Mast, Dr. Geo. W. 
Filed i Belgian Congo 
Sovember 10, 1955 
Br. (Seorge W, Mast, ?iee President 
Ifepers Cheraical Co. , Inc. 
Kepera Park, fonkers 2, View fork 
Dear Br» Masti 
Too are nor© than kind to give so waeh of yonr time in response to ay 
inquiry regardii^ the soil SMiplos I gathered In the Belgian Gon^. I 
appreciate the references that you have given as® and also tl» very good 
advice txjntained in your lettinr. I shall get in toudh with Dr. kUlch. 
I knoe hia well but never quite thonght of hJw in conmotton with antibiotics j 
even though I served as a mmbmt of his «>«itt«e looking into the welfare 
of the Aserican Type Culture Collection a few years ago. 
Before I ask you to take things up with the Merck people I tliink I will 
confer once SKure with Mr. Bredin idio financed oar African expedition. S<xne> 
where recently I heard that the DuPonts have, or had, sense interest in anti- 
biotics. Perhaps Mr. B*«din might icsnt to offer them there because of his 
business connection with that organisation. If he has m> furtfser interest 
in the matter and if Dr. Welch stould so advise we Mght want to call upon 
you to help us with }%rck k Co. 
m have m desire to cash in in a big wey on what isay come out ctf our 
samples t»t the ^ithsonian is a relatively poor organisation md every 
little bit that we can "eaam* along the way does help finance further 
expeditions. It is nice to know that you feel the same way about it. 
I thank you, 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L. Schaitt 
Bead Curator 
Department of Zoology 
WLSivb 
