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been HARRIS in Massachusetts, ASA FITCH and J. A. LINTNER 
in New York, B. D. WALSH in Illinois and C. V. RILEY in 
Missouri. RILEY's « Missouri Reports » and his activity as United 
States Government Entomologist were of an epoch making 
character, and he has been considered the greatest of the world's 
economic entomologists. 
The amount of valuable work done by the present Chief Entom- 
ologist of the Government and his able corps of assistants is very 
large and deserves our admiration and commendation. When we 
think of the enormous loss from Insects in the United States 
annually, estimated at ten hundred millions of dollars, we can 
readily understand the large sums appropriated by the Govern- 
ment and many of the States for the purpose of preventing this 
great loss. The damage done by the San Jose Scale, the Gypsy 
Moth, the Cotton Boll Weevill, has been very great. They have 
however served to call the attention of the people to value of all 
entomological work. In the next ten years the study of entom- 
ology will be on a plane never dreamt of by the pioneers in the 
study. This international Congress is in itself evidence of the 
great advance made, and we can confidently look forward to seeing 
our study respected and honored by all humanity. 
