Letter from George Teasdale, 5 March 1890 [LE-33795]

March 5^th [18]90.

President W. Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dear Brother:

Your welcome [fa]vor of the 15^th ult received and contents noted. Please sent us instructions who to send lists of passengers &c. to, and who to direct our presidents of companies to receive instructions from at New York. We regret very much that M^r Gibson has refused to act for us, but have learned from long experience that any man is but little missed in this marvelous work of God in these last days.

Companies fare will be £13.11.8. We pay Guion Co 15/- from Denmark to Liverpoool and they take care of our emigrants all the time they are in this city. The brethren want 1/- one shilling added for some expenses they have to meet in Denmark with police &c. Bro. Flygare of Ogden can explain this item, so I have added 16/- sixteen shillings to the £12.15.8 which makes £13.11.8 for adults Scandinavia to Salt [Lake] City, Ogen, Provo or Spanish Fork. I do not understand what you mean in the P.S. "At the figure (162) it will not be necessary for you to add a $2 margin for provisions from New York to Ogden as heretofore." We never provided provisions the people provide themselves. On the Old Domin ion Steamship if emigrants want bed and board they have to pay two dollars and a half. This we paid for all the returning missionaries. They go as emigrants and furnish their own food once the railroad, the same as the emigrants do. We used to furnish the President of the Company with ten dollars—two pounds—for "tips." But as I under stand it all such things came out of the profits of the emiration over sea and land. I do not know of any 2⁰⁰ two dollars added for provisions from New York to Ogden. We have published the rate just as you cabled it £12.15.8 Twelve pounds fifteen shillings and eight pence supposing this included evrything. There was a cost of 25⁰⁰ twenty five dollars transferring the

companies, which are paid at New York. M^r Gibson sending the bills with statement of a/c. I suppose children between 12 and 5 years go half price; under five years free, over the railroads. I hope M^r Gibson will not work against us if he will not work for us. Every one of our Elders in charge of a company reported what valuable help he was and how well everything went from the Customs to Castle Gardens and from there to the Old Dominion Steam Ship. Pres^t Fjeldsted sent me an account of a man who made an affidavit at New York—he passed as husband to a woman and children, for some mormon missionary. Funny if he was party to a fraud he should complain of himself. But such things are likely to militate against us. Guion & Co have heretofore expected us to be responsible for any returned from Castle Gardens; but I have written them to day I should do no such thing. I will send you a copy of the letter. I also enclose one of the Guion Co. bills so you can see who are likely to be rejected. An old lady named Kay, whom I met at the Manchester Conference told me he[r] daughter Alice was married to a man named W^m Lawley in Salt Lake City. When this man left the Manchester Conference he was a widower with two young children

He left one of these children with his father and one with a sister. Now he wants his wifes mother, Sister Kay to bring his children to Salt Lake City. She wanted me to do the best for her I could I told her Bro W^m Lawley would have to get a Commissioners permit, by going before a proper officer in Salt Lake City and taking oath he was capable of taking care of them &c and that would be sent to the Commissioners New York and they would endorse it and give it to our agent in New York, then there would be no fear of trouble. Our brethren who send for their wives and chldren must attend to this if they wish to avoid trouble.

We are all well at 42 and things going on as usual Bros. W. Hoge and Phillips are helping me all they can. We are now to our usual business and preparing for the emigration season, release of Elders changes in Presidency of Conferences and such necessary business. Bro O. H. Worthington is presiding over the Newcastle Conference. We will appoint his successor and release him just as soon as we can. We are in want of good efficient help as the season opens there will be a demand for good missionaries. With kindest regards

I remain Your brother in the cov^t

George Teasdale