treasurer's report. 367 



Publication of Bulletin, volume 7: 



Printing $1,508 33 



Engraving 155 76 



$1,664 09 



Photograph account : 



George P. Merrill 11 95 



Expenses of excursions, summer meeting: 



J. F. Kemp $15 76 



Charles H. Smyth, Jr 13 42 



H. L. Fairchild 10 58 



39 76 



Total amount of expenditures $2,468 83 



Balance in treasury December 1, 1896 $1,274 87 



The invested funds of the Society are as follows : 



On account of publication fund : 



April 1, 1891, one Tioga township, Kansas, bond, cost 

 $1,140.26 $1,000 00 



January 29, 1892, eight 5 per cent Cosmos Club bonds at 

 par, cost $800 800 00 



February 26, 1892, one 5 per cent Cosmos Club bond, with 

 accrued interest, cost $100.35 100 00 



February 3, 1893, seven 5 per cent Cosmos Club bonds at 

 par, cost $700 700 00 



May 1, 1895, two 10-20 gold bonds of Kingwood, Tunnel- 

 ton and Fairchance railroad, bearing interest from Jan- 

 uary 1, 1895, cost $204 200 00 



September 27, 1895, one bond of Kingwood, Tunnelton 

 and Fairchance railroad, with interest from July 1, 1895, 



cost $100 100 00 



$2,900 00 



Respectfully submitted. 



I. C. White, 



Treasurer. 

 Morgantown, W. Va., December 7, 1896. 



Editor's Report 



To the Council of the Geological Society of America: 



.The Editor takes pleasure in stating that, thanks to the cooperative 

 spirit shown by the publishing members, volume 7 was completed by 

 April 21, thus conforming to what has become the fixed policy of the 

 Societ} T , namely, the prompt publication of accepted manuscripts. 



The fact that only one paper of the Buffalo meeting has thus far been 

 placed in the Editor's hands suggests that the material from the sum- 

 mer meeting will be limited. This paper and the Proceedings brochure, 



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