Amity company letters, 1898-1899, 1901 (folder 1 of 4)

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The National Headquarters of the Army.

Property, Law, Buildings, Correspondence, Secretaries and Statistics.

The Training Colleges of the Army.

A batch of girl graduates from London, Men and Women Cadets of New York.

The Homes of Rest of the Army.

Homes for Sick and Wounded Officers, Grants, Pensions and Funeral Fund.

The Newspapers of the Army.

Its Editors,Compositors, Pressmen, Engravers, New York War Cry, Californian War Cry, Scandinavian War Cry, German War Cry, Chinese War Cry, Harbor Lights, Young Sol-dier, and Social Ne\-vs.

The Books of the Army.

"Darkest England," "The Life of General Booth," "The Life of Catherine Booth." The Finance of the Army.

Its Financial Department, Auditors, Balance Sheets, Rentals, Local Income, National In-come, Harvest Festival and Self Denial Week. The Music of the Army.

Its Brass Bands, String Bands, Guitar and Banjo B·ands, Concertina and Autoharp Bands, and Timbrel Brigades.

The Trade of the Army.

Its Uniform, Outfits, Tailoring, Badges, Bon-nets, Guernseys, ShoP.s, Fountain Pens, and Stores.

The Naval and Military League of the Army.

Work among Soldiers and Sailors on Dewey'~ Ship, Marnia, Santiago, Tampa, Camp Alger, Chickamauga and Camp Walworth. (A tribute to Miss Helen Gould.)

The Slum Work of the Army.

Slum Meetings, Visiting Saloons and Dives, Scrubbing Homes.

The Maternity Work of the Army.

Our Slum Nurses, Medicine and Food Distribution. The Lost Friends' Department

of the Army.

Inquiring annually ,:1fter r,4r2 missing persons. The Labor Bureaux of the Army.

Find.ing permanent situations for 1,701 persons in a year.

The Salvage Brigades and Wood Yards of the Army.

Finding temporarv work at the rate of 5,722 person~ annually, Waste Paper, Packing Cases, Old Clothes.

Furniture, Junk Shops.

The Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners of the Army.

Feeding; at a stroke 20,000 for Thanksgiving and 80,000

at Christmas.

The Waifs and Strays of the Army.

The Cherry-Tree Home, Orphans sent to Farms. The Rescue Homes of the Army.

Through which 5,000 girls pass annually in the world, and 1,000 in America. Bookbinding, Needlework, Tea League, Laundry, Out-of-Love Brigades.

The Knights of Hope of the Army.

Visiting prisons in the United States, conducting meetings, finding work for released criminals.

The Workingmen's Hotels of the Army.

Numbering 40 and accommodating 4,464 nightly; in New York 4, in Chicago 4, in Boston 4, also in Phila-delphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Clevel~nd, San

Francisco, Seattle, and capable of supplymg two million beds a year.

The Workingwomen'& Hotels of the Army. Supplying home comfort for workingwomen and sav-ing from vice and crime.

The Farm Colonies of the Army.

Fo1t Amity, Fort Herrick, Fort Romie, Homesteads, Cottages, Dairi s, Poultry, Pigs, Industries.

The Social Operations of the Army.

Representing in America nightly accommodations for

6,000 persons, 120 Institutions, 400 separated officer~ and employees.

The Combined Social and Spiritual Work. RepresentiF1g 7 50 Corps and Outposts, 2,800 Officers and Employees, 20,000 Workers and 36o,ooo Adher-ents.

MAMMOTH MIDNIGHT MARCH

Through Hell's Kitchen and ~pen-air in Long;acre Square

will foll ') .v :-it the conclusion of the meeting.

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THE VICE PRESIDENTS

Will include many of the most influential citizens of America, in the spheres of Statemanshlp, Business, Politics, Law, Phil-anthropy and Religion.

BOX 8 SEATS, $5.oo; SINGLE SEATS, $1.00. RESERVED SECTION 25 CTS. AND 1 0 CTS. ADMISSION FREE.

FOR TICKETS APPLY TO 122 WEST FOURTEENTH STREET, OR AT ANY SALVATION ARMY HALL.

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COlirIANDER BOOTH TUCKER WILL GIVE AN ADDRESS ON

TttE; FA~l1. CO~PN,II;S OF THE SALVATION ARMY

In America

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And the progress of the Great Colonizatioz:i S~hem~,. tor the re1)1qval. c{ ~he poor of _our great cities to

small homestead farms of their own. '\..:;.

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CONSUL MRS. BOOTH TUCKER WILL GIVE All ' A-DORESS '

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pesfriptiv~· of the Army Work in many lands, con-, eluding with a thrilling

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NOVEL FEATURES ,-·

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Will s~rve to ren_d~r, this meeting the :most ttniqq~

and interesting ever conducted by the Army in in America.

A Brigade of English Lasses~

µraduate~ from the Anny Training College for pfficers in London, will arrive just in time to take part in the pr9ce~d.ing~ _and ~viii be ~1u blicly

converted into American citizens. , /

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9rand .Flag Drill and Action Songs

f3y fifty _ Juniors, and_ er~rolling of Corps Cadets to be future Officers.

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Marvellous Ste,re~pticon. and Kinetoscope D_isplay

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Q_f . Army . Work in all d'epartments and· -in many lands.

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_Delightful Music and Song

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By the National Stqff Brass -Band, the {amow~ · $tring ~;:i.,,1d, ~ong~tre,~~ .J?.r.ig"-~e a1;d the con-verted Operatic ·singer, Mfss Lt;wis.

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Will be erected in front of the pl?,tform. Do~ nations for tt"\e Work, _Loans for the Colonies, peeds of Rea\ Estat?, \ antj Jew~lry .w.ill b~ placed. upon it, to the value of thousands ,of dollars. ;..• ·

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Si_de Lights of the Social Work

Will include a Model Cottage

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our Colonies,

and a Windmill, through which the poor will pass from Poverty to Plenty.

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The Most Famous and Beloved Officers of -th~A~my

~ill be present, it1cl11di_ng the Chief ·s~cret_ary, ~olonels, Lieuter;ian~-Color1(;ls,. _Brigadiers, Majors and Chief Divisional Officers>

Joo. Officers, f ' l .'\

1,500 Uniformed Salvationists

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Will meet Jo praise, _God. for _th~, . w~mderfu_l ad\(a_nces made by the Army during the past year.

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The. Officers of the Army.

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The Soldiers of the Army.

Soldiers, Recruits,· War Cry ~rigades and Drunkards' Brigades. ··

The Friends of the Army.

The Auxiliar.ies, Sympathizers and Mercy-Box holders.

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RESERVOIRS.

LOCATION 15 MILES NORTH OFLAMAR,COLO .

TOTAL CAPACITY 264,822 ACRE FEET. (11,525 ,702 ,948 CUBIC FEET.)

AVAILABLE CAPACITY, 182,630 ACRE FEET.

( 7,955 ,419 ,428 CUBIC FEET.)

AREA 14,000 ACRES , MAX.DEPTH,90 FEET. DRAINAGE AREA 12,200 SQUARE MILES

FROM ARKANSAS RIVER ANDTRIBUTARIES .

E.G . HAW K \ NS, CHIEF ENGINEER.

T HOMAS BERRY, ENGINEER IN CHARGE

Mr. A.W.Krech,

c/o Mercantile Trust Co.

Dun's reports. New York City.

Dear Sir: AM \TY CANAL. BUFFALO CANAL . KICK ! NG Bl RD CANAL . S ATANT A CANA L . CO M ANCHE CANAL. PAWN EE CANAL.

Your favor of 29th of October, with Dun's reports as stated, r eceived, for which please accept thanks.

Yours very truly,

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Th1s 1s more than usual because o:f

expenst..~s at Pranl~fort and runt. sent t · 1-rr. W. v .Duffield to com , to

P1ne-vi l l e to testify in pending suits imvalP1ne-ving Cheever 1Jate.nt in local

courts. Bird is in Leslie Co.and has nots nt in his acct.for JaR1y.

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HOLLY, PROWERS co., COLO.,

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W. M. WILEY, Manager E. C. HAWKINS, Chief Engineer THOS. BERRY, Engineer in Charge

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Mr.W.N.co:er Jr.,

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Pi nevi :o, "C/., January 28th., 1803.

I have just returned from Frank.fort,where I had been attonding

court in

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the Register

of Land Office and

Asher about the Cheever patent. Though r~ady fer trial and anxious to

secure it,I was again unable to do so. The judge was not at all vell

and could not work at night,howover wi l_ng~ and the trial of jury

m.at-ters in state cases took up all available time by day. He has agreed

to try the case at night at icxt torm, beginning first Monday in April~

and says he will do all in hi that time.

at the hotel

·er to give tho case proper l1earing at

sher' s atty. that we shall get a room

re the nwnerous maps may be safely put

and readily handled during. the trial,and where we shall be free from

in-terruption;a.nd that everything shall be done to expedito tho trial;in

which ef.fort the judge says that he will join. In spite of these many

annoying jelays and disap:9olntme1~ts which had almost discouragod me, I

now hope and believe that we shall surely get a trial in April;though it

had beeu my earnest wish to be able to report a trial at the past term.

I go to Middlebaro again on Monday to meet

Mr .1mrray.

He says he will have the members of' the Richland Oil Co. there to meet me,with

the view of' coming to some agreei~ent. I shall in:form you as to result . Yery truly yours,

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Mr,w.u.Coler Jr.,

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I make the follo,ning, report of collections to date on rents o:f land of Mr.Gcc.V.Turner:

Bal.of 189'7 rerits (nee

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Amt.of 1898 rents to date in my hands, w lGC.73 25.70

Total, Cl92.4~

For above ;192.43 I enclose my ,,• eek No.2372 on Lou·svillo Nat'l

Banking Co.to o:tder of Mr.Geo.V.Tur11er. Othor rents :for 1808 are in

cours:. of collection and wil.1. be r .. ciitted ·from time to time.

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I repcrt also the follow~ng fdditional oollocttons to date on

ac-count cf timber sold :fro

Hr.Turr;Jerts

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Farmer Roberts,bal.on sal 1897,

Asher & Sizomore, 08 poplars F.Robert1s 100 a.

Milton Jackson, 37 old po~lars cut down three yrs.ago,

(Decaying in the woods on Lick Fork.)

c.~owlin, 10 trees out by mistake on R.Lew1s tract.

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For the above ~1 24.15 I enclose my check No.2373 on Lou.Nat.Dkg.Co.

to order o~ llr.Geo.V*Turner.

Eird is busy with leases and some field work- both of us will be

engaged in prepa.ration,for some timc,for trial of cases in Clay and

Les-lie oourts. Then we hope to make :further sales o:f timber.

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THE MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY.

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James W. Alexander, Esq.,

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December 5th, 1898.

We have dropped from the list of names used in making land purchases in Colorado, those of William

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Pineville,Ky., November lOth.,1898

I llave your favor of ov.2nd.,ackncwledging receipt of October statement of Mr.Geo.V.Turner,a saying ~that a check will be sent me as usual through the Mercantile. The check has not yet come;and as I ex-pect to leave in a few days to attend court in Leslie Co.and infer that

that the matter has been overlocked,I write to ask you to call the at-tention of the Mercantile again to it.

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New York Cj_ t!r. Dear Sir:

We acknowlecte;e · receipt of t h e following Amlty vouchers

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No. 66, .25

No. 88, 10,.00\

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No.107, J.O:. 00

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A. W. Krech, Esq . ,

The Mercantile Trust Company , New York City .. Dear Sir :

-We have yours of 25th and in accordance t herewith have stricken out Judge Rogers' statement that Amity purchasers get a supply of water "whenever the same is needed ." This statement was not modified or qualified in any· way and with t h e context would in our opinion amount to a guarantee, wh ile our statement that the farmers never suffer from

drought is at t h e most a 1.f1ere rep1 .. esentation which could in no way render the Company liable .

Your letter leaves us pretty much where we were as regards future

colonization work , except for an undertaking to make Mr . Wiley different from what he is, which we fear is m.ore of an undertaking than you imagine.

On the other hand, we t hink you o:verestimate the diffi~ulties of manaeing an irrigation enterprise . ,Other enterprises of' like nature have been successfully managed and c-0lonized and there is no spefi al difficulty inherent in the i ty . ,iAll that is wanted is a good Ditch and Reservoir manager , the a oidan. ·e of fads and experiments and

reasona1)le treatment of the loni·' ts .

You seem to t ~1ink t hat i we , were to sell 20000 acres in one season it would be impossil)le o ·furnish all the water that would be required . But no t over half t l ·s acreage would be set t led upon and i m-proved t he first season and if he Amity under proper management cannot furnish this much water the money that has been spent on it has been wasted .

The re is no use in our aeen ts s :pending t... e i r time in working up men and taking them out under existing conditions, and they cannot afford to do so . TheJ are simply losing their time and expenses and earning no co111t'11ia;ions . As we pointed out in our previous letter, the scale of comn issions is based on an agent being able to sell to at least 75

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of t e men he takes out . In order to hold our agents under the existing conditions it would be necessary to guarantee their expenses and guaran tee t hem a reasonable remuneration . It would in our judgment oe throwing money away to do t h is while things in Prowers County remain as they are and have been for some t i me past . Vlhen the new ·Nater deed is put in force it will be even 1 ore useless to take land seekers out tban at

:present . We gather that it is proposed to put the new deed in force at an early date . ].tlr . .. J oh l is here to-day and we have conferred with him

on the subject and h e says t hat v1hile it migh t be :possible to raise the via ter assesmnent to fifty cents per acre for t he future to cover mainte-nance o:f Amity Canal, Reservoirs and main laterals, the other features

remaining the same as at present, it would be useless to attempt to sell land on the basis of two acre feet to be delivered at t he pleasure of the Corr1pany as proposed under Judge Rogers' new water deed . He says t hat the f ~eling amongst the existing settlers towards t h e local management is so distrustful and hostile that they would tell new land seekers that if they

ere only to get water at the plea.sure of the Company their chances of et ting it woul<1 be slender indeed . Judge Rogers does not appear to realize that h is ideal sche~e for a benevolent despotism is dependent for success upon the implicit confidence and good-v1ill of the settlers and that he and Mr . Wiley have unfortunately forfeited t h is and created in its place the deepest distrust .

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A . W.K .

-2-There does not seem much use in further discussing the "whys and wherefores" but rve are confronted with this condition that unless you

are willing to guarantee expenses and remuneration agents will not go on

working under existing conditions, and still less when the new water deed

is put in force .

We have already lost a number of good aeents and others are so

disgusted that they vdll not continue another season . One agent who

has :nen ready to take out won ' t take them as he says it is only throwing

away his time and money . I t seems to us that in these circmnstances i t

is for you to decicle whether you prefer things to remain as they are or

to put me .. tters on such a footing as will enable colonization work to

pro-ceed . In order to do this it will be necessary ,

(a ) To aGree upon such terms and conditions of sale , including

water deed, as will be permanent and attractive instead of

repellent to purchase rs .

(b ) To establish such local management as will assist i nstead

of obstruct sales ancl will have the confidence and good-wi ll of the settlers .

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from Jan. 1st to July 1st, 1809,, stnrfine with $15376©·3.23, balance

as shown by the books Jan. 1st, 18& • Also please send us a state-I!lent of the VT. M. Wile!' accotmt from Jan. 1st to July 1st, 1899,

startine with $-292.00, as shown by the books Jan. 1st,, 1899, and

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THE POSTAL COMPANY'S SYSTEM REACHES ALL IMPORTANT POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AMERICA. AND via COMMERCIAL CABLES, TO ALL THE WORLD.

NICHT TELEGRAM

OSJAL T

APH·CABLE COMPANY.

TWs Com y transmits and delivers . ages subject to the terms and conditions 1n-inted on tile back of tltis blank.

WILLIA t-\, BAKER, V. P. & Cen'L •• ~6iiloalji-,..-"'"!'J~HN O. STEVENS, Secretary. ALBERT B. CHANDLER1 Presidenta

Kl840H db mm 1215an 14 paid nm Jan 10

Ho~ly Jolo . • Jan e-ee

"m . V iley ,

Care eroanttle Trust .Jo

\ / New Yo-rk .

OJli.ce, ~53 Broadway, New York.

One hundred twenty reet at

at Horsecreek , have wi::-itten .

LaJuM a gate today no trouble

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FORM 24, N, y

POSTAL TELECRAPH·CABLE COMP NY.

This ('om1u111y transmits and delivers the witllin 'Night Message subject to the following

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The, PMtal TPl0graph-Cahle Company will rec>('ive JU('Sf.Jngflc;, ti) he 5Pnt <luring thf' night. for rfolivc,ry not ,e,arliN· than the m ,ruing of tho next ensuing business day, at r du,· d. rates, but in no cast1 for less than twenty cent':! tolls for a single message.

To gu,lrd against mi:;;takf's or <lolays, the Aender of a mes-agP should order it REPEATED: that i!'-, telf'graphPd baek to the, originating offiM for comparison. For this, onP half the regular rntt> is <'harged in ruhhtion. It ls aa-r ,,11 1 tween the sPnder of th1' messa ge written on tJi fare hereof and the Postal T1"lt'graph-Cable ComJ)any,

tl;at ₈aitl Company sl,all not b0 liable for migtakPB or delays in the tran~rr•iss1on or dBlivery, or for non-delivery, of, u -P:P-EA.TED message, beyond tht' amount rec0iv0tl for R(>ndin?. the Rn.me: nor for mistakes or delays in the i,...ai,frf or dPlivPry, or for non-dt>liver , of any 1mPEATED Illf"sage bt>yond ten timC>s the sum rec•eived for

senr 1n { th~ same, unle'-'S sp<wi,t y insured, nor in any c,1se for delayc, aric;in<! 1ro'll unavoirlatle int rr11pt10n in

t km~ of it~ lirn•s, or for N-rors in cipher or obscure me~sa re . And thi · Company is herel y made the ag-Pnt of th su1(ler. without lialJility, to forward any me~sagu over the lines of any other Company when necessary to

read it· ~L :4in,Ltion .

. Corn' tnE'"" in the> transmis~i0n of me<-1Rn~es to any pomt o 1 lines of thA Company can be INSURED hy i:on-tra •t m writing, stntmg agreed amount of r1 k, ,.nd payment of pr0rr ium thdr on , t th 11 mg r, t s, in addit n t > the, usu,1l ehargt-) for ri>peah1d mess"ge::;, viz: one r, ·r e0nt. for any distance notexre>etling 1,000 miles,

and two per cent. for any greater distanC'c.

No respons'-lrility regarding messages attachef-. tn th1R Company until th, s,1me are pr0q<•ntc-d and fte••ept01l at one O its trans•nittmg offle0s; and.fa mes~ugl! L s0nt to such tl:ffi•·P by one of this Company's mt "'"engE rs, he al'ts

for that purpose as the agent of the se.n.dcr.

M sages will be d0livered fn'e with n the estal-ilisherl fr e <leliw•ry Fmits of thP terminal offie0. For cle:ivery at a gr ater distance a special charg~ will bo maue to cov0r the eust of 1:mclt deli wry.

This Company will not be liable for dam,Lges or statutory pona1til'S in any <'asc where the elaim is 11ot pre-st>nt ,din writing within thirty da iJ after the mess,1gt~ is filed w; th ti . company for transmission.

Thie:, 1s an UNREPEATED Night essage and is deli':ered hy r b11uest o , e st1nder ~ntler t?e conditionB namPd

abOYf>. Errors can br, guarded a:;a. st only by repeating a. m el<lu,ge a' he sendmg statwn for comparisc,n.

No nmployeo nf this Companr is authorized to vary tho foregoing,

WILLIAM H. BAKER, JOHN 0. STEVENS, ALBERT 8, CHANDLER,

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GEO. P. BUTLER.

TELEPHONE: 5222 CORTLANDT.

ARTHUR W. BUTLER ,

MEMBER N . Y. STOCK EXCHANGE.

CEO. P. BUTLER & BRO., ROOM 10, FOURTH FLOOR,

MILLS BUILDING,

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a~cer-tain whAn y on ill hP. bt..c:( in NA~ York.

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\V'oulcl it bP. po.ssihle for your company to hP. r-d:111 larly

rAp-rnst~nt Ad?

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ear-uAgiA Music Hall, and I shall tilAn 11· k, my first. anrmal rAport upon

hA colonit~i:;, ::;o that thA confAr<H1co w· 11 tu.ltP. placA t~o or tnri=H~

days hHfor . thts occa ion .

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g ent lA,mn to takA part in thA confArAncA . Would it be posniblA for

one of ,,rour <iirActor to join with tnesP. gAutlAntAI>?

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Krech, Esq.,

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Feb . 14, 1899 . I

Mercantile Trust Oo., New York City . Dear

Sir:-In the statement of the Geo. V. Turner account just received from you appears a credit i tern "November 11 by Juni ty draft, $226 . 49 . n

Will you kindly advj_se u.s from what ac,count this credit is received? We have received no statement from Holly showing any such credit and we

have no means of knowing w~re the credit should be given . We would

also caJl your attention to \ ome apparent e·rrors in Mr . Wiley's account .

In the statement of this acco1'1t r 1rnished under date of July 19 appears

a charge to Mr . Wiley of $148 . ~ J whereas the corresponding item in the

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v.

Turner account shows a p _.yment of $140 . 84, an apparent difference

of $8; also in the subtraction at the bottom of this statement there is an

error of 10 cents . The amount to be carried forward should be $374 . 05

instead of $373 . 95 as per statement. If these two errors were corrected

they wonld make the balance of :Mr . Wiley's account of 1{ovember 1, instead

of $283 . 66 as per the statement, to be $275 . 76, which is the balance on

the books of the Amity Land Co . The statement of Mr . Wiley ' s account

which we have just received starts with a balance of $263 . 66, a difference

of $20 less than the amount with which your statement of November l

cl oses . Vii th this correction and the other items to which we have

called your attention we make it that the balance of Mr. Wiley's account

on February 9 should be $887 . 32,instead of $875 . 22 as per your statement ~ Yours very truly ,

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11 1899,

A.

w.

Krech, Esq.¾

Mercantile Trust

co.,

New York City.

Dear

Sir:-.Amenest the contracts sent you on February 1 was 1'1o. 3415

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Major, W

½

1-1 VI 23-22-4 •

N ½SW 8-23-42 in order that

his stock in case

bottom land under

Maj or 1 s desirous of maldne a chanee to

ay the more easily obtain water for This being a piece of and much le8s sal ble than the

land covered by Major's contract we have aereed to make the exchane;e, and shall be oblieed if you will return the contract, No. 3415, to us at your

earliest convenience. The exchanee is a good one for the Company and

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A. n. Krech, F.sq.,

:MercP.ntile Trust Co., New York City.

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In order to preserve some record of the verbal arrangement made

n you and our _Mr. Graves as regards advertising expenses and also

j_ nal expenses for eettine ne -r ar;ents started, we write to sa.y that

m 1 .. rstanding of these matters is as follows:

We are to al.lowed to exercise onr discretion

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within moderate and reasonable limits as to newspaper ad-_if

-;/f

vertising, it being unde?stood that no expenses of this nature

~ill e ncurred except in mo r less special cases where in our

judg-n it ould be eood Such cases are to

be lookel upon as the exception and not as the rule, however, so that our g n ,ral rule would remain as heretofore; that excerit in the above

men-special and discretionary cases there woHld be no expenses

in-'!' cur . for newspa11er advertising or for any other form of adve~tising

ott de of our reeular folders, etc.

It is our understanding that in certain special

cases where it is absolutely necessary , in order to secure the

services of an agent who appears likely to do good work, we are antho ized to make advances in order to get the agent started and until

hi 1..r r{ wonld have time to result in his making some sales and earning

co nissions out of which to pay his own expenses, such advances to be ore half by onr firm and half charged to the Amity Company, and in

n ccs, to continue for more than the first three months of the aeent's

1rnr.k an to be limited to the amount strictly necessary for such ae;ent 's

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2-each case of this nature to be specially reported to you by letter -rem

th.ls office as soon as the arra.n~ement has been made with the ae;en t . Yours faithf1lly,

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A.

r.

_ r ch, Esq. ,

:Mercantile Trust Co ., New York City .

Denr i

:-In confirmation of the verbal agreement made between you,on b half of the Amity Company,and 'our Mr . Graves as to commiss1ons on sales

c c.lle where the purcha first payment on the

mc.naP-:ing agreement we are e itled to our commissions on such sales such c nnnissions will be written back in cases where the pnrchaser has not made substantial improvements upon the land sold .

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1• Jany. 27th, 99.

A.

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Krech, Esq.,

T e .!crcant ile Trust Co., Dear

Sir:-1 York.

Enclosed here 1th ·e beg to hand you Quit Claim Deeds for exec as follows: E. P. Bramwell, Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4 Section 1, and NE¼

13-22-with three water rights; F. G. Hallett, ots 1 & 2, and

st

NE¼

3-22-sw¼

25-21-47 with three water rights; and William Haigh, Lots 1 & 2 an ·

NE¼ 4-22-46, and N

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8-21-46 ith three ater rights. As to the latt

being in the name of illian1 Haigh, would say that the Deed to him

ecuted and delivered to the Lamar Agents, ad notwithstaidi1g the they were instructed not to take title in this party's name, they

quently filed the Deed for record. Kindly have t· .. e enclosed Deeds exec ... ~..,--.

acknowledged and returned to us as early as possible. The Stock Oer

representing the nine water rights covere by/ t 1es Deeds_,, a:re in the of the sellers/ and duly assigned by, them;

to send these Certificates to you for assignment of Messrs. Brr and Haigh, as we wil_, upon receipt of the enclosed Deedo,

aurr

certificates of Stoel~ to The Fort Lyon

c~~al

Co. and obtain 1 c r

in the name of The Alnity Land

co.

of Colorado.

Yours

truly,

Enc.

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Krech, Esq.,

The Me1-icantile Trust Co. New York.

Dear

Sir:-Enclosed herewith we beg to hand you Quit-claim Deeds for

wt

S7¼

1 and

wt

SY¼ 12-22-46, 1. M. Bailey

Co. respectively,for xecution.

Preston 7atson to The Amity Land have same executed and acknow-ledged be~ore a Notary,and return sarne to us at your earlient convenience

and oblige. Enc.

Yours truly,

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Colora.d.o, Dec . 3lst,1S9 ).

:1011,, Colo . De r-.. 1-- 0 i rs :

-!..s per your request I hero in prcm~nt a b1"ief report o-r my

worl .. in connoc~ion :i4:,1 our co trac:, a .cl enclose tables ho,·rin'"';

U?:i.ount a11c1 uses of' mone:r s110nt b~T me durin;: the pa!,t ~eu.1. u.lco

in-von~·ory s11.owinr,. properties · hanc1 c.. .. nd estil.ated value o:"' land and

In comparinr; t1_ie tvro _it,;ill be observed t1 _n.t ~· c

va-luP. of tools L.nd imple~nen s on hams at p es1nt is creu.ter th n the amount liGte(l as huvin~ men spent for t:i1ese ~11in:.:;s, the reason for

in • 11A inve 11 ory, _rhich\!Pre _1~1y _{in•'"ivi,~·1:.l} pro

1 rt.,r before

commen-cin~ opnra~ions on the place , and a so some t}1incs hav e be0n pl ac e d

a ... on ... the · ccoun:s of bui ldL1r, 1-u .. rd:r:~re , -~rh i ch shoul d have ')con

cl as!Jed as tool s in recordinc: t ·ie same ilt t he ti--1e of purchase. The

value of tools and implement8 on h n(s hc:.s not been exa{S0.1·u.ted , as I ·was nhl0 to :-:;et some ,:ooc1 bar--:ain~ L1 some of that class of good

~he esti~ato

or

buildiJG~, fences, etc . , ~he v~D1e runs hicher than

t;-.ble of ex1,encJit:i.res show for t:10s0 thinJs, 1.rhich is acco1111t .. ~ble from he fact tl":· t mu.9 t of labor ·::.ici,. ic c1 ... f:erl up :o farrr. and

~e-ncri....l l:::.bor -rra.s nscHl in tL.e cons.,~ruction, po.·ntin..,., etc., of t:1ese i~provc! .e:! ts • T::e account of trees corld r 1-";o be croca tod -;:i th i. ..

sn:( .. 11 cum o boxes -rhich Y:::ro uGcL in 1 ildinr; chick -n house ancl

minor i!:1p:c•ovomen ts.. On the books or ·rour cm~pany the QC cotm t of trees, if' sepur~t.tel: :'rorn t'l1e others , ·7ould show a debit ~cotal hk.,6 .

90, ·:t· ·;h c edits amo mtin,. to (;90 . 45 lea.vin:, :... net chc.rr,e to tree f &,745·

u.ccoun v o <if • ·D .

letr.ring a net charr;c

:,l~l tree uccount shOYrs u ere di t of (r·l4'7 . 2?,

of 0689 . 71 . This differenc8 is due to t1e

$21 from t ... !at account , a_6 trLes "';1hic'. I afterYrards had left and

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-sold to various parties lJrolif':J. t ,..,,h ,.,r;

\/UV• J.Je :orr.e of euch of t~eae

... cunts, .. .,n~ colJ.ecved in ~:1e sh&. .. ,e of .1.c..bor, an( duly chc.r;;e,: to

:hE .. t account, c:ncl ot:.cr s1 nl'ry ru~oun ~s ··ms colledtec L1 c ... ch L..nd.

ch·.r ·ec: to livinr" m:pen·~e ... account ant' . ;mild i·1;-;c ctc:2. A co·:.p· ...

rTi-son o:' th livea~ocl: accoun., sho-r:s u chorta ~o of 1 black ... t..ro -.: Lich

v1 .... s purchased f1 or. ::-1rc...nk Green for .,60. 00.. :'hin r.1c..1 o '\Hls en rusted

to :· - CG.l'" 1 or- t1 e Ar.~i ty Co::.J.Jt~n:/' s : ... o SClY-.c.n :'or tret.. 'tu.en t on _UCcount

of over,·01':'", r ... ncl Lis :-oor-1. juclr)m: 1t cactated ~hat ~Jhe s:i.ouJ.d be tt

r-n-ed in:o ::~e co:np;_:ny' s pasture :fol c... !iiOnt· .. or co, ,::1 .:.c~ ,•,as done · bo 1 ".: the 15th of Ap~ il, ; TI:, ttc 20th of ;ra:'" :he w~ .. s i~1 ri;o od shu.pe \-:en t after her, she y,rc .. s o i t1wr stolen or stra:,ed froL the pastm'e

ar. has never been heL:rd :eror. since, al '.hough O ~., ... _"''_.. :rour ho .. -scn en

&nd myGelr hur..tecl for ier &nd I h<-..VC udvortisod as •7idely and tho-possible in the endeavor to ~ind ~er .

A matter vrhic:h will need eAplanation mo1 .. e particuln.rly than an:- other· is t 10 one of tree o plc .. n torl , nnct no-ir li 7 _:_r..,.,- i....nt 1.1ho

vL.lue plitced on t:1cm in r-1:~ estim--•.te . The follo\linr, tabl,~ s 10·7c tho

r.i.urr..oer of trees plunteC: c.nd num~Jt-r living •

. Io.Trees pL ... ntcd. 1.o dc\..<ocl Livi11,· a.Ld in

.Appl,s, Pear, Peac::, Pla"t ... , P·,·· ne, Tot: .. 1 s, 2,'110 823 1,381 1,260 418 G, '725

r ltr"' '"o replu.n~. -~ood conclition •

, '700 2,010 53 170 93 840 74 1,307 105 1,OG5 40 3'18

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-1,134 5,'1'70

The loss vrhile heavy, is not surprising Yrhen t,1e adverse

clircurr.s ~anc es of

t:

o Spr in._,. and la tenc s s of m:r st~ rt, are tak,.,n into consideraLion. I is not hen.v:r in c. .. nJ part of t.Le orcl~ard

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trees vvere r;etting started and strucl: the i._:~rnlc 01~chnrd

h~rdor th·in &.ny otLcr part of

t: ..

e p2.acc . All trees left are

uprico'c trees .

1 consider th- estimat6 of ~l . 00 er trees on all trees in root'' condition , is venr co1.servc:t~ive, conside:rinG t·ie variet· s selectec~, arranser.1en-t o ,_ blocks ancl other points that must be ta},..en

into consideru ion .

I 1 rer:arcl to t··~·1 Slllnll fr,._• its, I probnb · y mo.de a 1.1i stake

in try in:-,- to set an nvm1Jer

or

-:h ,m with tl e Ghor; time ·1 r

prepur•-a tion of th soil and owin to t1_1e shortacc of water at t::e :ine of

se ~ting, ancl t~ .. e raspberries and blad:b~rries ·~rnro 11eai.~l · a faj_lure

~!te --.·oosebe1 ries were onl:, about half a stan 1, but tl:e currantn of

~hich I planted 500 have done ~ell, ana nearly tll ht v e grown . The c;r apes are o. eooc st, nd , nncl. tho Aspurl e;us i s u'ile .l' i n e st pat ch th ... t

I 1a.ve seen at ~he same L.n-e . Alfnl· ... a is a c;ood stand

sht .. dn and ornanPntal trees pln.nted, not more than tP1 or t·7ent.,1 have

died, ~ncl ar t· e troos plcnted wore la.r~e a.nc: ~·ine , ~.hey have (..o.ddcd irnr1e-nbe y to t;11e n. !11 Auranco of ~he plnce from t:1e str .. rt, untl their

In my es'~L10."'r3 of cash 1 equired t.1e first ycur on v:hich

tLI!) contract is buse(.1, tt.e totul c....tr.otnt : ... llov:ed ·was r4 , ~'15 . 00, &.~~cl

t · 1 e e s t ima t 8 •

~his is d-;.rn to overd.r[...f s on my nccounts -o .... livin"., e ...

~pen-ses l.-1.nd h .. bor , and t:w.,r have been neccssur:r on n.ccount of twing done more -·ark than I had e .. ~pec ted to do the first ye:....r, a.ml also of the failu e of t:1e cantaloupe crop und cant:-.. loupe marJ~ct , from

·which I hac.l expected to realiz8 at least (;300 . 00, f or.1 t,ie seven

aces 0 -r .J. ct1.ntaloupe s plc...nted, und vvh ~h in reali

t.r

c:id not pay

ex-penncs . I bec(..,,r.1e t·.t_; ;,irana,~er of the Cantaloupe grmrnrs .Association , and spon~ a larr~e

:n ..

rt of Jul:", Aur:u:--t, Sept0mbt?r and October in

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4/-Yii1L. t I t:10u rh t and still Lope me.:' result in .rr ,n .ra.l r:ood :o th') countr.r <-.. cI ~o ... ·self in the melon busine::;s . This use of m:,r time

pr-•ventGl1 mo doin~ man:r thin·~s on 1,,r place ·-:hie: I mir;h"c ht .. ve othe1 ..

-I t1 in:: t ·;·ill uee t t e roquir ·r .• n~s of t· e corr.ii:. yetr a.: 1.1nny

pl, ce .

IL. ac';_c1 it ion to amount- t numer;·.ted ·.<hi ch I ;, ve rece iv-0 (i _f··orJ :• ou, I _{1 •}ve re _CPi vecl the 'ollowL ~-;

:'1"'om sn.lc of 1 cc.:-- ·:i...tcr:..:Alons,

Pc.r~s of t~.rec curf; t~tern:elonc-, Salar as manager

o:

ucsoc:at i on ,

';Qtal, J', ~? 41 . O'l l'J . 16 162 . 00 . 2-.l:

o

.-rg---T;_e neces , a r:.r ex penses of my t rips i ! +he inter·ests of the Ascocic.t i on huve al so be1n :.... i c bJ the asroc ·a.t ·on ; but 1iany

ex-pe1 .. ser hav,. b ,e1 ... n ce ... sn.r7 qhic.1 I would aa e .... voided i f his wod:

had not bee~ done . This additional -~40 . lG h~s been ad~ed ·o the

liv in,c,; ex)ense fund, al +hour;,. c.1:1t..ll t~1:wunt.; L.1. .. vc bee~ e~~:pence for s nt 1 .. -r ranch c ::.1,,.)1 · es • I .u,0 mLie s01eral tripe in the interests

of ~Le plo.ce · nr1 i~ h r1rin,... trr-cs, :.Loil, ~ho~:, onn :o Onaht.

clur.i.nr-uso in my Y:ork . Also m~de tr·ip t -o Denve ·ii1d ·1ttcnded tl o State

:Io :icnltural :lG"ltinG · or s .P 1~urpose . These J.L.t:1er personal

ex-pe1 C:itur s , ... ·_ o .t11e cl· us .1..• at I hekve [.:.lways been accustomed t

. little lal,er I

,-r.:.L

1_ be 2"la., to ~· rnis"'. you ·-::.. -th u.

sc'i1e-dul, of uor1: · hicL I c~:. ect to unclertal::e ney-"- Jrear, c.ncl ho ... rn that

rou · Ti 11 cr..11 u_ on me fer ...::i • t~1er explun · 'Lions o... un~,rtl...i::.1r; the. .. t may

r..ot

re

clear in cor ... 1 ection 'li

::1

..)t:st o orutionc .

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= Mu enc,.1.~ ., · · 'Y"• OJ. · ... o.c: ... .ro 1:? .. :;'"! • , d

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C o ~.·1 :-: • '::~

T!:e lu:1ity L .... ncl c.: Irri.i:;~-':ion Co .

D )ts ~u.id a per contr:.c~,

L· ilcL. .. ~s, fenc -, bo::es, tc . ,

noel,... ':1.d im , .. :.cnts,

'I •eF :.!'l I"" r- • r r1 r[. bit, J. ,,ot eta s,

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hi. }.Pf ... ' 1 bu ri;t ... ,,r hu.1'. n ,...,, 1 cclJar·, 1 ,, o u l l I u l c. i VU ' c :" , 1 14 inc1 plo···, ! i n ch b e: d 11.~ Y> 1 .. r- , 1 ... i 1 c, t 1 • n ,.. p 1 ov, 1 l~t·n .... h C l~iv~ ... 01·,

1 ... ,·novel c1 lti nto.,.. , 1 s in;;le shovel plo,: 1 double cl ~,rel .10·,-,

1 '.~ section steel ha .. ·-ro·.-.·,

l S( t YlU('.;01 spr ine;s,

1 poet hole ci.,...~c1.,

3 1 1 1 1 l ., .L 1 1 r,

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·brol:e11 saw, otetl squar0, r;cre-7 nrivr,r, p' i r • 1 '1A r , an s h:!. .. ,..,

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rns, f ' • fl C 'T ' 1 · il0 corn I sp .... t1 c, l-:..1tc: .. , 0 . 00 '7 5 . 4;) 1,075 . 50 1~ . 85 ,, .. . 59

s ·.

71 < _{25 . 00} 30 • 0 .. 3 . 00 4 . 25 • 00 3 . 00 r) (") _{• 00} 8 . 00 l~ . 0O 7 . f 0 G. 01 5 . 00 ~ . t:O 4 . ~> 0 12 . 00 '7 . 00 • '15 4 . 2f> • f 0 . 75

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"1 t, ' -...., 1:: r: C ... 0 C S , 1 d r i 1: .. nd -·. ~1e el ho J , 4 s L._ • oe s, 3 ral:e s, 5 cp·des, 1 spr H nunp (,.:c.., nozzle G fil. 1 t r b .:Tel"', . runi1 s 1 ar , 1 prun ~1.- knL, ,

1 .Jr1or t 1 ·i1 <l le shove 1,

i~ri,~tinr sho:els 2 h· .,r for'-&, 1 scocp sho·ol, 2 ·txes, 1 ::o:i. :: bt ncL., 1 .. ick, l s~o .ro ; n s:10.l , E ·n rs, aouble tr e.-, tc. 1 ht .. tchot, 2 ha1 ire rs, l 1 1/2 chisel,

.,...Or[:ie and set blac,,.c 1it .. toolr,

Buildinr,s, :lonces, Boxes, etc.

Live ,)toclc, Shpp , Bar , Dwellin½ house, Voodhouc ~nd cellar,aJ, Celle r , Chicken h01 s 1 : .. nc· other out builp;in.e;s, Cistern, 64.0 rods of fenc~

1.-:

'2'::p ,

200 small heads· tes at 20/

L r.orrel tear.'.1,

1 SO":,

p i r-; s t ·~ 2 • 5 O enc

:1. ,

S tocl~ of ch iclrnns \7i :11 increase

on hand, 1 mare stri ed or s~oler,

1. 50 9.00 1.20

.no

3. ~5 C.00 2.00 • '7 5 .75 .75 3.00 1.00 .'75 1.00 ?.50 • I 5 ?.50 .45 !t . 45 .40 10 . 00 200 . 00 300 . 00 700 . 00 50 . 00 12.00 50 . 00 20.00 ... n.

o

40. 10 100 . 00 12.00 20.00 13.00

r

or •

oo

0.32 1512. 10 f lL_b5 • QQ --.... -- .

Land allCl 0rci1ard Ir.1prov ei en ts;

Ori ;inc 1 Val11t~ of lr..nd, 120 acre q

2t .·: ... _..'75 per acre, ._?,7'70.00

5710 f it ~reen alive a1c in

r cod co 1 , i t i o 11 , \ 1.

cc ,

5? ?

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3 ~cres grapes Ld C C, V b.l. i , is "O c c;.dc"' ed Sl [,.11 fm its 150.(0 GO. 0 ~10?"4 . 52

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'Rorwa:rd , ~? 10'734 . 52 10 acres alfalfc. ad(ed •';ro

"

'

450 shade trees c..round t1,e out c ido c~nd c.lor.g drive:...,

f\

'.? 100 . 00

225 . 00

Produce on Hand;

:.~iscellaneous;

.,..,eec:, corn, 1,r;r, oats, r.-:n.i:::e,

;___11d rur·r .. 1· beo ts , r'> './ 200 . 00 2,000 =//= rienns n t ,) 1/2/ 5,500 rabbit protectors c.t J/4: 1 , 000 ra ibit protcc..r..,ors h;_1_.11d at r / _1.'1 _"±A

i

20 em:1t:r c rates on hand

at 1/2

i

in use

on

Dl e fron! Holly Cantaloupe

Assciation for crutes ins

o-ra ~e , Tot~'.l Amount, 70 . \ 0 7 . 50 1. 90 !~3 . 10 325 . 00 2'70 . 00

f

'73 . 75 11303 . 27

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W H S

A. W. Krech, Esq .,

llfercan tj le Trust Co., New York City .

Dear

Sir:-We bee to acknowledge receipt of November vouchers which came

to hand by mail this morning, viz ., Amity Land Co . vouchers,aggregating

$5203.51, except No . 16, $15, ~o . 68, $137 . 70, No . 78, $7 . 70; Gteat

I

Plains Water Co, vouchers, aggregatintg $'8554 .30, except No . 62, $1 . 25,

no.

63, $10, No . 66, $2.45, No . 74, $ 5, No . 76, $55 . 56 and No . 77, $26 . 50 .

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---A S

A. W. Krech, Esq.,

The Mercantile Trust Co., new Yorl::. Dear

Sir:-We have your fa or of the 28th, ult . , and notewhat you say in

·reference to changes being made in the matter of land purchases in Colorado . It has been our understancling since your conference at Holly last Se:pter.i1ber, · that where 75% o:f the land offered was irrigqrfle, and the price satisfactory,

:I

offers coul~ be accepted by Mr . Wiley subj . t to merchantable title being

furnished . In cases where there was les~'than 75% irrig~ble land on the tract ~fercd, such cases should

to the locality in which King Reservoir was to be l etter that there has

of the local personnel, has been

on their individual merits . As made, the West line of' the

re

do not gather from your change in the program, as the matter in Mr . Wiley's hands, as we under-stand it , and if our experience in such matters is of any assistance, ~e are always pleased to give the Arnity enterprise the benefit of it .

As to the advisability of malcing :purchases direct in the name of The .Arnity Lai.1d co . , would say that Mr . Wiley being on the ground, he would be able to know best what changes to make in this respect . It seems very reasonabl e to us that the purchase o:f these lands in the various nrunes, , uould be quite liable to create fictitious values in the estimation o:f the

sellers , and as soon as we have all the quit claim deeds in hand, the same will be forwarded :for record without delay , we have written Mr . 7tley

con-curring i n his su~gostion to make future purchases i n tho naine o:f The Arnity Land Company .

Knowing the importance o:f closing u:p for the :purchase of these lands with as little delay as possible , it has been our desire to

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A S A. W. K. Uo 2.

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mo'1'1' . IJ111/r/ri

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favor The Amity Land company in this respect as much as possible, and give the matter of land purchases preference over other business.

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