August 31 Sunday – In Onteora Park near Tannersville, N.Y., Sam wrote to Orion and Mollie Clemens. He was just back from Washington and shared the news that Nevada Senator John P. Jones promised to “set himself seriously to work to raise the capital” in December or January.

Doesn’t want to begin until he can walk the disciples right up to the machine & show it to them. Thinks he will have no trouble about raising the money then. Well, we must wait & see. So I am feeling reasonably comfortable [MTP].

Sam also wrote to “Brer” Franklin G. Whitmore, asking that 100 cigars be shipped to him. He enclosed something, probably a check, to Eugene Meyer, Susy and Clara’s music teacher [MTP]. Note: Meyer is noted as “Eugen” in two of Sam’s notebook entries.