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Butts,. Montana, September 16th, 19X8* Kp, , C, S. S#ger» President, Union Pacific system, 165 Broadway, 9m York, If. Y, Bear Sir; I am in receipt of your valued faTor of the XI th instant, and note contents of same, which ref ere to the .resolu­tion passed By the Board, empowering the Opeci&l Committee to pass upon all additions and betterments, terminals, road exten­sions, mot ivepower, care and other eenipraent» proposed to be mde in connect ion with the railroads, and other properties of the Gosrpsry by the division of capital expenditures of the United States Bailroad Administration, and also authorising the Special Committee to approve or disapprove of such expenditures. It occurred to me when 1 received notice of this matte? that the same method of prooeedure should go on which was adopted covering the motion cf the Special Committee. X am sure that the members of this Committee, composed of Kr, Farrell and J. Foss dark, as I understand it, would be only too glad to submit to us for consideration at least all important matters, as has been the custom heretofore. 1 am writing to X. Ross Clerk on this subject today,. Of course, in matters of smll importance, it would be very proper, I think, |jj| give them some leeway, but questions involving large expenditures it seems to me ought to