the nucleus of a mountainside devastation quite as serious 

 as t/;ia f from a forest lire, The opportunity for combatting 

 ir,Fec",r> . howexer. is in ono reso^o : : better than that in the 

 case of a fire, v/hicli runs rapidly, because it takes several 

 years for an insert devastation tc spread until it becomes 

 of such propci tier: s as that which overspread the yellow pine 

 fore its in the Black Hills in 1906. Watchful care on the 

 part of forost officers, lumbermen, and private individuals 

 will make it possible to catch these infestations before the^ 

 get a good .start, By cutting and burning the trees, or 

 stripping off the bark, the insects can be killed. As in 

 all such cases, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of 

 cure. " 



"\7ho make up the membership of the organization?" 

 was the next question asked of Ir . Graves. 



"It is open to any one interested in the subject," 

 Mr. Graves replied, "it seems to me chat the relation of 

 forest insects bo forest protection touohes almost every one. 

 Of course we expsot that new members shall be recommended by 

 the ..present membership, which is made up largely of persons 

 who have studied the forest insect problem at first hand. 

 In crder, however, that the objects of the society shall be 

 kept foremost, it is required that at .least four of the seven 

 off! ~er j must be chosen from among pro t'e-'.bion ,! forest ento- 

 rauli cgl. st-s . It is expected that licnor-dry vice-presidents 

 representing federal, state, and private interests will be 



