The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1908-10-10
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locations, on the ancient monuments
Of the Mississippi valley. BY 6Quisr
and Davis, was issued in 1S4s. and
distributed In this country and abroad.
The germs Of the present exchange
system are evident in the words Of the
AfSt secretary. Joseph Henry, who
wrote ~ early - 1889:
The worth and Importance Of the
Institution are not to be estimated BY
what It accumulates within the walls
Of its building, but by what 1t sends
forth to the world. Its great mission
ID to facilitate the use of all the i'm
plements Of research, and to difuse
knowledge, which this use may de-
velop. Tho Smithsonian publications
are sent to some institutions abroad.
and to the great majority Of those
at home. without any return receipt.
save in some cases that Of cDopsrar
ton in meteorological and other OBJ
servations,"
Az now conducted, the rules for the
control Of the exchange service pro
vide in addition to the distribution Of
the United States government publica-
tons to foreign libraries. for the dis
tribution abroad Of books. pamphlets.
charts and other printed matter sent
a gifts or exchanges from literary and
scientific societies or individuals to
correspondents abroad, without e.
pense to the sender beyond that Of do
livery to the Smithsonian institution
in Washinxton. No charge ID made
to the receiver except In some in
stances the cost Of delivery from IL
SmithsontAa agent or correspondent
nearest to him. Similar material sent
from abroad to this country 10 for
warded to the recipient without az
pense to him, the packages haviAg
been delivered free Of freight charges
to the foreign agent or correspondent
Of the Institution.
The international exchange service
has now grown to huge proportions.
Three paid agencies abroad are main
tained in London. In Leipsic and in
Budapest. The shipments sent abroad
BY the Smithsonian exchange service
include practically every organised
community in the world, from Ireland
TO South Africa. They are mads in
uniform packages or boxes. and ship
ments to smaller communities are sent
whenever enough material has accu-
mulated to warrant its transmission.
To larger agencies the service IL
weekly. To France, In 1907, went 1853
boxes and 1901 packages; to Great
Britain and Ireland, sos boxes and co.
213 packages, and similar amounts to
other large agencies, supplying in all
nearly e0.ooo correspondents. In re-
turn France sent 1857 packages Of
books. Great Britain and Ireland T.
s37. British America 500. and 20 ON.
It may be seen from the larger ng-
ures on tho shipment side that the
United States government Is more
generous than any other nation in the
matter Of publishing and giving away
literature Of . scientific and an educar
tional nature.
The exchange service 10 limited to
voluntary contributions from recog-
nised societies, institutions or facul-
ties. The United States does NOT un-
dertake to ship free Of charge books
purchased in different countries, nor
scientific apparatus nor instruments.
The exchanges are still administered
for the same purpose ~ at their begin
ming, "for the diffusion Of knowledge
among men,"