If a letter is signed by the name of a firm, the signature of the one who dictated the letter is usually added; as,
Yours very truly,
Smith Lumber Co.
by ——
This sort of signature gives a letter the "personal touch." Explain.
Folding a Letter
Business letter paper is about eight by ten inches. In folding a letter sheet, (1) turn the lower edge up to about one-eighth of an inch from the top; press the fold firmly, keeping the edges even; (2) turn the paper so that the folded edge is at your left hand; (3) fold from you a little less than one-third the width of the sheet; (4) fold the upper edge down toward you so that it projects a trifle beyond the folded edge. Without turning it over, pick it up and insert it in the envelope, putting in first the edge that was folded last.
Write the address and the salutation for:
1. A business house in your town.
2. Mr. John R. Tobin, president of the Detroit State Bank, Detroit, Mich.
3. Miss Mabel Gunther, Shullsburg, Wis.
4. Professor C. M. Watson, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.