LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY, 

 Washington, D. 0., November 20, 1912. 



SIR: I transmit for your inspection and approval manuscript 

 entitled "Leather Investigations: The Composition of Some Sole 

 Leathers/' by F. P. Veitch and J. S. Kogers. The results which 

 have been obtained show that weighting of leathers with useless or 

 harmful materials is extensively practiced. The country's resources 

 in leather materials are thus wasted and the public defrauded. I 

 recommend that this be published as Bureau of Chemistry BuUetin 

 No. 165. 



Respectfully, R. E. DOOLITTLE, 



Acting Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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