File No. 861.77/126
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Russia (Francis)
1584. For Stevens [from Willard]:
Eight hundred seventy-five decapod locomotives will be shipped by February next. Delivery at builders’ works. Fifteen hundred additional locomotives under consideration by Government. Lomonosov thinks not advisable erect shops Vladivostok unless the additional locomotives are ordered. Expect advise you definitely shortly. Locomotive people desire description buildings by cable so suitable cranes and other machinery can be purchased if shops are built. Locomotive builders will make separate contract for shipment and erection of locomotives if requested.