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[D0327AAC], Letter from Alphons Westee to William Edgar Gilmore, February 19th, 1903
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Orange, N.J. Feb. 19, 1903
W.E. Gilmore, Esq., Gen. Mgr.,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:
I give you below an extract from our Profit & Loss sheet for year ending February 28th 1902:
Total Sales                                                       $665,355.51
Cost of Sales, Plus General Expense,                 559.255.83
Gross Profits,                                                    $66,099.08
From which we deduct the following:
Bad Debts                                                           $30.03        
Bond Interest,                                                    15,000.00              15,030.03

                                                                                                       51,069.65

We invested during the year in Real Estate and Buildings
Furniture & Fixtures and Machinery & Tools,           $8,812.28
We paid out in Dividends                                          22,275.60
Making a total of,                                                                            34,087.88
Leaving a surplus of,                                                                      $16,981.77
Yours very truly,
A. Westee
Auditor

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