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Millers man. I went from one part of the state to the other 

 on the larger cases in every city in this state. 

 Those days we had a little Ford car and we'd drive 

 through the state and we'd get the return on what 

 was the actual railroad fare only. From Richmond to 

 Fresno if the fare was $4.80 this was all we would 

 get. We had a regular monthly allowance, of course f 

 to stay in hotels, and we stayed in every town and 

 got a check practically out of nearly all of the 

 early farmers of the day. So I had a tremendous 

 experience from one end of the state to the other. 



Baum: You specialized in agricultural cases* 



Miller: Yes, and wineries, and interpretation cases. Then 

 one day they needed a new postmaster* and all of a 

 sudden out of a clear sky I was appointed postmaster 

 by President Hoover. I was postmaster during the 

 depression years from 1930 to 1934 for the city of 

 Richmond, California. 



Baum: Does this mean you were a Republican? 



Millers Yes, I am a Republican. 



Baum: Had you been active in politics prior to this time? 



Miller: Mo, ma'am. I'm just a registered Republican and I'm 



