June 7, 1906 Hon. Harry St. George Tucker President of the Jamestown Exposition Comapny, Norfolk, Virginia.

Dear Mr. Tucker:

I am very anxious to see the subject of Aeronautics well handled at the Jamestown Exposition and regret exceedingly that I have found it impossible, with the numerous duties devolving upon me to accept the position of Honorary Director of Aeronautics offered me by the Board of Governors.

If this branch of the Exposition is to be made a success it will require the expenditure of several thousand dollars on the part of the Exposition for the housing of flying machines, and dirigible balloons, and for the plant required to make gas light enough for the use of the Balloonists. And it would require the whole time of a competent man familiar with the needs of Aeronauts etc., to attend to this work properly.