Dr* John E* Graf 
Assistant Secretary 
SndthsoniaG Instltntiim 
January 16 1952 
Dear Johns 
fonaatloB yon give me. Last night I had Soper at 0902 and ve spent about 
two hours on electricity, hence I am able today to give you practicaiay all 
I Just received - ‘ - - 
of the informati^ you need* ^ 
1 went carefully over sgr fiscal data* I believe we have enough of a balance 
to go ahead and purchase the book cases and the generators* X did not as¬ 
pect that the book case prices would be lower now. ex 
Allowing for the finishing of the ground floor of the new building, the 
regular lacmthly bUls Jan 1 to Jun 30, and invoices JK>t yet received, etc* 
I get a total of ii?9»055*27,«- let's call it Just plan #9,0CX) even. 
This gives us $6,OCX) available for the book cases and the generators* 
I may that I will have enough to get the gravel etc for the new water 
storage tank, and finishing it* The book case data is o,k. 
How as to the generators, I Mm t to here bring together our data and Soper's 
The two artsy 2,5 I7H are of no use whatever, neither is the 7*5 KVH, These 
The two 5 KVA Onana need attention, that is- we een hi»w hham, .^ 4 -v, 
on their 5 KVA, 
