
I am commissioned to ask if you can supply The Herald exclusively with a poem in relation to the coming
world's fair to be held in this city. The idea is to get contributions
from the few leading poets of America, and the list would be very incomplete without your name. The
West is anxious to hear from you on this subject, and The Herald reaches the West very widely. If you
entertain the proposition favorably, please
state probable length and price. One or two other distinguished poets have been approached, and have
made encouraging replies.


