Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-26
FROM CALIFORNIA.
9. A, futile Writes Mayor
Richardson a Neighborly
Letter.
Sees Danger In Gold Currency
and Hope In Eoonomy--An '
..@f Old Settler. ~E

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ceiverl q letter from .. A. Tuttle, who
was one vi the first settlers in Little
Falls and lived in Norris On county
many years. He was interested IN
the first enterprises established in
Little Falls In the. SOS, and after
wards lived at Two Rivers. He
writes: 49,.
t.. ~ PASADENA. Call, JUNE IL, 1886.
Friend Notwithstanding q
line from an Old absent friend might
be agreeable to you, is my excuse.
1t is now almost six years since 1
was at Little Falls, and l presume
there are many changes. We get the
Transcript through Mr.. Churchill
and keep fairly we'll posted in Little
Falls matters. You are, in rushing
Minnesota, like a runaway horse;
srave ahead until the, wagon is
smashed, then have to stop and
repair. Now, while repairing is be-
ing done, you have ample time to
look around and see where you are
at. fused to think a great deal Of
Minnesota. before people had learned
so many smart tricks in trade and
politics-very few men suffered more
than 1 did from villanous. combined
tricks. Reflection on these lines has
destroyed my old lovefor Minnesota.
My wife has gone.-a little before;
we lived together fifty-five years.
and all went well with us. l am
almost sc years old, and cannot ex-
pect the separation to be very long.
see you continue to he mayor of
the city, which shows that you have
tried to keep the boat right side up
under difficulties. I hope you will
continue to hold the helm and save
the cargo. Our people have run wild
ON borrowing andexrravagance; too
much extravaganza around. and l
see no roundabout way to help out
but economy.
Was there any intrinsic value in the
old fractional shin plaster, aside
from the government stamp? Why
should the government coin any
hard money? Let it be sold by
weight, with out responsibility 1t
would save lots OF trouble and lex
pense. Anything but this everlasting
.fiuctuation. Ii the gold standard is
adopted in ten years we will have
no money, and the people will have
to do business by barter, if a 1evo-
luton does not show up in the mean
time.
Ihave not engaged in any business
here. have not bought any property;
a poor chance to speculate, But I
am a whole hearted s1LvERlTE OF
CALIFORNIA; in fairly good health.
My hair is grey, my blood slow, but
I still have plenty of American
nationality ready for use.
hope you will succeed in guiding
the public matters at Little Falls in
such an economical way that future
generations will erect mOnoment.
I am surprised at Minnesota
striving to back up the gold gam
blers of Wall, street, the curse of our
country. California has stood the
financial break down as we'll as the
best. 1t is a wonderful state. APP
preparations for public institutions
at the last legislature were over
$4,000, 900, and yet the taxes are much
less per ceLt than in Morrison county;
- to Is mills as against 80 to 40 mills
in Morrison county. You people
cannot stand such taxes without
breaking down every few years. I
should like you to write me how
things look to you there. Remem-
Der me to my old friends, which will
he only small request.
c. A. TUTTLE.
Don't think that your liver needs