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Martinez, Feb. 15, 1898 My dear Johnson, I have just finished an article on the Yellowstone for the Atlantic, have two
more park articles to write. Of course you know very well that the Century Co. could have had these forest things if they
liked. I think by the tone of your last letter that you have misunderstood me in part. The editor of the Atlantic did not
step in offer to pay me a larger price for articles than the Century. On the contrary when Mr. Page at Sargents request wrote
me offering to publish as much forestry as I would write he stated that because the Atlantic was so much smaller a concern
than the Century he was afraid my compensation would have to be less. I never told him what the Century paid nor did he make
any offer. When the first article was published he asked me to name the price. I told him to send what he usually paid for
similar articles. He sent more than Century price but no sum was mentioned beforehand. Later he began asking for books not
already bargained? for, praised Houghton Mifflin of course as he should,