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<br />I <br /> <br />MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM INC <br /> <br />Please Reply To: <br />5818 Knox Avenue S <br />Minneapolis, MN 55419 <br />925-4806 <br /> <br />Mr James Senden, Mayor <br />Mr Robert Benke, Council Member <br />Mr Roger Blomquist " <br />Ms Jeanette Janecek " <br />Mr Steve Sclunidt " <br />City of New Brighton <br />803 5th Avenue NW <br />New Brighton, MN 55112 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and Council Members: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I want to extend the museum's thanks to you and the City staff for your <br />most excellent support and cooperation in making the July 4th "New Brighton <br />Special" such a fantastic success. We could not have staged this event <br />without your help and that of the New Brighton Historical Society, the <br />New Brighton Jaycees, Mr Dick Bury of Midwest Asphalt corporation, and <br />Mr and Mrs Kermit Hedman. <br /> <br />We are particularly grateful for the opportunity to test our rolling <br />stock and our members at such events. This was our very first such effort, <br />and we are as pleased as we hope you are with it. Our greatest problems <br />were that it was not a four-day weekend and we did not have enough coaches <br />to carry the loads. We estimate that 9,200 people rode the train, and <br />that perhaps 1,000 could not be carried. <br /> <br />We appreciate the generosity of the Minnesota Transfer Railway Company for <br />making its line available, and of its employees who donated their time. <br />It is highly unusual for a railroad in this part of the country to make <br />such a gesture, although it is not the first time that the company has <br />done it. Back in 1963, the Transfer allowed us to operate our streetcar <br />on its tracks, an event so popularly received that our Lake Harriet Trolley <br />exhibit was born from it. <br /> <br />Again, our thanks for your support. <br /> <br />Yours sincerely, <br /> <br />&:U~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />William J Graham <br />President, MTM <br /> <br />cc: Gayle Bromander <br />Mark Anderson <br />Jim Lehn <br />