The Brigham Young Center

Salt lake City, U.T.
April 2nd, 1869

S.B. Reed Esq.
Genl. Supt. U.P.R.R.
Echo City.

Dear Sir:-

As it is time for my final estimate to be made out, I take the liberty to mention one or two items which otherwise might possibly be overlooked.

In the first place there is the extra day work by men and teams in turning the creek, making dams, clearing brush &c. on the grade in Echo. which was included in my September estimate, and paid accordingly, and a detailed statement thereof was handed to me from the engineers, amounting to some forty thousand dollars, but the extra work of some of the parties was omitted entirely and that of others in part. Mr. Barney saying that the accounts thereof were not handed in, in time to be included. Enclosed are copies of those omitted accounts, all of which work should be credited up to my account as they have been paid through me & the parties look to me for a just settlement.

I would also beg leave to mention Mr Bernard Snow's piece of work stations 7 x 75 to 16. That piece was exceedingly hard and cemented at the time the cut was made, and the Division Engineer promised him I understand that he would be allowed one half at the price of loose rock, but at the present time the difficulty of taking out that cement is not so apparent, and although in December last it was estimated to him as half cemented gravel, amounting to $8,000, yet in January after another months work with 70 men, the whole of his piece was returned earth and reduced to some $4000. Mr. Snow yesterday left with me his time book on the above job and the time of his men and supplies used amount to $17930.70 without any charge for his own services.

From the almost famine prices that had to be paid for supplies whilst my work was being done in consequence of the locusts having devoured our crops,---I hope every just allowance will be made to us, and doubt not you will give your aid where it is right and proper.

With kind regards I remain
Truly Yours,

Brigham Young