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    "ocrText": "RECEIVED JUN24 7 Company /6/ E. GRAND AVENUE\nLIGHT\nTRADE REGISTERED\nGHAS. LINDSAY R.,PRESIDENT.\nHERBERT Mc COY, VICE BREST.\nCHAS, LINDSAY\nJOS.M. SHERBURNE, MGR. ELEC. DIV.\nmr. a.B. Lu,\nChicago June, 22, 1927\nPres. us, Radium Corp\n535 Pearl SR,\nnewyerk\nDear m. Lu; your teller of the 15th doubless\nreached its destriction last friday; fat as\nnext, 2 did not get it until monday the 20th,\nd did not go to Lindsays that dog or the\nOn the 19th l mailed you a letter\nwhich you han dontiless veriod. I also\nwirldyou monday right that d would ship\nlot #43 of meso tuesday This 2 did, by amer,\nRy. Exp. as usual. Lut #43 Consists of two\ntubes # 43 A, Containing 102.4, mille graws and\n#43B, 108.7 mgs. This lost lot was finished\nand sialed up Feb. 14, 1926. The abore amounts\nare the usual those found manner 40 days after sealing in\nThe price of $376 that you han paid\nfor lots The 41 and 42 was there for lots material artificially\naged. meso of was identical\nin composition and radio activity with that 2 years\nold therefore of equal value to you as material\nnaturally aged for 2 years. my advantage\nTRADE MARK REGISTERED\nCHAS LINDSAY JR., PRESIDENT.\nLindsay Company /6/ E. GRAND AVENUE\nHERBERT COY, VICE PREST\nCHAS, LINDSAY 3RD, SECY. & TREAS.\n3\nJOS M. SHERBURNE, MGR. ELEC.Div.\nChicago 6/22/27\nmy advantage came from bing able to disbose\nthan would otherwise harr been possible. This\nof part of my stock of meso about a year sooner\nwas accomplished by using the radio thoriam\ncontent of my whole stock of meso to enrich\nthe portion shipped to you, The six % dis count\nfrom the regular price of $ 4000 represented\nthe interestratue on the proceeds for one year.\nmy stock of meso has now form reduced\nto low that it is no longer practicable to carry\nout artificial enrichment\nTubes H3A & 43B just shipped to you han\nalready been aged a little over year\nand 4 montho. An less Than 8 months They will\nbe 2 years old. as a banking proposition,\nthe present worth\" of this meso would be the\nvalue 8 months hence, liss a discount of\n4%, if money is considered worth 6%\nwas arrind at thus: d figured that since\nThe price duggested in my letter of the 19th\nyou had recently bought meso ax the reduced\nLIGHT\nTRADE MARK REGISTERED\nLindsay Light Company /6/ E. GRAND AVENUE\nCHAS.R. LINDSAY JR., PRESIDENT.\nHERBERT N. Mc COY, VICE PREST.\nCHAS. R. LINDSAY 3RD, SECY.& TREAS.\n3\n3\nJOS. M. SHERBURNE, MGR. ELEC. Div.\nprice of 3760 60 you would fell Chicago that 6/22/27 that was\na basic price even though it had term based\non special consider ations chat do not now\napply, and that to make my proposition attretive\nd would han to start there and go further. to\nI took off an addition al 4%, making a net\nof 36\" of which l rounded off to $ 36.0 a mg.\nLooking at the matter in another way, d\nagree that the alpha roy activity of lot 43\nis at present a little lower than it will\nbe 8 months hurce, But if, in making dials, you\nwithin ate purchase will have a dial that\nemplog the usual proportion of meso, the\nperiod of time and one that will actually last\nwill increase in luminosity for a longer\nlonger than usual. However if you ful that\nyou ought to use a little larger proportion\nof meso , you can put in 4% mon to\nin creasing cost bryond normal; and at the\nbring up the the immediate luminosity, without\nsame time you gon your customer a mare valuable\nLIGHT\nTRADE MARK REGISTERED\nCHAS. R. LINDSAY JR., PRESIDENT.\nHERBERT Mc COY, VICE PREST.\nCHAS,F LINDSAY 3nd, SECY. & TREAS.\nSinday Light 4 6/22/27 Company /6/ E. GRAND AVENUE\nJOS. M. SHERBURNE, MGR ELEC.DIV.\nChicago\nproduct now m. Lu I ful that my dugglated\nprice is birth reasonable, and favorable to you\nand d am billing this lot on that basis\nin the expectation that you will agree\nwith me. Further more since you would\nseem to be in funds at present and\nprepared to make immediate payment I\nwill for glad to allow a further discount\nof 1% for cook.\nI. hope you Can also see your way chear\nto accept my 63 mys of Radium and Miss\nlot 44 consisting of one tube sealed\nJame, \"7, 1926 and having a 40 day value\nof 148 mgo.\nwith best personal regards\nadress Until Isrewain\nJune 30-1927\n5129 Harper an chicog\nyour Sincerely\nLater 161 E Groud are\nchicago\nHerbert me Coy-"
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