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THE SACRAMENTO BEE 
JAMES McCLATCHY & CO.. PUBLISHERS. 
SACRAMENTO. CAL. 
Mr. Alexander V/ftnore, 
Biologic 8 lI Sur7«y, 
Department of Agriculture, 
T/aehlngton, D. C. 
Dear Sir: 
August 15, 1913. 
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Will you be kind enough to artviee me when you will arrive in 
California to investigate the duck^rioe situation? I should like very 
much to be of any assistance I may. 
Enclosed is a clipping of an editoxd.al published in The Bee 
Saturday, August 10th. 
Very truly yours. 
