10 JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY [Vol. 10 



Mr. E. p. Felt: I would call attention to the fact that two dif- 

 ferent propositions are embodied in this report. The first — to give 

 the editorial board of the Journal authority to publish the index and 

 to fix the price; second — to continue the commmittee in order to have 

 indexing of current publications kept up to date, so that another index 

 can be published as soon as it is deemed advisable. The committee 

 believes that it will be possible to arrange with Dr. Howard, chief of 

 the Bureau of Entomology, to have this indexing done in the Bureau, 

 but it seems desirable that the committee be continued to make the 

 necessary arrangements. 



While it is not desired to make money on this index, it is very 

 necessary that the returns from the sale of the publication be sufficient 

 so as not to involve the Association too deeply from a financial stand- 

 point. A plan has been suggested to offer the volume to members for 

 a limited period at an advance price of $4 per copy, about one month 

 being given the members to take advantage of this opportunity, after 

 which time the price will be increased. If we sell 250 copies, we will 

 be able to handle the publication without embarrassing the treasury. 



Mr. G. W. Herrick: From the figures submitted in the report, I 

 presume an edition of 1,000 copies would require an outlay of about 

 $1,500. If all were sold, $4,000 would be reahzed. I am wondering 

 what would be dV)ne with the surplus funds. Of course it is improbable 

 that we could sell 1,000 copies immediately. If the price could be made 

 lower, I think more copies would be sold at once. 



Mr. E. p. Felt: I- would like to set the price lower but do not feel 

 that we ought to run the risk of involving the Association. We have 

 figured conservatively on being able to sell 200 copies. Personally I 

 am inclined to think we could sell as many at $4 as at $3.50. We can- 

 not figure that every member will buy a copy, and there will probably 

 be a large reserve stock left over from which the Association will not 

 realize anything for a number of years. 



A Member: Would it not be a good idea for the committee to 

 canvass the Association, addressing all the members as to whether 

 they would subscribe at different prices and in this way get an idea 

 as to the price that should be fixed. 



Secretary A. F. Burgess: In handling this matter, I think the 

 clerical work should be cut down to a minimum. We believe that this 

 publication can be ready for distribution early in March. If a man is 

 notified that he can receive a copy at a reduced rate before a given 

 date, he can place his order enclosing pa3mient, and the whole matter 

 is settled in a single transaction. I think this would work out very sat- 

 isfactorily and will reduce the clerical labor to a minimum. 



By vote of the Association the report of the committee was accepted 

 and recommendations adopted. 



