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considerable loss to your Department, as he 
undoubtedly kne'Vf raore about the economic 
vegetation of China than any other man. 
Further, he was such a slave to his calling 
that he never knew what it was to rest when 
he thought there was another chance to ac- 
quire further knowledge. Probably living 
in China I understand better than people at 
home can the amount of hard v/ork he put in 
to be able to traverse such a large section 
of this country as he did, where conditions 
for travelling are as bad as can be, except 
when it is possible to travel on the water 
• by house boat which is very slow, 
I informed the American Consul General 
that if when Mr. Meyer's collection came to 
hand it looked as though it required repack- 
ing to insure its arrival in the States in 
good condition, that I would be glad to 
give him full assistance. Possibly, however, 
he may have shipped from Hanko?/, 
Mr. P. C. Reimer, Southern Oregon Experiment Station, 
Taleni, Ore., July 9. I918: 
I have your letter of July ? and note 
what you say regarding Mr. Meyer. I ata 
sending you herewith a clipping v;hich I 
have just received from Japan. This was 
published in the Japan Advertiser for June 
10th. I am certainly very sorry to learn 
the sad nev/s. Recently a notice of Mr. 
Meyer's death appeared in a paper pub- 
lished at Portland, Ore., and this states 
that a body resembling his was found in the 
Yangtze near Wuhu a short time after his dis- 
appearance from the boat. 
Nothing has affected me so in a long time 
as this sad news. Oh, v/hat a pity that this 
great man should lose his life in China, and 
especially central China. Certainly a remark- 
able man and a remarkable character has fallen. 
Mr. Meyer was one man in many thousands. He 
possessed a great brain and also a great heart. 
His great qualities were best known by those 
who knew him intimately. His great en>ergy, 
his training, and his roving disposition fitted 
him admirably for the great work he was doing. 
September 21, 1918, 
