Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Hon. Thomas Toland

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M , ? it® % dear ^udyei- £$ fa r aevorall waolsa post l have l>oa^.eaKm* iJ2.CStiJ.0Il 9it h CCrt&JSl dUp0a@S3 f^ntXfB2QS3 W j t - W ' t ® a ueal oil dolv&tlen s a l t , ~3i£i of gbouo tins last*©- and tnjioi over t o deposit a few wmlm as&. ho repre&ttte that Ido auslnean advisor 1© a m u of ia&m hmizsam osiporlauoo# aixl las a la r ^o ao^aaiiataiaeo wit Is essay of tl® farfl^Beiai p en of iiigli position iii the Japanese hovcrsiacnsfc' • lie lias now written ice sajln^tiat if the salt oonpunj win sutatt to -taco o fcaugaihJLo btioinos© ?aohoaiilan under tern© that aro not prohibitive and that will permit «H; to take core of the imny officials of Japan who,soauij^ey f a*#i their cat out of all wait Jjcportod Into tliat ©cAintreyf that| tiio upon the said Jay,of .t:«© official, acquaintance.will at m e® com here and ©ssaain the deposit ansi 11- ^rdiailoy tlierm f t#4* oale for Japan to open negotiations with the govemaontf for' placeing a largo contract,. rq?y opilisiatl© || the patter and I tidni: it provable thty nay succeed, proveuc ng wo can roach an u&jnotejeat under wiiich tlicy ©an operate# I iiJSf thcaa as very $»©& pFO£®ecta* in fact*from intisaatloas gtyefc*! esa inclined §1 ttiln!: the : resident of -fcljo Japo&ooo Ota to Jtkn|: of v m $ city is?; $j | as*ty to the preposition*' but m not positive as to tills* J 2t la ^ also ny opinion ? tooi that aside tv m the above isbpoq- P ©6t»lt/ *o possible fo r a f&^epeaJtloti to b@ ibbSW1 which a very coneiOcrablo' arontity of s a lt can &®ae&&bo& pSigp the &*iljr£& co ast, 'v, that i f tlo s'mo and the jax>onose pvotoeot oca both' be brought on p ?*&st?hQt- a ssfeatantlalley, large tmslnem :>:?.?? be imcl* j think the coppaajr i t s e l f should not in p eril its ' licldingc by-going into the mIMng and wales business, tint .'tin t S giving an option- and .bond m tm ip a ;|alf in te re st in it© property yto ass operating eoepa?^ orgm^Lssod fo r the ntirpeo## together with a loose on a ll of i t s property to ib * «km» operating ccsa^iany, the business could to S'.aoesafuiloy tan-ulod# •••ct us ististKje hunt the option to purchase sit liaif li># terest,w ;.s' ... iboh a t the price of $:3S0g0CH}f an t!se lease on th® en tii’e property was ;-;i%:'eri under a royal ty o f ;;*^0 pe*» _tou0 provii.inp i t was fount | larg er rovaity'’ cottld not‘Be i t wmildyi ; i j p event, roquiro tho !eov:ietit o f « a i f j i.vjCi tons of s a lt to c©t I t s present etoctsStolders feho oils o f the arrcn-yiont provlelod -;ft?r the royalty to apply/oil the said option price* tt)%§ wotftd iiot be such a Txul proposltioi3g/^2v'on i f t!?e c^D^ativ. in arSer to got i t , shotsl,d a^reo to divide tlie said one im lf in te re st ootioiied into lu otallaonts iissd deliver tticli i^ ta ljjjo n ts -t&m ' time to tin e*as a eorricponcling portion o f tfie mircliase was |>aia isi in ro y a ltie s; £s^c:Ialley,?;;iir^e,after said i \a ?v| i %mm f f ;m lt ho& been maavod, trm ©bleb the stss o f ? waislv. < sm o to u b a presen t stoclxtoXtore, ito r© would b® s©£ie mHUxaut ©£ ton© © t ill romtotoig in tlws deposit#$ *?©$ I a baa a sse tt fo r tlm pr&msnt otoddioiaara 4# mtsk tfi© fm lf of,av©» the toe o tto r t ^ f ito r to f pigtit to tb© wm&Qtty o f tto 4 apf©n©c5© < fOvci?iai2cnt{ oliOMl.fi i t 0© <W€mtmt4i^*wM©li a e v o m m t very protoablfy ©©mil proferr to to relito o 'ito s a lt product f w a propose to which i t ©mi" the Half i^ H ,! in preference to a property in §|lSp i t M l a© Intorosti thereto oaom^dn^ a iaiyje Tmfa&twm®' f&& fete eojatwatv fW i" l i l * h yoaro to cou©,i«*0Wtains? i t did n o t,in ttm n m a 'tik e *Mmmm or tba en tire ppo;-©rty, i t Jk^olem9 hm m ort that tit© oonpany earn bring on‘a deal eubjeci to bettor t&pm then timm above m iitined. ami 1 &©oiro. i t understood ttofc 1 aiii^i- iies;ioi*r“ tto atave to m i ,atopiey $0 gM so tinder tm thought,that i t would be n****- MvtoaMaf to qy opinion* fMw the cormom- to proeooa tusto tlsi dtovo ukeM to tte r omnwt b@ gx&ttavik m t t# pro«oo4 a t a ll * i t i# lay itoiigt&t to<-t tin t in the ©vent un -O|)0i*ij,ti3lg company aiiOul'd to ©I’^oniaod. ter worTiing out & iStezm&tlQn, th a t,in snob event, ©a©U sfc©©ld*oia©r "of th e virgin Elver £*a!,t timQwnfM a to m c Imv© the ox^pcapttsaity to supply a pre-portion o f ifse eosfi required -For" © netiatlng aaa m ottoy the ©p©roilii& ©ssponooc of ©nid ecfciumgi''# uM oa tototog such ^aaatlto o f sold ©pe-rssiiiifj coopaiw© ©toefcf would .bo in prepw iian to Ido present stoolSwldings in t h e il^rpin idvur b o lt © oppant,© r,if lust proFetTM not to wO p-iirtlolpato tiirootloy ^ .!.*o Siiouid novc tbc to- d©0 if panic-snon^ pemon as a© d<KJir©o,,-irl3o alaonld aafiis^e onoli proport' iosi aF too bardem, and. b csiliito OF tbe I i&w© dnrinf; tto po^t- Fow tatmbiis f^von a voty sonsiclomMo ononsit of tio© to. ocssiltositlQii of ©ma© ©nob ploagusnd sia F ulJU^,..©©i3asrin©od tt.;o aouc ©on be laado ©porativ© nnd a v©rf la rp e tonas^s of ocsapi^iyo nroduot bo plaood ©net ©s®ftph» providljif^-oF ooiir©s|i,t;!iat a proper imilfijad. ret© mn be ! • bnd 1 tldrls that FdFficulty km to w ere-^o i f tlie iaat>-r,t-r' i i ; r^’c-p^rley Imsidlod* thQ oti'siers of. F ifty per tout ©f t?:o * © stools? rooido lior© car© very amoiotjw tto t action to Imd* doy^ o f ti^ls ie b ter gooe forwai’d to ta*®; toorto and to ?i»- • -* totomgi©* a m ny to. w riting i s t t© aeoertEdn oi* n©o .tb© to tiijosie tfiiio lotPor and o©®i©s S# Favor yjotttoA action , or tl VA:'t -li/- i» Favor a m o tto s ©f # # ; prooontativto.-of tto various siocldiolilcre- a t a tins© t o t t o very mm? Future,and i f tbov S i l l to srilltof? to slovoto a oniltleiosit part f t t t o ir ttoo to i t to a©tombs© ;H # S » or nos jc ©an oFFoot a -ucnil# I f tto msiwor in tin t m above ta m ^ o r M v ie o too©; fcbat cmiTd t o don©.. dease reply to tto vin*y near future M | 3