To His Excellency, Gov. R. M. CUNNINGHAM : 



Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith Bulletin No. 8, on 

 the Cement Resources of Alabama ; with Preliminary Chapters 

 on the Materials and Manufacture of Portland Cement, by Mr. 

 Edwin C. Eckel, of the United! States Geological Survey. 



That part of the Report relating specially to the Alabama 

 occurrences was prepared by the writer in cooperation with the 

 United States Geological Survey, and in slightly different form, 

 has been published in Bulletin No. 225, of that Survey. The 

 chapters by Mr. Eckel, which add so much to the value and 

 completeness of the Bulletin, have been generously contributed 

 by him. 



Our indebtedness to Senator John T. Morgan is particularly 

 great, since the investigations on which this report is based, 

 were undertaken mainly at his instance, and the cooperation 

 above mentioned, secured through his influence. 

 Very respectfully, 



EUGENE A. SMITH, 



State Geologist. 

 University of Alabama, 

 July I, 1904. 



