Thanks to Whom They Are Due
By N. Z. Town
SEVERAL months ago I received a letter from Brother H. H. Hall, of Oakland, Cal., in which was enclosed a duplicate bill of lading for twenty-six boxes of fruit that had been sent to my address in Buenos Ayres about six months before. In the letter Brother Hall explained that the receivers of the fruit in Buenos Ayres had written asking for instructions, as no one came to claim the fruit. This was the first intimation we had that any one had sent us the fruit. I immediately sent the duplicate bill of lading to Brother Snyder, our secretary in Buenos Ayres, and he found the fruit in deposit in the custom-house. Although it had been lying in the custom-house about six months, it was in good condition, and we were very grateful for such a generous donation. We have waited, hoping to hear something in regard to who is the donor, that we might thank him personally, but as we have heard nothing, we hope that this note may reach the person or persons that so kindly remembered us in this far-off land. After paying the freight from Valparaiso, Chile, the fine for not claiming it in the stated time after its arrival, and the duty, it still cost us only about one third as much per kilo as the same class of fruit costs here. Half of the quantity sent went to our school in Entre Rios, and the other half was divided among the workers. On behalf of all who have helped to eat it. I send grateful thanks to the donors of these seven hundred kilos of nice California dried fruit.
N. Z. TOWN.