Cobb is responding to Austin's application for a position with H.Mueller Mfg. Co. saying that their plans for a vitreous ware plant have not progressed and they do not have a position at this time. Cobb asks Austin to fill out the enclosed application blank and tell them if he has any experience in the manufacture of vitreous ware. Austin then makes a 5 line note to Binns saying he has done as Cobb asked but Austin does "not know just the next step" to finding a job.