UNITED STATES DEPARTM NT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON,
D. C. ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
0                                              January 9, 1920. 
Personnel 
leopold, .1do 
Mr. iLldo Ieopold, 
Assistant District Forester, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dear :r. Leopold: 
I have your letter of January 5, and regret that you do not 
find it practicable to accept the offer recently imade you in connection

with work in this Bureau. In this connection I may say that your position
would be on the lumzp fund roll so that there would be no 
likelihood of delays in promotions later on. I my say that the chiefs 
of divisions similar to the one offered you are now receiving 43500. 
All of such positions are on the lump fund and there is an opportunity 
for increase above this. 
Very truly yours, 
Chief of Bureau.