Title:
Letter from S. C. Smith to J. William White, 1908 Jan 1.
Creator:
S. C. Smith
Publisher:
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Contributor:
J. William White
Date:
1908 Jan 1
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir17_0020-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 20.5 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Washington [D. C.]
Rights:
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Transcription:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON January 1, 1908. Prof. J. William White, 1810 S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia,
P.A. in margin: 1913 Who's who address 18 Consord Ave Cambridge Mass r Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your
favor of recent date protesting against the use of Hetch Hetchy for the storage of water for San Francisco. I will take pleasure
in laying your communication before the committee and can assure you that it will receive due consideration. Yours very
truly, S. C. Smith Dear Mr Muir: I wish I could do something more to help you. I have written to the illegible Congress
- illegible mentioned in your circular letter. I shall speak of the matter to Secretary Rool? (whom I happen to be seeing
occasionally) and to Secretary Garfield. Let me know if you illegible J William White John Muir, Esq. 04009