Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 37
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, November 13, 1902

RETURNS THANKS TO MARLIN.
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And Pays The Little City A High
Compliment.
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       Mr. L. Z. Harrison, secretary of the Marlin Business League, has received the following letter from the secretary of the Southern Pacific Land and Immigration Association which speaks for itself:

LETTER OF THANKS.
Chicago, Nov. 5th, 1902

Mr. Louis Z. Harrison,
Manager of the Arlington Hotel,
             Marlin, Texas.
My Dear Mr. Harrison:--
       I have been instructed by the Executive Committee of this Association to tender through you and your mayor, whose name I have forgotten, the thanks of this Association for the entertainment provided for us, while on our recent excursion through Texas.
       At no place along the line, were we so warmly received, as we were in Marlin, and you can rest assured that the interest of your beautiful little city, and its praises will be sung by the excursionists, who were with you that day, and I trust that in the near future the little City of Marlin will hear from this little entertainment, which you provided for us in a substantial manner.
       Once more thanking you for your welcome and hope to see you again and drink of the water so famous throughout Texas, which goes far towards making Marlin one of the most famous health resorts of the world.
                           Yours truly,
                                    Fred C. Pickert,
                                                      Secretary.

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