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scenes will he 10 by a. feet and arranged to work with
and rapidity Altogether the building w,ll be an
ornament to the city and credit to the builder ME-
y. u. Conway Is announced as the lessee
MORg or THE ZANE At FIFTY DOLLARS
PER TOLUMEp
TO the Bditor Of The Trfbune.

SIR: Nv attention has been called to news
paper notice Of book entitled "sketches Of Men Of
Progress" issued by the "NowYork and Hartford Pub
fishing Co." formerly calling himself the london. New
York. and Hartford Publishing Coz have not seen 'he
book ITSELF In the notice It's title is thus given
"sKErcHF, MES PEoGKE,s BY James Parton BsyIi Tao
Amos Kendall Rev B. D. Mayer j. Alexander Paen' aud Other
writers" 70, &e
The unauthorized Of my name, which IL evidently
intended TO give the impression that have been con-
cerned in the preparation OF the work, compels me to
make public statement Of my experience of the Lon
don New York, and Hartford Publishing Co."
Some tno last Fall received letter from the indi-
vidual have not been able TO discover that more than
person il concerned asking permission to include
myself among his "Men of Progress" and requesting
me- at the same tme to write biography Of fellow
author and intimate friend for the work. 1nasmueh as
had written, few years ago. biographical sketch OF
my friend for periodical, willingly agreed to make
the necessary additions, and then sent the completed
sketch to the L., N. Y, and H. Co. In few days re-
ceived acknowledgment Of the receipt OF my SKETCH
accompanied by q printed contract, which was re-
quesed sign binding myself to take nine copies al
81 per rolume, and to pay tho money U'8in Vyfeeh
days! Unanswered that had never paid dollar Tor any
notice OF myself my works, that had nothing but
contempt and disgust for bought noorety, and that
prohibited any association of my name with those OF
the persons who submitted to such terms Moreover
informed the friend whose biography had written OF
this scheme of Chte mail, and he promptly requested
that his name Also should be omitted from the Men OF
Progress"
The other day, ten copies OF the work. at $50 per vol
ume were by Express c. o. D., TO my friend, to-
gether with letter which stated: 1--WE are soon to pub
lsh another volume and iCOd be glad Of your sketch
for ithus admitting that mis- biography had not been
included in the volume already published, notwltstand-
ing the bill for $500 My friend refused to take the pack
age from the Express Office, and persists in his determ
nation appear voluntarily in work which assc-
o,,I fruuaad Iopr Inv and
I'VE all know which of these paid for his place, and
which did not
According to the newspaper notice, the principal per-
sonages included In this rS volume David Dudley
Field Galusha A. Grow George w. Childs, the Rev. Dr.
Chaplin W. II. Vanderbilt, Dan. Drew, w. c. Bryant,
Gov Hoffman, w. II. Webb, and l.. ID. Morgan. As
never wrote "a sketch of either OF those gentlemen.
claim that the use Of my the titlepage is d-
rect fraud hold myself justified in protecting myself
from the suspicion which must inevitably follow its APP
pearance in such place. by the only means OF defense
O published statement Of the truth.
april 49, ISL BAYARD TAYLOR