78 Orange Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
February 1st, 1911. 
Sullivant Moss Society Members and 
Subscribers to The Bryologist: 
The plan of reorganization as outlined in my recent circular 
letter has been modified in order to embody some of the sugges¬ 
tions of those who kindly gave time and thought to the matter. 
The large number of replies was a source of surprise and 
gratification. The Society being now the owner of The Bryologist 
outfit, its officers become, logically, the Advisory Board, including 
the curators of the Herbaria and Foreign Exchanges, eight in all. 
The Officers for 1911 have appointed Dr. A. J. Grout Editor-in- 
chief, with the office of publication at New Dorp, New York. As 
Associate Editors, Dr. Best, Dr. Evans, Profs. Holzinger and 
Riddle have consented to serve. 
Some misapprehension has arisen from my too brief state¬ 
ment as to the deficit. The question has been asked: Why can 
a new and untried plan succeed financially when you have failed 
to make ends meet? The answer is this : I felt free to use my 
own money in ways I would not have done had I been account¬ 
able to a Society or any person or persons. Owing, to ill health 
1 was obliged to employ a high priced city printer who could and 
would come to me instead of my going to his office. In this way it 
also came about that supplies were ordered from him which possi¬ 
bly could have been bought cheaper elsewhere. For the same 
reason advertisements were obtained only as the few, by exchange 
for the most part, came to me. My deficit represents, therefore, 
a perfectly free-will gift, for which I ask neither reimbursement 
nor pity. The time has come, however, when the interests of 
the publication will be best served by a division of labor, the work 
having outgrown the ability of any one person to do well. 
