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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
CHURCHILL, Winston S. (1874-1965), Prime Minister. Autograph letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), as Minister to Board of Trade, to Reginald McKenna (1863-1943), 26 November 1908. 3 pages, 8vo, Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens stationery, punch holes on top left, matted and framed with photographic portrait of Churchill and printed broadside of Churchill's famous lines from 1940: "We shall not flag or fail"
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. (1874-1965), Prime Minister. Autograph letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), as Minister to Board of Trade, to Reginald McKenna (1863-1943), 26 November 1908. 3 pages, 8vo, Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens stationery, punch holes on top left, matted and framed with photographic portrait of Churchill and printed broadside of Churchill's famous lines from 1940: "We shall not flag or fail"
CHURCHILL ELECTRIFIES THE NATION--WITH ELECTRICITY
A lengthy letter on electrification to Asquith's Home Secretary (and Chancellor of the Exchequer) Reginald McKenna. It reads in full: "I had a prolonged talk with the Electric Agents last night. The two points of difficulty outstanding are these. First, they want to put in 'existing instruments,' so as to prevent you bringing in some utterly new fangled & hypersensitive fad into their area, & then throwing them out on that. Surely you can restrict this to instruments of the same character as those now employed, while leaving it quite open for instruments of greater delicacy to be introduced. The second point is that your clauses only affect two companies really, because they come in your area. But by the Bill as proposed by you, all the others, though not in any way involved, are brought under the ban. Can you not make the operation of the clauses (or consolidated clause) apply only to those companies which do in fact come in your area in a practical way? If you can meet the companies on these two points, I think a settlement can be reached. Let me remind you how important this bill is, as it not only links up the companies but also gives facilities to the Boroughs. I am asking Pelham & Booth to try & see either you or Raban some time today & explain more fully."
CHURCHILL ELECTRIFIES THE NATION--WITH ELECTRICITY
A lengthy letter on electrification to Asquith's Home Secretary (and Chancellor of the Exchequer) Reginald McKenna. It reads in full: "I had a prolonged talk with the Electric Agents last night. The two points of difficulty outstanding are these. First, they want to put in 'existing instruments,' so as to prevent you bringing in some utterly new fangled & hypersensitive fad into their area, & then throwing them out on that. Surely you can restrict this to instruments of the same character as those now employed, while leaving it quite open for instruments of greater delicacy to be introduced. The second point is that your clauses only affect two companies really, because they come in your area. But by the Bill as proposed by you, all the others, though not in any way involved, are brought under the ban. Can you not make the operation of the clauses (or consolidated clause) apply only to those companies which do in fact come in your area in a practical way? If you can meet the companies on these two points, I think a settlement can be reached. Let me remind you how important this bill is, as it not only links up the companies but also gives facilities to the Boroughs. I am asking Pelham & Booth to try & see either you or Raban some time today & explain more fully."