The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-11

The sugar trust was starting on
nubicity campaign. presidential
election was impending. Henry l.
oxnard and c. c. Hamlin were organ
ling the sugar campaign from the ma
tional capital. The man they secured
rs adviser and helper was the Wash
inston correspondent OF Charles +.
Taft's Cincinnati paper, the Times
Star. As ne is now dead, his name
need not be mentioned.
From these letters just printed in
the record ii appears that in OCTOBER,
1911, Clarence c. Hamlin, representa-
tive OF the sugar trust. had made an
arrangement with Mr. ~" CORE
spondent OF the Times-Star. TO take a
trip through a number OF states with
view TO securing publicity for propa-
ganda desired by the trust On the
seventh OF October Hamlin writes
Mr. az For fear may not see you.
am enclosing herewith list OF agricul-
tural papers in the territory We would
cover in case we make the trip con-
templated. If we could reach these
people il would be the best possible
kind of work"
On the letterhead OF the Times-Star,
dated from its Washington bureau in
the Post building, ~ answered:
My Dear Clarence: Glad to see
that you have got busy on the per
sonal-interview idea There's no rea-
,,.h.s -
well as at home. day or two ago
shot off another sugar story to the
Times-Star and the indianapolis News
one about the one germ-seed quest.
Will send you copies when they are
printed II YOU have any ideas, shoot
EN- on TO me and I'll grind them out
in addition TO the bunch OF stuff am
preparing preliminary TO the cru
sade.
The next letter, written Oct IS by
Mr. Hamlin and addressed TO Mr. *
at the Washington bureau OF the
Times-Star says:
Ny Dear Bob: ! have yours OF the
18th instant. inclosing clippings, for
which accept thanks. When my state
ment was given out was assured that
the A. p. would handle ESQ words, and
the clipping you inclose shows how
well they carried out their part OF II.
For your information I am inclosing a
copy OF my complete statement cut
from the Denver Republican. which,
course. carried the whole story. J
think II was carried in this form by
none but the Colorado papers. The
more | think over the plans outlined
bv us in Washington the more | be-
lieve IL is the thing 10 do, and il meets
with the approval of our people with
whom have been able 70 talk. ] am
ready 10 start in with this campaign
at any time. and am anxious that you
should make your arrangements 10
get away as soon as possible any time
after the 10Th instant. The state
ment in the morning papers that
the presidents trip will be prolonged
is rather disturbing, because | feel II
is important that We SHOULD get to
work at once Am wiring you today
asking you when you think we can
start out. II will be agreeable to our
people 10 pay you 1925 per week and
expenses while engaged In this cam
paign Want TO thank you for what
you are doing with your paper and
shall be interested in seeing the stuff
YOU are getting together. am going
TO work at once on the same lines my
self"
This is followed by a letter dated
Oct. 81 10 MY Dear Clarence" as fol-
lows This is TO inclose some clip
pings about beets as an object lesson
or the way things get around in the
print business. As | told you I fire.
he Tn
dianapolis News. The two articles In
closed were printed In that sheet. |
gave copy OF the second yarn-one-
germ-seed-to the Brooklyn Eagle as
we'll. The Eagle printed Il, and. "a
you see the Post here copies Il. I'll
venture 10 say that all in all dozen