Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-28
STORY OF A LETTER.


Modern mail service ia regarded 10
this country 90 being well nigh proof
nsalus; all ginls Of miscarriage. Yet
Notwithstanding tho almost marvellous
methods applied go Insure prompt and
efficient delivery lhofs uro instances u
the going aslray 10, valuable letlcrs and
packages for which no satisfactory rx.
planniion can DO given, Such case
has just come to light IN this city.
The particulars ns obtained by
NEWS representative today are ha
t-lluwE About the goth q October Of
tho present year George O. Cannon d.
Sons company sent Out great many
business circulars 90 itr agents Ia tuia
aud surrounding states anu territories.
Among them wis one addressed 20
George Williams Of Beaver, Utah,
gentleman with whom the nfm had
done f0mb business. This circular
like MI VI the others was enclosed la
al ordinary uuaCalei envelope with
ono cent stamp ON 10.
MI Williams, having closed up hls
dealings with the company declined 10
take 70 from the uiiiCs although ID was
several times rendered 10 him by the
Beaver postmaster. lie knew who the
writer's were boy the cnvu,upu, 10 bear.
Iug tuu usual company advertising.
Quite recently Mr. a. NJ. Buchan.
nan, OuO OF the hrm's travelling agents
passed through Beaver aud tue post.
master being we'll acquainted with
bin handed him tho letter. Mr.. Bu.
channau mechanically opened u aud
was surprised ON discovering that it
contained Ia addition % tue circular
a smaller envelope scaled, stamped aud
cancelled, no tore the ftamu ui tho
salt Lake I4si0uico of October -, huG
vas addressed 10 William A. Davies,
PRECEDENT Of the FtLteruhl Life Atsso-
ciaiiGu, No. .Oj Saua0muutruei Rooms
4 a o, San FflnciFCo, California.
Well, Mr.. Buchanan was very
much puzzled over tho matter auu
hardly knew what 10 do. Finally ho
arrived at the conclusion that some
clever fake advertisers were ut work
hud determined 10 open the envelope,
which no diI. La II was ch elk
signed by W. 3. Mccormick a Co.,
baukors and made payable 10 Lip.
man, Naiol d Sons VI this city.
This was properly endorsed by the last
named iifm and was made 10 apply ON
life insurance Of NJ. Nadul, payable
u tho Fret National Bank Ut San
FRuClscO. The letters were brought
% this city AMI Mr, Buchanan won't
to the place where Mr. Nadel used 10
DO busiuCss on East Temple street as
a ciOlhiuU Thee no asurrlnlned that
the firm had removed, but was not able
10 learn where they were now holding
forth. Today he secured that iniOTma
ton from tho reporter aud al once
waited ON Mr.. Nadcl, who Informed
him that the mysterious miscarnhge Of
the letter had been the occasion " n
great deal VI annoyance aud worry us
ila failure 10 reach iia destination
lud 10 the conclusion IL
was probably the deslfc 10 drop
tho policy something tuat may yvI
bo done IN case the matter IL NOT sAlii'
RclOnly explained 10 the insurance
people. The prospects 1i such pro.
Creding would seem 10 DO oUnsl lurauly
weakened by tue statement here made.
It appears, according 10 Sit. NaiBl's
statement that ho has been paying
S9l 80 each alternate month On a policy
Oi $1,000 Tor period VI twelve years.
THIS buiug tho case, lao Ii naturally
not very anxious 10 lose the handsome
sum that bo hus paid on the sans.
Now tho query la his mind it! Can
poslm1Hus Mach or any OF ME cleTks
exp "a " llIs strange mltcaTfiage