The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-25
MORE BALLINGER
LETTERS HERE
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All the members uf TINS COMMUTE -
aud h would materially help me IN
working out my desires"
on May IL, nniliugor wrote
Thomson the now famous Per
klna letter" which was printed in
The Star together with Thomson e
equally famous reply, dealing win
blind letters" catching u buneh
~ thieves
In reply 20 this letter nallinger
wrote. on May %
That Alaskan Trip.
my Dear Mr Thomson ! have
your telegram of the goth. In an.
awer 10 my letter. respecting your
accompanying a party on an Alas.
kan trip. I san not Ia position ~
this time 90 give you any further
information respecting this rip.
and nm not sure that ] will be IN
position 10 make any recon-
incubation 10 Mr. Perkins IN this
particular. further than what has
already been said verbally.
There ID a question IN my mind
whether IL would BE- advisable Tot
you 70 mako this trip. Ia view Of
my desire 20 have you meet the
president IN case ho goes 20 Seat
tie aud Alaska. In speaking with
him today. II has been agreed that
no change would be made IN the
head Of tho reclamation service
until no had an opportunity 20
NEE, you"
ON May rs. 1903. nalllnger telo-
graphed Thomson that the Alas
kan trip waH cancelled and on the
same day Thomson wrote 70 Bal
finger
= am just in receipt. Of your
wire % this day. advising me az 70
the cancellation of the Alaska trip.
aud ! have shown the same %
Mayor Miller
lie IL greatly pleased. because De
thinks I can be Of more service 70 the
country attending tho Spokane con-
greas than iu chasing thieves IN
Alaska"
Thomaon's Joke on Miller.
"chasinv ,hlsvss IN Alasks" seems
10 have been q permanent Joke be-
tween Thomson and naii.nEer The
official record shows that n Thorn
sons letter telling ~ Mayor KILLERS
suspicion. the bunch o. thieves"
sentence was written in italics.
on May IS nallinEcr wrote 20
thomson
Ny Dear Mr. Thomson Yours %
the Goth az hand Upon itH receipt
wired you as follows Answering
wire g8th. Alaskan trip cancelled
cent you this wirc partly 90 that you
could shoss IL 10 Mayor Miller, II you
desired aud foF the further reason
that believe that under all circum-
stances u was the proper thlnE 10
do"
Then suddenly. in the conclusion
u BIS letter naillnxef sivea this
suggestive Information,
THE salary ~ the director. 80 u
nos stands. 10 1880 per annuni
that Of the chief engineer. 5000
consulting engineers are paid vs.
600
Next comes BAilinEer's letter 20
Thomson asking Thomson 20 sug-
gens @n engineer 70 So North with
Perkins BalilnKor says
~Thu purpose ~ this trip. tn this
s,rietsst eenfid.nes, is the inVesti.
sstion % feasible railway eenstrue.
ten In Alsska with mineral 70.
sources ard possibilities tributary
70 any line or lines Of road thst
rnleh, be considered feasible"
on June S BaliinEnf wrote 20 mir
George ~ Perkins. care Messfs J
.P Morgan & Co. Wall e.. New
York;
a Letter 10 Perkins.
~My Dear Mr.. Perklns-I have
written TO AIR n " Thomson. city
engineer II Seattle. % advise sou
respecting a suitable p.rsou quail
fled az an engineer and az min
crninRiat. such as we discussed
when I Jaw you last. g. accompany
you 20 Alaska. I have asked him
% write 20 you direct and advised
him that. for certain reasons ]
would prefer that he would not 80
20 Alaska as ] Wish 20 take np with
him certain business matters this
summer.
4 expect 20 leave for the West
about tho 24th ~ cnis month. Rrriv-
lug IN Seattle on or before tho 10th
~ July II sou 10 not sail Tor
Aiaska prior TO that date viii hope
20 DO able 10 see you Should you
be in Washington. trust you viii
call upon mo"
Perkins answered; II hope
may have the pleasure 81 seeing you
out there"
on June 20 Bailingcr wrote Per-