Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-02
ARGENTINA HIRING
EXPERTSFROMU us.
Reported That Or. A. D. Melvin
May Join Force in South
America.
PROF. WILLET N. HAYS
LATEST TO BE ENGAGED
Former Assistant Secretary Of Agri.
culture to Develop Rural
Economics.

| Dr. ~ l.. Melvin, chief of the bureau
Of animal industry in the Department OF
Agriculture, Is due to reach Washing
| ton from South America about October
| 10. 1t Is reported, without official con-
frInation, that DR.. Melvin Is coming back
to resign and accept q position with the
Argentine government He Is returning
| to Washington sooner than had been eK-
pected. He left July % for tour Of In
spection Of the meat-producing countries
| in South America, which. It was expected,
would occupy him about six months. His
earlier return is something Of a surprise
to the officials Of the Department OF Az
riculture, and may have given rise to
the report Of his intended resignation.
Ut. Melvin has been chief Of the bu-
| reau Of animal industry since 1905. when
he succeeded DR.. Salmon. who resigned
and accepted a position with the depart
ment OF agriculture Of Uruguay. 1t was
understood ut the time that DR.. Salmon
was receiving in gold the same salary
that he received as n bureau chief IN the
Department of Agriculture. This was
considerably advanced later, and when
Dr. Salmon returned to the United States
several months ago 1t was reported that
the government of Uruguay had offered
him $500 In gold to remain. He pre-
ferred. however, to be In the United States
and Is now with q big commercial milk
producing organization In Montana.
Anxious for United States Trade.
All of the meat-pr oducing countries Of
South America have been very anxious
to develop trade in cattle and dressed
meats with the United States since the
present shortage of the meat supply here
.,,.t.~ la1r
in view Of the possible advent of free
meat.
The former President Of Peru, who is
| now In Washington, has visited the
Department of Agriculture and says
that Peru is capable OF supplying
all the dressed meats that the United
States need and will be In a
! specially favorable position to do so
/ with the opening of the Panama canal.
| He Is an immense land owner in Peru,
( having little short Of 100000 acres.
He Is largely interested In the cattle
! raising business and says that he intends
to branch out still further on his re-
turn to South America, and 1t Is quite
possible that Peru will follow the ex-
ample Of other South American countries
| in calling on the United States for cattle
raising experts.
The Argentine government has sent sew
eral expeditions to the Department OF
has employed quite a number Of agricul-
tural experts on the recommendation of
the department, some Of them being de-
partmental men taken temporarily, and
others permanent employees.
The most recent recruit to the Argen-
tine forces Is Prof. Willet M. Hays, for
mer assistant secretary of agriculture.
| He has just taken position with tho
Argentine department Of agriculture,
where he will be engaged in the develop
/ nf economies anhiocf in
which he was much interested while In
this country. He will sail for the Argen-
tine about October f. 1t is reported that
, the Argentine government wishes to get
the services of DR.. Melvin in practically
the same position that he occupied in the
United States