I am in receipt of your telegram and letter,
and have delayed so long in answering positively, on account of
the scarcity of space in the proper building to make your exhibit,
and it was only last night that I secured 15 X 22 in which to
place your Educational Exhibit.
The 27th of January has been set as the day for the opening of
the Fair to the public, and I beg to suggest that it would be wise
to install your exhibit as soon as possible.
I congratulate you upon the prospects of your territory becom-
ing a state, and hope that with your official recognition, contin-
ued prosperity will remain with you.
I hope that you and your associates will make a party and
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visit this City during the continuance of the Fair, and I assure
you I will do all in my power to make it pleasant for you.
With kind regards to yourself and family and official friends,
I beg to remain.