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U N I T E D S T A T E S S A V I N G S A N D LOAN L E A G U E 333 NORTH MICHIGAN A V E N U E TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2234 CHICAGO MORTON B O D F I S H EXECUTIVE VIC E PRESID ENT December 23, 19-40 Dear M a rrin er* A copy o f you r address b e fo r e th e N a tio n a l I n d u s t r ia l Con fe r e n c e Board on November 28 came in t o my hands and I read i t w ith a g r e a t d e a l o f in t e r e s t . In my o p in io n t h is was a most m a s te rfu l p re s e n ta tio n o f th e Im portan t f i s c a l banking and m onetary Issu es fa c in g •Ihe cou n try today^ and vou have my s in c e r e com pliments on th e g r e a t .job. C e r t a in ly no one a p p re c ia te s th e d i f f i c u l t n atu re o f you r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s any more than I do, and w h ile we have genuine and whole some d if fe r e n c e s o f o p in io n I have a tremendous r e s p e c t f o r you r a b i l i t i e s and th in k you tak e a c o n s t r u c tiv e and l o g i c a l stand on many o f th e m atters r e f e r r e d t o in t h is ad dress. I t i s o n ly by i n t e l l i g e n t th in k in g and d is c u s s io n b e fo r e im portant groups such as th e N a tio n a l I n d u s t r ia l C onferen ce Board th a t we can p re s e rv e our American banking and m onetary system , and I was p le a s ed w ith you r fran k n ess in d is c u s s - Washington, D. C. December 28, 1940» Mr. N orton tfo d fis h , E x e c u tiv e V ic e P r e s id e n t, U n ite d S ta te s S avin gs and Loan League, 333 N orth M ichigan "v e n u e , C h icago, I l l i n o i s . Dear M orton: Your most generous l e t t e r o f December 23 w ith re g a rd t o my. re c e n t t a l k b e fo r e th e N a t io n a l..In d u s tr ia l C onferen ce board i s v e r y much a p p re c ia te d . I suppose we a l l l i k e t o have a b i t o f f l a t t e r y now and th e n , and yours i s e s p e c ia lly g r a t i f y i n g because I have le a rn e d t o re s p e c t your keenness and a b i l i t y , not o n ly a t such tim e s as we happened t o be in accord but when we were s h a t te r in g la n c e s . I am g r a t i f i e d and p le a s e d by your le tte r . L e t me take this occasion to extend to you my very Dest wishes f o r the New Y e a r. S in c e r e ly you rs, M. !T :b Ic c le s , Chairman.
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