Letter from Arthur Stayner, 5 December 1890
Arthur Stayner.
Sugar Company.
Recd Dec 8 [18]90
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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST,
OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS.
P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake City, U. T. Dec 5, 1890
Prests Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon & Joseph F. Smith
Dear Brethren:
Before 3 O'Clock today there should be paid
$50,000 to the Dyers; $10,000 of this amount is in the
Treasury. All eyes are turned upon you to witness your
action. The Bullion Beck party are expecting your defeat,
and are looking on with no disposition to help. That it
would give them the greatest gratification to have it so
I am uncharitable enough to believe.
That your efforts, with all the Church presidents and
authorities, and the best of the people at your back, will
be successful in carrying this control I have not
the least doubt; but it will take time and cannot
be of much presant and available use.
It appears to me that a loan of $40,000 for 90
