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w ** ? mm Sept* SO, 1910* 'Hr* *7, t>9 Jtefrtll, First yioe-Pyeijident, Rorbland, Oregon* Bear sin- > Referring to the matter of your ion a® first fiee-presi* d@at to succeed .’Hr*Platt s:«ft i:s«ir? la fillip Ha tt as a member of tint Special Committee# :?h© fin ties of the Speoitil Cornittee Mm in a" -geaoml tafty outlined as luJlisiitiia in roholntiou adopted by the Board of Directors at |fi last meeting held on September Srd* It is the in­tention to pine© in the hands of this Committee administrative end executive powers pertaining to corporate setters in a similar manner as wire delegated such finest Ions to the Spool al Com! t tee tinder private ownership and control*of the line# In other words, fpaestiens of additions and bettarmontg, ©xpenditares of moneys of any considerable extent for any purpose, en# questions of administrative or executive policy are matters to ho brought to the attention of and approved by the .Special Getaulttoe# YOU and X, noting in this capacity**’will pass upon these subjects, so that decisions my he promptly rendered by some authority on the ground* At the same time it tuft been the praot- ioe in the past of the Spool®! Committee, and, of course, this practice x should continue, to submit to Mr# Soger and ts§r brother* who in reality oeonpy th© position of an ex eutive committee. Questions Which involve very large ^Kpenditores or far roaohing aftsdnistmtive polieiosv on whieh it is thought advisMible to aesjuamt ?tr* Soger and ay brother, or / where we feel tlmt we should hove their approval ’ or ooneu .crenee In any notion ft# propose 'talcing* . X apprehend tlu*t n large of our duties will bear t^>on additions and betterments which th# Railroad Administration pro­pose to mho* '‘tm-jof these cases can be decided satisfactorily by and me, but them my be-some involving very great expense which wf • ; will prefer to have 'tr* ;->©ger and my hrothar pass upon* fh© samo will • bo true, in many iastan##s of policy, etc* t presume that the outline 1 of proposed procedure for the Oomralttee will be entirely »tiM feotoxgr to you* If, however, you have any suggootloiie on th© sub|eett :|'l I will bo vury glad Indedd to hear from, you* * R/;: ;;R: Very truly yours, , jl CC-Sen.W.A.Clark* j. somaum#