REPORT OF MONTREAL MEETING 743 



G. C. Swallow, Professor of Geology, etc., University of Mis- 

 souri, Columbia, Missouri. 



Wm. J. Davis, Palaeontologist, Assistant Geological Survey of 

 Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky. 



S. A. Miller, Palaeontologist, Cincinnati, Ohio." 



In response to this call, the geologists convened at Montreal and dis- 

 cussed the subject further, as explained in the official report of their 

 meeting, as follows: 



"At the Montreal meeting of the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science in August, 1882, a number of American geologists convened, to con- 

 sider the question of organizing an American Geological Society. Alexander 

 Winchell was chosen Chairman and C. H. Hitchcock Secretary. Several meet- 

 ings were held during the week, whose proceedings may be summed up in the 

 following statements : 



"N. H. Winchell, chairman of the committee appointed at Cincinnati, in 

 1881, to correspond with geologists upon the expediency of forming such a 

 society, reported that from the circulars he had sent out ninety answers had 

 been received, all but two of which expressed themselves as favoring the 

 project. H. S. Williams reported that he had received answers from thirty 

 persons, and S. A. Miller reported that he had received answers from six per- 

 sons. In both cases the answers were favorable, so that out of one hundred 

 twenty-six expressions of opinion, one hundred twenty-four were in favor of 

 the project and only two opposed. 



"A committee, consisting of Jed Hotchkiss, R. P. Whitfield, and C. H. Hitch- 

 cock, was appointed to consider the situation and to make recommendations. 

 They reported that it was expedient to establish a geological magazine. This 

 report was accepted and adopted. 



"The Cincinnati committee reported a constitution for the establishment of 

 a geological association, which was discussed and laid upon the table, and the 

 committee was requested to continue its investigations and report the next 

 year at the Minneapolis meeting. 



"A committee consisting of C. H. Hitchcock, J. S. Newberry, N. H. Winchell, 

 H. S. Williams, and G. H. Cook, was designated to confer with Major J. W. 

 Powell, of Washington, in order to ascertain what encouragement might be 

 afforded by him in the support of a geological magazine. 



"On motion of James Hall, it was voted to recommend to Section E the ap- 

 pointment of a committee to confer with the Director of the United States 

 Geological Survey in regard to cooperation between the National and State 

 Geological Surveys. 



"The following named persons were present at these meetings : A. Winchell, 

 N. H. Winchell, E. T. Cox, H. S. Williams, W. H. Niles, E. Orton, E. T. Nelson, 

 Jed Hotchkiss, R. P. Whitfield, A. H. Worthen, I. C. White, E. W. Claypole, 

 G. H. Cook, J. W. Spencer, J. S. Newberry, James Hall, T. S. Hunt, H. F. 

 Walling, E. D. Cope, and C. H. Hitchcock. 



"The committee named above to confer with Major Powell reported that he 

 expressed a desire for the success of the proposed magazine and a readiness 

 to contribute to its welfare. He did not, however, think it would be well for 

 him to be identified with its inception." 



