The Brigham Young Center

Gt Salt Lake City  
April 2nd. 1866.

James Street, Esq.
New York City
    
Dear Sir:--

On the 17th of Feb. I drew a draft on Messrs Barney, Morgan & Co. for Twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) and sent it down by my son, John W. Young. My object in sending down the draft as I did was to save the trouble and risk of sending down the money, and also to keep it in the Country to carry on the business of getting out the poles. I felt more free in drawing this draft, in view of my not needing the amount until it would be more than due for work done on the Line. Until then I do not want the money. Probably it will not be needed before the middle of May or the first of June.
  
 I telegraphed to you through Mr. Clawson on the 31st ult., that there were over four thousand telegraph poles cut west of this City, and their delivery would commence this week, and that I expected to complete the delivery on the west line by the middle of May. We have had a fall of Snow ten inches deep since the evening of the 1st which will retard the delivery of the poles some few days; but the snow is rapidly disappearing, and the labor will be pushed ahead as fast as possible.
    
I have written to Mr. Clawson to purchase 500 miles of No. 9 wire for our home telegraph, with the necessary insulators. Probably it will be convenient for you to give him the benefit of your experience in purchasing. It is our intention, as soon as practicable, to extend our Line to the Territories north of us and to the South as far as necessary, even if it should be to Mexico. If you want any share in this Line, you can be accommodated.
  
With kind regards I remain

Yours truly,

Brigham Young