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The National Magazine
BOSTON ,   MASS.
EDITED   BY JOE    MITCHELL   CHAPPLE.
March 4, 1910,
Hon# Edwin L. Norris,
Helena, Montana*
My dear Governor:
While in Washington, attend¬
ing the con-ference of goTernors, I ?/as impress¬
ed with the belief that a book entitled **Stories
of States** would "be of great interest*  I pro¬
pose to maJce it a companion book to ''The Story
of a Great Nation,** now being prepeired in book
fonn from a series of articles which has been
r^anning in the national Magazine,  When com¬
pleted, 1 shall tai<:e pleasure in sending you a
copy with my compliments*  **StorieB of^Statee**
will contain a complete, brief sketch of every
state in the Union, each illustrated with a pic¬
ture of the state governor*  Will you kindly
send me one of your newest iihotographa to be used
for thia purpose?  Could you not also haTC your
seci^etary prepare about fifteen hundred words
of what you consider the most important mater-
ied to include in a sketch of your own state?
As far as possible,*all the state stories will
be of uniform length.
Th.0 saKie hearty cooperation,
I am sure, will be accorded to tl is enterprise
that WEi8 given us when we requested material
for "Heart Throbs** wad  **Heart Songs,** the books
which, we hare made from selections sent us by
subBcribers and friends all over the country.
In coniiion with all our publications, these
Yolumes belong~-a8 will **Storie8 of States**--
pocullarly to^the American people*
Sincerely youre.