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RUTH HANNA MCCORMICK,ILL
MICHAELJ.BUNKE.CLERK
Novenb er 29, 1930
Mr. Carl G. Fisher,
Miami Beach, Fla. '
Nay dear Carl:
Your letter of November 25th and your fine book
IlBringtem Back Alive" are at hand this morning and you may be
sure that I will have real pleasure in reading the 1tok.
Your letter is interesting because you ask me to
do something over which I have been pondering for months "the
future of Montauk".
When I see you in Miami next month, I will be
prepared to give you my opinion (whatever its value may be) on
a progressive program for Montauk and if the thing appeals to
you at all, we will "organize" to put it across, the beginning
having already been made by me.
The few men I have talked with who are substantially
interested at Montauk appear to be of the opinion that big things
should be doing in 1932. I think I know why they do not say 1931
and I shall be prepared to give you my best advice along this
line also.
It is true that real estate is slow pretty generally
all over the country but that is no reason why we should lay down
at Montauk and wait for it to come back. My thought is that we can
do a lot toward bringing it back if we can agree upon the right
kind of a program of publicity, activity, salesmanship and a color-
ful presentation of the finest summer recreation grounds in the
United States.
If hundreds of thousands of people can be brought
to Montauk for enjoyment and recreation during the months of June
to October, there ought to be ample opportunity to sell even a
small percentage of them a lot or two and I am quite convinced that
this can be done at a very, very slight expense and if you agree
with me, I am willing to undertake the job.
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