78 Orange Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
December 9th, 1910. 
Sullivant Moss Society Members and 
Subscribers to The Bryologist.: 
The Sullivant Moss Society, founded in 1898, has grown 
from the original 34 Charter members to over two hundred, and 
The Bryologist from a four page quarterly to a bimonthly of 24 
pages, with a world-wide circulation. Since January 1, 1900, I 
have been solely responsible for the running of The Bryologist, 
both editorially and financially. Dr. Grout’s name, by virtue of 
his starting The Bryologist, which for two years, 1898 and 1899, 
was published as a Department of The Fern Bulletin, has always 
been associated with mine as editor but the responsibility whether 
for good or ill has been mine. In addition to this work I have 
been the Treasurer of the Sullivant Moss Society and have super¬ 
vised its work, keeping two sets of books and looking after all the 
details of the double enterprise. 
Since assuming proprietorship I have paid out to date 
$2,132.98 more than I have received, which I consider my contri¬ 
bution to the advancement of science during the past eleven years. 
This average amount, I am no longer able to continue. The 
mechanical work has also outgrown my physical strength. These 
two reasons combine to make a reorganization necessary at once. 
The following plan is submitted : An Editor-in-chief and 
a board of Associate Editors to be appointed from Society members, 
and to become responsible, pro rata, for the financing of The 
Bryologist. The editions must be paid for as issued, requiring 
the equivalent of a working capital, as receipts come in small 
amounts thru the year. At the close of each year the small 
deficit (if any) to be divided among the six persons who are 
pledged to sustain the work for the year. 
