_It is, I think, the duty of all of your readers to wish THE BEAVER a
very happy New Year._
_You cannot realize what the magazine means to us who live in the silent
places far removed from social intercourse with our fellow creatures._
_We who have access to such little reading material to interest us in
our lonely lives will look forward eagerly to the arrival of THE
BEAVER._
_And I can assure you that I wish it every success in the years to come,
and I trust that all the readers will recognize the fact that it is
their bounden duty to contribute either in writing or photographs from
time to time._
_I think that it is not to our Commissioner alone that we should look
for guidance nor to our District Managers, but to our friendly
intercourse one with another, which can only be accomplished through the
medium of THE BEAVER and I sincerely trust that this friendly
intercourse will grow stronger and stronger as the years roll by, and so
help to strengthen and firmly cement together the bonds of good
fellowship._
_I have the honor to be, Sir,
Yours obediently,
(Signed) ASHTON ALSTON,