[Letter from W. L. Gatz to Daniel W. Kempner, August 21, 1954] Page: 1 of 4
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Mr. A W . empner
raria, France
rear Mr. Kempner:
I started to write yo a few daye ago hut everything 1ooked ao
07 thyt j jtihated nifr id o at e o teprn t
r ael ..r , eavttwo.day. .a . The, opl
with the hot winds, has certainly hurt the crop , bfth beans and cotton.
They deteriorated ore in the past week than any time I can remember. how-
ever, ye received a two inch rain Thursday night off this week which Th some
plaes I A:yAo n ay1hail that de the o Itis y der-
sa ndn t hbre the haildaid hit, it ha pltl stripp the leaves
nd bo hlla o the cotton, lema juat 1h oak sndinrr "'a w a
1z 1' am oiae. I t'rceiv any
aeor ay dmag to oua c op hail, or the Meddock? a. The drouth
oane us c fly lII t otn to shed exces ively, tak ny2ee hing
e Vce.t _ . tblands eth;1emwer nn tn turel
In a telephone conversation with the Coved.ment yedy, they
ae tht shippig itru ti covering the baace o" te rubber stor a
ye b ied to u t{.s to hae it lm ov y september firSt
or second,
The work at Arbyrd is -ro a ng very well cn a..in tim
ht t , i.AwAround^ti.r andfLr t. *.,.+ w . b -;
I ete t y, wvit leveling off and ayi t ate sted a h second
huildins One erioa off steel for the new builin rarived, and the
aractic cw will he n Mondey on the erection off the first building; this
is as per schedule,
good progress is being made on laying the under oud up p;
also, the fence is about half done and is very attractive, Long Eeach expect
to finish the press either this weekend or the first of next week; they are
very throh and seem to he doing a good job.
I sent out the notices rye ertig Comany meeting. Mrs
Berti erled and asked abt the me t ng an I told her that we would not
haea run since you are in iurope and hd not received your proxy.- . ."-- -.. - . 1=====-- -- - - - ---
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Gatz, William L. [Letter from W. L. Gatz to Daniel W. Kempner, August 21, 1954], letter, August 21, 1954; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1344093/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.