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now making the Experimental Station a center and a model 
from which to develop afforestation in this province. The 
Nanking people have suffered much in the late revolutions 
but especially in the second, when Chong Hsun, a devil in- 
carnate, let his armies loose and destroyed what they 
could not loot. Though ordered to leave this city by 
the President, he would not budge till the city gave him 
$800,000 in cash. This was the last straw. Now notwith- 
standing all this the city has contributed $20,000 to push 
this work that I am in. It will be hard for some of the 
subscribers to raise the money still they are keeping the 
work going ahead. Under these circumstances it would be 
of great encouragement to them if a substantial donation 
of trees could be obtained in recognition of their public 
spirit, by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. They 
appreciate any recognition of their efforts and are really 
trying to do their best. The difficulties can only be 
appreciated' by one who actually lives here. You were 
generous enough to send me through the U. S. Consul here a 
large quantity of yellow and white pine seed year before 
last and last year. The seeds have done good work, though 
we lost more than three-fourths of the young seedlings 
through drought and by our men having been driven off by 
bullets, still we have over 20 acres of nice young seed- 
lings transplanted from those seed. Could a special 
effort be made this year to help us? They want to do big 
things this next year. The governor is one of the com- t . 
mittee and most enthusiastic. You can see his picture in 
the bulletin. " 
