November 29, 1922 I'x. R. B. Thompson, H. a. McDonald, Beaumont, Texas. Jear Dir: T beg bo herewith advise you that Inst Triday the Executive Committee of the Old Spanish Trail issociot'on passed a resolution to discharge all employees of the association. However, yesterday we raa .e arrangements to retain you on the same basis as you have been working until further notice, contemplating that you will go East of the Sabine River with Mr. nyers. Y.’e, also, male up collection of Ti ."tv .Dollars from the Committee, and T am herewith sending you V.i mer-Richardson and Company's check *17796 on The Droos National Ban/, for that amount, and in addition am sending check “17795 for ,6.50 which is to be paid on a garage bill left thero by some former a tent of tho association. T ask that you kindly endorse the latter coeck over to Burge's garage, as per the enclosed bill, and return receipted bill to mo. kindly give us daily reports of your progress aad con-templated work, as it is necessary for the committee to know what you are doing. «e believe that the trouble has been caused by every ran following his own inclination, and for this reason no sinalo individual has been able to direct the affairs of the association as a com>late unit, and we assure you that this committee, as Ion1; as it is allowed to operate, must know everything in connection with the association, and there is one thin-- we must insist in on that any difficulties and disagreements in connection with the '.s. ociation be taken up with the committee. "e shall ex; ect vou to clean up you r mind and work in ha monv Hh the new Issoci at ion and the now management, whether it is Mr.