very gratifying result that Lhr. Locke has stated to Me 
very positively he feels sure he could handle the job.1 7 ith 
this attitude on his part, any such battle is aoalf on. 
,wile xie reiret to think of losin liii from the Dist-rict, I 
ho-ie you v;ill do what you can for him on this job. If there 
is any further infor-ation or any more detailed statoe~ment 
of his experience that you need to handle the iatter intel- 
ligently, I shall be clad to furnish it. 
 
                       Very sincerely ytours, 
 
 
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