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FDR Responds To Criticism Of Heating System
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| 1 | November 12, 1938. | |
| 2 | Dear Tom:- | |
| 3 | In the pre-election rush I did not get a chance to write you about the very small matter of the heating of my very small cottage at Hyde Park. | |
| 4 | The answer is a very simple one -- this cottage will probably be unoccupied most of the time in the winter. And if occupied it would only be for a few hours or for a day or for a Saturday-Sunday at the most. Therefore, the question resolved itself into what was the simples fuel to "turn on" for a few hours or a day. Obviously oil was much more convenient than an Anthracite Stoker. | |
| 5 | To show you the small amount of fuel expected to be used, the oil tank would only be sufficient for a couple of weeks of heating. | |
| 6 | You can perfectly properly tell Mr. Casey that if I had been putting in a furnace to be used through the winter, I would most certainly have used some form of Anthracite Stoker. | |
| 7 | So you will see I have not forgotten my friends in the coal mines. | |
| 8 | Always sincerely, | |
