Spencer Heath Archive

Item 1608

Carbon copy of a letter to Leonard E. Read, Foundation for Economic Education, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.

March 25, 1957

Dear Mr. Read:

     Knowing as you do that I look upon the develop­ment of community-wide real-estate administration as the key to the future advancement of free enterprise in the field of public administration, you will not be surprised at the pleasure I have taken in reading Murray Rothbard’s contribution to your Special Essay Series.

    As showing how sound reasoning does eventually prevail, I enclose copy of a recent letter from one of the longest-time and most hard-bitten Single Taxers I have known. This letter, of course, speaks for itself.

    I feel sure that a paper such as Dr. Rothbard’s having the prestige of F.E.E. can have very far-reach­ing effects among the more practical-minded followers of Henry George, some of whom, like Mr. Codman in the real estate business and Mr. Lincoln of the Lincoln Electric Company, are very substantial people in all other respects.

Sincerely,

SH/m

Enc:  cc, Codman to Heath, 2/22