Letter from George Teasdale, 5 March 1890 [LE-33795]

172 March 5^th 90. President W. Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dear Brother:

Your welcome [illegible ]er of the 15^th ult received and contents noted. [illegible] are sent us instructions who to send lists of passengers &/c. to, and who to direct our presidents of companies to receive instructions from at New York. We regret very much that Mr. Gibson has refused to act for us, but have learned from long experience that any man is but little mind in this marvelous work of God in these last days. The following will be the dates of sailing D. T. British Company per S.S. Wyoming April 19. 1890 Scandinavian do " S. S. Wisconsin May 3. 1890 British Co " S. S. Wyoming May 24, 1890 Scandinavian do " S. S. Wisconsin June 7. 1890 British Co " S. S. Wyoming June 28. 1890 " " " " " " August 2^nd 1890 Scandinavian Co " S. S. Wisconsin August 16. 1890 " " " " " " September 20. 1890 The Holland Saints and the Swiss & Germans can choose any of these companies. Our idea is to send small companies and often. We may have later companies this will depend upon cirmcumstances. The fare for the Scandinavian

Companies fare will be £13.11.8. We pay [Gguion ] Co 15/- from Denmark to Liverpoool and they take care of our emigrants all the time they are in this City. The brethren want 1-one shilling added for some expense they have to meet in Denmark with police &/c. Bro. Flygare of Ogden can explain this stress, as I have added 16/- sixteen shillings to the £12.15.8 which makes £13.11.8 for adults Scandinavia to Salt Lake City, Ogen, Provo or Spanish Fork. I do not understand what you mean in the P.S. _"At the figure 462 it will not be necessary for you to add a $2 margin for provisions from New York to Ogden as heretofore"- We never provided provision the people provide themselves. On the Old Domin ion Steamship if emigrants want bed and board they have to pay two dollars and a half. This we paid for all the returning missionaries. They go as emigrants and furnish their own food once the railroad, the same as the emigrants do. We used to furnish the President of the Company with ten dollars - two pounds - for "tips". But as I under stand it all such things came out of the profits of the emiration over sea and land. I do not know of any 2⁰⁰ two dollars added for provision from New York to Ogden. We have published the rate just as you cakled it £12.15.8 Twelve pounds fifteen shilling and eight pence supposing this included evrything. There was a cost of 25⁰⁰ twenty five dollars transferring the

174 companies, which are paid at New York. Mr. Gibson sending the bills with statement of [acc.] I suppose children between 12 and 5 years go half price; under five years free, over the railroads. I hope Mr. Gibson will not work against us if he will not work for us. Every one of our elders in charge of a company reported what valuable help he was and how well everything went from the Customs to Castle Gardens and from there to the Old Dominion Steam Ship. Prest Fjeldstead sent me an account of a man who made an affidavit at New York - he passed as husband to a woman and children, for some mormon missionary. Funny if he was party to a fraud he should complain of himself. But such things are likely, to militate against us. Guion & Co have heretofore expected us to be responsible for any returned from Castle Gardens; but I have written there to day I should do no such thing. I will send you a copy of the letter. I also enclose one of the Guion Co. bills so you can see who are likely to be rejected. An old lady named Kay, whom I met at Manchester Conference told me he daughter Alice was married to a man named W^m Lawley in Salt Lake City. When this man left the Manchester Conference he was a widower with two young children