Report of the President 39 



GIFTS AND SPECIAL COURTESIES 



The progress of the Museum in various parts of the world is 

 due largely to the numberless courtesies received through the 

 State Department at Washington, through officers of the va- 

 rious South American governments and of the British de- 

 pendencies, and through facilities rendered by various trans- 

 portation companies. These have been so numerous and of 

 such a generous character that it is difficult to make acknow- 

 ledgment in detail. 



We are grateful to the many friends who have enriched the 

 Museum's collections by gifts during the past year, and formal 

 acknowledgment is made in the List of Accessions appended 

 to this report. 



The cost of transportation is a very important item in any 

 expedition, and the exploratory work of the Museum has been 

 especially facilitated by the practical assistance rendered by the 

 following transportation companies and individuals : 



The United Fruit Company, through Mr. Minor C. Keith, 

 granted to four of our expeditions special privileges and re- 

 duced transportation rates to South and Central America and 

 the West Indies. 



The Guayaquil and Quito Railway Company, through its 

 President, Mr. E. H. Norton, and its General Manager, Mr. F. 

 R. Blunt, provided special transportation facilities for Dr. 

 Chapman and the members of his party during exploration in 

 Ecuador. 



The Museum is indebted to the Panama Agent of the United 

 Fruit Company for facilitating the shipment of the Colombian 

 collections of Messrs. Miller and Boyle to New York. 



The Ferro-Carril Boliviano, through its General Manager, 

 Mr. R. L. Blaisdell, was especially helpful, not only in provid- 

 ing free transportation of equipment for Messrs. Miller and 

 Boyle, but also in furnishing living quarters, guides and helpers 

 for their field work. Later free transportation was granted 

 for Mr. Cherrie and his equipment. 



The Panama Rail Road Company, through Mr. C. H. Mot- 

 sett, provided free transportation for the equipment used in the 

 Bolivian Expedition of Messrs. Miller and Boyle. 



