ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PA., NOVEMBER, 1909. 



When this journal was commenced in 1890 we charged one 

 dollar for it and the volume for that year consisted of 168 

 pages and no illustrations. 



The subscribers were pleased with our efforts and gladly 

 paid the dollar for 16 pages per month and no illustrations. 

 Not being published for gain but in the interest of entomology 

 and entomologists all income was put into an increased number 

 of pages and illustrations, the magazine being really a mutual 

 affair for the benefit of its patrons. In our effort to publish 

 the papers that came to us we have steadily increased the 

 number of pages and illustrations. 



1890 168 pages no plates 



1905 344 pages 1 1 plates 



1906 404 pages 15 plates 



1907 458 pages 17 plates 



1908 500 pages 25 plates 



We have therefore been giving more for the money than 

 any entomological journal in the world. We can't go on and 

 improve as we would like and the time has arrived to decide 

 whether to maintain the old price or increase it. At the old 

 price of one dollar we would be compelled to refuse papers 

 and many illustrations and on mature consideration decided 

 to increase the subscription price to two dollars a year. 



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