New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

, scientists are drawing to-day from closely
affiliated industries and from large corpor-
atons.
Recently the asphalt combination wanted
an expert to investigate the asphaltum de-
posits of Venzuela. Ii looked for the man
in the geological survey, and found him in
the person Of Arthur c. Veatch. head OF
the corps Of experts who classify American
mineral lands Mr.. Veatch was getting
SO. 600 from Uncle Sam. The asphalt mag
mates multiplied that by 8, and Mr.. Neatch
/ succumbed.
] Another ceologst now in private work,
Josiah +. Spur. earning big money as "a
I consulting geologisi. went to Turkey at the
request Of the Turkish government. at
salary of $1,000 TO act as personal ad-
wiser TO the Sultan in certain mineral in
vestigations. In Turkey mineral deposits
are sort Of private concession TO the sui
tan, and Mr.. Spur sat at his right hand
and told him what was good and what bad
Of the many things that came up for con
sideration. He was one OF the geoloSists
whom the Guggenheims and other mineral
interests tried time and again TO tempt out
OF the government service with Increases
OF salary. but who stayed for several years
after he could have bettered himself out
side.
When the University of Minnesota wanted
a man for the head Of its agricultural col
lege. last year. it came TO the Department
OF Agriculture for him. 1t doubled the sal
ary of Albert +. Woods. acting chief or the
bureau OF plant industry, and drew him out
into a wider, but still public. field OF ac-
ticn.
"Mr. Woods has left the government SER
vice, but he has not left the practical SER
vice OF the Department OF Agriculture"
SAYS Acting Chief Taylor Of the bureau OF
plant industry "He is now training the
young men from whom we may draw our
future scientists and experts"
One OF the notable losses Of the Agricult-
ural Department recently was that OF c.
Hart Merriam, chief OF the biological sur
vey, who has undertaken the monumental
study of North American animals. provided
for under the endowment of Mrs e. IL.
Hartman. Although DR.. Merriam has TAX
en- charge Of this research. which many re-
gard as tho most important since tho work
Of Audubon, he still retains enough affilia-
tion with the biological survey TO give his
work something Of an official character.
DR.. Merriam has undertaken study that
will place him in the foremost rank OF
American naturalists. He Is proceeding
upon a study of North American animals
and OF their geographical division. which
will take years to complete. AS head OF
the biological survey he could not give his
full time TO the work that Is now madc
possible under the terms OF the Hartman
endowment.
| Considerable attention was drawn year
or two ago 10 the scientific work OF DR..
lAllerton c. Cushmsn. then a chemist In the
Department Of Agriculture. His discover
les in the field Of preventing iron rust were
Regarded as highly important. A few
months ago he left the governments 1900
post, took charge OF the Institute OF In
ldustrisl Research. and is credited by his
friends with an income OF 10000 year.
I'VE are locking now for twenty-five or
thirty capable scientific men," says Dr. {.
Willard Hays. OF the Geological Survey. and
the same condition applies to several bu-
Ireaus Of the Agricultural Department. Ca