RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Palmer C. Rickett, director. TROY, N. Y. Oct 8,1900. Dictated Theodore Cooper, C. E., #35 Broadway, New York City. Dear sir:- Your favor of Oct. 6th, received this morning, and as I have received no message by wire, have concluded that your friends condition is such that it will be impossible to confer with you on Wednesday. Will you kindly write as soon as circumstances will permit, and state when it would be possible for me to see you. I will try to arrange my work to suit your convenience. Yours truly, T.R. Lawson