The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-07

,.ulya some OF the greatest sclcntsts Of the
United s,aics and. In IT, onroldout member
ship. iuur ~ the greatest scientists OF the world
There are botanists. Astronomers ornitholo-
gIfts. nnd. In fact. scientists Of all kinds and de-
-.s4siisaa-ais aba found nisbtb in tho great.
HwoDling parlors OF tho clubs quarters. There IN
lltt as much hospitality and lollity In the club
gro 20 be found In the rooms Of any social
organization In the Word-and learning besides
there. also. In order to DO member Of the Cos.
MOS ciub you must have something besides
muIry pli social standing II ~ probable that
there aro many members ~ other organizations
in Warrington. who would be- willing TO throw
their memberships into tho deep sea, n the act
w.Hi uuv for them ndmittancc into the club
of uu.r scientists.
Thr headquarters Of the CoFmuB club arc In
thc u. Polly Madison" residence. u was th,rc
that thc widow uf President Madison lived and
hold ruc'al sway Tor years after the death NJ her
husband During the Ciyll war, iur % unr Admit
rul Wilkes lived in tho Madison nuuHr. II was
WI. WHO took Mason and Slidcl from tho Brit
iHh steamer Treat aud thereby u'urIy brought
ON war between tho United States and Great
britain 90 limo when such q war might have
insured ultimate victory to the Cuufcd rate arms.
Tho biological survey of tho United States
government haas lost the services uf ur G. Hart
Merriam who for years was the surveys chiof
aud Who n the early DAYS worked hard To
make thu..ryl,e what he succeeded In making n.
one OF tIr most useful departments NJ govern.
iurut &c. Merriam has accepted the direction NJ
che Hartman Foundation Tor geological Re
search A.rs. Hartman the widow NJ T. H. liar
rluan the rrcot nnlncUr and railroad man. has
carried ont the Wishes OF her husband. and has
~ aside "a large sum NJ money iu hu used for
purposes of geological study Acting unpurrtlon.
ably n lime with her husbands wishes, Mira uar
rlmUn requested nr Merriam To take charge of
tho work
Il Is probable that the former chief of the bio.
a.. I.. a..
United States In matters pertaining to certain
lines Of natural history work u was DR. Mcr
Tiam more than nuy other man, 90 whom rhrp
soro Roosevelt went for advice about the scope
of his expected work IN Africa The doctor and
Che colonel have been friends since bo,hood.
when 100 Now York state both We're PURSUING bird
rtud.or and exchanging letters ON Eon'rll sub.
loc.r of natural history.
These words about nr Merriam and the lar
rimau geological Foundation lend one To- tell a
STORY about tho late nnauclrr, which perhaps
will throw some lIeht ON "A side OF nis llfc con.
eoraiuE which most people probably know littlo
Ono year ago last winter wont south from
Washington bound for Augusta, Ca. with a
friend II llarrlmuns private car wnH at
'aChCl 10 the train AZ one NJ the stations ou the
way Il happened THAT my irlcul was % c'o.r per
- acquaintance OF Mr. Hartman. and hH was
ed To dine with the nnancicr ON mis- private
car and was told 20 bring his friend with him,
provided thc friend would like 10 come
There were several men Of large affairs az
ahat little dinner party, one ot the guests being
the president OF one of the greatest railroad
syatcms IN the world. The conversation uatu.
rally was about bis affairs Of the financial world.
concerning which knew very little and am
free 10 confess, cared much less. After hearing
good deal about certain things concerning
which the discussion was more or less unintclli.
gible TO me- / ycuturcl e. break into the CONVEX.
station and TO tell Mr., Hartman that had such
OF the Journals OF the Hartman Alaska ENpodi.
ton" as already had been published, and more
over, that had read them.
For tine next two hours had ample evidence
that r. 10 Hartman cared for something besides
Ten or twelve years before he had