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Pacific Coast Gas Association. 



Address. Secretary and Treasurer: John A. Britton, 925 Franklin 



Street, San Francisco, Cal. 

 History. Organized July n, 1893. 



Object. To promote and advance knowledge of the gas business, and to establish 

 a spirit of fraternity among the members by social intercourse and friendly 

 exchange of information on the subject of gas. 



Meetings. Annually, 3d Tuesday of Sept., at San Francisco. 



Membership. 195 active (entrance fee, $5 ; annual dues, $5) ; 66 associate (annual 

 dues, $5) ; 4 honorary. 



Publications. 



Proceeding's. 5 vols. 



At present issued biennially. Price: $2.50 per vol. 

 Distribution. Exchange. Copies furnished to libraries gratis. 



Pacific Coast Railway Club. 



Address. Secretary: C. C. Borton, Oakland, Cal. 

 History. Organized May 25, 1899. 



Object. Advancement of knowledge relating to safe and economical railway man- 

 agement, operation and construction in all departments. 

 Meetings. Monthly, 3d Saturday, at San Francisco or Sacramento. 

 Membership. 350 active (annual dues, $3) ; 25 associate; 10 honorary. 



Publications. 



OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS . . . v. 1-6, May 1899- Apr. 1905. [Oakland, 

 Cal., 1900-05.] 8. 



m. forming i vol. each year. 



Summary of the transactions, 1899-1905; in v. 7, no. I, May 1905. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the Secretary at about cost price. 



San Francisco Microscopical Society. 



Address. 628 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cal. Treasurer: 



Charles C. Riedy, 1507 Scott Street. 

 History. Organized June 4, 1870; incorporated Aug. 30, 1872. Library 



of about 2,500 vols. 



Object. Promotion of microscopical science in all its branches. 

 Meetings. 2d and 4th Saturdays. 

 Membership. About 75. 



Publications. 



Proceedings. 1893. 8. 



Sierra Club. 



Address. San Francisco, Cal. Secretary : Wm. E. Colby. 

 History. Organized and incorporated in 1892. 



