Respectfully,
J. Sterling Morton,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Other friends of the birds responded cordially to the request, as will be seen by the following letters:—
West Park, N. Y., April 22, 1894.
Dear Sir,—In response to yours of the seventeenth, I enclose a few notes about birds to be read upon your "Bird Day"—just an item or two to stimulate the curiosity of the young people. The idea is a good one, and I hope you may succeed in starting a movement that may extend to all the schools of the country.
Very truly yours,
John Burroughs.
628 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 25, 1894.
Mr. C. A. Babcock.