FROM WHITON, FEBRUARY 23, 1906
FROM WHITON, FEBRUARY 23, 1906
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Feb. 23, 1906.
Hon. T. L. Woodruff, Pres't,
Smith Premier Typewriter Co.,
Syracuse, N.Y.
My dear "Tim":-
Yours of Feb. 21st, written to Mr. Benedict, came to hand this morning and was opened by me. No, he is the one that is away just now, and I am here keeping things going. He will be back, I suppose, the last of next week, as I intend to sail a week from to-morrow.
Now, in regard to the White business, I received your letter and have seen a few of the parties, but to see the whole of them, or communicate with them, is a matter of some little time; nor do I see that it is necessary, as the memo. they have already signed would cover the later effect of Mr. Fawell's, I think. Anyhow, what signatures we have are not to any legal contract by which the parties could be held; it is nothing more than a gentleman's agreement, and I think, without doubt, would cover just as well in one came as the other. I went over to see Mr. Morrison, because I thought he would be as likely to
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kick as anybody, but he did not. The Governor I have not been able to see to-day, although I was in there twice; however, I do not apprehend any trouble from him. As for Benedict, Biglow, the Apgar Estate, myself, and quite a number of others, there does not seem to be any question at all. Of course I do not know just how the Fawell contract is going to appear, but I presume it is a contract between you and him to deliver the American holdings. I recollect you cabled him before, in which you said you would undertake to deliver "practically" all of the American holdings, which, of course, is a little bit of a loop hole. Nor do I see how you could make the thing a certainty until a legal contract, expressing a consideration, was drawn up and signed by each party in such a way as to hold him and his estate. Still, every one I have talked with in glad enough to get out, and I do not imagine there will be any trouble. I saw young Mr. Crall at the Hardware Club today and talked with him about it. It seems he had not been seen before. He took the agreement away with him to see his father about it to-night. Between the two of them they have considerable, I think. He was not at all shocked about it and seemed to think they would want to get out surely if the rest were going to.
I stopped to see Mrs. Griffin to-day and she told me she expected you down here on Monday, which perhaps will be time enough, especially if you have not yet received the contract from Fawell. I will make it a point to try and see you Monday, and by that time will know a little more about whether there are any snags in the way here. I do not think so, however.
Truly yours,
S. G. Whiton
