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PHILADELPHIA, PA., JUNE, 1904. 



The following has been received from Mr. Merrick, and the matter is 

 of considerable importance to those active in exchanging. We trust that 

 those interested will promptly reply, so that the result may be published 

 in the NEWS. 



"I do not know how my suggestion will be received by the fraternity of 

 bugdom, but as it appears to me to be a matter of some importance, will 

 risk a statement of it, in hopes it may result in some good to all of us. 

 In view of the fact that we have two new check-lists, differing very materi- 

 ally and published almost simultaneously, and also the fact that some 

 have arranged their collection in accord with one, and some with the 

 other, and further in view of the fact that ' exchanges ' are almost exclu- 

 sively made by the use of check-list numbers, can not some plan be 

 devised by which we can all use the same list for our exchange numbers? 



"1 have been the recipient of list-numbers during the past winter as per 

 Smith 1891, Smith 1903, and Dyar 1903. In two of the three cases I found 

 it quite a complicated and tedious matter to translate them into my list of 

 numbers. As each one has preferred to use the numbers he has adopted, 

 and this would accomplish no reform, could we not all agree to adopt the 

 list for exchanging that is now used by the greatest number? 



"The collecting season is about to open (let us hope and pray), and 

 next fall, when we are arranging our duplicates, would be an excellent 

 time to make the change to uniformity. 



"Let us all vote by postal card as to his or her choice of lists, and the 

 minority change their exchange numbers to accord with the majority. 

 The votes may be sent to our worthy Editor or, if leisure does not serve 

 in his case, the writer* will gladly receive and tabulate them and pub- 

 lish the result through the NEWS. This does not require any resetting of 

 our collections, which would meet with most decided opposition, but 

 simply uniformity of exchange numbers. Respectfully submitted 'for 

 the good of the order.' What say ' you all ? ' Let us have an expression 

 of opinion." FRANK A. MERRICK. 



* Please send replies to Mr. F. A. Merrick, 1453 Third Ave., New 

 Brighton, Pa. 



