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The text OF the letter follows:

which tho committee was appointed
The text OF the letter follows;
81 Louis 4. $. A.. March 49, 1905.
10 Inc Hon. Speaker House OF Repre-
sentatives, SgN Lake City, Utah.
Dear Strive enclose herewith a
clipplng from the st. Louis Globe
Democrat Of the 18th inst. purportlng
10 contain extracts from report SUBJ
lnltted TO the lower house of the Legis-
lature OF Utah by a committee ap-
pointed TO Investigate Irregularities IN
the accounts Of the Utah Commission 10
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
According 90 this telegram the COM
mlttee made some serious reflections
upon the Official Guide company Of
which | am president aud which had
the concession for supplying the Off
cial award ribbons Of the exposition.
am az a loss TO understand the OBJ
iect OF the committee In making these
comments, since so far ag we know, we
have had no dealings whatsoever with
tho Utah commission.
lf the committee deemed that II was
within its province to investigate our
business and methods. ana had gone
about II I'm a proper way and had re-
quested information Of any OF the OFF,
clals Of my company. the action Of the
committee would not have been so rep
rehenslble, but there is no record on
file that the committee ever made any
such request Of any authorized official
OF the Official Guide company for in
formation concerning the business of
said company: on the contrary we have
every reason 10 believe that the infor-
nation ON which the committee based
Ito unfair unjust and unwarrauted
criticism came from two employees "
this company who were discharged for
Irregularities I'm connection With the
official award ribbon branch Of our
business.
/ have recently learned from a pub
lication In an obscure paper IN ST
Louis nstigated by the employees In
question that one member OF the said
committee probably MIR II. $. Josephs
called mt the Office Of this company
while the writer was absent from the
city aud represented himself 10 be Mr.
w. II. Mead. lie asked for
some Information concerning
mythical company called the
"Carlsa Copper Mining Company
and pretended he wished TO give an or
der for some ribbons The clerk In
charge promised 10 look the matter up
and ascertain II the award named by
Mr.. Josephs, alias Mead was on record
at the worlds fair, and agreed TO COM
municate with Mr., Mead on the sub
iect.
on investigation, we found that there
was no such company, and no such
award as Mr.. Joseph claimed, and we
accordingly wrote Mr.. Mead to that ef-
feet.
We deny absolutely that there is any
foundation Of basis whatsoever for the
accusations made by your committee,
and we denounce the methods employ
ed In this particular case as improper
and unfair, and we insist upon know
ing both why the committee went out
OF its way to make these charges, and
on what authority and on what evil
derce these charges were made,
If this is a fair sample of the COM
mittees methods and work, It's report
Is not entitled to the slightest credence,
by any one, and the committee has
made itself simply ridiculous by being
taken In and deceived by two irrespon-
slble and unprnicipled men.
If you VIII kindly give US the lnfor-
nation we request and will. In justice,
see that the proper amends are made
for the outrageous attack made on this
company, we shall be under lasting OBJ
legations TO you.
Respectfully yours,
OFFICIAL GUIDE COMPANY.
Per NJ. j. Lowenstein, President.