12/12/1909
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"I am glad to renew the association and acquaintance."
"such influence as I can bring to bear you can count on my bringing to bear in favor of the Ohio River."
"All I can hope is that you shall find enough disinterested people in the country to support the Ohio improvement."
"It will be, I doubt not, an epoch in the history of this country."