Tli E LATE MR. THOMAS PRATT AND THE " SPECTATOR."
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.'9
SIR,--1 In Mr. Kiddy's weekly letter in your issue of Septem- ber 30th he said : "Incidentally, I have been impressed by the extent to which the Spectator is evidently read with diligence by the practical business man as well as by the politician and the litterateur." This statement provides me with a suitable opportunity of referring to the high appreciation of the Spectator which was manifested by the late Mr. Councillor Thomas Pratt, of Bradford (a past President of the National Chamber of Trade), who passed away a few weeks ago. In some notes upon his character, personality and activities, which were prepared for private circulation during his lifetime, the following words appear :—" His views on national affairs, with few exceptions, synchronize with those expressed in the columns of the Spectator week by week, and it is indeed but seldom that he is to be seen on a Saturday afternoon without this journal at his side." I can add my own personal testimony to the high estimate in which our late President—a man of sterling character and exceptional ability—held your journal, and continuously studied its comments on men, affairs, and various schools of thought.—I am, Sir, &c.,
P. HOWLING, General Secretary.
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