFNIL EFNMO EFNOR EFNRU EFNVY EFNXA EFNYB EFOAC EFOBD EFODF EFOEG EFOFH EFOGI

Local Local

Our

tariff-s tariff circular-s tariff-s

No.

Pocket tariff-s Send complete set of tariff-s Tariff became effective on Tariff supplement No. Tariff will take effect on

Temporary
Transfer

tariff-s

tariff-s

Ad valorem
City tax-es

TAX

County

tax-es

Federal Income Tax Gross earnings tax Mileage tax Property tax

Regarding city license tax

Stamp tax-es Tax on capital stock Tax on gross earnings Tax on personal property Tax on real estate
Vehicle tax

Answering your

TELEGRAM

of

{See

Page 115)

Any

reply to telegram of

As suggested in your telegram Confirm by telegram For your information read and repeat this telegram to Hand a copy (translated) this telegram to

Have

sent the following telegram to His telegram of I repeat the following telegram from In reply to telegram of No reply to telegram of

GENERAL PHRASES
Please answer my telegram of Refer to my telegram of Refer to your telegram of Referred to in telegram of Repeat this telegram to Telegram just received Telegram received too late Telegram sent you Telegram should read Telegram will reach me at

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This telegram is private, but you can contents at discretion This telegram is strictly confidential Why no answer to my telegram of

make

use of

its

Your telegram-s of Your telegram not understood Your telegram repeated to Advise me by TELEGRAPH Answer private wire
Cancel

(See

Page 115)

my

wire

Have telegraphed

He
I

has telegraphed

have telegraphed a copy to will telegraph from

Private telegraph wire

Telegraph at earliest possible moment Telegraph directions for Telegraph immediately Telegraph me full particulars Telegraph me when forwarded and how routed Telegraph when forwarded Telegraphed day before yesterday Telegraphed today Telegraphed yesterday Wire agent at Wire date of departure

Wire if I may Wire me any change in Wire me any suggestions you may have Wire me as soon as Wire me before doing anything about Wire me daily; keep me well posted Wire me what has been done about Wire me when I may expect Wire on receipt of this by TELEPHONE Communicate with I will call you on telephone Telephone company-ies

call me on telephone According to the TERMS of

You

(See Adjust)

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GENERAL PHRASES
On best terms possible On terms mentioned
Prison term expires

EFTYV EFUAW EFUCY EFUDZ EFUEA EFUFB EFUGC EFUHD EFUIE EFUJF EFUKG EFULH EFUMI EFUNK EFUOL EFUPM EFURN EFUSO EFUTP EFUVR EFUWS EFUXT EFUYU EFUZV EFVAV EFVDY EFVEZ EFVFA EFVID EFVJE EFVOK EFVTO EFVUP EFVYT EFVZU EFWAU EFWEY EFWGA EFWIC EFWKE EFWNI EFWOJ EFWUO EFWYS EFXAT EFXBU EFXFY EFXHA EFXIB EFXLE

Terms agreed upon Terms and conditions Terms are favorable Terms not agreed upon The following terms
In the
I

TERRITORY THINK
it it

of

Think-s Think-s

Any TIME

would be would not be

Arrive-s on time

As good time At all times At any time

(as)

this time Central Standard Time Daylight Saving Time Eastern Standard Time Here in time How many times How much time If the time is better In time (for)

By By

that time

Mountain Standard Time Night time No time set On time Pacific Standard Time There in time Through time Time is changed

Time Time
Send

of arrival of leaving

(is; (is)

TIME-TABLE-s
Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant

(See Change, Schedule)

latest time-table-s of

TITLES-OFFICIAL
to Executive Vice President to General Manager to President to Vice President Traffic Manager

Treasurer Auditor of Disbursements Auditor of Express Receipts Auditor of Financial Paper Settlement-s
Chief of Tariff Bureau

GENERAL PHRASES
EFXOI Chief Special Agent EFXUN City Manager EFXVO Claim Accountant EFXYR Claim Agent EFYAS District Accountant EFYBT Editor of Publications EFYCU Executive Vice President EFYDV General Accountant EFYEW General Agent EFYGY General Attorney EFYIA General Auditor EFYJB General Counsel EFYKC General Manager EFYLD General Manager of Transportation EFYME General Purchasing Agent EFYNG General Solicitor EFYRK General Superintendent EFYSL General Superintendent of Motor Vehicles EFYTM Mechanical Superintendent EFYVN President EFYWO Purchasing Agent EFYXP Regional Cashier EFZAR Sales Agent EFZDU Secretary EFZEV Special Agent EFZJA Special Representative EFZOG Superintendent of Buildings EFZUM Superintendent of Claims EFZXO Superintendent of Commercial Division EGAAR Superintendent of Construction EGABS Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Equipment EG ACT Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Shops EGADU Superintendent, Office Division EGAEV Superintendent of Organization EGAFW Superintendent of Stables EGAHY Superintendent of Supplies EGAIZ Superintendent of Terminals EGA J A Superintendent of Traffic EGAKB Superintendent of Transportation EGALC Superintendent, Wagon and Harness Repair Shop EG AMD Traffic Agent EGANF Traffic Manager EGAOG Train Agent EGAPH Vice President EGARJ Per TON of 40 cubic feet or 2000 lbs. EGASK Ton-s (2000 lbs. A) EGATL Ton-s (2173 lbs. M) EGAUM Ton-s (2240 lbs. E) EGAWN Tonnage report EGAXO What tonnage is being transferred

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GENERAL PHRASES

EGAYP 1 ton capacity EGBEU 2 ton capacity EGBIY 3 ton capacity EGBKA All TRACE-s lost EGBNE Can find no trace (or clue) EGBOF Has any trace or clue been
EG BR I Quote
transfer

found and ask connecting company to trace

by wire

EGBUL EGBYO
EGCAP EGCET

Request connecting company to trace by letter Request connecting company to trace by wire advising

me
sult

direct

Request railroad company to trace by wire location of This shipment has been traced repeatedly without re-

EGCFU Trace by messenger EGCJY Trace by wire EGCLA Trace waybill from origin to destination EGCUK Traced as far as EGCYN Baggage TRACER uniform EGDAO Send a tracer EGDES Tracer referred to destination agent for direct reply EGDGU TRACTORS and trailers EGDIW Express TRAFFIC EGDKY Refuse all traffic account of EGDMA Account holiday exclusive express TRAINS from New
EGDOD
York and Chicago will be annulled Account holiday exclusive express trains from York will be annulled Cut out of train number

New

EGDPE EGDTI Express train-s EGDUJ Freight train-s EGEAN Fruit train-s EGEBO Passenger train-s EGEFS Special train-s EGEGT Special train will leave EGEHU Through train EGEIV Train annulled EGEJW Train No. consist from New York Depot as follows: EGELY Train No. has been reported wrecked at EGEMZ Train No. will have empty horse cars as follows:

EGEPD EGERF

will have loaded horse cars as follows: E G E N B Train No. Will run special train consisting of Advise your record of TRANSFER to connecting com-

pany

EGESG Arrange for prompt transfer to EGETH Can transfers be easily made at EGEUI Can you show transfer of shipment addressed EGEVJ Debit transfer EGEWK For transfer EGEXL From point of transfer to destination

to

GENERAL PHRASES
EGEYM No
EGFCO No
record of transfer to connecting
transfer-s

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company

at this

office

E G F I U Railway Company advise permanent transfer of agent at EGFMY Railway Company advise temporary transfer of agent at E G FN A Railway Company advise transfer of agent postponed at EG FOB Railway Company will transfer (at)

EGFRE EGFUH EGFVI EGFYL EGG AM EGGDO EGGEP EGGIT EGGJU EGGOA EGGSE EGGUG EGGWI EGGYK EGHAL EGHKU EGHNY EGHPA EGHTE EGHUF EGHXI EGHYJ EGIAK EGIBL
EG I EN EGIFO

Show transfer (from) (to) What facilities have we for None TRANSFERRED
Transferred at (to) Transferred by R. R. Co. Transferred in bad order Transferred in good order Air TRANSPORT

transfer

Immediate TRANSPORTATION of May I have authority to secure transportation for You have my authority to secure transportation for
U. S. TREASURER U. S. TREASURY Case comes up for TRIAL on
Trial will begin

Labor

TROUBLE

Electric

TRUCK-s

Five-ton trucks Four wheel trucks Gasoline truck-s Motor truck-s Over the road truck-s Repairs to motor truck-s

Packing

TRUNK-s

E G I C M Sample trunk-s
Sealed trunk-s again and report

EGIGP EGIJS EGIKT EGILU EGIMV EGIRB EGITD EGIUE EGIVF EGIWG EGIXH EGIZJ EGJAJ

TRY Radio TUBES Am I to UNDERSTAND

Any understanding

Do Do

understand correctly not understand Please understand that in future The understanding (with) (is)
I

Understand what is meant What is your understanding

Your understanding Your understanding

It should

is is

Pay UNDERTAKER EG J GO Pay undertaker not to exceed

be

UNDERSTOOD

correct not correct

EGJMU See undertaker at EGJPY UNITED STATES

98

GENERAL PHRASES
loaded

EGJRA UNLOAD for feed, rest and water at (See Horses) EGJUD Unloaded for feed, rest and water in this city, time re-

EGJVE EGJYH EGJZI EGKAI EGKEM EGKHO EGKIP EGKOW EGKSA EGKUC EGKWE EGKYG EGLAH EGLBI EGLEL EGLIO EGLNU EGLOV EGLRY EGLTA EGLUB EGLXE EGLYF EGMAG EGMCI EGMEK EGMIN EGMJO EGMOU EGMSY EGMUA EGMYE EGNAE EGNEI EGNIM EGNLO EGNOS EGNUY EGNWA EGNYC
EGOCF EGODG EGOFI EGOGJ EGOHK

What

are the facilities for unloading Will be unloaded by (date)

Can you USE

For his personal use For my personal use There is no use of
be used for be used only Increased VALUATION assessed against Protest against valuation assessed by Declared VALUE Depreciated value of Freight value Value $50.00 or 50c per pound Value of each package must be limited to

To To

Value room

What

is

the value

Motor VEHICLES Keep VENTILATORS closed Leave ventilators open

Jury VERDICT guilty Jury verdict not guilty Verdict guilty without trial Verdict not guilty without trial
Verdict
in

favor of

Have

VETERINARY make
VOTE,
saying

examination and report

Explain-s Tie vote

Vote no Vote yes Voted no Voted yes Audited VOUCHER Claim voucher-s Deduction voucher-s

WARDEN
Can accomplish nothing without
Civil

WARRANT
unless necessary be issued

warrant Criminal warrant

Forward by government mail criminal warrant

Inadvisable to issue warrant
(secure) John Doe warrant Procure warrant for arrest of (secure) Search warrant Secure warrant and serve at once

EGO AD Have secured warrant but will not use EGO BE I would not recommend that warrant

GENERAL PHRASES
EGOIL EGO JM EGOLN EGO MO EGORU
EG SV

99

EGOTW EGOVY Water is obtainable only EGOWZ Water tank EGOXA Add to WAYBILL EGOYB Carload waybill-s EGPAC Copy-ies of waybill-s EGPEG Debit transfer waybill-s
E G P G I Deduct from waybill

Arrange for WATER supply at Do not allow any stagnant water to remain Fill tanks with best water obtainable
at

Warrant cannot be secured Warrant issued for his arrest Warrant of arrest Would you recommend that warrant be issued
in

tanks

EGPIK Freight value waybill EGPSU Freight waybill-s EGPUW Give number and date of waybill EGPWY Local waybill-s EGPYA Master form of waybill and receipt EGSAZ Master form of waybill used made out by shipper EGSBA Messenger waybill-s EGSED Money waybill-s EGSFE My waybill-s EGSJI Office copy of waybill EGSON Original waybill-s EGSUT Our waybill-s EGSVU Prepaid forwarded and collect received office copies

of

EGTAY EGTCA
EG TEC EGTGE EGTIG EGTKI EGTUS EGTWU EGTYW EGUBY EGUCZ EGUDA EGUEB EGUFC EGUGD

waybills Prepaid waybill Receipt portion of waybill

Received on your collect freight waybill number Received on your collect money waybill number Received on your prepaid freight waybill number Received on your prepaid money waybill number Return-ed waybill-s Same No. and date waybill-s
Substitute waybill-s The original waybills detained and will be forwarded Their waybill-s Through waybill-s To you on our freight waybill dated To you on our money waybill dated Verify and advise by wire waybill number, date and

EGUHE EGUIF EGUJG EGUKH EGULI EGUMJ

time forwarded Waybill-ed at regular rate-s Waybill-ed at special rate-s Waybills burned Waybill-s destroyed, send duplicate Waybill-s direct Waybills do not accompany run

100

GENERAL PHRASES

EGUNL

GENERAL PHRASES
EGYMF

101

102

GENERAL PHRASES
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

EHDJY EHDLA EHDOE EHDSI EHDUK EHDYN EHDZO EHFAN EHFBO EHFER

EHFHU EHFIV EHFLY EHFOC EHFUI EHFYM EHGCO EHGIU EHGMY

CITIES

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

EHGNA Akron, Ohio EHGOB Albany, N. Y EHGRE Albuquerque, X. Mex. EHGUH Amarillo, Texas EHGVI Annapolis, Maryland EHGYL Ann Arbor, Mich. EHJAK Appleton, Wis. EHJEN Atlanta, (la. EHJFO Augusta, Maine EHJIR Austin, Texas EHJLU BakershVld, Calif. EHJOY Baltimore. Md. EHJUE Bangor. Me. EHJYI Baton Rouge, La. EHKAJ Battle Creek, Mich. EHKGO Bay City. Mich. EHKMU Bellows' Falls, Vt. EHKPY Big Spring, Tex. EHKRA Birmingham. Ala. EHKUD Bismarck, N Dak. EHKVE Boise, Idaho EHKYH Boston. Mass. EHKZI Brooklyn, X. V. EHLAI Buffalo, XV. EHLEM Butte, Mont. EHLHO Cairo, 111. EHLIP Carson Citv, Xev. EHLOW Cedar Rapids, la. EHLSA Charleston, W. Va. EHLUC Chattanooga, Tenn. EHLWE Cheyenne, Wyo. EHLYG Chicago, 111. EHMAH Cincinnati, Ohio EHMBI Clavton. 111. EHMEL Cleveland, Ohio EHMIO Clinton, la. EHMNU Colorado Sp'gs, Colo.
"

EHMOV Columbia, S. Car. EHMRY Columbus, Ohio EHMTA Concord, N. H. EHMUB Cumberland, Md. EHMXE >:tllas, Texas. EHMYF )avi'iiport, la. EHNAF Dayton, )hio EHNDI Denver, Colo. Moines, la. EHNEJ EHNKO Detroit, Mich. EHNOT Dover, Delaware EHNPU Duluth, Minn. EHNTY East Moline, 111. EHNUZ St. Louis, 111. EHNVA Elko, Xevada EHNYD El Paso, Tex. EHNZE Kininett, Idaho EHTAZ Flint, Mich. EHTBA Fond du Lac, Wis. EHTED Fort Worth, Texas.
I
I

<

EHTFfc Frankford, Ky.

EHTIH

EHTJI. Grand

Fresno, Calif. Rapids, Mich.

EHTON Great Falls, Mont. EHTPO Green Bay, Wis. EHTUT Hamilton, Ont. EHTVU Hammond, La. EHTZY Harrisburg, Pa. EHUAY Hartford, Conn. EHUBZ Havana, Cuba EHUCA Helena, Mont. EHUDB Hoi brook, Ariz. EHUEC Honolulu, Hawaii EHUFD Hornell, N. Y. EHUGE Houston, Texas. EHUHF Huntington, Pa. EHUIG Indianapolis, Ind.

GENERAL PHRASES
EHUJH Jackson, Mich. EHUKI Jackson, Miss. EHUL J Jacksonville, Fla. EHUMK Jefferson City, Mo. EHUNM Kansas City, Mo. EHUPN Kingman, Ariz. EHURP La Crosse, Wis. EHUTR Lansing, Mich. EHUUS Laramie, Wyo. EHUVT Las Vegas, Nev. EHUWU Lincoln, Neb. EHUXV Little Rock, Ark. EHUYW Long Is. City, N. Y. EHVBY Los Angeles, Calif. EHVDA Louisville, Ky. EHVEB Madison, Wis. EHVHE Mattoon, 111. EHVIF Medford, Ore. EHVLI Memphis, Tenn. EHVOM Milwaukee, Wis. EHVRO Minneapolis, Minn. EHVUR Moline, 111. EHVXU Monett, Mo. EHVYV Montgomery, Ala. EHWAW Montpelier, Vt. EHWCY Montreal, Quebec EHWEA Mounds, 111. EHWIE Muskegon, Mich. EHWMI Nashville, Tenn.
E H W L Neenah-Menasha, Wis.

103

EIBIA

Ponca City, Okla. E I B J B Pontiac, Mich. E I B K C Port Huron, Mich. EIBLD Portland, Me.

EIBME EIBNG EI BOH EIBPI

Portland, Ore. Providence, R. Pueblo, Colo. Raleigh, N. C.

I.

E I B R K Richmond, Va.

EIBSL Roanoke, Va. EIBTM Rochester, N. Y. EIBVN Rock Island, 111. EIBWO Rock Springs, Wyo.
E I B X P Rouses
Point,

N. Y.

EIBZR
E I DBR

EIDCS EI DDT EIDEU

E I DFV

Rutland, Vt. Sacramento, Calif. Saginaw, Mich.

Salisbury, Md. Salem, Ore. Salt Lake City, Utah.
.

EIDGW EIDIY

San Antonio, Texas San Francisco, Calif E I D J Z Santa Fe, New Mex. E I D K A Scranton, Pa. EIDLB Seattle, Wash.

EIDMC EIDNE
EID

Sioux City, la. Sioux Falls, S. Dak. F South Bend, Ind.

Springfield, Springfield,
III.

EHWSO EHWYU EHXAV EHXDY EHXEZ EHXFA EHXID EHXJE EHXOK EHXTO EHXUP EHXYT EHXZU EIBAS EIBBT
EIBCU

Newark, N.

J.
J.

New Brunswick, N. New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y.
Norfolk, Va.
Platte, Neb. Oakland, Calif

North

Ogden, Utah.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Olympia, Wash. Omaha, Neb.

Oshkosh, Wis. Ottawa, Ont.
Peoria, 111. Philadelphia, Pa. Phoenix, Ariz.
Pierre, S.

EIDPG EIDRI EIDSJ EI DTK EIDUL EIDVM EIDXN EIDYO EIDZP EIFAO EIFBP EI FDR

Mass.

St. Joseph, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn.

Tallahassee, Fla. Terre Haute, Ind.

Toledo, Ohio

Topeka, Kans.
Trenton, N.J. Tucson, Ariz.
Tulsa, Okla.

EI FES Washington, D.

C.

EIBDV EIBEW EIBGY

E I BHZ

Dak.

Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pocatello, Idaho

EIFFT Wallula, Wash. EIFGU Whitefish, Mont. EIFHV Wichita, Kans. EIFIW Wilmington, N. Car. EIFKY Wolfpoint, Mont. EIFLZ Worcester, Mass. EIFMA Vanceboro, Me. EIFNC Vancouver, B. C. EIFOD Yuma, Ariz.

104

GENERAL PHRASES eifpe SMk9iY.r Aki'

EIFRG ffeffQ,.Ntfy,#04EIFSH fflfiVftSeGu /JTYfAf. EIFTI ^My.P.'.X^y-y.'^
%

EIFVK '}fete/CZJW.M/tkfS EIFWL tt*J*Tr/*\J; "... EIFXM &/&$.?& TfZW. EIFZN fik&'fffS/i r. EIGAN fffa&/&& ..fat.. EIGBO Mf.ff.*4jCfHf& eigcp .y!? AJ f: ,A(:i C< ^y... EIGER r. Y.'lfjL eigfs ?,WR.. eiggt Vfeti 9#r..$iff.f.\fifi eighu 444 f>< /Y.'y eigiv ?*.?&?} ^/V^?/V >< eigjw eigly P&?j9& * EIGMZ r M'J* eignb .9*pf. Q&P.QffHVUlt/.On ./.,'./+ EIGOC .W&T.t eigpd xJjttGPA P* YAM (?,. .'.>.' EIGRF eigsg 9K*.OJC%. ."?Q, EIGTH .&fc *4Kfl#5 eigui h?AJ?ir.4M,.<S.'s EIGVJ EIGWK
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GENERAL PHRASES, 105 eigxl SifyftJ Morion rtonFf J<?wte /YC

.

EIGYM 1 /V/.k<r /ee46#. /fi*>. P.* t*W. .<* 9/Z1, ...... EIJAL \*A.id.( $.&9>/f. Y&J.OAC. .T&thW. /*.Q< VTT eijbm (&<Q.c/x.af. eijdn $l#R-.IMm P.* gVC&XZW.flA '#. AfAPJt eijeo ihcS^fS. .QfHHff/.W. ?R.*(Egy.'fflfP&f eijfp tkk*Q PjguC'TY o&ss<r w>j . A , eijhr /tfsr/evA.z* & M&.w/.eer. y/s. &/.<$e& r. eijis RMtfiiftMn. A eijjt Afr&<g0g#. ?#({.?#&.. rtJPecrr-cyfti eijku tyhjjBew.ffGf(MjW6rft/?/^ EIJLV EIJMW EIJNY EIJOZ EIJPA EIJRC eijsd SW.<?jAi.i*ftkF.. eijte .^^ym^wN. k/Mtf: eijuf Ektt*7T T ytfaM:
am
. .

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eijwh &<^a/t'Le jr .CfatfF.'. (>/. eijxi l&ff/ifit.Qr '*&CGZWOGO C4c/F.. EIJYJ / EIJZK BtKAJK^feftfi, ./?.4/f> eikbl ^fry.. r < .<?&# &<- <&i

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106

FRACTIONS OR PERCENTAGE
1/4

g/35

EIKF EIKGP EIKIR EIKJS EIKKT EIKLU EIKMV EIKOY EIKPZ EIKRB EIKSC EIKTD EIKUE EIKVF EIKWG EIKXH EIKYI EIKZJ EILAJ EILBK EILCL EILDM EILFN EILGO EILHP EILJR EILKS EILLT EILMU EILNW EILPY EILRA EILSB EILTC EILUD EILVE EILWF EILXG EILYH EILZI EIMAI EIMBJ EIMCK EIMDL EIMEM EIMGN EIMHO
-

107

NUMERALS
EJCME EJCWO EJDAR EJDDU EJDEV EJDHY EJDIZ EJDJA EJDOG EJDUM 10 EJDXO 11 EJDYP 12 EJEBR 13 EJEDT 14 EJEEU 15 EJEFV 16 EJEGW 17 EJEJZ 18 EJEKA 19 EJELB 20 EJEMC 21 EJENE 22 EJEOF 23 EJEPG 24 EJESJ 25 EJETK 26 EJEUL 27 EJEVM 28 EJEXN 29 EJFAP 30 EJFET 31 EJFFU 32 EJFJY 33 EJFLA 34 EJFOE 35 EJFSI 36 EJFUK 37 EJFYN 38 EJFZO 39 EJGAO 40 EJGES 41 EJGGU 42 EJGIW 43 EJGKY 44 EJGMA 45 EJGOD 46 EJGPE 47 EJGTI 48 EJGUJ 49 EJHAN 50 EJHBO 51 EJHHU 52 EJHIV 53 EJHLY 54 EJHUI 55 EJHYM 56 EJIBN 57 EJIDP 58 EJIFR 59 EJIGS 60 EJIHT 61 EJIIU 62 EJIJV 63 EJIKW 64 EJIMY 65 EJINA 66 EJIOB 67 EJISF 68 EJITG 69 EJIUH 70 EJIVI 71 EJIWJ 72 EJIXK 73 EJIYL 74 EJIZM 75 EJJAM 76 EJJDO 77 EJJEP 78 EJJIT 79 EJJOA 80 EJJSE 81 EJJUG 82 EJJWI 83 EJJYK 84 EJKAL 85 EJKEO 86 EJKIS 87 EJKKU 88 EJKNY 89 EJKOZ 90 EJKPA 91 EJKTE 92 EJKUF 93 EJKXI 94 EJKYJ 95 EJLAK 96

EJLEN 97 EJLFO 98 EJLIR 99 EJLLU 100 EJLOY 101 EJLUE 102 EJLYI 103 EJMAJ 104 EJMGO 105 EJMMU 106 EJMPY 107 EJMRA 108 EJMUD 109 EJMVE 110 EJMYH 111 EJMZI 112 EJNAH 113 EJNBI 114 EJNEL 115 EJNIO 116 EJNNU 117 EJNOV 118 EJNRY 119 EJNTA 120 EJNUB 121 EJNXE 122 EJNYF 123 EJOAG 124 EJOBH 125 EJODJ 126 EJOEK 127 EJOFL 128 EJOGM 129 EJOIN 130 EJOJO 131 EJOKP 132 EJOMR 133 EJONT 134 EJOOU 135 EJOPV 136 EJOTZ 137 EJOUA 138 EJOVB 139 EJOWC 140 EJOXD 141 EJOZF 142 EJPAF 143 EJPDI 144

EJPEJ 145 EJPKO 146 EJPOT 147 EJPPU 148 EJPTY 149 EJPUZ 150 EJPVA 151 EJPYD 152 EJRAD 153 EJRBE 154 EJRFI 155 EJRIL 156 EJRMO 157 EJRRU 158 EJRVY 159 EJRXA 160 EJRYB 161 EJSAC 162 EJSEG 163 EJSGI 164 EJSIK 165 EJSSU 166 EJSUW 167 EJSWY 168 EJSYA 169 EJTAB 170 EJTDE 171 EJTEF 172 EJTHI 173 EJTIJ 174 EJTNO 175 EJTOP 176 EJTTU 177 EJTUV 178 EJTXY 179 EJTYZ 180 EJTZA 181 EJVAZ 182 EJVBA 183 EJVED 184 EJVFE 185 EJVIH 186 EJVJI 187 EJVON 188 EJVPO 189 EJVUT 190 EJVVU 191 EJVZY 192

108

NUMERALSCont.
EJWAY

109

NUMERALSGont.
EKMEN

110

NUMERALSCont.
ELERK

Ill

NUMERALSCont.
ELXPO

112

NUMERALSCont.
EMODM

113

CALENDAR

114

DAYS OF THE WEEK AND TIME

115

LETTERS, TELEGRAMS
First

Column

2nd Column

JAB Await our (my) letter of J AC Cancel instructions in our (my) letter of J AD Cancel instructions in our (my) wire of JAF Follow instructions in our (my) letter of JAG Follow instructions in our (my) wire of J AH Have not received your letter of J A J Have not received your telegram of JAK Have received your letter of JAL Have received your telegram of jJAM Have you received our (my) letter of JAN Have you received our (my) telegram of JAP In accordance with our (my) letter of JAQ In accordance with our (my) wire of JAR In accordance with your letter of J AS In accordance with your wire of J AT Last letter from you was dated JAV Last telegram from you was dated JAW Modifying our (my) letter of J AX Modifying our (my) telegram of JAZ (In) our (my) letter of JEB (In) our (my) telegram of J E C Referring to our (my) letter of JED Referring to our (my) telegram of

JEF JEG J EH JEJ JEK

J EL

his (their) letter of his (their) wire of your letter of your telegram of Repeat your telegram of Wire reply to our (my) letter of

Referring Referring Referring Referring

to to to to

JEM Wire reply to our (my) JEN (In) your letter of JEP (In) your telegram of
Second Column

telegram of

Cont.
MA ME MI MO MU MY NA NE NI
23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th
inst.
inst. inst.

KO KU KY LA LE
LI LO

14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th

inst.

inst. inst. inst.

inst. inst.
inst.

inst. inst. inst. inst.

inst.

LU LY

21st inst.

22nd

inst.

31st inst.

See Note at foot of page 113.

116

RAILROAD
KAB KAC KAD KAF KAG KAH KAJ KAK KAL KAM KAN KAP KAQ KAR KAS KAT KAV KAW KAX KAZ KEB KEC KED KEF KEG KEH KEJ KEK KEL KEM KEN KEP KEQ KER KES KET KEV KEW KEX KEZ KIB KIC KID KIF KIG KIH
I

CO.,

TYPE OF CAR AND CAR NUMBER

First

Column

....

Akron, Canton & Youngstown Ry. Ann Arbor R.R. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Atlanta & West Point R.R. Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast R.R. Atlantic City R.R. Atlantic Coast Line R.R. Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Bamberger Electric R.R. Bangor & Aroostook R.R. Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Ry. Boston & Albany R.R. Boston A Maine R.R. Buffalo & Susquehanna R.R. BulTalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry. Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Ry. Canadian National Ry.

Canadian

Pacific

Central of G Ry. Central R.R. of New Jersey Central Vermont Ry.

Chesapeake &. Ohio Ry. Chicago & Alton R.R.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Ry.

Chicago Great Western R.R.

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.R.

& North Western Ry. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Ry.
Chicago
Colorado & Southern Ry. Delaware & Hudson Co. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R. Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Detroit & Mackinac Ry. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton R.R. Duluth, So. Shore & Atlantic Ry. Erie R.R. Fort Worth & Denver City Ry. Florida East Coast Ry. Georgia R.R. Georgia & Florida Ry. Grand Trunk Western R.R.

)TE: This table U to be used only when giving the Railroad Company, type of car and car number combined. A cipher must be taken from each of the 5 columns in sequence, thus making two 6-letter codeword*. a no information is taken from any column, the cipher at the top of the column must be used. DPO Boston & Albany R.R. baggage car Example: lOlfVt KEDKU DABCU Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. horse car, stalled,
5
I

1210.

117

RAILROAD

CO.,

TYPE OF GAR AND CAR N UMBERGont.

First

Column Cont.

KIJ KIK KIL KIM KIN KIP KIQ KIR KIS KIT KIV KIW KIX KIZ KOB KOC KOD KOF KOG KOH KO J KOK KOL KOM KON KOP KOQ KOR KOS KOT KOV KOW KOX KOZ KUB KUC KUD KUF KUG KUH KUJ KUK KUL KUM KUN KUP KUQ

Great Northern Ry. Green Bay & Western R.R. Gulf, Mobile & Northern R.R. Gulf & Ship Island R.R.

High Point, Thomasville & Denton R.R. Hocking Valley Ry. Houston & Brazos Valley Ry.
Central R.R. International-Great Northern R.R. Kansas City Southern Ry. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Ry. Lehigh Valley R.R. Long Island R.R. Los Angeles & Salt Lake R.R. Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Ry. Louisville & Nashville R.R.
Illinois

Macon, Dublin & Savannah R.R. Maine Central R.R. Michigan Central Ry. Midland Valley R.R. Minneapolis & St. Louis R.R.
Minneapolis, St. Paul

&

Sault Ste. Marie R.R,

Mississippi Central R.R.

Missouri-Kansas-Texas R.R. Missouri Pacific R.R.

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. New Orleans, Great Northern R.R. New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Ry.

N. N. N. N.

Y. Central R.R.
Y., Chicago St. Louis R.R. Y., New Haven Hartford R.R. Y., Ontario Western R.R.

&

&

&

Norfolk Southern Ry. Norfolk & Western Ry. Northern Pacific Ry. Northwestern Pacific R.R. Oregon Electric Ry. Oregon Short Line R.R. Oregon Trunk Ry. Oregon- Washington R.R. & Navigation Co. Pacific Electric Ry. Pennsylvania R.R. Pere Marquette Ry. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.R. Reading Ry. System Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potom ac R.R. See Note at foot of page 116.

118

RAILROAD
KUR KUS KUT KUV KUW KUX KUZ KYB KYC KYD KYF KYG KYH KYJ KYK KYL KYM KYN KYP KYQ KYR KYS KYT KYV KYW KYX KYZ

CO.,

TYPE OF CAR AND CAR NUMBERCont.

First

Column Cont.

Rutland R.R. Sacramento Northern R.R. St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Ry. St. Louis & Hannibal R.R. St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf R.R. San Diego & Arizona Ry. Seaboard Air Line System
Southern Par. Southern Ry. Spokane, Coeur D'Alene & Palouse Ry. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. Texas & New Oriaani R.R. Texas A Pacific R Toledo, 1 R.R. Toronto, Hamilton A Buffalo Ry. Trinity & Brai lay Ry. Union Pacific R.R. Virginian Rv. Wabash Ry. Western Maryland Ry. Western Pacific R.R. Western Ry. of Alabama Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Wichita Valley Ry. Winston-Salem Southbound Ry.
:\

s.

cond

olumn

119

RAILROAD

CO.,

TYPE OF CAR AND CAR NUMBERCont.

Third Column

120

RATE PER
First

100

POUNDS FIRST CLASS

(is)

Column

121

RATE PER

100

POUNDS SECOND GLASS

(is)

122

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