38 Frederick Law Olmsted 



President Eliot in the following words : Fredericum 

 Law Olmsted, qui, ruris specie in urbes introducta, 

 casas pauperum, domus feliciorum, cedificia publica 

 exornavit, ceque saluii et delectationi civiuni omnium 

 consuluit. 



S e p ' r Charles Eliot "is now in the West as my alternate 

 for various professional consultations with Mil- 

 waukee, Louisville, Kansas City, and other cor- 

 porations. John travels less than the rest of us, 

 being in direction of the office in which there are 

 fifteen to twenty draughtsmen and clerks, the 

 preparation of work for whom over-fully occupies 

 him. I have come to greatly dread traveling. . . . 

 I suppose that as long as I Hve I shall be forced to 

 make long journeys to meet Boards, Legislative 

 Committees, etc., as, although the young men may 

 be my superiors, they cannot testify with the 

 weight of experience that I bring." 



Oct. 1 8 Writes back to his office about the Hot Springs 

 matter (on which there had been government mis- 

 understanding) while on " a bad piece of Richmond 

 and Danville R. R. " on his way to Biltmore. 



Oct. 24- At Biltmore "mainly engaged on the Arboretum." 

 Nov. 20 



Nov. 23 At Atlanta in connection with the proposed Cotton 

 Exposition, at the instance of Mr. Joel Hurt. 



Dec. 30 Formal letter to Mr. Vanderbilt about the Biltmore 

 Arboretum, outlining general matured scheme and 

 enclosing the announcement printed in the Lyceum 

 in 1 89 1 regarding the Arboretum. 



