In light of recent discussions about the use of company-owned tank cars in revenue service (which occurred primarily before their renumbering into the 230000 series), here are a couple of bits of correspondence on the topic that I uncovered in the Colorado Railroad Museum library while sorting old records yesterday:
Denver, Colo., August 10, 1932
Geo. Eckhart, CB&Q, Casper
Purchasing Department ordering today from Continental OIl Company one car distillate to be billed C&S Denver, wanted destination ot later than 15th, understand will load at Standard Oil Company, Casper. Protect with CB&Q car. K 338.
G.B. Hoover
[C&S Supt. Transportation]
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Casper, August 11, 1932
G.B. Hoover, Denver
K-338. CBQ 150040 billed today.
G.E.
3:47 pm
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Denver, Colo., October 6, 1932
E.B. Mitchell, Denver [C&S Northern Division Supt.]
CB&Q 150053 delivered CB&Q empty Denver Sept. 29th, car last contained fuel oil. Instructions provide that empty tank cars released at Denver which lastc ontained fuel oil be returned to the CB&Q at Wendover [Wyo.] for movement to Glenrock. The CB&Q willretu rn this car, please arrange to have it billed and forwarded to Glenrock. J 752
G.B. Hoover
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As Harold Huber noted in the earlier discussion, Mutual Oil of Kansas City had a refinery at Glenrock, which is midway between Casper and Douglas.
Hol