May 14, 1913.
Mr. E. V. Morton,
Hickory, N.C.
My dear Sir:-
The Council of State has decided to put fifty convicts on the Watauga Railroad at once. As soon as we can, others will be put on the road. I am intensely interested in this great enterprise.
Yours sincerely,
[unsigned]
Dic. by L.C., but not read.
