Reel 17 begins with general correspondence concerning the Berkshire, (Mass.) trolley merger. Here also is material relating to "Boston-1915", a citizen's group promoting the city's commercial and industrial growth; correspondence with the American Association for Labor Legislation on industrial accident insurance; and letters received from the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, Filene's Cooperative Association, and a group in Oregon asking for help in amending that state's constitution. Finally, there is a large amount of material on the Ballinger investigation, including an additional chronological file of correspondence taken from printed records (see reel 16). (Boxes NMF 22-7/8, 23, 24-1/2)