Title:
Letter from John Muir to R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson, 1913 Jun 17.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Date:
1913 Jun 17
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir21_0517-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
San Francisco
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission
to publish or exhibit them, see
http://library.pacific.edu/ha/forms
Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
WESTEMM UNION NIGHT LETTER THEO. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT Form 2289 B RECEIVED AT the WESTERN UNION BUILDING 195 Broadway,
N. Y. ALWAYS OPEN C129CH BGF 57 NL 3EX SANFRANCISCO CAL JUNE 17-13 R U JOHNSON OR CENTURY CO UNION SQUARE NEWYORK,
HETCH HETCHY SITUATION CRITICAL CITY TRYING RUSH BILL THROUGH CONGRESS SPECIOUSLY URGING IMPERATIVE NECESSITY WHICH DOES NOT
EXIST. SEND STRONG WIRES LETTERS TO PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE HOUSE REQUESTING DELAY TILL REGULAR SESSION STATING WE WERE LED
TO BELIEVE NO ACTION TAKEN UNTIL REGULAR SESSION. WE ARE PREPARING IMPORTANT DATA TO PRESENT EARLY REGULAR SESSION SOCIETY
FOR PRESERVATION NATIONAL PARKS JOHN MUIR PRESIDENT BANCROFT LIBRARY 10PM