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First Congregational Church
Frederick Vining Fisher, Pastor
Oroville, California
January 7, 1916
Hon. William Spry,
Executive Office,
Capitol Building,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
My dear Governor:
I want to acknowledge your very kind
letter of December 8th; and to thank you, not
only for the kindness of writing, but of your
appreciation of the little I tried to do to put
the people of the East right on your brave stand
in the Hillstrom case. Am glad to know of the
letters of congratulation you have received
from all over the United States, but I am sur-
prised that the threatening letters still keep
up. I hope the postal authorities will be able
to do something to stop this matter.
One thing that greatly surprised me
when I was in your office was the fact that the
Western Union Telegraph Company transmitted
over its wires such profance messages as you re-
ceived. I should think the company would have a
ruling forbidding their employees to accept mes-
sages of that character. That is a matter the
government out to take up.
I have received from Mr. Haines some
excellent material toward the preparation of my
lecture on Utah, as well as from President Smith
and others some valuable historical material, and
am busy working on this at the present time.
With very kindest personal regards, and
best wishes for the New Year, both for yourself
and for Utah, I am
Cordially yours,
Frederick Vining Fisher
FVF/B