HERBERT V. JONES HERBERT V. JONES &* COMPANY

BYRON T. SHUTZ
PAUL M.JONES

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GORDON LETCHWORTH REAL ESTATE =—MOREGA Ge LOA Ss
FRANK E.BOLIN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - INSURANCE
GEORGE L. EDWARDS

JOSEPH V. MARCOUX SRYANT ‘BUrcLoinse

HOWARD BARNUM

H .V.JONES, Jr. KANSAS City, Mo.

October 21, 1939

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Phog":

Bill Campbell has just given me a copy of a letter he has
addressed to you regarding the meeting of the National
Association of Basketball Coaches which will be held in
Kansas City during the month of March of next year.

May I supplement Billts letter to the extent of saying that
many of your good friends will sincerely appreciate it if

you can have the Hotel President selected as the headquarters
for this convention. We would not ask for your assistance

in this connection except for the fact that we feel confident
that the Hotel President can give you the best of service and
has facilities for this meeting which cannot be equaled in
any other Kansas City hotel. About two and one-half years
ago a small group of us formed a syndicate and purchased

the Hotel President, and since that time have spent about
€200,000 in improvements.

In our own office there are three K. U- alumni who are
interested in this ownership and there are a number of others,
including our mutual friend, Frank Teel. We are, ef course,
all pulling for any activities in which K. U. is interested
and hope that our friends at K. U- will do a little pulling
for us whenever an opportunity such as this presents itself.

With kindest personal regards and best wishes to you, Phog,
I am

Yours in Bond,

Cin ZOE

BTS: MEE Byron T. Shutz