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21 Smith Block
Framingham Mass.
June 3rd - 1920

Dear Ray
Certinally pleased to hear from you and now that you have not been struggling with one of my backwash letters for over a month here goes.
There is not much to report Sir:  since the last bulletin. Smithey and I have been struggling with the Coupe. hope to have her running this week.
Think we should be able to raise $550 berries on the strength of the car. will send you a snap of it if she ever runs.
We have been having a spell of good wether up here and have been unable to take advantage of it. However we are not too discouraged. This is a queer business mind I tell you. We are not the only ones having our troubbles. Personally I think we are stronger than any competitive body in Mass for the following reasons. Smithey and I had our row. do not think an other one will occur. He lost his head and was sorry for it afterwards, so much for that. The Curtiss Co of N.C. are completely disorganized. no semblance of the old crowd. The American Aerial who have a field at Nantucket and Smith Sudbury have been all but out of the business. their Treasurer resigned and then there was a new one. next the Vice Pres was made Pres, now the new Sec & Treas