March 31, 1982 Dear Dave,- I have your letter of the 27th. Let me aay first this: I have the sane friendly belief in the work you do and can do that I always have had. You know how much that has been. My attitude is not changed; I would like to see you go on with the OST work jU3t as you and I have planned. My inclination has not been to charge you with any of the fall-downs in that office or with that for which I hold Dr. Johnston responsib3.e. But I couldn’t get any word out of you and I couldn’t he sure. And the conditions over there added a hard load 'bo ay back while l was lifting the load I was over here. I haven’t wanted you to do things that would eaharass you -.Tith the "President" while I an away, but I have wanted to know where youstood, and when you didn’t reply it gave me a wrong impression. The sane friendship and regard 1 have always given you is still yours. How as to finances. I can take care of Percy Tyrrell and the Alamo ptg. Hot only that, Dave, but the v;hole organisation can be put on easy street if I can stay out among the people for awhile and have things go properly over there. But I will not put money in Dr, Johnston’s hands while iie is acting as he is. You once wrote the people down Brownsville way swore by me. Well, iiay are doing just that over here now. The papers are full. 1 have not attempted to send you clippings. Editorials are numerous. Every organisation here is smilingly at oy back. Money comes easily, and it will come for the national organisation if things there are restored to their proper status. Ana I will soon be there now. Hot only this, but calls are coming to me froa other sections to come and help. The news of this work here has spread. Moreover those delegates have gone home thrilled with those meetings. I at enclosing the Fair hope paper, the people v7ho have been fighting me because I took the Trail from them and gave it to Daphne, and the people who cate to Mobile and made a fuss that first Morning. But they went hack and published the enclosed story. How we have word the bridge engineering rorcs will bo here in two weeks. Tne state engineer has dona all he could in a gentlemanly way to oppose this bridge project. This town has found itself. Sinoarely