236 LETTER-FILES OF S. W. JOHNSON 



U. S. Dept. of Ag., I have only to say that I have no objection 

 to any treatment of that list which Prof. Comstock will assent 

 to. It is his list, contributed in response to my request. He 

 must be consulted in regard to any modification of it. 



I think I fully appreciate the situation the issuing of the 

 List under the auspices and in the name of the Department 

 but I see clearly that any course of logic that leads to the 

 conclusion that the entomological list should be submitted to 

 the Department-Entomologist for the oil of his consecration 

 applies with equal force to the chemical, botanical and other 

 lists which I have taken the trouble to prepare; and whose 

 publication by the Department is just as proper or improper 

 as that of the entomological list. But I do not think that 

 half as much fault will be found with the printing of Prof. 

 Comstock 's list as would be with any modification or suppres- 

 sion of it. I was asked to prepare the list not because I am 

 the one best able to do that work, but because at the juncture 

 I happened to be available. My name on that list and the 

 names of those whom I have credited as collaborators imply 

 no lack of ability on the part of the Department officers to 

 do that job. Prof. Riley and his associates cannot reasonably 

 be expected to do all the entomological, nor Prof. Wiley and 

 his associates all the chemical work that is urgently needed in 

 this country. If any difficulty remains in your mind about 

 printing the list as it stands, please return it to me. I will 

 print it as a Bulletin of this Station under the Hatch Bill. 

 Yours very truly, S. W. Johnson. 



(S. W. J. TO F. H. S.) 



New Haven, Conn., Oct. 13, 1888. 



My dear Storer, Prof. Atwater has an appointment from 

 the U. S. Dept. of Agr. to take charge of some work anent 

 Exp. Stations and will soon call on you and explain it, and 

 ask your friendly advice and cooperation. I have promised 

 to help him as far as I am able, and I hope you may have time 



