This is on eBay at the moment. I suppose I could have put this under humor as well.
Wow! Now that's precisely what our clients expect us to be able to tell them. It is never the absolute truth, however.
> I suppose I could have put this under humor as well.
If it was signed off with "Best Regards" it would have been very funny.
That has all the earmarks of a letter written by a surveyor to a client in response to questions as to why the bill was so high since various lines of the tract had already been surveyed by others. Some things never change. It would be an unusual surveyor who has never written a similar letter to a client.
"Absolutely correct" in that context should be understood as defending the quality of his work as being of a quality not to ever be shown to be wrong, which is in fact the position one would want to take in that argument. "Well, the right answer does cost more."
I would interpret "absolutely correct" to mean in accordance with all required rules, procedures, and measurement tolerances. It would not constitute a claim to perfect measurements.
Big Jack Neal (1881-1973)
The writer of that letter was G.A. Neal, known as "Big Jack" Neal (b. 1881 d. 1973). Neal served as the county auditor for 19 years and, like his father, as the county surveyor for several years. His father was Nathan Perry Neal, a surveyor for a railroad company.
Big Jack Neal (1881-1973)
Thanks for the info. I was hoping you might chime in with this kind of info.
Big Jack Neal (1881-1973)
And the courthouse building on the letterhead is still there. On Google maps street view it is impressive & beautiful!
Big Jack Neal (1881-1973)
> And the courthouse building on the letterhead is still there. On Google maps street view it is impressive & beautiful!
Yes, the Ellis County Courthouse is in the top echelon of the Texas County courthouses, built when cotton was probably the main cash crop in the county.
Big Jack Neal (1881-1973)
Kent, Very Good.
Having followed Mr. Neal many times, his work was far above the average of his time and quite often he would bury cloth with his corners.
> If it was signed off with "Best Regards" it would have been very funny.
lol :good:
I just gotta add that note to my general notes on my plats.
"The survey we made was absolutely correct and there was no guess work about it."
