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Show PROSPERITY IS NOWJIEPORTED Washington, April 15. Announcement Announce-ment that the Lehigh railway will soon award contracts Involving an expenditure ex-penditure of almost $1,1 ,000 as a result re-sult of "improved business conditions condi-tions at this time." was made in a It tt t to President Wilson from E. I! Thomas, president of the road, which was made public tonight at the White House with the consent of Mr Thomas Details were not given, but the letter added that the road contemplated con-templated additional expenditures, a conditions improve in the manner, 1 believe they will " Mr Thomas wrote the president to deny that he meant any criticism of the administration in Baying In a recent re-cent statement after a call at the white House that the prosperity of the railroads depended largely on the attitude of Washington officials. "M first impulse ' Mr. Thomas wrote "on learning that political capital cap-ital was being made of an Isolated i i aragrapn in my statement, was to ignore the matter I fully appreciate the fact that you are engrossed with affairs of state of vital importance to the welfare, of the country, and 1 am sure thai the manner in which you have safeguarded the interests of the country inspires the confidence and admiration of every American c itizen. "Since it appears, however, that a wholly erroneous interpretation Is being be-ing placed on that portion of m statement which has been made the subject of editorial comment, I now feel it my duty to call the matter to your attention. "It seems to me a careful reading of the entire statement cannot leave an impression of criticism of your administration 1 said, among other things, that business should face tlv future with confidence; that the adjournment ad-journment of congress enabled you to keep your promise that business was to have a rest, that the manner in which the countrj had solved the financial problems forced upon us by the war, due in large measure, of eourse. to the new federal reserve act. demonstrated that the country was fundamentally sound These sentiments sen-timents certainl cannot be regarded as a reflection either on you or on your administration ' |