[Letter] August 31.1889,Keene Valley,N.Y. [to F.H. Giddings]

August 31, 1889, Keene Valley, N. Y.

Dear Friend,
       Prof. Patten has
left me and I expect
that you will see him soon,
and will hear of our
Summer School of Economics
in this Adirondack valley.
He is indefatigable himself.
 If he had had his way
we should have had three
sessions a day, talking economics
morning, afternoon and
evening. Well, this is
an ungrateful way to talk
about him; for he came
here to visit with me,
and we had a really delightful
time, not all scientific.
Prof. Patten stirred at the Adirondack House,
Mr. Lyman is here, and we
got up excursions to
Ausable Lakes, Mt. Porter
etc. It was, however, no
consolation for the loss of
your visit, and I shall not
be happy till I make that
up in Northampton. I
think our Council should meet this
winter, if the general association does
not. The holiday vacation will be the
natural time of meeting and New York
the natural place. The difficulty about
New York is that to select that place looks
like asking Seligman for another dinner.
When, however, the meeting comes I
want a downright good visit from you,
and no substitutions or abbreviations in the
place of it.
 I have, of course, read your
interesting note in the Quarterly on the
Cost of Production of Capital. We must have
that discussion out. I cannot quite see
it as you do get; but I will wait to tell you
all that I think about it. It is a rare
opportunity for a discussion when I find
myself disagreeing with you on any point. Nearly
always I find myself in complete agreement. Have you
seen Prof. Cohen's allusions to you in Schumoller's Jahrbücher ?

            Yours Very Truly,
                 J. B. Clark