| Show S CONTRACT WITH THE SMITHSONIAN lIIA Washington v Dec 16 The agreement between en President Pi sl ent Hoo v lt and the si t th ol lan llis tI t i 1 to t lie prOd 1 lri Africa t made public today toda by Charles D Volcott secretary of tho th institution board of or the institution tion n yesterday considered the pI esl Jones kilter arid d adopted d a II resolution entering Into int a Ii contract with the tho tl lent nt for fOl certain c l work volk The Th president 1 ole t r Wp l tt as us f follows li c l About iou the the ot April J ext I J in to Africa lly Uy plans iJ are III it course Indefinite Ind but at ut present pres i t I 1 l ippe they will bo b something un on the following order By ny May lIn l 1 J 1 hhall land uia spend th tho next row few I and traveling British Gor 01 nan Et t Africa going 01 or toward l with the tho of striking the about Jo t g eul and ild thon workIng down Il with side trips after atler atleri i nh and birds so asto come corne out at tidewater I about March 1 1 This II me J 1 10 months month ln As 0 know 1 Iam I am not n t IJ a e nouat of or but my real and main In Interest terest Is the tho naturalist alist iN wIt mo that opens opens I the best chance for the tho national muse um to get SI ti u linn 1111 only o othe of the tho big game beasts he butof the tho and of Africa and n Il it fliP l I chance chanco not tobe neg neglected 1 wl l make for forthe the expenses ses t m seH and my m son nut But Wh l Ii would io like toJo tolo would ba be bato betl to tl set get one or 01 two professional field field naturalists to so go with me m who Iho sh send brick the tho wo w collect c ll d hc collection colI would thus thus go h be of p value it I 1 hope Include of big gallic gairie to with tho rum ami al I birds not n the U c us that wo enable me meto ti tito to pay for COl the Held naturalists or 01 taxi tax H and their theIL kit and amI the thc trans trams transport port of or tho specimens mens and curing curinE of o os s lm for 6 the th national museum I us Ot at ui e tho actual a hunting of bis gamp I 1 would want to 10 or have my so but the specimens will all go to tho museum save sayo savea a n very ver feW personal trophies s of or little scientific value which for fol that reason reas 1 l might wish to keep Now can you In Ip of lr getting these specimens Ipe for this th national arrange for tho ser b r taxidermists and II nd fo ro care al e and lill the transport of the spec As s I should feel fe l that tho national 1 museum um muse museum um my mr collection c go |
