August 3 Sunday – In Onteora Park near Tannersville, N.Y. Sam wrote to Senator John P. Jones after reading one of his speeches in the newspaper. Since he perceived that Jones had “more than common appreciation of the force of statistics” and so asked Webster & Co. to send Jones the new edition of Rowell’s Newspaper Directory, listing 1,500 dailies and 12,000 other periodicals. This was all part of Sam’s campaign to get Jones excited about the market for the Paige typesetter. Sam added, I think I could sell Arnot a privilege. He is worth $7,000,000 [MTP]. Note: Matthias H. Arnot had pledged $50,000 (see Aug. 9 to Arnot; Mar. 31-Apr. 2 entries)

Sam also wrote a thank you letter to Mr. Wood, evidently a photographer:

I and the inferior members of the Clemens family join in hearty thanks to you for your thoughtful kindness in giving us copies of the photographs which you made at the Hutton dive the other day. (The word dive is not used disrespectfully; it is only an affectionate reference to the hospitable bar in the back room.) We wish you well and repeat our thanks [MTP; from Henkels catalog Oct. 30, 1923 Item 136].