Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30

cludes some OF the greatest scientists OF tho
United States. and. in Its nonresident member
ship some Of the greatest scientists Of the world
There are botansts. astronomers. ornitholo-
gists and in fact, scientists of all kinds and do
Scriptions. to be found nightly In tho great,
(gseeping parlors OF the clubs quarters. There 10
Just much hospitality and jollity In the club
as are be found in the rooms OF any social
organization In the world-and learning besides
there. also In order to be a member OF the Cos
mos club you must have something besides
money and social standing. 1t is probable that
there many members Of other organizations
in Washington. who would be willing to throw
their memberships into the deep sea. II the act
would buy for them admittance into the club
Of these scientists.
The headquarters of the Cosmos club are in
the old Dolly Madison" residence. II was there
that the widow OF President Madison lived and
held social sway for years after the death Of her
husband. During the Civil war. for a time. Admi-
raj Wilkes lived in the Madison house. II was
Wilkes who took Mason and Slidell from tho Brit
fish steamer Trent" and thereby nearly brought
on war between the United States and Great
Britain at a time when such war might have
insured ultimate victory TO the Confederate arms
The biological survey OF the United States
government has lost the services Of Dr. c. Hart
Merriam, who for years was the surveys chief.
and who in the carly days worked SO hard to
make theservire what he succeeded In making 1t.
one of the most useful departments Of govern
rnent Dr.. Merriam has accepted the direction Of
the Hartman Foundation for Geological Re.
search. Mrs. Hartman. the widow Of E. H. Har-
riman: the great nnancier and railroad man. has
carried out the wishes OF her husband. and has
set aside large sum OF money to be used Tor
purposes Of geological study. Acting unquestion-
ably In line with her husbands wishes. Mrs. Har-
riman requested DR.. Merriam to take charge Of
the work.
Il 1t is probable that the former chief of the bio
lIcaI survey Is the foremost authority In the
United States in matters pertaining to certain
lines of natural history work. II was DR.. Mer-
riam more than any other man. to whom Theo-
dore Roosevelt went for advice about the scope
of his expected work in Africa. The doctor and
the colonel have been friends since boyhood:
when in New York state both were pursuing bird
studies and exchanging letters on general sub
jects of natural history
These words about Dr. Merriam and the Har-
riman Geological Foundation lead one to tell
story about the late hnancier. which perhaps
will throw some light on a side Of his life con-
cerning which most people probably know little.
Washington. bound for Augusta. Ga. with a
friend E. H. HarrIman's private car was at
tached to the train at Of the stations on the
way II happened that my friend was a close per-
sonaI acquaintance Of Mr.. Hartman. and he was
invited to dine with the anancier on his private
car and was told to bring his friend with him.
provided the friend would like to come
There were several men Of large AFFAIRS at
that little dinner party. one Of the guests being
the president of one Of the greatest railroad
systems In the world The conversation. natu-
rally was about big affairs Of the financial world.
concerning which I knew very little. and am
free to confess. cared much less After hearing
a good deal about certain things concerning
which the discussion was more or less unintelh-
gtble to me- ventured to break into the conver-
eation and to tell Mr.. Hartman that had such
of the Journals Of the Hartman Alaska Expedi-
ton" as already had been published. and more
over that had read them.
For the next two hours had ample evidence
that E. H. Hartman cared for something besides
railroads. Ten or twelve years before he had