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ture; those for 1892-95 reprinted in 1896 by the Engineering magazine 

 under the title Engineering index, v. 2. (v. 3 of the Engineering index, 

 1896-1900, was prepared and published by the Engineering magazine 

 in 1901.) 



Price: $3 per annum, single copies 300. v. i, no. 1-5 and v. 7, no. 3, 

 5-8, o. p. 



Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the Secretary. 

 Association of Officials of Bureaus of Labor Statistics of America. 



Address. President: Charles P. Neill, U. S. Commissioner of Labor, 

 Washington, D. C. Secretary-Treasurer: W. L. A. Johnson, Commis- 

 sioner of Labor, Topeka, Kan. 



History. Established in 1883 as a National Convention of Chiefs and 

 Commissioners of Bureaus of Statistics of Labor in the United States ; 

 organized in 1892 into the National Association of Officials of Bureaus 

 of Labor Statistics in the United States; present name since 1901. 



Object. Discussion of methods of work, current and otherwise, pertaining to 

 bureaus of labor or industrial statistics and kindred departments with which 

 its members are connected in their respective states : also, to foster the ties of 

 friendship, interchange ideas, and in various ways seek to promote the welfare 

 of these bureaus; to present subjects for investigation and to transact all such 

 business as is deemed consistent with the duties of statisticians. 



Meetings. Annual convention at place chosen by the preceding convention, and 

 at time selected by the executive committee. 



Membership. Active members consist of commissioners and chiefs of state and 

 national bureaus of labor and industrial statistics, their deputies and chief 

 clerks; ex-commissioners and ex-deputies of such bureaus are ex-oflicio mem- 

 bers of the association. Dues : $5 per year for each state represented, and as 

 much more as is necessary to meet the maintenance of the association, not to 

 exceed $10 per year. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS . . . ist-2ist annual convention, 1883-1905. Topeka, 

 Kan., 1883-1905. 8. 



Place of publication varies greatly. No convention held in 1890 or 1893. 



Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings. 



Address. Secretary : S. F. Patterson, 35 Pleasant Street, Concord, N. H. 



History. Organized Sept. 25, 1891, as American International Associ- 

 ation of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Present 

 name since 1895. The association has the following standing commit- 

 tees : pile and frame trestle bridges ; steel bridges ; buildings ; docks and 

 wharves; water supply; fire protection; fences, crossings, and cattle 

 guards ; preservatives for wood and metals ; coaling stations and cinder 

 pits ; records and accounts. 



