Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from William H. Linkroum

Archive

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Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from William H. Linkroum

Entry/Object ID

2022.16.8205

Scope and Content

Letter to Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. from William H. Linkroum Transcription: [Letterhead Kenilworth Lodge Sebring Florida] March 3/36 Dear Mr. Fitzgerald: Your newsie letter came this morning and everything noted. I will be very glad to work with you along the lines you suggested providing you and Mr. Lee have carefully thought out the matter of finishing the new boat in ample time to sell. Judging from your letter you have considerable work ahead to finish her. Lyon's cruiser and you have lots of work ahead just as soon as the ice goes our besides the always busy tie of spring repairs and fitting out. It would seem to me you have about all you can handle and do well. It would be a mistake to start the boat and find you had to delay finishing it or you had to hurry and not make the good job you propose, in short it seems to me it is too late to start. Only not delay another year and in the mean time you may have an opportunity of selling the motor to advantage. Another thought, if you do not sell the motor by mid summer when you start to run page 2 [Kenilworth Lodge letterhead] into your slack season it would be a good time to start the hull and work on it at opportune times next summer late, the fall and winter. No job is good unless carefully done from start to finish. A poor job, and I mean one that must be constantly running back to the shop for this that and the other thing is the worst advertising a concern casn do. Customers do not accept apologies or excuses, they just want results. What do you figure the hull would cost finished, complete? Think this over carefully and let me know at Hackensack where I will be on the 7th. Be sure to arrange things so Capt. Lee can paint his boat soon as possible. I expect, health permitting,t come p for a few days soon as th eice goes out early in April. Very glad indeed to hear the new season holds so many promises,. My best regards to all, Yours very truly, W.H. Linkroum

Collection

Fitzgerald & Lee Collection of the Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Category

Correspondence

Acquisition

Accession

2022.16

Source or Donor

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Acquisition Method

Loan

Credit Line

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Source (if not Accessioned)

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Notes

The Fitzgerald & Lee collection is held at the Cornwall Brothers Store Museum in Alexandria Bay, NY. Due to mutual interests in the substance and context of the collection, the ABM digitized the collection to be able to use the materials for internal exhibit purposes.

Archive Details

Creator

William H. Linkroum

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 3, 1936

Archive Size/Extent

2 pages

Restrictions

This collection is open for research use

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Transcribed by Mike Gimigliano on 3/14/23

Archive Items Details

Container

6-13

Location

Building

Cornwall Brothers Store Museum

Copyright

Copyright Details

The Fitzgerald & Lee, Inc. collection is the physical property of the Alexandria Township Historical Society. The ABM reserves the right to reproduce items from the Fitzgerald and Lee Collection for exhibition use. Any other use must be approved by the ATHS. Inquiries as to publication or reproduction for profit must be forwarded to the ATHS. Copyright belongs to the authors or creators or their legal representatives where applicable. For further information, consult the Alexandria Township Historical Society at 315.482.4586.