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ant, whose services they can have free of charge? Because the men 
directing the affairs of the corporation are business men and want 
dealings with men of technical skill, with appreciation for business 
methods, and think more of advice paid for than given free. The 
pure scientist and research worker cannot be a business man; even if 
he were he would be forced, by institutional connections, to extend 
his advice prepaid. 
A certain company in one of our northern states operates a chain of 
graineries. Each year they meet with severe insect damage, because 
there has been no professional entomologist who can plan and carry 
out fumigation operations. There is plenty of government and state 
literature at hand telling how to do this and that. But who is to do it? 
A thriving city of nearly 50,000 inhabitants, the capital of one of 
the greatest states in the Union, has tried all kinds of methods of 
garbage disposal during the past three years. Recently, a pig farm 
at the outskirts of the city was established. During the summer 
months the city was deluged with flies. But few knew where the flies 
came from, and none knew how to get rid of them. Consultation 
with a professional entomologist would have led to fly eradication and 
bettered conditions. And the bill rendered would have received 
prompt attention. 
It would be possible to go on indefinitely enumerating the openings 
and opportunities of consulting and contract entomologists, as you 
all know the field of entomology in its various branches and phases is 
almost limitless. 
There was never a better time than to-day to establish oneself, 
to become known as a consulting or professional entomologist, to 
open up and to develop the avenues of usefulness in the conservation 
and production of all articles and stuffs entering into the daily existence 
of man. 
Who will answer the call? The answer to this question is rather 
hard to foretell, but I might venture to suggest that success will more 
surely come to him who goes into professional entomology from a 
conservative standpoint. A certain amount of capital will be required 
to tide oneself over the months consumed in getting established, an 
office or at least desk space is necessary, a certain amount of circulariz¬ 
ing or advertising will be found quite essential. And then there must 
be a reserve fund to fall back on for operations, until such operations 
bring in their returns. 
Even a meagre and humble start will entail considerable expense. 
After a few individuals or firms of consulting entomologists or ento¬ 
mological engineers are well established, there will be openings in such 
firms for junior or assistant entomologists, such positions paying 
livable salaries. 
