The Bird'Lore Conference 



EVEN up to the date of the going to press of this number of 

 Bird-Lore we have continued to receive gratifying evi- 

 dences of the appreciation of Bird-Lore from our readers; and 

 again we give ourselves the pleasure of placing on record some of these 

 cordial 'votes of confidence.' Again, too, we venture to ask that our 

 enthusiastic supporters not only vote, but work for Bird-Lore. 

 Bird-Lore's price has been increased in order that the size of 

 the magazine should not of necessity be decreased. But unless the 

 increased price be paid, the very step we have taken to prevent the 

 lowering of Bird-Lore's standards will itself defeat our object. 

 Let us, therefore, through the formation of Bird-Lore subscrip- 

 tion clubs and through the use of the magazine as a Christmas 

 present, see that its subscription list, and thereby its standards, is 

 maintained. 



MORE OF THE 'VOTES' 



I am in favor of the increased price. 

 It's too good to be made smaller. — Lott 

 Van de Water, Jr., Hempstead, N. Y. 



I am sure it would be the better plan 

 to raise the price to $1.50. It takes me 

 about two hours to read each issue, and 

 then my only consolation is to read back 

 numbers, some of which have been re- 

 read five or six times. Therefore I am 

 against reducing the size of Bird-Lore. 

 — C. A. Butterwick, Telford, Pa. 



As to increasing the subscription 

 price of Bird-Lore to $1.50 per year, I 

 think that not only the present con- 

 ditions but the actual value of the maga- 

 zine justify raising the price. — E. S. 

 Daniels, St. Louis, Mo. 



It seems to me that Bird-Lore 

 should be kept as good as it is to be 

 worthy the task it aspires to perform, 

 and that its price should be advanced 

 to $1.50 a year.— (Mrs. F. N.) N. DeG. 

 Doubleday, Oyster Bay, N. Y. 



Bird-Lore . . . forms the connect- 

 ing link between a highly scattered and 

 partially silent organization of people 

 who have at heart the preservation of 

 our wild bird life. . . . 'Make Bird- 

 Lore Bigger' is my slogan. The slight 

 sacrifice necessitated by the increased 

 cost of publication is as nothing when 

 compared to the possibiUty of the maga- 

 zine being decreased in size! — H. I. 

 Hartshorn, Newark, N. J. 



Increase the cost rather than in any 

 way curtail the usefulness of our maga- 

 zine, is my vote. — George F. Hub- 

 bard, West Fitchburg, Mass. 



I think it would be most unfortunate 

 if the size of Bird-Lore, and hence 

 much of its usefulness, were to be dimin- 

 ished. I should think all of your readers 

 would gladly pay the increase in the 

 subscription price. — Richard Green- 

 leaf Turner, Maiden, Mass. 



By no means, cut down the magazine. 

 We can stand another fifty cents a 

 year. Bird-Lore is too good to risk 

 spoiling for four bits per annum. — 

 John S. Dexter, Saskatoon, Sask., Can. 



The only wonder to me is that, with 

 the publication you are issuing, with 

 the copious letter-press and splendid 

 illustrations you have been able to do 

 it at the price of one dollar. But we 

 must have it at any price, and I for 

 one will advocate that there be no cur- 

 tailment in size, but an increase in 

 price. — Walter Donaghho, Parkers- 

 burg, W. Va. 



My little boy and I feel that $1.50 is 

 a modest price per year for so charming 

 and helpful a magazine as Bird-Lore. — 

 Katharine Upham Hunter, West 

 Claremont, N. H. 



By all means, let us have the maga- 

 zine in its present, or even larger form, 

 and raise the price to meet conditions. 

 Personally I would not be without it at 

 three times the price. — Ansel B. 

 Miller, Springs, Pa. 



Raise the rate. Everyone knows that 

 Bird-Lore is small enough as it is, and 

 I have always been at a loss to under- 

 stand how the magazine could be pro- 

 duced for the_price. — Mary E. Raker, 

 Portland, Ore. 



I never find Bird-Lore large enough. 

 There is never too much of it. I would 

 gladly pay more for it rather than have 

 the size reduced. — Cordelia A. Stan- 

 wood, Ellsworth, Me. 



-ASi^I have every number of Bird- 

 Lore from No. i, I feel quahfied to 

 speak on 'the question before the house.' 

 You have a magazine of convenient 

 size. Let it continue ! Your quality has 

 constantly been improving. Let it con- 

 tinue ! The price, under the existing 

 conditions, must be raised. Raise it!— 

 Frederick J. Dixon, Hackensack, N. J. 



