“uy? ZG At tber?, = Geant! Sresvdendl OfiL Wilom CJD CA VIE. Sposton/ ViceSFest id 2 Vf rf 2 x Ge LW Yl; Cashier. DIRECTORS: HEBER J. GRANT, WILLIAM B. PRESTON, . JOSEPH F. SMITH, |, ABRAHAM H. CANNON, i SPENCER CLAWSON, j\ CHAS. S. BURTON, — “* | PHILO T. FARNSWORTH, ' HEBER M. WELLS, ISAAC BARTON. Silt Pohl ity Male doer, 27/96. My Dear Brother Eccles:I wrote you a letter late last night,and this morning when I came to think the matter all over I decided that I had made you a proposition which you would not feel to accept under unsettled state of the financial world,and so the present very you I wired to not morning this in my letter of last night until forward on the noon train today. say They my had you man a drowning that the answer contained propsition I would letter.which a straw,and at will catch that perhaps I suppose that is the reason that I wrote you last night. I was aware of the fact that you and Bro. Dee and Bra. Nibley had had a large sum of money some little consultation about investing in helping like feel after stocks,but I thought properties,and placer our a by making me out thinking all matter the yu of a lot purchase of my decided I have over might withdraw that I have asked too much of you,and so I wish to and night last the proposition that I made you and the Judge thus save you from declining an offer made by one of your friends. I am well awae of the fact that we all like to comply with any reasonable réquest that our friends may make of us,but_ I feel that my request was too much tex fat-free e4nerret(e,, on or before one ycar +07“ %er If you will make a loan a té Thos. R. Cutler, Joseph F. Smoth, Heber M. Wells and myself on our joint stock and note secured by $15.000 of Heber J. $2700 Home Novemeber us pay roll. $2700 stock margain on collateral of the note Insurance I can make a turn will enable me to me very much,as securities that my Fire feel Co. then raise of the Home on a a loan you Fire one for need have stock with some is not Grant & Co. will assist some additional more money to meet year,but no this a very large with fears and,I four of will do my best to make a sflae of my share of the collaterals and pay half of thedmte as a soon as possible and will in this way increase the margain of security in your hands. I am frank in saying that I have full faith in all of the stocks which I offered you last nighi,and if I had the money to spare would be willing to make a purchase,but I do not suppose any one else would care to do so. If you will make the above loan please wire,and if not simply state that party prefer; not to make the loan. Pardon the large amount of your time that