C j - NO, CLASS OF SERVICE DESI RED DOMESTIC CABLE TELEGRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED ' NI GHT CABLE LETTER MESSAGE NIGHT LETTER CASH OR CHG. CHECK WEEK END LETTER Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise meRf!age will be transmitted as a full-rate communication. TIME FILED J, C. WILLEVER, NEWCOMB CARL TON, F'RESIDENT P'IFttiT VICE-PftESIDENT Send the following message> :mbject to the term:s on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to January 3 19 ~.,8 Staple~., ~ad rid (Spain) J UL:.10 R J.AN CH} r , , ' J ... Form 1206-A CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED DOMESTIC NO. CABl..F. TELEGRAM FULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE CABLE NIGHT WEEK END ER IO LETTER LETTER LETTER Patrons should check class of service desired; otherwise messu~e will be transmitted as n. full-rate eommunieation. NEWCOMB CARL TON. PRESIDENT J. C. WILLEVER, CASH OR CHG. CHECK TIME FILED FIRST VtCE•PltESIDEN'I' Sepe! thefollowing nJC$$age~ 3ubject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to February 13, 1928 Stapley Ji.1:adrid Spai11 WERrn YOU ABLill TO G.BJT THl~ BIG REJA JULMORG-AN CHJ JULI.fl... l,10RGAN TuLt.1CJIANTS tJXCHANG!~ ARTHUR BYNE PASl:O DE LA CASTELLANA, 19 CABLF, ADD.RESS STAPLEY MADRID Palma de Mallotca, February 17th, 1928 :Jtls s Julia ;~:organ , IAerchants Exchange, .S an Franc isc:o, 1-1y dear Rfiss ~1organ; cab le from you; Have just received the ~ollowing WERE YOU ABLE TO GET 'r HE DIG REJA - JULL!ORGAN No , I regret very much to say that 1 t has been i r:ipossible to consummate the affair. I wrote i~. Hearst at length explaining the conditions. As the matter stands nov, 1 t will be i mpossible to ac,complish anything so long as the pre sent Bishop is i n power; - and J30C waiting for someone to die is very slow business! There was a rnoment when the purc·hase seemed very possible and :.1r . Hearst responded •w it h the money instantly. What happened at that point I don't () lmow but I very much suspect that one of the Spanish dealers who frequent New York and knew that M:r. Hearst ( had been looking for a large reja tomd the Bishop t hat he ,vas a fool to sell unless some enor. nous price was offered; in other words, not being able to ne gotiate the sale hirnself' the dealer, to use a vularis rn, "nailed it down" . I have a man who works constantly in the neighborhood of the grille and any dis position to change their point of view will be telegraphed to ne instantly and you ~ay rest assured that I shall do my best. But if you are counting on the grille in some definite scheme I think it best to say that there is no possi.bility for several years to come. I As usual we are spending a month out on this ~~diterrane an Island working busily on new books. Incident a lly have you seen :JAJORCA!~ HOUSES AND GARDENS yet? • With k indest wishes fro I!l us both J March 7, 1928. Mr . Wm . R. Hearst, c/o rJiiss J·u11a i.ior•gan , A~erchants 1.ixcha11ge Bldg ., Sun Fr1ncisco , Californ 1 a . \:0 have l,ecn notified 7f the Clerk of the U. S. C11stoms Court that the proteBt fjled by us or1 your behalf or1 -~ugust 20 , 1926, coveri11;z 267 cases ~.\.ntique 'l"iles, ex SS "liJ.\R Y Luer .N ACII" , arri ved Ju.ly 27, 1926 , ,1 ill be brOllf;ht to trial at a ter1n of the Court to be :held in th.e office of the U. S. Apprais er in this City March 21 , 1928 , at 10 A.M. Thls Protest "~7as first called on tho Docke.t of November 29 , 1927, but v.1 1s continued. ':I.1l1e Court VJ:i.11 probably ref"use f1.1rthcr contin- uance u nless good cause is shown. VJill you kindly advise if ;; Oll inta11d to appear t y .ttt orr,ey at tr1e hea.rir1~, as other\''lis (~ the Protest , Ji 11 be s~fbrni tt ..:d On tr10 r1:eBsing tl10 cl2~r ovor their o, n thig·h 01· sl1in as a rnould . rhoy are then laid irJ the sun and curoa ,, - no h achinery , 110 kiln , eRoh tlle an individual product varying· in 00101" , textt1re and form . They ere applied on the roof either by lapping one over the other or by using dabs of mort&r to nold the cover tile onto the pan , or lo~cr tile • no ngils . In vir indy locations , the j irst tiqo or three ro\VS a11c) the hip or crest ing tiles , are fully mortared together . In course of time , lichens , moss , etc . - very small plant life , grow not only between the tile but all over the surface - the eurf~ce is beaten and worn by storms - a quality and exture develops not t o be J roduced artificially. Th ey o.oqt1lre r ha t is termed 1 ttpatinen or "patina" ( our weather r.,orn shakes on ol d. count ry barns illustrate) . ~ rile in this c ountry are g·enerally ade in moulds by nachine , and burned in kilns -- Ln consequence of Jhlch they Qre practically all alike excep t for vari ations of color . and are a hard , cut and dried produc t. In the couree of ycQrs , the ap earanc e of our dome~t ic tile improves as weather , ~ all plant growths , etc . soften outlines and vary colors , but we ha 1 e no domesti c tile old enough , even on the ~isaions ( they arc hand made tiles) to l1ave acquired che npat inen o:f those on turopean roofs one hundred fift y t o throe hundred years old •. Pa@'e /;2 ltr .J.}1 .Connolly 4/30/28 Mr. Hearst ' a h7a1n Building at oa11 ,imeon is of old type - many of its decorations being 14th to 16th Century t!IJork. .o had l:1ad. t pooial ti:!.e rioJlo in Los ·eles for the l"00f ever1 had it already hauled to tho roof top and distributed read~r for setting, .hen Air . Hea1·st object ed to its crune, netv appearanue , ,Jhioh seemed. entirely out of place. He had 01e cable l..... o .c11--thur Byne i11 aar id,· •Q. as1'.. ing him if he cou.ld locate enoup:h old tile for the building. .ri:fter some weeks . 1.:1-.~ Byne ~~rote back he had been :fortu.nate enough to :fi11d the tile on an old building bei.ng dernolished. to tvide11 an old street, but that he .~as having di:ff.:culty in gett.i11g them off ea1d orated., due to their extreme :fragility· at1d ht it tle11os rs, and old age 1 troubles gener lly. e ivaited six 11onths at least for thcoe tile to arr.tve - and \)he11 they did, "";o many had be~)n 1,)r3t 11:1 transit and broken i11 the .orates that ,·:e c oald 11ot use them after e.11 ! ( The custorns people do not know tve cot"l ~ ..... ot uoe them) .. Roof tile. as used here, is not depended upon for full weather protection . ~bout all roofs are made ~aterproof before tile is laid . Its value is in its fire protection qualities. heat and cold insulation, and pleasing appear2nce. The old tile meets these conditions, to some exte11t, but due to its fragility is practically valueless except for its soft , "personal quali 1;y11 , it[~ texture a11d !)'it inc, - due to the pe1 sonal v;ork 111 lts fabrication, and to tJ1e elements and nature, dnring years of ti.me. Some o'i. th . . . above "rnaterial" ,,as introduced at the Customs hea:rir1g tn t'he !~rs . Clara Huntington (Perkins) case last month. Her tile she bought off the roof of a 1emous old palaoe ln l,ome , demolished due to L:ussol ini ' s program . Ou.:r a.gent ( Ii~r. He sr st 's ) , I/a~ . ilrt hur Byne , o.n a1. . c hite ct, is the fore1aost at1thori ty on Jpa11ish ax·chi toature and decoration today - has written msny works . aooepted as authority in Spain as well as in Jmerica ~ collects and writes for a number of museums. He says positively the tile are over one hurJdred y0ars old - probably sorne ttlJO or two hundred fifty years old, due to prac tice of renewing tiles where bad leaks occur, instead of replacing roofs as ~e do. f a e 3 1.J •• conno11, 4/30/28 In lorida, a fe~J years ago, there r,,as ' craze .or Cub~n roofin t le not nl-ay very old - 511d r bel ·eve the customs court ruled a ~·nst the importerc , tha t they ere not wo_ ke of q t and not over one hundred years old . This only hearsay. 1 lo letter Yours very truly, Byne C!_oiste:r_ l\~ay 8 192d . we have setting prints A to 17 inc. and ~ photos of vaulting. (in envelope on Miss korgan's wall table) Mr. Hearst has "Dozen" photos mailed Ambassador Hotel July 27. 1925 . Setting prints #1 & #2. plan and detai l . also photos, m·a iled N.Y• Dec. 1, 1925 Byne 03:_oister lvla.y 8 192d. we have setting prints o to 17 inc. and ~ photos of vaulting, (in envelope on Miss ~organ's wall table) Mr. Hearst has "Dozen" photos mailed Ambassador Hotel July 27, 1925 • Setting prints #1 & #2, plan and detail, also :photos, m·ailed N.Y• Dec. 1, 1925 ay 10, 19 .,u. ;. r. rthur Byne, ~aseo do la Castellu~a. lJ . adr id , lJear .a c pain . r. Byne: ~~ il 1 ~iou kindlJ send u -.1 d upli ca te prir1ts of the tv,o shPets,"a eneral pl&..n of the extant portion and actails o • tho Chanter House" of tho 1.0!1astery of San Bernsirdo de ~acre c. ia, vhich you orwarued u in yo,r letter of October loth 19~5. rhose were shoat~ tfl and r,B. he sent them v.1ith tho photographs of tho monastery t< ~nd did not et tnem b· cc. yourself, r. Hearst ith kindest regards to ~rs. Bync a ,d Yours very truly, ARTHUR BYNE / PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19 CABLE ADDRESS STAPLEY MADRID rv1 ay 28th, l 9 2 8 Miss Julia Morgan, Merchants Exchange, San r'rancisco Dear Miss Morgan; In accordnace witn your request of May 10th I am enclosing herewith ~ blueprints of Sheets, 1, 2, and 3, of the - Monastery of sacramenia. Does tnis request~ /' ~ t:~ t'? ::i mean that you are ~bout to start work on tne j • t;- j reerection? /f.. :;( At the present moment I am much engaged in taking down two very remarkable ceilings for Mr.Hearst. As soon as I have the measurements and d1a5 rams I will send you copies. Hoping you are in good health and not too awfully busy, believe me, with kindest regards from us both, ) ~ ~- V I Sincerely, •r • i I I- ARTliUR, BYNE PAS!:0 DE LA CA~TJ<.:LLANA. 10 CABLE ADDRESS STAPLEY MADRID October Tenth, 1 9 2 8 Iliss Julia Mor~an , i'.[erchants Exchan~e, San Franc isc·o Dear Miss ~organ ; Your cordial letter of July 28th has lain unanswered all this time matters. To begin with we have heard nothing from your friend Thaddeus Joy; it is possible of course that he came during our absence from }!adrld, the last two weeks of July and all of August. If so it is our loss and we are very sorry. Likewise there was a possibility of Mr.Hearst 's comin~ down to Spain; this fact you mentioned in your letter; likewise we ·we re uwa.rned" by the New York off ic·e. I have written him care of his Paris office but there has been no response; of course he never writes. There ware several th1n~s of importance I wished to ahow him but I suppose they can be taken up in New York later. Then I delayed writing until I could send you the drawin~s of the two latest ceilin~s sentthe ~re at ..~lmargo ce 11 in~ from the ~-~onas tery of San Francisco , and the beautifully painted ~udejar ceilin5 from a Gothic palace in Tarrazona. These I am now sending under separate cover. I . a~ !lad you were able to use the fountain I sent to advanta~e. I have a much larger· and important one in view. It used to stand in the Plaza de San Fernando 111 sev ille but wa.s taken down by order of Napoleon's brother Joseph when the Frenc·h tried to introdue.e"civie: improvements" in Seville. It le only because it lies dis1nantled that one could ever hope to secure such a thing. After the fiasco of the great grille of Palencia I almost hesitate to mention the subject of grilles again. But how could one imagine that the ARTIIUR 13YNE PASI◄: O DF.: LA CA S Tl~LLANA , CABLE AJ)ORES S 19 S TAf>Ll:.Y MADRID Julia Morgan ( 2) oct.10,1928 upper half of a great "iron"' grille was to turn out to be wood! 1-Iowever I have lear11e d my lesson. The present example I speak of is genuine fro m top to bottom. That is easily ascertained by the fact that it was many years ago removed from the front of the coro of Oviedo cathedral and has been stored 1n an abandoned chapel ever since. It is pure Gothic dat1gg from the 15th century. As it has been out of the public gaze for over fifty years itspurchase and exportation lookB very feasible; but these Spanish Bishops are an awful lot to do business with. I have detail photographs which I ·would have sent to ~!r. Hearst could I have located him. The drawing of the ensemble I have not yet had time to make. Still another matter you about. As this is sort of a it before you first so that you up with M:r.Hearst when he has a California.The drawings of this along with the aeilings. I wish to speak with project I am placing may some day take it momei1t of leisure in project I am sending I carefully drew up the Mudejar Church of Santa Ildar1a del Tranaito ( late 14tr, century) , in Tola.do; I consider this , one of the finest 'rooms" in Europe, d regardless of style or epoch. My idea wks ~that perhaps 1'. 1r. Hearst could be induced to build a replica of 1t. In addition to the drawings I have magnificent detail ~ photographs. With a little searching I believe I could find an old ceiling that would duplicate the one in Toledo. When last in Granada I took up the question of wi:.tx the carved plaster or "yeseria". V/ith the experienc·e they have had there in restoring the Alhambra they could do the work perfectly; in fact gave me a price, approximate of ~ourse, of eight thousand dollars, which I think very cheap. I think it all worthy of consideration for the result would be the most unique thing in America. Iilldred joins me in kindest regards. We are both well and hope you are. We have two new books on the "ways" but it will be a long time before they see the light of day. I AR1"HUR BYNE PAS:EO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19 CABLF.; ADDRESS STAPLEY MADRID October 22nd 1 9 2 8 r.~iss Julia :.~organ :.~erc·hants Exchange San Francisco Dear ?·Liss ~~organ; I am sending herewith three photographs of the large Almagro Ceiling which I forgot to enclose with the drawings sent last week. The ve-erec,tion of this great c·eiling will be no child's play (the taking down certainly was not!) but fortunately it ·1s co~paratively simple in elements. V/lth kindest regards, believe rne, Sincerely, Form 1206.-A / no. CLASS OF SERVICI~ DESI RED\ DOMESTIC CASH OR CHG. CABLE I TELEGRAM fULL RATE DAY LETTER DEFERRED NIGHT MESSAGE CABLE LETTER NIGHT LETTER WEEK END LETTER CHECK V ..u .. l'atrons bhouldcheckcla.ss of 1,ervicc desired; otherw"iso message will be transmitted as a full-rate <'Ommunic-ation. _ _ _ _ __;,;,::_---=-----== TIME FILED J. NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRE SI OE NT c. WILLEVE:R. f'IRST VICII•PA£&101[NT ~ Send the following message, 3ubject to the iem1& on back hereof,, which are hereby agreed to November 3. 19~8. st,:oley .. ~adr id Snain .. C BL~ PJIC ~SAD SEND PHOTOGRAPHB JULTuTO RGA ·~ CHJ Exceppts from Byne correspondence -Letter of October 10, 1929 -- "Am sending under separate cover drawings of the great Almagro ceilin.g from the rionastery of San · Francisco." Letter of October 22, 1929 -- usending herewith three photo~raphs of the large Almagro ceiling which I forgot to enclose with the drawings sent last week." ( J . :r:~1. 1 et t er to Vl . R. H. .TJo v . 3 , 1 9 2B - - tt Enc 1 o s - ed is a copy of Mr. Byne's letter. The drawings he s~eaks of have just arrived. I will being them down next trip.1 AR"fl-IUR BYNE PASEO DE LA CAST~LLANA, 19 CABLE ADDRESS STAPLEY MADRID November 5th, 1 9 2 8 L1iss Jttlia !!organ, ~erchants ~xchange, San Franc·isc·o, Dear I~iss ~~organ ; I acknowledge receipt of the follov;l11g cable: CLIE:NT DIDNT RECEIVE PARIS LETTERS \~tANTS FOU}JTAIN AND GRILLE CABLE PRICES AND SE1'ID PHOTOGRA:P!IS-:if!ORGAN t!:r;- .Hearst · 1s indeed a very difficult person to get in touch with. I tried to intercept him ln ~arls because his New York office intimated that he might come to Spain, and I wished to put !nyself at his service~. Hov:ever that is past. ~Jeither the fot1r1tain nor the grille have materialized yet but I am confident that sooner or later both will fall to m.y net. The minute there is anything concrete I will cable particulars. made of the receipt of photographs and particulars of two remarkable ceilin~s and a beautiful tiled wainscot from Seville. As these are objects which ordina.1Jily interested i.[r. Hearst I a:n sending dupicates herew•ith. Also I a~ adding a nice tempietto and fountain group from the south of Spain (not the important fountain from Seville of course). Following are the particulars: 1Jo ::ner1tlon has been - Project No.2- Tempietto and Fountain surrounded by ~arble statues on pedestals representing the Four Parts of the World. Tempietto and fountain are of hard ston~. The roof is of tiles, th.e Pir1nac·le covered with metal sheet~ng. Entire group as seen in drawing S6,500.Tl1e ov1ner is v;illing to sell tl1e Te1n- pietto and fountain apart (that is,without t~ne stat1..1es) Priee ~,4, 750. Reference TELlPIETTO ARTHUR BYNE PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19 CADLE ADDRJ<:ss STAPLEY MADRID Julia :.iorgan Project Iio. 6 2 Nov.5,1928 Remarkable colored-tile wainscot existinp:, in a Sevillia11 Palac.e and dated 1609. StroLg color soheme with fir1e patina. Sixty-seven running feet of tilinR, six feet high. Can be used for stair or horizontallv v Referene:e ~VAI1'JSCOT Project No. 7 ~4. 000.- Priee painted Gotl1ic· bearued celling, covering a room 23 feet Beat1:E lful square. Large and snall beams as well as soffits and friezes covered with 15th century painted decoration (of whioh I enclose a ooor photograph of that on the frieze-board). The room is historic for it was the abode of Francis I of France durln~ his enforced sojourn ln SPain Referenee FRA!-JGIS Project tro . 8 Price $10.800.- " Extraordinary flat wooden beamed ceiling measuring 35 bv 104 feet, at prese11t covering, the refectory in a Cor1vent. I can t send a photo- graph of the ceiling for it is at present hidden fro1n view by an 18th centttry plaster vault. Tr1ough dati11g from the 16th century the ceiling ls decorated in the Gothic style with par.els of geometrie tracery, painted. Feference SA1{AGU}! Pr i~e s17,ooo.- ~eedless to add that ttese are all objects of rarity vrhic·h I doubt if anyone but myself could possibly move fron1 the cottntry. With kindest regards. believe me, Sineerely, ARTHUR BYNE PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19 CABLE ADDRESS STAPLEY MADRID Nqvember 13th 1 9 2 8 ..."'1s ~ s J u_1 i a ___rorgan, :~rchants Exchange 11 11 San Franc·iseo Dear i.!iss :::organ; Please find enclosed herewith phot·8 g:raphs of the marble statues of the Four Parts of the World. These belong to the Temnietto and Fu~ntain (project No.2) sent you last week. There v1as a delay in procuring these 1 photographs for which reason I was unable to include the~ with the rest. }Gr . Thaddeus Joy suddenly appeared last ni5ht and we were quite pleased to get first-hand nev1s of· you and the great project of San Simeon . Vle ~nope to see hi!n again before he runs off. so sorry to hear you have been ill; do take care of yourself. Sincerely, PASEO DI..: LA CASTELLANA , 1aniard~; say in their letters 0 ycu have two frierJ1s who yearn to serve you.'* We would be so flad to see you here . At least let us hope the illness has frie_-htened yru ir:to taking better care of yourm self. If you feel the ~eect of being remi se a neuf go to tl1e Von Da ;,ner Sara torl 11ma t Bad-I{i ssengen next Pvmme~·--a mo st remarkably Berious place pour faire la cure. Arthur, always nitifully thin, gained eight pounds in a scant three weeks' sojourn. IJovely cot1ntry , rich in fine Baro0ue pnlaces. writes that our Exhibition Blc1ne- at Se~ Seville iB a sorry affair (but I only whisper it). Just bursting with luxuri ous plumbing and heating etc. but--Oh, Arthtlr a long lif1t of bl1tR. The Argentine bldng is splendid, ar:d (ll • little Portugal tno has done well. Mexico's Aztec facade Loo lr~ks bizarre, but the plan inside is the best devised by m any of the architects. to T. J. and to that nlce family c.f the German name who sent us a fine box of fruit which, like Rer1ernber u all packages from the U. S . or from abroad in general, arrived months after it was due . It lva:s sent from "The Elite Cater-er " of Los Angeles, and the agent in Barcelona v,rho received i t wrote that he held for me a package sent by Don Elito CatererJ C I• A thousand good wishes from us .both ; better health and a vacation in the near future. • Ever your sincere and grateful f~ie~~ , { ~~==✓ . . . • +:: . OFFICE OF" THE PUBLISHER BROADWAY AT ELEVENTH ST. ,LOS ANGELES December 2, 1928. Dear Miss Mor gan: When you write Mr . Byne, I wish you would tell him that I am extremely anxious to get a fine grill~ and I was natura.lly disappointed vvhe n the grille that we had in hand did not turn out to be satisfactory. But of course, I am not silly enough to tlame Mr. Byne for that. I only hope he will be able to find a.nother one that is really good . I am a.lso interested in the Seville fountain. I ara not interested in the little fountain that he sent me, and I would not know how to use it. I am interested in the ceilings he sends-- the small Gothic ceiling and the Moorish ceiling. I would like to get these. I would like to ~have further details about the large ceiling-- 35 • X 104'. ~ • That is an unusual size, a.nd if the ceiling is fine and_ effective, it would be something to have in reserve for a big hall. I would like further details about this ceiling, however, if it is possible to obtain it. I think a color sketch would be the best thing to eend. Sincerely, t ~ IIE questio11 is so often < ske : "What is the pop• ulation of California going to be?" that the diagram above has been prepare to let the q est·on answer itself. Th se three aps are drawn to e same s ale. Califo nia covers 158,000 square tniles. Great Britain as a popu at:on c>f between forty-t,v·o and f >rty-threc millions. ts area is ess than 90,000 square miles. Italy's inl1abitants umber betwee11 thirty-eight and thirtynine millions. Its area is 118,000 square miles. California's topography and climate are similar to hat o Itn -s. Its pre ent pop lation of 5,000,000 resembles tliat of the builc rs f B itain in pioneering energy and determination to push its prod cts across the seve seas. One California city alone Los A1,~eles-is plannin~ accom.. 111 a i >ns for a city larger than Londo , \\yith i s , d a half million . It "ill locate t esc m ·tlions et,:veen a ran e of pie uresque m ntains and t rie o en beaches of tl c Paci ic Ocean, he e i s c1·mate is unsurpassed duri g any season of the year tCo yrig1't. r ' l :4 nu lr F m" ) l'orm 1201 Cl.Ass 011 ESTER ION SERv1cn This is n full-rate Telegram or Cablegran1 unJcss its character is indicated by a symbol in the check or in the address. NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT J. C. WILLEVl!R, FIRST / SYMBOLS llLUE .NJTJ? NL Day Letter Night Message Received at 722 Market St., San Francisco, Calif., A'o':t::s LCO Deferred CLT Cable Letter WLT Week End Letter , STANDARD TIME. .~ 4 /J SD237 15=AB LOSANGELES CALIF 3 42bP JUL I A ~10RGA N:; =MERCHANT3 EXCHANGE BLDG SANFRANCISCO CALIF= I DO ·NOT ORDER NUMBER SEVEN FROM BYNE UNTIL 1 SPEAK TO YOU IT SEEMS EXPEN~IVE: =W R HEARST. -~ Night Letter VICE-PRESIDENT The filing tiU1c as shown in tho dat-0 Hoc on full-rate frlcgrarna and day letters, and the time of receipt nt destination as ehown on all mcssa f. a • • ARTHUR BYNE PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA, 19 CABLl'.:: AODRESS STAPLEY ~I ADRID December 4th, 1 9 2 8 William Randolph Hearst, Esq. 137 Riversi~e Drive, rew Yor1: City Dear !'!I r. Hearst; The enclosed photographs are of -~ a remarkably fine stone frieze I have just bought. • r c·onsia_er it the finest piec·e of Plateresque stone carving I have seen in . Spain. Dimensions; 19 feet long by 3 feet 4 ir1ches high. Pric·e ONE THOU3A11D FIVE HTJriDRED dollars (:1,500.-) Referen.ce FLATERESQUE FF.IE!ZE. The..rtkirig you for your attention, very truly, ----- • q_o:e:y - Ori~inal & 3 photos raturned to .1.vir. Hearst Jan 11,1928 Arthur .dyne Paseo de La Gastellana,19 Ivladrid December 4th, 1 9 2 8 ~illiam Randolph Hearst, 137 Rive~siie Drive, Jew York City Dear I~1r. Hearst: The enolosed ~hoto~raphs are of a remarkable .fine stone frieze I have ju ··t bought. I consider it the finest piece of Plateresque stone carvin~ I have seen in Spain. Dimensions; 4 inches high. 19 feet long by 3 feet Price ONI~ THOJSAN.D FIV.~ HUNDRED dollars ($1,5000.-) Thanking you for your attention, Very truly, Arthur· Byne