was in Chicago so as yet I have had no opportunity to jathcr /uucri in- 
fo riaation. 
This country certainly loox.j j^ood to jJC froiu all ot.-mcl i>oinLs and 
especially from the point of a place to otart v/ork. The country Leintj 
planted extensively to corn, j'raos and cereal crops ou^^ht to furnish 
conditions for an extreiaely ahundant infestation of 'vhite jruhs, and as 
1-r. .Tories Tulletin 116 records 5 or 6 species of parr, sites in coiapa- 
rative abundance it strcni^thnu my opinion that tliis v/ould he the l 0 t^ic,al 
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point for the .'irst v/ork. Later I will write you rei^ardiiii; rrof. Tories 
ana .>r. iiov/arc's opinions. 
I expect to leave here Tuesday .’uoruinj for "'ashinfjton where 1 will 
procat ly spend pi'ofi tally several days lefore continuing my trip to New 
York for en touolo "i cal supplies. ^’ro/a Kovv York Itr. ]{unter has su^.^ested 
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tla'it i JO to Liaise, liass. , to see the cajes used ty ^.r. J.urj^s in his 
predaceous Veetle v/ork, tuid also to see Prof. Thaxter of 3=arvard who is 
authority on funjouu diseases of insects. I will also see r'r. Titus, 
I.r. and Prof, ’vheeler at ]Passey In.stitute, 
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Until further notice I will noake iny address Pureau of J'ntomolojy, 
■•/ashiiitjton, and v/hen av/ay .froiri there 1 v/ill jive theia lay fo i*v/a.rdinj 
address, 
1 am soniev/hnt anxious to know if you received my letter from 
Crowley /inci if l;r, Crawley received my letter and crj.llejr-.ja froja the 
same place. 1 /Uii vvorkinj now on the assujnption that the acceptance of 
the position has been duly received. 
hot weatiier v/as the order of tlie nay in the soutli lately iiavinj 
been anywlicre from ICO to 107 in the shade for ne/irly tv/o v/eeks. 
1 will close nov; and repox-t shortly on my fiudinja here. 
iilh. very lest rejards to you .and your faitiily, 1 remain 
Very truly yours, 
(Sjd.) C. T, Hood. 
