Letter to a potential investor offering subscription for gold bonds, September 30, 1908
Letter to John W. Vaux, a potential investor, from the A.Y.P.E. Finance Committee expressing the need for additional funds to complete the A.Y.P.E. and offering subscription for gold bonds. Dated 30 September 1908. T01IN H.Mt;CVKAAV. vix i: piu.sidkn r K. A. BALI.IN G1:R, vici. E'Hi.feiinKXi...
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ftseattlepldc:oai:cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org:p200301coll1/299 2023-10-09T21:56:30+02:00 Letter to a potential investor offering subscription for gold bonds, September 30, 1908 Finance Committee, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) - owner The Seattle Public Library - scanning and metadata 190u United States--Washington (State)--Seattle University District 1908-09-30 image/jpeg http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p200301coll1,299 eng eng Is part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Collection, MOHAI Is part of The Seattle Public Library Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Digital Collection mohai_ayp_2006.3.39 http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p200301coll1,299 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle 1908 ftseattlepldc 2023-09-18T07:39:18Z Letter to John W. Vaux, a potential investor, from the A.Y.P.E. Finance Committee expressing the need for additional funds to complete the A.Y.P.E. and offering subscription for gold bonds. Dated 30 September 1908. T01IN H.Mt;CVKAAV. vix i: piu.sidkn r K. A. BALI.IN G1:R, vici. E'Hi.feiinKXi' A. S. KEIIRY, MCi: i>itKSii>i!:XT OPENS JUNE FIRST I. A. N^VDRAT/, DIF^ECTOR oexkral W. M.SHEFFIELD, sectrkt.vrv C. R. COEEIN S. TKIi.^SI RER .JOHX W. ROBERTS. COi xske CEO SK S O C/rOBER SIXTEENTH S^)KATT1.K IO«l?> 9/30/08. Mr. John 17* Taurr^ Seattle^ Dear Sir: Additional fur»ds must Tdb provided at once if the Alaska- Yukon-Pac if io Exposition is to be completed in time for the formal opening on June 1, 1909. The Exposition Company has proceeded as far as it can with the money derived from the sale of capital stock. It has reached the limit of its resources, and unless the necessary funds are promptly placed at its disposal, it will he forced to dis¬ continue its preparations and practically to admit to the world that the Exposition has heen abandoned. To meet the emergency which has arisen the Exposition is offering for sale |350,000 of first mortgage 6 per cent gold bonds, the particulars of which are fully set forth in the circular herewith enclosed This is a matter which interests you as well as every other citizen and business concern having the welfare of Seattle at heart. Please give it your most careful con¬ sideration. Then make as liberal a subscription to the bond issue as you can and send the same to the Finance Comajittee together with a re¬ mittance covering the amount of your subscription. Remember that time is the essence of your action, for, without money, the Exposition must come to a stand-still. The bonds are en absolutely safe invest¬ ment and will be repaid in full, with good interest, long before the close of the Exposition* The Finance Committee -t^^^i Chairman AtteBt/:^^-^^ 1 Y%^ Chairman Secy. Jacob Purth Andrew Hemrich E. E. Webster ^. W, Baker Geo. S. McLaren J. 6. Price Other/Unknown Material Alaska Yukon The Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online Pacific Yukon |
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Letter to John W. Vaux, a potential investor, from the A.Y.P.E. Finance Committee expressing the need for additional funds to complete the A.Y.P.E. and offering subscription for gold bonds. Dated 30 September 1908. T01IN H.Mt;CVKAAV. vix i: piu.sidkn r K. A. BALI.IN G1:R, vici. E'Hi.feiinKXi' A. S. KEIIRY, MCi: i>itKSii>i!:XT OPENS JUNE FIRST I. A. N^VDRAT/, DIF^ECTOR oexkral W. M.SHEFFIELD, sectrkt.vrv C. R. COEEIN S. TKIi.^SI RER .JOHX W. ROBERTS. COi xske CEO SK S O C/rOBER SIXTEENTH S^)KATT1.K IO«l?> 9/30/08. Mr. John 17* Taurr^ Seattle^ Dear Sir: Additional fur»ds must Tdb provided at once if the Alaska- Yukon-Pac if io Exposition is to be completed in time for the formal opening on June 1, 1909. The Exposition Company has proceeded as far as it can with the money derived from the sale of capital stock. It has reached the limit of its resources, and unless the necessary funds are promptly placed at its disposal, it will he forced to dis¬ continue its preparations and practically to admit to the world that the Exposition has heen abandoned. To meet the emergency which has arisen the Exposition is offering for sale |350,000 of first mortgage 6 per cent gold bonds, the particulars of which are fully set forth in the circular herewith enclosed This is a matter which interests you as well as every other citizen and business concern having the welfare of Seattle at heart. Please give it your most careful con¬ sideration. Then make as liberal a subscription to the bond issue as you can and send the same to the Finance Comajittee together with a re¬ mittance covering the amount of your subscription. Remember that time is the essence of your action, for, without money, the Exposition must come to a stand-still. The bonds are en absolutely safe invest¬ ment and will be repaid in full, with good interest, long before the close of the Exposition* The Finance Committee -t^^^i Chairman AtteBt/:^^-^^ 1 Y%^ Chairman Secy. Jacob Purth Andrew Hemrich E. E. Webster ^. W, Baker Geo. S. McLaren J. 6. Price |
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