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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1910s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1914 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Special Libraries a - Vol. 5 DEORMBER, 1014 No. 1 0 ------PUBLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVX BOARD SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Prcs~dent, V~ce-Preslclent, Secrclary-Tret~surer, Monthly except July and August Edltorlai and Publ~calionOfice Indiana BilTenu Clnr~nceR. Leslcr, \VisconsIn Lcfilslatlve Ref- oC Leg-lnlatlve Informat~on,~n~lanapolls, Ind. erence L~brary; Marian R. Glenn, Amerlckm Subscrlgt~ons, 93 BronA street, Boston, Mass. Uanlrers' Ashoc~aLlon, New Yorlc Clly. Zntered at the Postomce at Ind~nnapohs,Ind., Manng~ngEditor of Spec~alLil.warles .-.fohn A. as second-clash matter. Lapp, Bureau of Lcglslatlve InCormn'tlon, In- Subscription...... $2.00 a year (10 numbers) dianapolis, Ind. Single copies ...... 25 cents Assishnt Editor, Ethel Clelnntl, Burcil~~of Lop- Presl(1enL ...... li 13. Johnston lslatlvc Inlor1iiallon, lndlnnapolls, Ind. Bur_eau of" i7:aliway ~conornlcs,WashinpLon, -U. C Vice-Prcsideut ...... ElIrabetti V. DobMns American Telephone and Tclegrngll Co., NOW I?. N. Morton, Unlled Ga5 Improvement Co., Yorlc U~ly Pliilatlelphln. Secrrtary-'l'reav~i~er...... Guy E. Marlon J~~brary,Artl~ur rj.' Little, Inc., 93 Broad H. 1-1. B. Meyer, Library oC Congl'css street, Boslon, Mass. D N Randy, 111suranfcLlbral'y Assoclatlon.

The Department of Commerce and World Trade (Written from data furnished by the department.)

The United Stat.cs Department of com- ecutive departments in Washington, com- merce is established for the purpose of pro- mercial agents of the bureau, bureau ngenlfi moting domestic and foreign conlmerce of in various cities and oificial bulietlns oC for- the United States. Its function IS to be a eign governments and by the rccently cre- clearing house oi information which shall ated roillinercia1 attach& whose duty lt is draw facts from all parts of the world and to make a close study of con~n~erclaldc- put them into possession of the America11 vclopment in foreign countries. businestj man to use in the promotion of his The inlormation gathcred from tllcsC business. sources through the publications of the cle- One of the duties ot the Department is partment is as Collows: The Dnlly con- "to foster, promote and develop the various sular and tradc reports, Monthly sutnmary, manufacturing i~idustries of the United Trade opportunities, Comlnercial nncl tariff States, and markets for the same at home monographs, Statislical abstract, Commer- and abroad, domestic and foreign; by gath- cial relations, Commerce and navigation of ering, compiling, publishing and sup1,lying the United States, Imports for consumptio~l, all available and useful information concern- and by letters nnswering inquiries. Tho ing such industries and such markets; and principal information of foreign tmde is dis- by such other methods and means as may seminated through the Dlvlsion of con.qulnr be prescribed by the Secretary or provided reports wlmh publishes its results in the by law." One of the principal functions tic- Daily consular and trade reports which hns tively carried out by the Department is the a circulation limited to 20,000; free distrlbu- promotion of foreign esport trade. This it tion of the journal is limited to coalmercial has done through the Bureau of foreign and organizations, trade journals, newspapers, li- domestic commerce which prepareR and pub- Sraries and fiimilar organizntions. A sec- lishes nseful commercial information and ond means of distributing lrnowledge is in distributes the same as widely as possible. Special monograplis containing results oC This material is secured from lnany the investigalions of the corrppondenls of sources. from the United States consuls the Bureau, both consuls aud comme~.cinl in every country, customs districts, United agents. Lastly, information is distribated States conlmercial organizations every- by means of confidential bulletins and cir- where, trade papers of the world, other ex- culars Issued at frequent intervuls contnin- SPECIAL LIBRARIES ing information of a character which it is the same so far as possible, down to date, deemed advisable to distribute conflden- Speciflc opportunities for the extension of tially for the use of American Arms in se- American trade, transmitted by consuls, are curing sales of their products abroad or in published in tho Daily consular and trade obtaining foreign contracts or concessions. reports under the title of "Foreign trade The Special monographs issued by the Bu- opportunities," and a similar service, en- reau cover a wide range of subjects related titled "Proposals for government supplies," to the promotion and development of for- containing notices relative to opportunities eign and domestic commerce. Examples of for the sale of American manufactures to these bulletins are "Packing for export," an the federal government, has been estab- illustrated pamphlet of 170 pages containing lished. reports by American consular officers in re- Plans and speciflcations for public and gard to the packing of goods for shipment private works in foreign countries often ac- to foreign countries; "Consular regulations company reports. Announcement of the re- of foreign countries," containing rules to be ceipt of these plans and speciflcations is observed with respect to shipments of mer- made in the Daily consnlar and trade re- chandise to foreign countries; "Commercial ports. circulation of these documents is travelers in foreign countries," giving the commenced at once by the Bureau, an en- laws of foreign nations relative to the ad- deavor being made to reach as soon as pos- mission of commercial travelers ancl their sible manufacturers likely t.o be interested. samples; "Factories in foreign trade," giv- Samples also often accompany reports by ing the language, currency, and weights and consular officers and commercial agents. measures, of foreign countries, a statement Announcement is made of their receipt, and as to postal rates and facilities, numerous they are loaned to those intcrested, in order tables for the conversion of foreign cur- of their application. rencies into American money .and vice The Bureau makes every effort to co-op- versa, and price comparisons for foreign and erate with representative trade organiza- American units; "Foreign credits," a book tions by conferences with their officers, by of 421 pages, presenting a study of the for- the use of membership lists for the distribu- eign credit problem, with a review of Eu- tion of confidential information, ancl by ffl- ropean metliods of financing export ship- ing with them plans and speciflcations for ments; "Transportation rates to the West work relating to the industry or industries Coast of South America," giving the cost of represented by such organizations. transportation of over 800 articles from the Individual requests for ir~formationfrom principal inland cities of the United States America11 manufacturers and exporters re- to principal Inland points in Ecuador, , ceive careful attention and endeavor is and Chile; and "Commercial and agricul- made to supply yroinptly on a particnlar tural organizations of the United States," a subject all material in govsession of the directory giving not only the names of such Bureau. All of the trade information re- organizations but also data as to their mem- ceived is carefully indemxed, and thc Burcau bership, functions, iield of service, etc. has a record of reports on most lines of The Bureau of statistics of the Depart- trade in foreign countries extending over a ment publishes monthly the Summary of period of seven or eight years. When re- commerce and finance, giving exact data quests for data on any particular line are about the movement of commerce. The received, search is made through these rec- trade movements are presented in greater ords and all information available is fur- detail in a volume entitled "Commerce and nished. Should the subject be one on which navigation of the United States." This vol- the Bureau has little information, the in- ume "shows in great detail the trade by ar- quirer is given what is available and is also ticles and countries, stating the countries furnished tho name of the consul or consuls from which each article or class of articles to whom inquiries for further data may be was imported and to which each article or made. If the subject is one of interest to a class of art~cleswas exported during a five- number of concerns they are invited to sub- year period; also statements showing the mit a list of quastions covering the facts movement of merchandise and of gold and desired, and these are consolidated and sent silver by customs d~stricts,the imparts for to Americqn consuls throughout thc world. consumption, and other statements showing The results of these inquiries are subse- details of the trade movements with foreign quently published and distributed by the countries and with the non-contiguous ter- Bureau. ritories for a term of years." The Bureau has issued a directory of A Statistical abstract published by the 3138 quarto pages containing the names of Bureau presents in condensed form state- about 125,000 individuals and firms in for- ments regarding complerce, production, in- eign countries engaged in the import trade, dustries, population, finance, currency, in- classified by country and by industry. debtedness, and wealth of the country. The edition of this directory is exhausted, The Division of foroign tariffs translates but copies may be consulted at the branch and publisl~esas "Foreign tariff notes," the omces of the Bureau and at the offices of customs tariff of foreign countries, keeping commercial organizations in leading cities. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

A revised directory of South America, won't And a market for woolen underwear oontaining 428 octavo pages has been is- in Morocco oi Panama or in a few other sued in anticipation of the opening of the tropical places, but American manufac- Panama Canal, It is sold at $1 per copy. turers have tried it. An American firm Applications should be made to the Bureau once Bent a consignment of heating stoves of foreign and domestic commerce. to .Tava! A trade directory of the West Indies and "The only difference in essentials between Central America, similar to that for South foreign trade and domestic trade is that the America, is In course of preparation. foreign proposition is a little more dim- The value of this information which has cult. The foreign market is more distant, been collocted for years in the Department is le~sfamiliar to us, but is governed by the was evident at once Upon the breaking out same business and economic pnnciples, of the European war. From this fund of "I see no nced of crying "Wolf, Wolf." We information, American business men were are confronted with a great opportunity. able to guide their conduct and temper There may ba difficulties, but the opportun- their enthusiasms in the promotion of ity is there. The belligerent countries of their trade. Europe, which have supplied 42.2 per cent Speaking to business men upon the sub- (18Y2 billion dollars) of the world's exports, ject of the forcign trade situation, Mr. E. are not prepared to continue to do so. Cer- E. Pratt, Chief of the Bureau of foreign and tain necessities of life must be supplied to domestic commerce set forth the possihili- other parts of the world. Who will do it? ties which the United States Department of "Yes, it is the to call for caution. It is comnierce, through the publications of its always time to do that. Caution is one ele- library was able to furnish to business meq ment in business policy. With all the facts in the present crisis. We quote the follow- before us, this is no more the tlme for ca~G ing from hi^ statement: tion than any other. Retiring in the face "When, on the 1st of August, hostilities of difficulties is not always caution. broke out .in Europe, American manufac- "Let me urge still another point of view. turers and merchants were quick to see tho Let us get clearly in mind that "quotations opportunity which was afforded for enter- on foreign trade" is not "Foreign SeIhng." ing foreign trade. The encouragement of Forelgn trade is trade, it is excliahge. We our foreign trade became the idea of the cannot always sell, we must also buy. hour. Public omcials, private citizens, chambers of commerce, newspapers, etc., "This is particularly truc of ouf trade with one and all urged the American manufac- South America. There is a continent pro- turer to go into the foreign market. The ducing raw ~naterialsand buying mantrfac- result was, a large numher of manufactur- tired products. It must be obvioi~sto you ers who had not previously engaged in for- gentlemen that we cannot forever sell eign trade attempted to do so. things to those countries and buy nothing. "The positive result of this enthusiasm is The warring nations cannot buy, and, if we that probably at the present moment there don't, where are they to get the lnoney to is a greater interest in foreign trade than pay for our manufactured goods? The fact ever before. is, they cannot. Today the countries of "Almost immedlntely, however, warnings South America are hard pressed, not be- wero heard. It was polrited out, and justly cause they are poor, for they me not, but of course, that the credit machinery of the because they have piled up in their ware- world was wrecked; that many countries houses the staple commodities which they which might become customers were in se- produce and which they cannot sell. vere flnanclal straits to flnd an outlet for "They are in exactly the same posltion as their own goods, and hence were unable to our Southern cotton growers. Or, in the pay for merchandise which we might send position that you would be if your ware- them. houses were full of your products and sud- "The flrst flush of enthusiasm gave way denly all of your orders were canceled and to caution which, in many quarters, is actu- your market dropped out from under you. ally developing into timidity. "Bolivia has tin; Peru has copper, coffee, "It is really remarkable to note the com- and sugar; Chile has nitrates; Ecuador has plete change which often comes over a cocoa; Brazil has coffee and rubber; Argen- man's business methods when he considers tina has cereals, hides, skins, and meats; the problem of gomg into foreign trade. Salvador has coffee; GuatemaIa has coffee: "My plea in the developn~entof our for- has coffee, balata, skins, and eign trade is for sane business methods, hides. the same business methods which are so "The crux of the whole foreign trade situ- successfully used in our own country. ation at. the moment is right there. If we There is absolutely no d~fferencein Punda- cannot move those crops, we cannot sell mental principles. You would sarcely ex- our goods. pect to flnd much of a market for flannel "The present European situation has underwear in , or for gold-mining brought to the business men of the United machinery in New . Well, you State8 in very concrete form the emciency SPECIAL LIBRARIES of German methods, especially in regard to (3) The Bureau collects, translates, and foreign trade. publishes all tariffs and changes in tariffs "The most striking feature of 's of foreign countries. foreign trade, which has been so successful, (4) It answers inquiries and quest~ons is the all-around development of the bust- of! all kinds fl'om all lrinds of people with ness-the remarkably well-developed bank- reference to foreign trade; ing system in its application to foreign (6) It directs the commercial work of trade, foreign exchange, and foreign cred- OW coll6Uls in foreign countries (who num- its-the well-developed export methods, in- bet. 300) ; cluding the training of men who will nctu- ally do the export work in the field: the (6) The Bureau has a staff of commer- close co-operation between Government of% clal agents, experts in varioufi lines, gath- cials (especially the consular service) and eriag facts concerning special markets in the business community. foreign countries. Their reports are pub- "The keynote of the German syhtoln lished by the Bureau; aeems to be TRAINING. They train their (7) It has, or will have, a staff of ten men for the jobs which they expect them to Comn~ercial Attaches tvlio are to be sta- occupy-while we train men for nothing. tioned in the principal commercial countries "Just a word, in closing, about the work of tho world; of the Bureau of foreign and domestic (8) The Bureau, in addition to its head- commerce, of the Department of commerce. quarters in Washington, lias eight branch This Bureau is a clearing-house for busl- ofices in the United States. ness information of all kinds which is re- "Finnlly, .let me say that this Dnreaa be- ceived from a variety of governmental longs in a peculiar way to the bushess men sources. It is then turned over to the com- of the country. It js here to serve YOU, mercial concerns of the United States, he and, if it does not meet your needs, it is functions of the Bureau are many and Vdr- probably because you have not taken ied. A large staff of people in Washington eiiough real interest in it to shape its work. and other parts of the world are carrying "We want your criticisms, your advice, forward this work, which should be of In- and your suggestions, If we are not get- terest and value to every business inan, tirig the stuff you want, then we want to (1) The Bureau receives, edits, and pub- know what you do Want. We want your lishes all consular reports of a commercial help and your co-operation, and, with that, nature; we can make this Department of the GOV- (2) It tabulates all statistics of imports ernment of the greatest value to the bnsi- and exports; ness community of the country."

The Commercial Museum and the Present Commercial Crisis By John Maofarlahe, Librarian, Philadelphia Commercial Museum.

In ordinary times the Library of the Phil- Information was souglit as to what articles adelphia Commercial muLeum is oalled up- supplied by the countries at war might be on to furnish information in regard to the furnished by the manufacturers of the quantity and value of the various goods im- United States. Most of these were based ported into or exported from foreign coun- on the theory that the warring nations tries. For this reason the Library always would be unable to supply South America keeps on hand the latest statistical publi- and other countries with the articles fur- cations showing the imports and exports nished by thern prior to the war Many of of every country in the world, and the con- them were in reference to what goods Ger- sular reports of the leading nations, show- many exported to South American countries. ing what the consuls of these various coun- There seemed to be a lanientable ignoranco tries think of the opportunities for trade in on the part of the public in general, regard- the lines of goods which their home coun, ing the source of the imports into South tries have for sale. The Library also has America. Many thought that the bulk of the directories of the leading commercial the one thousand million dollars worth of centers of the world. trade with South Amer~cawas held by Ger- There was a great increase in the num- many and were surprised to flnd that while ber of inquiries after the war broke out. Germany had a large share of this trade, it SPECIAL LIBRARIES 147

nevertheless was second in value to that of the individual inqu~rerselling his goods in the United Kingdom and only a very little foreign colultries; who supplies thefie goods greater in value than that of the United at present; at what prices they are sold in States. About twenty-eight per cent of the the specific countries; what the tariff on imports into South America was from the them would be and what the modes of United Kingdom, eighteen per cent. from traIWlortatlon. In some cases inquiries are Germany and fifteen per cent from the nmde for itineraries of a trip through South United States. Because of the large num- America or sonle specific couutry in ~0~1th ber of inquiries a printed circular was pre- America for thelr salesmen. pared in the Library, showing the value of The only effect the war has had with us the imports and exports of Latin Amer~can is to increase the numher of inclu~riesalong countries, and also the share in the trade our nsual llnes from persolls who have here- of each held by the United Kingdom, Gcr- tofore not been Interested in foreign trade. many, IWm.ce and the United States. IVhile we are advising caution we neverthe- A chart was made giving the share. of Ihe less feel that there will be a steadily in- one thousand mill~ondollars of imports held creasing trade in the products of United by each of the South American countries, States factor.les, not only in South An~er~ca eighty per cent of this trade bcing made up but also in Russia and other European coun- of imports into Argentma, Brazil and Chile. tries wllether engaged in the, war or not. Three other charts were, prepared showing The tendency at present mill be to increase the source of supply of the imports of Ar- our exports of food products, clothing ma- gentina, Brazil and Chile. These charts terials and such articles as may Ile In de- were intended to be hung on our walls for mand as a result of the war. Later, all the inspection of visitors, but as a matter kinds of goods will find markets in places of fact they have been loaned around for where lierotofore the warrlng countries use in meetings held at Boston and else- have had the bulk of the trade. where for exploiting United States trade The library so far has been able to meet with South America. all the demands in this direction and lias The inquiries which we receive are pos- had the satisfaction oC lrnowing that it has sibly unlike those received by olhar li- been useful not only in encouraging trade braries. They are in the nature of direct but also in preventing losses by a misdirec- questions in regard to the possibilities of tion of trade.

The Columbus Memorial Library of the Pan-American Union By Charles E. Babcock, Acting Librarian, Columbus Memorial Library

The conflict of the European powers To supply, in part, the great demands 04 whlch caused a temporary closlng to-~mer- this somewhat unprecedented interest in ican manufacturers of their usual outlet for tho countries to the south of us, Mr. John merchandise in the coimtries at war, also Barrett, Director General ot the Pan Amer- directed attention to the shortage of sup- ican union, former United States BIinister plies in the Central and South Amerlcan to Siam, Argentine republic, Colombia and republics and the possible opportunity for Panama, prepared up-to-the-minute articles the United States' dealers to obtain some for, "The Saturday evening post," "The of the business heretofore conducted be- scientific American," "The American re- tween those countries and England, , view of reviews," "The sunset magazine," Russia, Germany, and and many trade and industrial papers, and As the only official international organi- thc dally press. These articles did not, zat~onof the American republics, and the l~owever,reach all those desiring to inves- largest single factor for developing com- tigate the Latin American markets or to merce and comity between the countries of undertake a study of the countries and con- the Hemisphere. the Pan Ameri- ditions generally, and the Pan American can union naturally became the center at- union, through its Director general, re- traction for all those desiring to enter the ceived thousands of letters and telegrams fleld of commerce in Latin America. from all parts of the United States, request- SPECIAL LIBRARIES ing much detailed information on the coun- tioned that much assistance was given in tries, their commerce, their resources, and replying to the recent requests. their industries. The material for reply- The Pan American union, of which this ing to these letters and telegrams was se- library is a branch, was established as the cured from the library of the organization, International bureau of the American re- known as the "Columbus memorial library," publics in the year 1890 in accordance with probably the most unique special library of the resolutions passed at the flrst Pan its character in the world. Amerlcan conference, held at Washington, D. C., in 1889-90. Its reorganization under This library was established by the sec- the present Director general dates pmctical- ond International American conference held ly from January, 1907, following the third in City during the winter of 1900-01. conference, held in , Brazil, as a memorlal to Christopher Columbus, in 1906 which was attended by Senator Eli- each country forming the conference being hu Root, then Secretary of state. This in- equally interested in its maintenance. It ternational organization and office is main. is devoted to books and material on the tained jointly and equally by all the Amer- countries of Latin America only, and all ican republics: Argentine republic, Bolivia, data obtainable on those countries is se- Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, cured, and retained. Its growth has been Dominican republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, rapid, averaging between three and four Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, , Pana- thousand volumes .each year. When this ma, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, United library was established the library of the States, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is spe- Bureau of the American republics, the for- cially devoted to the development and ad- mer name of the Pan American union, was contributed as a nucleus for the Columbus vancement of commerce, friendly inter- memorial library, which now has over course, and good understanding among 30,000 volumes and pamphlets. All the those countries. It is supported by quotas contributed by each government, based up- magazines and newspapera of the American on their populations. The Pan American republics are regularly received, articles of special value indexed, and the more import- union publishes an illustrated monthly ant papers from the total of 1,326 received "Bulletin," of which Mr. Franklin Adams is are bound. Current illustrated magazines the editor, and which is in great demand are given places in the general reading in all parts of the world as a carefully com- room, where they can be consultecl by visi- piled and attractive record of present con- tors. The library now has, in addition to ditions, general progress, commerce, laws, the items mentioned, 15,069 photographs, new enterprises, and particular develop- 1,216 maps, 111,087 index and catalogue ment of each republic. It can be obtained cards, and a large collection of lantern for a small subscription fee. The Union slides and negatives. Directories from each also publishes numerous handboolcs, pamph- country and city, both general and tele- lets, special reports, and maps, and secures phone, where they exist, have been secured many other publications of special valne for general distribution. Lists of these and are kept up to date, as a part of an unusually large collection of general ref- documents may be had on application. erence books for a special library. A spe. The library compiles special lists on se- cia1 press clipping bureau is conducted, the lected subjects, which are distributed upon current data thus received to be later sup- request. A special catalogue on "Boolis plemented by omcia1 government reports and magazine articles on Latin American bearing on the subjects of the material description and history," received in the clipped. Library up to November 1, 1907, and com- prising 98 pages has been printed. To this While this is a library for reference pur- original list has been added two supple- poses only, it is open to the general pub- ments, number 1 including books received lic and students, business men and others 01 the same classes from November 1, 1907, are afforded every opportunity to make full to July 8, 1908, comprising 34 pages, and use of the data we have collected. Read- number 2, including those received from ing tables are provided and personal atten- July 9, 1909, to June 1, 1914, compri~ing tipn from the hbrary's staff is assured 136 pages. In this last supplement there every visitor. Due to the fact that only one was added, "Reference list of bibliographes" copy of any publication is permanently re- comprising 129 entries, with compiler's tained, inter-library exchanges have not notes. In compiling this list effort was been encouraged. made to include only those bibliographies NO limit is placed on the subject matter wh~chwere devoted entirely to the subject, of books and pamphlets preserved, simply many very good lists, published as chap- they must relate to Latin America either ters or appendixes to books, being omitted. directly or indirectly. Official documents A small pamphlet of 9 pages entitled, "Iht as issued by the various governments, form of books for reading courses on Latin an important part of the collections, and it American subjects" was printed to supply was from these, together with the direc- the more popular demand for selected books tories and reference books before men- for general reading. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

BRIEF LIST OF COMMERCIAL REFER- American Academy of Political and SO- ENCES ON LATIN-AMERICAN cia1 Science, Philadelphia, Penna. Held TRADE a special Pan American meeting, 1914. Proceedings were published in the "An- Compiled specially for "Special Libraries." a nals of the Academy," for July, 1914. Publications of the Pan American Union, South American Trade Conference, held specially: in Washington, Sept. 10, l!f14, before Report on the commerce of each country. the Secretary of State and the Secre- Report of the Pnn American Commercial tary of Commerce. Report published Conference, 1911. Price 25 cents. by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic "Bulletins" of the Pan American Union. commerce, 1914, and a pamplllet, "Latin Monthly. American Trade," (being the report of Addresscs before the Southern Commer- the Latin American imdo cornmiltee cial Congress. 1913. appointed under a resolution adopted by the above conference) distributed by Publications sold by the Pan American the Pan An~erlcanUnion. Union, specially: Chicago Association of Commerce, 10 "The young man's clxmces in South and South La Salle Street, Cl~lcago, Ill. Central America," by William A. Reid. Publishes a magazine. Price $1.00. American Manufacturers Export Assocla- "Elementary lessons in exporting," by tion, 136 Broadway, New York. B. Olney Hough. 1909. Price $3.00. Chamber of Commerce of the United "Hailways of South and Central America," States of America, Riggs Building, by Frederic M. Halsey. 1914. Price Washington, D. C. Publishes a maga- $1.50. zine. "South America as an export field," b~ Soutliorn Commercial Congress, South. Otto Wilson. 1914. Price 26 cents. ern Building, Washington, D. C. In addition to these publicat~onsare many Pl~iladelpllia Comnlercial Museum, Philn- other vcry excellent ones, full list of clelphia, Penna. Publishes a magazine. which can be had on application. National Association of Rlanuft~ct~lrers 30 Churclz Street, Ncw Yorlc, N. Y. Publications of the Bureau of Foreign and I'ublishes magazine and an annual Domeslic Commerce, of the Department a of Commerce, Washington, D. C., treat- volume, "American trade index." ing of trade conditions, industrics, and General reference boolcs, giving commercial opportunities in Ltllin -4merica. Com- information: plete list can be had on appIication to "Exporters' Encyclopaedia," published an- the Bureau. Pamglllets worthy of spe- nually, 78 Broad Street, New York, N. cial note in this list are: Y. Price $7.50. "Ranking and credit in , Brazil, "Statesman's Yearbook," . An- Chile, and Pcru," by Edward N. Ilur- nual. Price $3.00. ley. Price 10 cents. "South A~nerjcan Yearbook," London, "Packing for export." Price 15 cents. Annual. Price about $7.G0. "Trade directory of South America," 1914, "ICellcy's directory of mercht~nts, mnnir- 428 pages. Price $1.00. facturers and shippers," Amerlcan sc+ "Trade devclopment in Latin America," tion. Published annually. New Yorlc, by John M. Turner. 1911. Price 6 70 Fifth Avenue. Price nbgul $5.00. cents. "IColley's Tariffs of the World." Annual. "Transportalion rates to the West Coast New Yorlc, 70 Fifth Avenue. P&G of South America," by F. J. Sheridan. 1913. Price 10 cents. about $5.50. (All remittances of money should be Directories, giving lists of business flrms, made to The Superinte~identof Docu- can be bought from an agent in Ncw ments, Washington, D. C.) York specializing in that line, Mr. Felix Rey de Castro, 37 Droadwny, New Yorlc. Reports or magazines of other organiza- A sdect list of articles in periotlicul~. tions interested in developing com- mcrce between the United States and Barrett, John: The Pan American era. Latin America: "The Saturday Evening Post," Phila- National Foreign Trade Convention Heaci- delphia, Octoher 10, 1914. quarters, 66 Broadway, New York, Our Latin American opportunity. "The N. Y. "Report of the . . . .Convention," Scientific American," New York, Octo- 1914. Price $1.50. ber 3, 1914. Clark University, Latln American Meet- The Pacific Coast and Pan America. ings, Worcester, Mass. "The Journal "Sunset Magazine," , Oc- of Race Development." Quarterly. tober, 1914. Price $2.00 per year. (Also publishes Trade opportunity in Latin America. a bound volume of the proceedings oT "American Review of Revicws," New the meetings.) York, October, 1914. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Pan American possibilities. "Journal of Importers Journal," New York, Octo- Race development," Worcester, Mass., ber 23. 1914. July, 1914. Fowler, John F.: The common sense about Baldwln, A. H.: Our trade with Latin South American trade. "The World," America and how to prepare for it. New York, October 18, 1914. "Electrical Engineering," , Ga.. Goods needed in Latin America and ~ei- Jan., 1914. chandise offered by Latin America. Brist, G. L.: How to go after South Amer- "Daily Consular and Trade Reports," ican trade. "Dry Goods Economist," August 22, 1914. (Notion section), New York, Oct., 1914. Hammond, John Hays: The development Chandler, Charles Lyon: Establishing trade of our Latin American trade. "Journal with Latin America. "Cotton," Atlan- of Race Development," July, 1914. ta, Ga., November, 1914. The personal element in our trade with Hodglna, George S.: South American South America. "Market World and trade-from a railway point of view. Chronicle," New York, November 7, "American Industries," New York, Oc- 1914. tober, 1914. Commercial opportunities in Latin Amer- Nixon, Lewis: Opportunity to corner lca. (Several long, general articles.) South American trade. "Minneapolis "Pan American Magazine," New Or- Sunday Tribune," August 30, 1914. leans, October, 1914. Kinley, David: South American Trade Op Gushing, George H.: Prosperity for Amer- portunities. "Electrical World," New ica. "Technical World Magazine," No- York, September 26, 1914. vember, 1914. Slechta, J. J.: Two current misconcep- Dix, Melville W.: Much discussed South tions as to the foreign trade of the American Trade. Buy first and sell United States. "Market World and later. "Mill Supplies," Chicago, Octo- Chronicle," New York, October 3, 1914. ber, 1914. (Relates to fallacy of securing great Drey, James: Our opportunities In Latin increase in foreign trade and in de- America. "Neale's Monthly," New velopment of a great merchant marine.) York, December, 1913. Vanderlip, Prank A.: How to gain Latin [Efforts of British to secure increase of American trade. "New York Tribune," South American commerce.] "Board of August 23, 1914. Trade Journal," London. Sept. 24, 1914, Wheatley, James A,: The building up of and following issues. South American trade. "Bulletin of the Fawcett, Waldon: To capture reciprocal National Association of Credit Men," Pan American trade. "Exporters and New York, August, 1913.

Financial Library of the National City Bank of New York and Foreign Trade Information By Florence Spencer, Librarian, National City Bank of New York.

It is difficult to give a clear idea of our there has been, for some years past, n stead- share of reference work In connection with ily increasing demand for South American foreign trade expansion at this period, material, a more or less superficial cover- when we are in the midst of inquiries of ing of the subject satisfied most inquirers this kind coming to us from evexy side, and and there was not that active and intelli- are actively employed in endeavoring to gent insistence on really up-to-date and keep "Demand" and "Supply" evenly bal- more detailed data that, is everywhere ex- anced. pressed to-day. And as far as foreign trade In the spring and throughout the early is concerned, there was practically no de- summer the library was occupied in gath- mand at all, although general statistics on ering together books of general interest on commerce were always available and fre. South America, with the various consular quently called for. and trade reports published by our gov- Suddenly the war began. After a short ernment. While we have had a number of interval of waiting for developments, a ris- these books and pamphlets many years and ing tide of inquiries for reports and statis- SPECIAL LIBRARIES tics of trade in every part of the world writing to the various governments, prov- came Sweeping in. Detailed statistics on inces or departments, municipalities, minis- the nations at war, as well as all other im- ters of foreign affairs, chambers of com- portant countries, were demanded, and var- merce, and most important corporations of ious foreign governmental statistics were South America, for all available statistics, now hurriedly obtained which could not which have come pouring in by every have been spared shelf room a few months steamer, accompanied by most courteous. before, as far as their practical value to the interesting and helpful letters, which often library was concerned. We made use of include information not to be obtained jn every available bit of information given in other ways. These statistics include the the statistics published by other govern- latest published in all instances, are quite ments, as well as our own year bookn, sta- up-to-date, and are invaluable in statistical tistics of trade and navigation, the columns reference work. They cannot be received of the London Economist and London Sta- and catalogued fast enough to get them tist, as well as our American publications, ready for reference, so active is the de- and many newspaper clippings, which we mand. have always used in reference work. This South American collection is a li- Our clippings covered the effect of the brary in itself and while necessarily small. war on every commodity and trade, the as it is recently started, it is large enough merchant marine situation, supplies pur- to be of vital use in trade expansion refer- chased by the warring nations and the man- ence work, and forms an adequate founda- ufacturing communities benefited thereby, tion for useful South American statistical war risks, the various decifiions as to con- work. traband, the cotton situation, the copper difficulties, our opportunities for trade in There is a continuous demand for infor- various localities abroad, the resources of mation on foreign moneys, weights ancj other countries as well as our own, means measures, and many other matters, and we of communication, moratoria declared, and are able to answer many of these questions the financial side of the war which I wjll in the library through the courtesy of var- not touch upon here. These have been of ious commercial and foreign trade associa- much value in many specific inquiries and tions and societies who have always rg. will continue to be a valuable reference aid sponded generously to requests for data as the war progresses. which they may have published. In the midst of the demands for trade sta- This is merely an outline of what we tistics in general the library began a syste- trust we may be able to build up into a matio collection of South American data by really useful collection of trade statistics.

Map of American Trade Opportunities By Alexander Hamilton Institute of .

The Alexander Hamilton In~tituteof New of the world. It has been designed to show Yorlc is one of the institution8 which has new or enlarged opportunities, having no been giving special attention to the problem reference to the trade that was established arising out of the war situation with ref- before the war. The Alexander Hamilton erence to Arnerican trade. Soon after the Institute hopes that this graphic presenta- war broke out, a map of American trade op- tion of the world's trade will help business portunities and on the reverse side a tabular men in their efforts" to take advantage of statement of American industries, was pub- the opportunities now presented. lished showlng in graphic form the Ameri- "In preparing the map, the foreign trade can industries and the possible outIet~in of the United States, of and of the foreign countries. warring nations was first studied in de- Introducing the map, the Institute make$ tail. The principal exports of these coun- the following statement which indicates tries, together with their destinations, briefly the character of the problems whicli were noted and have been listed on this confront our business men. They say: map In all lines where the United States "This map of American trade opportuni; and Canada are able to supply competing ties is the result of a careful statistical an- goods in large quantities. Excepting for alysis of the domestic trade of the United the United Kingdom, competition has now States and Canada and of the import and been suspended in many of these lines and, export trade of all of the leading countries if the war continues for several months, 152 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

European competition hay even be elimi- more than her total purchases from us, for nated for many years to come. The world the same period. Brazil, therelore, if we must look to us for its supply of these ignore adverse balances elsewhere, could articles. have purchased from the United States $77,000,000 more of manufactures. This ad- "Europe has been supplying other nations ditional power to purchase from the United not only with manufactured comnlodities States is indicated by the abbreviations but also with capital to develop their indus- P.P.77m. Sinlilar conditions exlsting for tries. This she can do no longer. Also other nations are indicated in the sainc way, she bas furnished them with a market for the figures representing additional purcllas- many of their raw products. Deprived of ing powers expressed in millions of dollars. financial support and partially unable to "Owing to fiuancial conditions at homo we market their products, the purchasing pow- cannot supply capital, readily, for tlie de- er of many nations will be reduced. I+ velopment of industries in otllor countries. cannot be expected, therefore, that wo can In future years, however, this fiupport can begin exporting immecliately all the goods be given and our trade relations should be whicll Europe greviously supplied. Mar- strengthened proportionally. For tlie pres- kets for the products of tllc nations which ent the purchasing power of all nations has are our prospective customers must bc been reduced and, except food products and maintamed or created arid some hnancial some mw and partly manufactured mater- support must be mven. Tb~swe can do ial~for the United ICi~lgdom, we may ex- only gradually, but we sllould plan a rap~d pect a sudden development of our export increase 111 this direction. trade only m the ncccssitiea of life. The "However, many nations have found tll~ important gain wllich we can now make is United States and Canada a good market to establish trade relat~ons,even at a tem- for their products without, at t,he same porarily lessened profit, which will help to time, being heavy purchasers froin us. For malre the United States and Canada leading example, in 1913, Brazil sold to the United suppliers of the world's manufactured States alone products valued at $77,000,000 goods."

List of Government Publications Containing Current Statistics on Foreign Commerce (Including Year-Books of Statistical Abstracts) (Compiled under the direction of H. H. B. Meyer, Chief Bibliograpller, Library of Congrem.)

ADEN. . Aden. Report of the trade and navigation re- General. turns of Aden. Aden. HB240.A3A3 Australla. Bureau of census and statistics. Offlcial year book of the commonwealth of Australia. , 1908. ARCEXTINE REPUDLTC. HA3001.B5 --- Commercial. Argentine Republic. Trade and customs and excise revenue of Anuario oflcial de la Republica Argen- the commonwe.alth of Australia. 1906- tina. Buenos Aires [1912]-- HC171.A3 , 1907- I-IF276.A2 Direccidn general de estadlstica. -- Anuario de la Direccidn general de esta- Trade, shipping, oversea migration, and dfstica. Buenos Aires, Comgafiia sud- finance of the commonwealtl~ of Aus- americana de billetes de banco. tralia. Bulletin. Melbourne [1907]-- HF'159.A2 Monthly. HF276A26 Direcci6n general de efltadlstica. Dept. of trade and customs. El comercio exterior argentine. [Buenos Annual statement of the trade of the com- Aires] Quarterly. HF15 9 .AS monwealth of Australia with the United SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Kingdom, Rritish possessions, mld for- groises. Nouvelle s6rie.I Budape~t, eign countries . . . and of the cus- 1902- toms alid cxcise revenue. Sydney. Colnmerce extgricur des pays de la HF275.Al8 couronne hongroise. I-IA1201.A32 Gt. Brit. Trade coinniis~ionerfor Australia HF192.HS Trade of Australia. Report to tlle Board I\.Iol~vcnlentde la llavigation et des ol trade on the trade of tlle common- ~narcl~andisesh Ir'iume. I-IA1201.A32 wealth of Au~tralia London. Trieste. Handldels-und Gewerbelrairl~ner. HF275.84 Stntistira dclla navigazione P del com- Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers by com- ~nercio dl l'rleste. 1912-. Trieste, mancl. 1913- IWl92 T83 n,umnos. Barbados. Barbados blue book. Barbados. General. 5737.R2 Austria. Stntititisclle Central-Coinn~ission. Oesterreicllisches statistiches Handbuch frir die im Reichsr:~the vertrelenen General. I

-- Commercial. Statistics of imports and exports. The Canada. Dept. of customs, movement of shipping, exchange, and Tables of the trade and navigation of the coffee In the republic of the United Dominion of Canada. oro onto. States of Brazil. Organised by the Com- IIF129.A2 mercial statistics service and trans- -- lated into English by order of the min- Trade and navigation. Unrevised monthly ister of agriculture and public works. statements of imports entered for con- Rio de Janeiro. HF163.A3 sumption, and exports of the Dominion of Canada. July, 1900- , Gov- RBITIBII GUIANA. ernment printing bureau, 1900- EI0129.Al8 General. British Guiana. Dept. of trade and commerce. British Guiana. Blue book. 1912-1913. Report. Ottawa. HA129.A4 Georgetown, Demerara, 1913. -- J146.R%2 Weekly report. Ottawa. Hk7129.A27 Gt. Brit. Trade commissioner for Canada. Report on the Blue book. Georgetown, Trade of Canada. Report to the Board of Demerara, 1913. J146.R22 trade on the trade of the Dominion of Canada for the period from July lst, 1906, to March 31st, 1910, by His Ma- Commercial. jesty's trade commissioner for tho Do- British Guiana. Customs dept. minion of Canada (Mr. Richard Grfgg) . Report of the comptroller of customs on London, Pub. by H. M. Stationery off., the customs statistics relating to the printed by Darling and son, 1911. 88 g. revenue. trade and shi~oing-- - of the col- (Parliament. Papers by command. Cd. ony ~eorgetown,Demerara. 5591.) I-IF3226.A3 1910 HF17LB6

Br~tishHonduras. Cape of Good Hope. Colonial secretary's Blue book. Belize. J144.RZ dept. Statistical branch. Statistical register of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Capetown. . HA1982 General. Bulgaria. CEYLON. Annuaire statistique du royaulne de Bul- Ceylon. Colonial secretary's ofice. garie. l. annge, 1909- Sofia, 1910- Ceylon blue book. Compiled from official RA1621.A2 returns in the colomal secretary's of- Bulgarian and French. flce. Colombo. JG11.R2

Commercial. CIIILE. Bulgaria. General. Mouvement commercial de la Bulgarie Chile. Oflcina central de estadlstica. avec les pays 6trangers. Mouvement dc la navigation par ports. Prix moyens Anuario estadfstico de la repilblica de danv les principales villes. Sophia. Chile. Santiago de Chile. HA991.B2 Quarterly. HF227.A3 Commercial. Chile. Oficina de estadlstica comercial. Statistiques des mouvements de la naviga- Estadlstica comercial de la repilblica de tion pendant les annees- Sophia. Chile. Valparaiso. HF165.A2 FIE563.BgA3 -- Statistigue du commerce de la principaut5 Restimenes estadlsticos del comercio es- de la Bulgarie avec les pays Btrangers. terior de Chile. Importacidn y esporta- Sofia. HF227.A4 cibn. Valparaiso. HF165.A26 Superintendencia de aduanas. CANADA. Memoria del superintendente de aduanas General. sobre la rents y el comercio exterior. Canada. Census and statistics ofice. Valparaiso. HF165.83 The Canada year book, 1905- Second series. Ottawa. Printed by S E. Daw- son, 1906- HA744.S81 . Inspectorate general of customs. Continuation of Statistical year-book Customs gazette. No. 1, 1869- Shanghai. of Canada. Quarterly. HF237.Al5 SPECIAL LIBRARIES -- Precis de stathtique 1913. . . . Koben- Decennial reports on the trade, naviga- ham H. 1% Thieles bogtrykkeri, 1913. tion, industries, etc., of the ports open 71 p. HA1486.A3 1913 to.- foreien- . commerce in China and Co- -- - rea, and on the condition and develop- Statistisk aarbog.. . Annuaire statistique, ment of the treaty port provinces. Udgivet af Statens statistiskg bureau. Shanghai. 1893- (China. Imperial Iiobenhavn., 1896-.--- UAIAW maritime customs. 1. Statistical ser- -**za=, ies. No. 6.) HF237.A45 Commercial. -- Denmark. Statens statistiske bureau. Returns of trade (24th issue) and trade Danmarks handelsflaade ag skibsfart. reports (18th issue) 1882- Published Kobenhavn. (Danmarks statietik. Sta- by order of the inspector general of tistisk tabelvaerk, V-D.) HA1471 customs. Shanghai. 1883- (Imperial -- maritime customs. r 1.- Statistical Danmarks vareindforsel og- udforsel. series.) I-IF237.A4 Iiobenhavn. (Danmarks statistik. Sta- COLOMBIA. tistisk tabelvaerk, V-D.) HA1471 General. -- Colombia. Republic of Colombia, 1886- Vareomseetning med udlandet. Koben- Direcci6n general de estadlstica. hnvn. (Danmarks statistik. Statistis- Estadfstica anual. Bogota. HA1012.A2 ke meddelelser.) HA1473.B Commercial. -- Ministerio de gobierno. DONINICAN REPUBLIC. Anuario estadlstico comercial. Bogota. Domlnlcan Republic. Direccidn general de HF167.A3 estndfstica. COSTA ItICA. Informe. Santo Domingo. General. Ministerio de hacienda y comercio. Costa Rica. Direccidn general de estadfs- Memaria. Santo Domingo. HC157S2AS tica. Dominican customs receivership. Anuario estadlco. San Jos6. HA802.AZ First annual report, Dominican customs -- receivership under the American-Do- Restimenes estadlsticos aiios 1883 & 1910. minican convention 1907.. . 1907-08- Comercio, agricultura, industria. San rwashingtonl Bureau of insular af- Jose, Imprenta nacional, 1912. 135 p. fairs, War department, 1908- HA803 A6 1912 HJ2633 7 Commercial. Summary of commerce, Dominican Re- Costa Rica. Direcci6n general de estadfs- public for 1912, with tabulated state- tica. ment~of comparisons for 1911. Sub- Impor-laciones. y exportaclones. [San mitted to the Bureau of insular affairs Jose]. HF137.AZ by the general receiver of Dominican -- customs. Santo Domingo, 1913. 32 p. Monografias estadfsticas. I. Sessi6n co- HF3336.AE mercial. San Jose. HF137.A3 DUTOII EAST INDIER. CUBA. . Department van flnan- cien. Cuba. Departmento de estado. van den handel* de scheepvaart Boletin oficial, Habana, 1904- Montllly. en de in- en uitvoerrechten in Neder- -- landsch Indie. Batavia. HF247.A3 Suplemento a1 numero [I]- Memorias comerciales. Habana, 1904- Monthly. -- J163.R2 Statistiek van den handel, de scheepvaart en de in- en uitvoerregten op Java en. Secretarla de agricultura, indus- Madura. Batavia. HF247.A4 tria y trabajo Boletin oflcial. Habana, 1906- Monthly. - Hoofd bureau van scheepvaart. HC167.C62 schee~vaart.' Secretarla de hacienda. ~tatistiekvan de scheepvaart in Neder- Estadlstica general. Comercio exterior. landsch-Indie. 1912- Batavia, 1913- Habana, 1902- HFl49.A4 HE563.D8A3 EOUADOR. DENMARK. Ecuador. Direcci6n de estadlstica comer- General. cial. Denmark. Staten statisticke bureau. Estadlstica comercial de la importacion banmarks statistik. Statistique du Dane- y exportation por las aduanas la Re- mark. Statistiske sammendrag 1913. publica, Guayaquil Cetc I HF165.A3 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Mlnisterlo de hacienda. Commercial. Boletin de estadlstica iiscal y comercial. France. Direction gBn6rale des douanes. Qulto. HJ35.Al7 Documents statistiques reunis par l'Ad. ministration des douanes sur le com- General. merce de la France. . Monthly. HF193.A6 . Ministry of finance. Statistical -- de~t. ~nnuaire statistique de l'egypte. Le Tableau general du commerce et de la Caire, Imprimetie nationale, 1910- navigation. Paris. HF193.AZ HA2042.ASZ Ministere du conimerce. -- Annales du commerce est6rieur. [Nou- Statistical yearbook of Egypt for 1909- velle serie] Paris. Monthly HFlLA4 Cairo, National printing department, -- 1909- HA2042.85 Annuaire. Paris. HF73.P7 Commercial. -- Egypt. Direction g6n8rale des douanes. Moniteur officiel du commerce. Renselg- Bulletin nlensiiel du conimerce exterieur nements commerciaux, industriels et dc l'figypte. Alesandrie. HE263.AZ maritimes. Paris. Weekly. HFlS.M7 OfRce national du commerce ex- Le commerce exterieur de l'ggypte. terieur. Alexandrie. HF263 A4 Extrait dos rapports presentes mi Con- Ministry of finance. Statistical sell d'administration par le Conlit6 de dept. direction. Paris. I-IF193.Ci8 Annual return of shipping, cargo and uas- se1ige.r traffic in the ports of Egypt and GERMANY. Suez canal transits Cairo, National printing department, 1909- General. HE663.E382 Germany. Statistisches Amt. -- Stntistisches Jahrbuch fir das Dentsch~ Quarterly return of navigation in the Reicli. Berlin HA1232.A3 ports ol Egypt and the Suez canal. -- Cairo, 1906- HE563.ESA3 Vierteljallrshefte zur Statistik des Deutschen Reichs. Berlin. RA1231.C

General. Commercial. Finland. Statisth centralbyran. Germanv. Reichsamt des Inncrn. Statistik arsbok for Finlaud. Ny serie, ~eutschesHandels-Archiv. Berlin Month- 1.- arg, 1903. (Annuaire statistique ly. HF17.D5 pour la Finlnnde) Helsmgfors, Kejser- llgn Senatens tryclceri, 1903- Statistisches Amt. HA1448.F51 Monatliche Nachweise iiber des amwkr- -- tigen Ilnndel des deutschen Zollgebiets. StatistisIra meddelanden utg. af Statis- Berlin. I-IFI96.AB tislra centralbyran i Finland. I.-1906- -- HelsingPoru, 1906- HA1448.FS5 Statistik des Deutschen Reichs Berlin. Auswartiger Handel. HA1231.A Commercial. FIF19KA3 Finland. Seeschiffahrt. HA1231.A Bidrag till Finlands officiela statistilr. I. EIE563.G3A3 Handel och sjdfart. HA1448.F5 Verkehr und Wasserstbde der Binen- Tullstyrelsen. Statistislca konto- Wasserstrassen. HA1231.A rct. HE669.AZ Ofversikt af Finlands import ocli export. GREAT ERITAIN. Prelinmhrt meddelande af Tullstvrel- sens slatistislra kontor. ~elsingfo;~. General. HF208.FS2 Gt. Brit. Board of trade. Statistical abstract for the British empire in each year from 1889 to 1903. FYrst General. number. London. (Gt. Brit. Parlia- France. Bureau de la statistique g6nerale. ment. Papers by command.) Annnaire statistique de la France. Paris. HA1113.A2 HA1213.A4 -- -- Statistical abstract for the principal and Bulletin de la statistique generale de la other foreign countries. London. (Gt. France. 1 .-ann6e. t.1- octobre, 1911- Brit. Parliament. Papers by com- Paris, 1911- Quarterly HA1213.AE mand.) IIAl61.A4 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

-- la Grhce avec les pays Otrangers. Statistical abstract for the several Rrit- Athhnes. RF197.A5 ish colonies, posscssions, and protector- ates. London. (Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers by command.) HA1112 Bulletin trimestriel du commerce spbcial de la Grhce avec les pays etrangers. -- hth8nes. Statistical abstract for the United King- Text in Greek and French dom. London. (Gt. kit. Parliameat. EIF197.A4 Papers by commnncl.) HA1123.B Stat~stilconaranlieion. - - - -- St:ltlstique du- commercc special de Ia Commercial. GrEce avec l'btranger. 1905- AthGnes. Gt. Brit. Board of trade. Annual. HFI 9733 Annual statement of ihe navigation a11d shipping of the United Kingdom. Lon- QUATEJIALA. don. HE563.G7A3 Guatemala. Direccibn general de estadis- -- tics. Foreign trade and commerce. Accounts Anuurio. Guatemala. I3A812.A25 relating to the trade and commerce ol: -- certain foreign countries and British Informe Guatemala. HX812.A3 posscssions. London. Montlily. -- I-IF301.A2 IIAITI Haiti. Ministhe de I'int6rieur Imports and exports at prices of 1900. Bulletin des statistiques de la Rbpublique Tables showing for each of the years dlHaiti. Port-au-Prince, 1913- 1900- the efitirnated value of imports into the United Kingdom, and exports IIONDUR1S. from the United Kingdom of articles of Honduras. Direccidn general de estadfstica. British and Irish production at the Anuario estadistico. Tegucigalpa, 1893- prices prevail~ngin 1900, with an intro- I-IA821.A3 rlucto~yme~nora~iduin. London, Print- ed for H. M. Stationery off., by Darling IIONQ ROXO. & son, 1900- (Parliament. Papers by Hong Kong. command.) I-IF3501.AZ Hong Kong tlie book Victoria, Hong- -- lrong. J613.R2 Merchant shipping. Tables showing the . progress of merchant shipping in the General. United Kingdom and the principal mari- Gt. Br~t. India office. time countries. London. Statistical abstract relating to British In- HE5C3.G7AG dia. London, 1867- (Gt. Brit. Parlia- -- ment. Papers by command.) HA1713 Trade and navigation, Accounts relating to trade and navigation of the United Commercial. Kingdom for each month. London. HF183.A3 India. Commercial intelligence department. -- The Indian trade journal. Calcutta. United Kingdom (Trade, commerce and -- condition of people). Return 1906- Statistics of British India. Calcutta, London, 1907- [Parliament. H. of C. 1908- I-IA1713.A72 Reports and papers]. HA1123.A3 Continuation of "Mnancial and com- Customs establiuliment. Statistical mercial statistics of British India." omce. - Statistical dept. Annual statement of tlie trade of the Accounts of the trade carried by rail and United Kingdom with foreign countries river in India. Calcutta. HF239 E3 and British nossessions. London. (Gt. Rrit, ~nrlikment. Papers by com- -- mand.) HF183.A2 Accou~~tsrelating to the sea-borne trade and navigation of British India. [Cal- The ~oardof trade journal. v. 1, July, 1886- cutta.] Monthly. HF239.A3 London, 1887- Weekly. IIF183.B8 -- Ireland. Dept. of agriculture and technical Accounts relating to the sea-borne trade instruction. and navigatioll of British India [Cal- Report on the trnde in imports and ex- ports at Irish ports. Dublin, 1906- cutta.] Annual. HF239.D45 HF189.A4 -- (IREECE. Accounts relating to the trade by land of Greece. Hypourgeion ton oikonomikon. Br~tisll India with foreign countries. Bulletin mensuel du commerce special de [Calcutta.] Monthly. HF239.C3 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

-- Dept, of finance. Annual statement of the coasting trade Annual return of the foreign trade of the and navigation of British India. Cal- empire of . Tokyo. cutta. HF239.D4 --Japanese and English. HF261.A2 Annual statement of the sea-borne trade ?Anancia1 & economical annual of Japan: and navigation of British India with the Tokyo, 1901- HC461.A3 British empire and foreign countries. Mercantile marine bureau. Calcutta. HF'239.A2 Annual report. Tokyo. HE563.J3A3

Review of the trade of India. London. LUXEMBURG. [Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers by com- Luxem burg. (Grand duchy) mand.] HF239.A25 Rapport general sur la situation de l'in- Another issue is published in Cal- dustrie et du commerce pendant l'an- cutta. nee, 1901- Luxemburg. HF308.LS6 Gt. Brit.. India omce. MEXICO. Tables relating to the trade of British General. Ind~awith British possessions and for- eign countries. London, 1875- [Gt. Mexico. DirecciBn general de eetadlstica. Brit. Parliament. Papers by com- Anuario estadlfltico de la Repablica Mexi- mand.] HF239.A5 cana. Mexico. HA7G2.A3 . -- Boletin de la Direccidn general de eata- General. dfstica. no. 1- Mexico, 1912- Italy. Direzione generale della statistica. HA762.A4 Annuario statistic0 italiano. Roma, Tipo- The Mexican year book; a financial and grafia Elzeviriana [etc.] HA1367 commercial handbook compiled from of- Commercial. ficial and other returns. 1914. Issued under the auspices of the Department of Italy. Direzione generale delle gabelle. Statistics del commercio speciale di im- finance. , New York, Lon- portazlone e di esportazione. Roma. don. HC131.M56 Monthly HP199.A4 Commercial. Mexico. Direcci6n general de estadistica. Ministero delle finanze. Importacidn y exportacidn. Mexico. Bollettino di legislazione e statistics doga- HF131.ASS' nale e commerciale. Anno 1, 1884- Roma, 1884- HF199.A5 Ministerio de hacienda y credit0 -- ptiblico. Anuario de estadfstica flscal. 1914/12. Movimento commerciale del regno d'Ita- Mexico, 1913- Ha. Roma. HE199.A2 Continuation of the "Boletin de esta- Ministero di agricoltura, industria dfstica fiscal." HF131.A32 e commercio. Estadfstica flscal. Exportacibn. Annali. Roma. HC301.AZ Mexico. I-IF131.A4 JAMAICA. -- Jamaica. Blue book. Island of Jamaica. Resumen de la importaci6n y de la expor- Jamaica. J138.RZ taci6n. [Mexico] Monthly. HF131.A57 The Handbook of Jamaica for 1912, compris- ing historical, statistical and general NATAL. information concerning the island; General. comp from official and other reliable Natal. Colonial secretary's office. records. London, E Stanford; Jamaica, Statist~calyear book. Pietermaritzburg. Govt. print. off., 1912 JL630.A4 HA2013 . JAPAN. General. General. Netherlands (Kingdom) 1815- Cmtraal Japan. Bureau de la statistique g6n8rale. bureau voor de statistiek. Resum6 statistique de I'empire du Japon. Jaarverslag. ['s-Gravenhage] Tokio. HA1833.A HA13 81.FS Japanese and French. -- Maandcijfers en andere periodieke op- Commercial. gaven betreffende Nederland en de ko- Japan. Bureau of customs. lonien. Nieuwe volgreeks. Uitgegeven Monthly return of the foreign trade of door het Centraal bureau voor de sta- the emplre of Japan. Tokio. tistiek. no. 1 jaar 1898- 's-Gravenhage. Japanese and English. HF25LA3 Monthly. HA1383.A4 SPECIAL LIBRARiES

Jaarcijfem voor het koninkrijk der Neder- Commercial. landen. Annuaire statistique des Pays- . Statistiske centralbureau. Bas. ~'Gravenhage HA1381.D-D5 Maanedsopgaver over vareomsmtningen met utlandet 1913- (Bulletin meneuel Commercial. du commerce exterieur en 1913.) Kris- Netherlands. (Kingdom) 1815- Departe- tiania, 1914. IIF215.A4 ment van financien. -- Statistiek van den in-, uit- en doorvoer, Norges handel. (Statistique du commerce slGravenhage. HF201.AZ de la NorvBge. . . ) Kristiania. - Departenlent van waterstaat, handel (Norges ofAclelle statistilc) HA1501 en nijverheid. HF216.A3 Statistik van de zeescheepvaart. Uitg. -- door het Departement van waterstat, Norges slribsfart. (Statistique de 13. navi- handel en nijverheid. 's Gravenhage. gation de la Norv5ge.) Kristiania. HE663.N5A3 (Norges officielle statistik) HA1501 NEW SOUTII WATXS. -- HE5G3.NSA3 General. Statistiske oversigter. Kristiania. New South Wales, Bureau of statistics. Monthly statistical bulletin. Sydney. 'PANAMA. HA3011.A3 Panama (Republic) Direccidn general de Statistician's offlce. estadlstica. The official year book of New South Boletin de estadfstica. Publicacidn oflcial. Wales. [Sydney] DU15O.NS Ndmero 1, junio, 1907- Panama, 1907- -- Quarterly. HA851.A3 Statistical register. Sydney. HA3011 -- Estadfstica anual . . . 1908- Panama, 1909- HA851.A2 General. PARAGUAY. . Registrar-general's office. Paraguay. Oflcina de estadfstica. The New Zealand official year book. Wel- Anuario ~stadlsticode la Repfiblica del lington, N. 2. DU400.N53 -- --Paraguy. Asuncibn. HA1041.A2 Statistics of the colony of New Zealand, Boletin trimestral. aiio 1, 1906- Asun- Wellington. HA3033 ci6n, 1906- I-IA1041.A3 Commercial. Gt. Brit. Trade cornmissloner for New Zea- Commercial. land. Peru. Ministerio do hacienda. Trade of New Zealand, Report of the Estndfstlca general de aduanas. Iirnrt. Board of trade on the trade of the Do- HF175.A3 minion of New Zealand. London. TGt. Superintendencia general de adua- ~rit.. Parliament. Papers by com- nas. mand.] HF279.A3 Boletin de estadlstica comercial. Callao. NICARAGUA. HF176A4 Nicaragua. Ministerio de hacienda y crb- -- dito pdblico. Estadlstica del comercio especial del Estadlsticas economicas de Nicaragua. Perfi. Publicaci6n oficial. Lima. Publicaciones periodicas del Ministerio HF175.A46 de hacienda y credit0 piiblico. Opusculo -- numero. Importacion detallada de. . . Estadlstica del comercio interior del Perfi. --Managua. HC147.N6A4 --Cabotaje. . . Lima 1-IF175.A35 Report of the collector-general of cus- Estadlstica general del comercio exterior toms.. .and the statistics of commerce. del Perd. Lima. HF175.A37 ~a&ington,D. C. Report for Dec. 18, 1911 to June 30, Resumen del comercial general. Llma. HF175.A33 PORTUGAL. General. General. Norway. Statistiske centralbureau. Statistisk aarbog for kongeriket Norge. Portugal. D!reccao de estadistica geral e

1.-aarg. 1880-. Annuaire statistique commerclo.------~ de la Norvege. Kristiania, 1881- Annaes de estntistica. Lisboa. HA1603.B HLi1573A5 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Direc~aogeral da estatfstica e dos The Russian year-hook, containing trust- proprios nacionaes. worthy information in regard to the em- Annuario estatistico de Portugal. An- pire of Russia. New York, T. Nelson ,% nunire statistiqne du Portugal. Lisbon. sons, 1911. I-IC331.R7 HA1575 A3 The Russian year-book [v. I] 1911- Lon- Commercial. don, Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1911--] Portugal. Direccno geral da eslatistica e HC331 K8 dos proprios naclonaes. Commercral. * Boletin comnierclal e maritinlo. Comnler- Obzory glovnieishilrli otraslei promy~hlen- cia con1 os paises estrangeiros e colo- nosti i torgovl~. St. Petersburg. nias portuguesas. Lisboa, monthly. Review of the chief branches of industry -- HF221 .A22 and commerce. 14C33104 Commercio c nawgacao Estatistica espe- V~estnik finansog, promyshlenno~ti i Lor- cial. 1,isboa. IIF221A27 govli. St Petersburg. [Gazette of finance, ~nclustry and com- Direc~nogem1 (10s negocios corn- merce.] Yudin coll. merciaes e consulares. Boletim con~mercial. Lisboa, niont11l.v. U. S. Bureau of foreign ant1 domestic com- HC5 P8 merce (Dept. of commerce.) Mlnisterio da fazenda. Russia A han(lboo1c on conlmercial and Estntisticn de Portugal. Co~nlnercio do industrial conditions, by John H. Snod- contmente do remo e llllas adjncentcs grass. . .ant1 other consular omcers. con1 paizes estrangeiros e con1 ns pro- Washington, Govt print. off ., 1913. 256 vincias portug~iexas do ultramar. Lis- p (Bureau of foreign and domestic boa HF221.82 comlnerce (Dept of commerce.) Spe- cial consular reports, no 61) QL:EESST,ASD. ' IICLS2 no.61 Queensland. Registrar-general's office HC335.U5 1913 A B C ol Queensland statistics. Brisbane EALVADOR. -- HA3072.A3 General. Statistics ol the state of Queensland. Salvador. nireccidn general de estadfstica. Byisbane. HA3072.84 Anuario estad~stico. San Salvador nl'AlhXIA. HA841.A2 Roletln. Arlo 1- San Salvador, 1902- General. monthly. HAS41.A3 Rumania. Directiunea statisticei generale. Commercial. Anuarul stativt~ca1 RomBnei. Annunire statistiqne de la Roumanie. Duc~lresci, Salvador. Direccidn general de estorlfstica. 1904- €1,41641 Estudios estadlstlcos respecto R las rique- zas nsturalcs, industrias y comercio de -- la Repirblica de El Salvador. 1 serie Buletin statistic a1 Romaniei. Buletin San Salvador, 1908- HC147.S2h3 statistique Rucuresci. HA1641 83

Commercial. General. Directionea vamilor, timbrului sl Servia. Uprava drzhnvne slatistike. inregistrarel. Riuroul statisticei. Annuaire statistique du royaumc de Ser- Comerciul exterior a1 Romoniei. Bucu- bie. , 1896- HA1653.87 resci. HF231.hZ Rumanian ant1 Ii'rench. Statistique du commerce exterieur dU M~nisterul agriculturei, industrici, royaumo de Serhie. Pub. pnr la Dircc- comerciuln~ si domen~ilor. tion des douancs au Ministere des Boaia de informatiuni cornerciale. [Bu- finances. Belgrade. HF233.A3 curesti] weekly. HF231A3 -- Tableau du mouvement du commerce ex- Moniteur commercial Roumain. Organe terieur. . . pour. . . trimestres des ann6es. officiel du Ministhre de l'industrie et du Belgrade commerce. [Bucarest, 1908-1 semi- monthly. HF231.A4 SIAiII. Slam. Port of Eanglrolr. Abstract of foreign General. trade. [Bangkolr.] I-IF259S53 Russ~a.Tsentral'nyi statlsticl~eskiiKomitet. Annuaire de la Rnssie St. Petersbourg. The foreian trade and navigation of the HA1432.A3 Port of-~an~kok.[Rangkok ] Russian rrnd French. HF259.SS2 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

- Commercial. Statistics of the import and export trade Straits Settlements. of Siam. Port of Bangkok.. . 1899. Return# of imports and exports. Singu, [Bangkok, 1900-1 I-IF259 55 pore. I-IF240.SSA4 Issued as "Appendix to thc Straits SOUTII APRLCA. Settlements blue book." General. South Afrlca. Dept, of interior. Tabular stalenlcnts oC the commerce and Stati~ticalyear book, 1913. Pretor~a. shipp~iig of Prince of Wales' I~lund, and Malacca. Calcutta. Commercial. I-lF240.SSA2 . Dept, of commerce an! in- SWliDRN. dustries. General. Annual reporl.. [Customs and commerce sections.] Cage Town, 1912- Sweden. Statisti~kacentralbyran. HF26KA43 Statistilr arsbolc, 1914. SLoclcl~olm. -- IIA1623.A4F Annual statement of the trade and ship- Commercial. ping. Cape Town, 1911 HF265A3 Sweden. Finansdeparlementet. -- ltlliets in- ocll utforsel. . . [Stnclrl~olm,] Trade of the Union of Soutli Africa, n~ont11ly. I-IF217A3 Southern i~11dN. W. Rhodesia, and Rrit- Kornnierslrollegiun~. is11 South Africa. May, 1910- Cape I-Iandcl. Berlttelse Iijr nr 1911- Stock- Town, 1910- monthly. I-IF265.A4 holm, 191 3- (Sveriges omciclln stntis- Dept. of high con~n~issionerin Lon- tilr) 1-IA1521.I-I4 don. Formerly ~ub.in series "Bidrag till Annual rcport of the trades commissioner. Sverigcs oficielln slat~stili,litt. F." Cape Town, 1912- HP265 A46 -- Sjofart. BerLttelse. S tocliholm. (Sve- BOUTIt AUSTRALIA. riges ofFic:iella stnlistilr, E.) HA1521 South Australia. Slatistislra central bymn. Dlue book. Adelaide. J921.R.2 Sveriges ulforsel oc11 inforsrl. Storlrholm. H1?217.A45 Statistical register. Compiled from of- SWITXERIAXD. ficial records. Adelaide. 1-383091 Conlmissioner of crown lands and General. immigration. . Stntistisches Bureau. Official year book of South Australia, Statlstischcs Ja11rLuch der Schweiz. An- 1912- DU300.A2 nuaire statifitlque de la Suisse. Den. Adelaide, 1912- DT40ii.AlK (Schweizel-isclle Stalisiili) HAlK93.A4 SPATK. Commercial. General. Switzerland. Finana- lmtl Zollilepartement. Spain. 1nstitut.o geogrdfico y estadistico. Schweizeriscl~e IIandelsstatlstllr. Ein- Anuario estadlstico de Espafia.. Aiio 1, und Ausfullr der wiclltigsleri Waren.. . 1912- Madrid, 1913- HA1 543.A5 Stntistlque du commerce de la Suisso. [Bern.] quarterly. I1 tCI23A17 Commercial. -- Spa~n. Direcci6a general de aduuanas. Scl~wciz. I-Iandelsslatistilc. Ja11resbe- Estadistlca general dcl comercio exterior richt. [Bern.] HF223A2 6 de E~paiin. Madrid. I-IF219.A3 -- Scl~weixeriuche Handclsstatistilc. Provi- EstadisLica general del comercio de ca- sorische Zusammenstcllung des Speclal- botaje entre 10s pucrtos de la Pcnfnsula llandels der Schweiz.. . Slatisticlue du 6 islas Baleares. Madrid. HF21hW.5 commerce de la Suisso. Tableau provi- -- soire dn commerce sg6cial de la Suisse. RBsumeues mensuales de la estadfsticn [Bern] I-IP223.A26 del co~nercio exterior de Espafia. -- Madrid. HF219A4 Statistik des Waarenverkehrs der Schweiz mit clem Auslnnde. Statistique ilu com- mcrce de la Suisse avec 1'8tranger. General. Bern HF223.A2 Straits Settlements. -- Blue book for the year. Singapore. Uebersichts-Tabelle der Ein- Aus- und J618.R2 Durchfuhr. [Bern.] HF223.A3 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Handels-, Industrie- und Landwirt- -- schaftsdepartement. Monthly summary of the foreign com- R~DDo~~du De~artement federal du corn- merce of the United States, July, 1914; merce, de l'industrie et de l'agriculture. new series, 1914-1916. vol 1- Wash- [Berne ] HF223.A32 ington, 1914- HB1OS.AS Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt ; Feuille -- officielle suisse du commerce. Bern. Trade of the United States with the world HF223.A4 1912-13. Imports and exports of mer- TASMAh'IA. chandise into and from the United States, by countries and principal artl- . Statistical and registration dept. cles, during the years ending June 30, Statistics of the state of Tasmnnin. Ho- 1912 and 1913. Washington, 1914. 133 bart Town. HA3113 P (Miscellaneous series, no. 15) TRINIDAD, HF3002 1913 General. Dept. of commerce. Trlnldad. Reports of the Department of commerce, Trinidad and Tobago blue book. Port-of- 1913- Report of the secretary of com- Spain. merce and reports of bureaus. Wash- ington, Govt. print. off., 1914- Commercial. HF105.C2 Customs dept. Trade statistics. Returns of imports and URUQUAY. exports with report of collector of cus- General. toms. Port-of-Spain. HF157.T8A3 Uruguay. Direccidn general de estadlstica. Anuario estadlstico de la Repdblica Ori- . ental del IJruguay. Montevideo. (Pub- Turkey. Administration sanitaire. licaciones de la Direccibn,.) HA1071 Statistique des differents services. Ex- trait du compte-rendu annuel publie par -- 1'Administration sanitaire. Constanti- Boletln estadlstico del Uruguay. ntirn. 1- nople. marzo de 1912- ~ontevideo,1912- Turkish shipping statistics. HA1073.85 HE563.T8A4 Commercial. UNITED STATES. Uruguay. Direccibn general de estadfstica. Comercio exterior y movimiento de nave- General. gacibn. Montevideo. HF177.A4 U. S. Bureau of foreign and domestic com- merce. (Degt, of commerce.) VENEZUELA. Statistical abstrnct of the United States. Washington. HA202 General. Y Bureau of statistics. (Dept. of com- Venezuela. Direccibn de estadfstica im- merce and labor.) migracibn. Statistical abstract of foreign countries. Anuario estadlstico. Caracas. HA1092 Pt.1-111. Washington, Govt. print. off., Also published in French, Italian, 1909. 1 v. HA155.A4 German and English. Commercial. Commercial. U. S. Bureau of foreign and domestic com- Venezuela. DirecciBn de estadfstica. merce. (De~t.of commerce.> EstadIstica mercantll de Venezuela. C& Annual repbrt- Washington, 1913- racas. HF179.A2 BF105.C25 -- VICTORIA. Annual review of tho foreign commerce of Victoria, Australia, Statist's ofice. the United States and summary tables Statistical regirder of the colony of Vic- of commerce. . . (From the annual re- toria. Melbourne. lLA3131 port on commerce and navigation of Victorian year-hok. Melbourne; London, the United States) Washington. Trubner & co. HFlO5.AS "Com~iledfrom omcia1 information in the -- office of the ~overnmentitatist." Commercial relations of the United States DU2OO.V6 with foreign countries. Washington, 1911- HF105.B32 WESTERN AUSTRAIJA. General. The foreign commerce and navigation of Western Australia. Registry de~t. the United States. Washington. Monthly statistical abstract. -~erth. HFlOS A2 HA3163.13 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 163

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List of References on the Trade of the United States as Affected by the War (Compiled under the direction of H. H. B. Mew, Chief Bibliographer, Library of Congress.)

(This list has been compiled with special Baker, R. S. Rewards of business courage. reference to the possible expansion of the Collier's weekly, Oct. 17, 1914, v. 54: 16 United States trade and oornmerce with AP2.C65,v.54 neutral markets.) Barrett, C. 8. [The sorrowful and destruc- Adams, B. War and the lumber industry. tive war in Europe has had, in a business American forestry, Sept. 1914, v. 20: 617- sense, a most disastrous cffect upon the 625. SDl.FYI,v.20 producers of the United States.] Con- Alexander Hamilton institute, New YOrk gressional record, 63d Cong., 2d sess., v. Research dept. Tabular statement of 51, no. 230 (current file) : 16380-16381. American industries. New York, Alexan- Introduced into the Record by Mr. der Hamilton institute, [1914] Fold. sheet. Aclamson, Sept. 11, 1914. "This tabular statement of American Benney, William hl. South American trade: industries has been prepared in order the prospect for enlarging American ma- to show at a glance the comparative chinery sales with our southern neigh- importance of the leading industries of bors. Iron age,.Aug. 27, 1914, v. 94: 486- the United States and the probable ef- 487. Tl.I7,v.94 fect of the war upon them." The war's effect on American trade. American chemical society. New York sec- tion. Report of chemicals and dyestuffs American industries, Sept. 1914, v. 15: 8-9. committee, Nov. 9, 1914. Congressional HD4802.A6,v.15 record, 63d Cong., 3d sess., v. 52, no. 4 Campbell, Duncan J. America's great op (current file) : 126-129. portunity. Mill supplies, Oct. 1914, v. 4: American exporter, August to December, 39. TU1 M65,v.4 1914. New York, 1914. HFLA5 Carpenter, Charles E. Prospects for Amer- American manufacturers and the European ican machine tools abroad. Iron age, Oct. war. Metallurgical and chemical engi- 15, 1914, V. 94: 896-897. T1.17,~.94 neering, Oct. 1914, v. 12: 663-667. Carter, Charles F. The effect of war on the TNl.M45,v.12 United States. World's work, Sept. 1914, America's answer: how business has ac- V. 28: 113-115. AP2.W8,~.28 cepted the challenge of the opportunities and emergencie~war has created. Sys- Carver, Thomas N. How the war will ef- tem, Oct. 1914, v. 26: 339-349. fect the American country-side. Country- HF5'001.S9,v.26 side magazine, Oct. 1914, v. 19: 182. The war's effect on trade and the AWood, A. W. European war and Ameri- farmer. Railway review, Sept. 5, 1914, v. can finance. Harper's weekly, Aug. 15, 55: 294-296. TEl.R4,~.55 1914, V. 69: 166-167. AP2.H32,~.69 Mobilizing American finance. Har- Chandler, Charles L. The world's race for per's weekly, Aug. 22, 1914, v. 59; 183-184. rich trade Rand-AfcNally bankers' month- AP2.H32,v.49 ly, NO^. 1914, V. 31: 35-39. I-IG1501.R2,~.31 Babson, Roger W. Economic aspects of the Chapman, John. America's trade opportu- Euro~eanwar and inauguration of our nity: Europe's war throws down the bars new federal banking system. Trust com- that stood against our goods in the mar- panies, Dec. 1914, V. 19: 389-391. kets of four continents. System, Sept. HG4341.TS,v.19 1914, V. 26: 236-244. HF5001.S9,~.26 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Clarkson, R. P. The effect of the war on Donald, Percy G. Some special considera- trade. Mill supplies, Oct. 1914, v. 4: 23- tions in the export trade. American in- 24. TJl.M65,v.4 du>tries, Oct. 1914, v. 15: 34. HD4802.A6,v.15 Clausen, John. Promoting our forelgn trade. Rand-McNally bankers' monthly, [Effects of the European war on tho cotton Aug. 1914, v. 31: 23-26. HG1501.R2,v.31 crop.] Letter from W. S. Witham and Colliery engineer [Editorial] Will the war article from Atlanta Constitution. Con- be beneficial? Colliery engineer, Oct. gressional record, 63d Cong., 2d R~BS.,v. 1914, v. 35: 149-150 TNl.M6,v.36 51, no. 230 (current file): 16381-16383. Introduced into the Record by Mr. Conant, Charles A, American finnncc in Adamson, Sept. 11, 1914. the mar tempest. American review of re- views, Sept. 1914, v. 50: 325-328. Effects of war on our Cuban trade. By W. APZ.R4,v.50 L. C. Iron age, Oct. 22, 3914, v. 94: 973. - Current policy and the European T1.17,v.94 war Journal of political economy, Oct. Eldridge, H. R. United Stat,es banks in 1914, v. 22' 717-735 HB1 J7,v 22 Soul11 America. Iron age, Oct. 29, 1914, - Effect of the war on the ~npplyof V. 94: 102G-1028. TI .I7,~.94 investment capital. [New York? 19141 "Wealth from foreign trade": 11. 1037- 44 p. 1028. Conference with South Anierican diplomats. Electric railway journal [Editorial]. The As tho war goes on further plans are de- European war and export trade. Electric veloped for increased trade. Iron age, railway journal, hug. 29, 1914, v. 44: 384- Sept. 17, 1914, v. 94: G92-695. T1.17,v.94 387. TF701.S66,v.44 Continental and commercial national bank, Electrical engineering [Edltoriall. Europe's Chicago How the great markets met the war and American business. F!lectrical European war crisis; the European morn- engineering, Sept. 1914, v. 46: 353. torium; relief expecl~enls in the United TICI.S7,v.4G States. 1914. [New York, The Nation The war and central station indus- press, 1914 ] 19 p. try Electrical engineering, Nov. 191 4, v. "Relief exped~ents in the United 46: 440. TIC1 .S7,v.46 States": p. 15-19. D635.C6 Cooke, Ralph W. Effects of Europe's war Electrical world [Editoriall. War and in- on American industry. hlanufacturers dustry. alectricul wor~a;~ug. 29, 1914, record, Dec. 3, 1914, v. GG: 55-56. v. 64: 407. TK1 E5,v.G4 TSl.M3,v.66 Emerson, Harrington. American opgortu- From an address belore the Railway de- n~tyin a world catastrophe. Engineering velopment association at Chicago. magazine, Sept. 1914, v. 47: 811-816. Corthell, Elmer L. South American com- TAl.ES9,v.47 mercial opportlmities. Pan-American Emery, Henry C. Some economic aspects magazine, N&. 1914, v 20: 52-53. of war . .Washington, Govt. print. off., F1401.P18,v.20 1914. 24 p. U21 .E5 Crawford, Elmer. Enormous trade expan- Pub. by the War degt. for distribution sion. Mill snpphes, Nov. 1914, v. 4: 20-22. ill co~~nectionwith the educational TJl.hl65,v.4 ivorlc of the Army. Csssznak, Steven de. Opportunities in the Engineering record. [Editorinl]. The Euro- export field. American industries, Sept. pean war offers unparalleled opportuni- 1914, v. 15. 13 I-ID4802.A6,v.15 ties for export trade extension by tho Current opinion [Editorial] Europe's war United States. Engineering record, hug. and An~erica's industries. Current opin- 22, 1914, V. 70: 229-232. TAl.E62,~.70 ion, Sept. 1914, v 57: 205-210. Havc South American trade possl- AP2 C95,v 57 bilities been overestimated? Engineering The effect of the war on American record, Sept. 26, 1914, v. 70: 341. business. Current opinion, Oct. 1914, v. TAl.E62,~.70 57. 286. AP2.C95,v.57 European war and the average business Del Mar, Alexander. Prices as nffected by man. System, Sept. 1914, v. 26: 333-336. the European war. Engineering maga- 13F5001.S9,v.26 zine, Oct. 1914, v. 48 3-8. TAl E59,v.48 Fantus, Felix. "The war of kings" Ihe Eu- Developments in the foreign trade s~tuation. ropean war at a glance; a book of facts 4 warning from the Pan-American union necessary to the complete underslanding -increase in orders, many being for the of the European situation. [Clifcago, account of European governments. Iron Printed by Ernest L. Fanlus co.1 1014. age, Oct. 1, 1914, v. 94: 798-803. 48 v. age, Oct. 1, 1914, v. 94: 798-803, T1.17,v.94 "kmerica1s opportunity": p. 44. D625.P2 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 165

Farrell, James A. Aspects of the export Independent [Editoriall. War and the stock problem. Iron age, Oct. 29, 1914, v. 94: market. Independent, Aug. 10, 1914, v. 1034-1036. T1.17,~.94 79: 220. AP2.163,v.79 Ferrin, A. W. Busincss and battles. The war's effect on Amcrican bnsi- Moody's magazine, Oct. 1914, v. 17: 477- ness Independent, Aug. 17, 1914, v. 79: 480. I-IGl.M85,~.17 262-255. AP2.153,v.79 Forbes, B. C Europe's war and our wel- Iron age [Editorial]. Our foreign trade sit- fare. Hearst's magazine, Sept. 1914, v. uation. Iron age, Oct. 29, 1914, v 94: 26: 431. AP2.W75,v. 26 1008. Tl.I7,v.94 Franklin, Lewis 13. War and capital. Reciprocal trade with South Amer- Moody's magazine, Oct. 1914, v. 17: 481- ica. Iron age, Oct. 15, 1914, v 94. 899- 483. HGLM85.v.17 900. T1.17,v.94 Garrett, G. Economics of the sword. Every- body's magazine, Oct. 1914, v. 31. 559- War exports. Iron age, Nov. 19, 562. AP2.E9,v.31 1914, V. 94: 1188-1189. T1.17,~.94 Johnson, Gary, Elbert H. Faith in our country's pos- Albert. War prices. Extension of sibilities. Manufacturers record, Nov. remarks 1n the House, Aug. 28, 1914. Con- gressional record, 63d Cong., 2d sess, v. 1914, V. 66: 52-63. TSl.M3,~.66 51, no. 224, (current file) : 113070-16071. Trade supremacy large factor in the war. Iron age, Nov. 5, 3914, v. 94. Johnson, Alvin S. Commerce and war. Po- 1050-1052. T1.17,~.94 litical science quarterly, Mar. 1914, v. 29: 47-56. Hl.P8,v.29 Gas industry [Editorial]. Foreign trade op portunities. Gas industry, Nov. 1914, v. War and the interests of labor. At- 14: 753. TP700.G16,v.14 lantic monthly, Mar. 1814, v 113: 344-353. AP2.AS,v.113 Gomvers. Samuel. Labor and the war. ~mericanfederationist, Oct. 1914, v. 21: Johnson, Joseph F. The war and American 849-861. HD8065 A5A2,~.21 buuiacss. New Yorlc, Alexander Hamilton institute, 1914. 15 p. EIClOG J6 The aeonle and their markets. American feder&onist, Oct. 1914, v. 21.; Jordan, David S. Warships and commerce. 878-879. HD8055.A5A2,~.21 Harper's weekly, Sept. 26, 1914, v. 59: 299. AP2.EI32,v.59 Gonzales, V. The effects of the war on the world's commerce and the necessity of Kinley, David. Credit problems in develop- ~ushingV~RO~OUS~Y our ex~orts. Ameri- ing South American trade Trust com- can ind;stries, ~ec.1914, v.-15: 43. panies, Dec. 1914, v. 19: 397-399. HD4802.A6,v.3 5 HG4341.T8,v.19 The trade needs of Argentina. Plain talks on opportunities for A~nericanindustries, Dec. 1914, v. 16: 27. trade expansion in Soi~thAmerica. Engi- HD4802.A6,v.15 neering record, Sept. 26, 1914, v. 70: 353. TAl.E62,v.70 Hart, Albert Bnshnell The war in Europe: its causes and results. New York and Landau, 1-1. Lad. Starting trade with South London, D. Appleton and company, 1914. America. System, Nov. 1914, v. 26: 478- 254 p. D523 R3 482. HF5001.89,v.26 "Trade and transportation": p. 216-219. Lane, Ralph Norman A. Arms and Endus- Handrie, D. J. Opportunity knocks-Open try; a study of the foundations of inter- the door! Gateway, Sept. 1914, v. 23: national polity. New York and London, G. 5-7. F856.G26,~.23 P. Putnam's sons, 1914. 248 P. Discusses the opportunity for American JX1952.L27

commerce as a result of the Euro- LefBvre.- ~ Edwin. South America: open for pean war. busink Everybody's magazine, Nov. Hepburn, A. Barton. The trade opportuni- 1914, v. 31: 661-670. AP2.E9,v 31 ties of the United States. Scribner's ma- Literary digest [Editorial], America's loss gazine, Nov. 1914, v. 56: 638-642. and gain in Europe's war. Literary di- AP2.S4,v.56 gest, Aug. 29, 1914, v. 49: 330-332. Hodglns, George S. South Anierican trade AP2.L56,v.49 -from a railway viewpoint. American The European war and Americnn industries, Oct. 1914, v. 15: 35-37. minerals. Literary digest, Sept. 12, 1914, HD4802.A6,v.15 V. 49: 453-454. AP2.L58,~.49 Hough, B. Olney. Establishing export busi- The financial side [of the European ness. New York, Alexander Hamilton in- war.] Literary dlgest, Aug. 15, 1914, v stitute, 1914. 70 p. WF3029.H7 49: 257-258. AP2.L58,~.49 How the war has opened a business oppor- Getting along without imports. Lit- tunity to America. American magazine, ernry digest, Sept. 5, 1914, v. 49: 403. NOV.1914, V. 7%: 61-62. AP2.A346,~.78 AP%.L58,v.49 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

- How the war affects America Ut- Metal lndustry [Editorial]. Business in erary digest, Aug. 15, 1914, v. 49: 256-257. war time. Metal industry, Oct. 1914, v. AP2.L58,v.49 12: 433-434. TS5S0.Y3,~.12 Losses and gains for us from the War and metals. Metal Industry, war. Literary digest, Sept. 26, 1914, v. Sept. 1914, v. 13: 392. 'C855O.&f3,~.12 49. 604. AP2.L58,vS49 Metallurgical and ckemical engineering - Our business in war-time. Literary [Editorial]. The European war and the digest, Oct. 31, 1914, v. 49: 833-834. chemical industries of this country. Metal- AP2.L58,v.49 lurglcal and chemical engineering, Sept. South America as our war prize. 1914, V. 12: 551-554. TNl.bl45,v.12 Literary digest, Sept. 12, 1914, v. 49: 446- The war and American financc 447. AP2.T~58,~.49 abroad. Metallurgicz~l and chemical en- - War and our merchant marine Lit- gineering, Oct. 1914, v. 12: 612-613. erary digest, Aug. 22, 1914, v. 49: 290-292. TNlA145,v 12 AP2.L58,v.49 The war and the American rndlnm War and the book trade. Literary industry. Metallurgical and chemical cn- digest, Bug. 29, 1914, v. 43. 349. gineering, Oct. 1914, v. 12: G12. AP2.1~~58,~.49 TNl.Xl45,v 12 - IVar and the drug famine Literary Moss, Ralph W Row the mar will affect digest, Sept. 19, 1914, v. 49. 506. dmerican agriculture-United States will AP2.L58,ve49 be called upon to supply food and other necessities Conmessional record, G3d - The war's effect on our foreign Cong, 2d sess, ;. 51, no. 220 (current trade. Literary digest, Aug. 22, 1914, v. file) : 15790-15791 49: 324. AP2.L58,v.49 Introduced into the Record by Mr. COX, Little journal. Haw matenals and the war. Aug 29, 1914. The Little journal, Dec. 1914, p. 1, 3 (Pub. Nation [Editorlall. As the war goes on. by Arthur P. L~ttle,Inc. 93 Broad St. Bos- Nation, Sept. 17, 1914, v. 99: 358. ton.) AP2.N2,v899 Low, A. Maurice American affairs: eco- Foreign raw material. Nation, nomic effects of the war on the Unlted Aug. 27, 1914, v. 99: 262. hP2.N2,v899 States. National review, Sept 1914, v. 64: 134-145 AP4.N25,v.64 War expenditures and the markets. Nation, Oct 8, 1914, v. 99: 424-425. Manufacturers are active in behalf of ex- APZ.NZ,v.99 ports. Cleveland chamber of commerce War markets. Nation, Aug. 6, 1914, organizes a foreign trade department- V. 99: 174-175. AP2.N2,~.99 future of New York marlnnery houses Iron age, Sept. 10, 1914, v. 94: 644-647. National foreign trade convention. Official Tl.I7,v.94 report of the National foreign lrade con- vention, held a1 \Vasliington, D. C., May Marcosson, Isaac F. The effect of the war 27-28, I914 New Yorlr, [Prlnted by Louis on American business. Collier's weekly, Weiss Sc company, 19141 Issued by Lhe Aug. 29, 1914, v 53: 5-6. AP2.C65,v.53 Secretary, National foreign trade conven- M,arks, Alfred T. Going after the vehicle tion headquarters, 66 Broadway, New trade in Latin-America. Spokesman, Oct. York, N. Y. 474 p. 1914, V. 30: 499-501 TS2001 S7G,v.30 Noyes, Alexander D. Financial aspects of Marsh, Arthur R. The cotton trade and the the war. World's work, Sept 1914, v. 28: European crisis of 1914. Market world 122-125. AP2.W8,~.28 and chronicle, Dec. 5, 1914, v. 94. 713-714, Outlook [Editorial]. American exports in 731. war time: how shall we get the ships? Address before New York chamber of Outlook, Aug 22, 1914, v. 107: 941-942. commerce, Dec. 3, 1914. AP2.08,v.107 Latin-American trade in mill sup- War and American commerce. Out- plies. M111 supplies, Oct. 1914, v. 4: 51-52. look, Sept. 9, 1914, v. 108: 63-64. TJl.M65,v.4 APZ.OS,v.108 Marvin, Winthrop L The war and our Pepper, Charles M. The markets or South ocean trade. American review of re- America and the war. European loarls views, Sept. 1914, v. 50. 329-333. have been cut off, but our manuCacturers APZ.R4,v.50 have a great opportunity-We in turn Massachusetts. State board of labor and in- must buy in South America. Iron agc, dustries Foreign trade service; deflnite Aug. 27, 1914, V. 94: 473-476. T1.17.v.94 practical assistance In securing and han- Price, Theodore EI. America's opportunity dling foreign trade. Boston, [1914]. 6 p. and its problems: an Anglo-American -- Trade oppottunities in Rus- chamber of commerce. Outlook, Aug. 22, sia. Boston, [1914]. 10 p. 1914, v. 107: 1015-1017. AP2.08,~.107 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

- The commercial by-products of the ian and Chilean trade and the share war. Outlook, Ang. 29, 1914, v. 107: 1067- the United States has had. Iron age, Bug. 1089. AP2.08,v.107 20, 1914, V. 94: 455-460. T1.17,~.94 The overture of war as heard m Stevens, Charles McC. The true story of Wall Street. Outlook, Aug. 15, 1914, v tlle great European war; facts, explana- 107: 934-937, AP2.08,~.107 tions and descriptions of the world-stag- Pustau, C. von. American on~ortunitu. In- gerilig crash of events, gathered imparti- dependent, Sept. 14, 1914, <-79: 388- ally from every source of reliable author- AP2.153,v.79 ity on both sides of the great conflict. . . Chicago, The Hamming publishing co. Rastall, Benjamin M. Trade conditions and [I9141 316 p. D523 57 opportunities in South America. Boston, "The war and South America. Lstin- Wright & Potter printing co., 1914. 42 p. American trade": p. 183.189. (Massachusetts. State board of labor and indnstries. Indnstrial development bulle- Stone, William J. The duty of a neut.ra1 na- t.111, no. 2). tion. Speech in the Senate.. . .Sept. 9, B~bliography:p. 41. 1914. . . .Washington, Govt. print off., 1914. 7 p (U. S. 63cl Cong., 2d sess. Radrnan, L. V. How the war affects our in- Senate. Doc. 578.) DG19 S7 dustries. Scientiflc American, Oct. 24, Touches upon possible commercial ben- 1914, v. 111: 334 Tl.S5,~.111 efits to the United States. Revere, C. T. Cotton. Magazine of Wall Stote, A. War and American export. Ont- street, Dec. 1914, v. 15: 130-132 look, hug. 15, 1914, v. 59: 190-191. HG4601.M3,v.15 AP2 O8,v.59 The effect of the war on cotton Straight, W~llard Europe's war and our Nortli American review, Oct. 1914, v. 200: opportunity. Rand-McNally bankers' 549-558. AP2.N7,~.200 monthly, Dec. 1914, v. 31: !)-lG, 49-50. Wanted-a marlcet for cotton. Ma- HGl501.R2,v.31 gazine of Wall street, Nov. 1914. v 15: 47- Tariff commission, London Trade aspects 50. HG4601.MS,v.15 of the war with Germany. Westminster, Ruhl, Otto. The effect of the mar on Joplin Pub. for the Tariff commission by P. 8. zinc mining. M~ning and engineering King C son [I9141 24 p. HP350KT3 world, Aug. 29, 1914, v. 41: 381-383. Teesdale, Clyde H. How tlle wood-preserv- TN1 kI725,v 41 ing industry can avoid injury resulting Schuster, Ernest J. The effect of war and from the war. Engineering record, Sept. morntorium on commercial transactions. 26, 1914, v. 70: 346-347. TAl.E62,v.70 2d ed., rev, and enl. London, Stevens and Thompson, Sylvester. A chance for Ameri- sons, 1914. 166 p. JX5270 S35 can shipping. World's work, Sept. 1914, Scientiflc American [Editoriall War and v. 28 119.121. AP2 TV8,v.28 our dilemma. Scient~ficAmerican, Aug Umsted, James S. 1-1. War's effect on sllver, 16, 1914, v. 111: 110. Tl.SS,v.lll or the probable influence ot present con- ditions on coinage of the cheaper metal. Selling hardware in South Amer~ca. Hard- Article in New Yorlr Sun, Aug. 31, 1914. ware dealers' magazine, Oct. 1914, v. 42: Congressional record, 63d Cong., 2d sess., 771-776. TS200.H86,va42 v 51, no. 230 (current file) 16342-16343. Shaw. A. W. The business man's oDPortun- Tntroduced into the Record by Mr. ity.' Collier's weekly, Sept. 5, 1914;~53: Bmdy, Sept. 11, 1914. 17. AP2 CG5,v 53 U. S. Bureau of foreign and domestic com- of Slayden, James TA Cotton depression 111 the merce. (Degt commerce.) Ranking South. Speech in the House, Sept. 3, and credit in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and 1914. Congressional record, 63d Cong , Peru. Washington, Govt. print off, 1914. 2d sess., v. 51, no. 224 (current file). 78 p (Special agents serles 90.) 16034. -- - Important details in South An~ericnn Smith, George 0. America's industrial op- trade. [Washington, Govt. print. off., portunitics. Manufacturers record, Dec. 1914.1 4 p. HCl.Rl98 3, 1914, v. 66: 57. TSl.M3,v.66 From Daily consular and trade reports, Smyth, Ellison A. Commercial conditions Aug. 28, 1914. in the South. Rand-McNally bankers' -- Publications on Latin Amer- monthly, hug. 1914, v. 31. 37-38. ica and thc West Indies. Brief review of HGI601 R2,v.31 information available to manufacturers Snowden, Albert A. Send direct represen- and exporters In bulletins issued by the tatives abroad. American industries, Oct. Bureau of foreign and donlestic com- 1914, v. 15: 9-10. I.ID4802.A6,v.l5 merce. washlngton, Govt, print. off, 1914. South American trade movement and its 15 p. (Miscellaneous series, no. 171 financing having first consideration- 27164 C8UZ possibilities of Japan-Argentine, Brazil- Z1609.C7U3 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

-- Publications on South Amer- Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, and Dominican Re- ica. Brief review of information availa- public. New York, Dodd, Mead & com- ble to manufacturers and exporters. pany, 1914. 255 p. HF3080.V4 Washington, Govt. print. off., 1914. 11 p. War and western crop prices. Sunaet, Oct. (Miscellaneous series, no. 12) 1914, v. 33: 648-650. F851.896,~.33 Z7164.C8U3 1914 21609.C7U5 1914 War and western economics. Sun~et,Sept. 1914, v. 33: 447-449. F85'1.S9S,~.33 -- Statements on the Latin- American trade situation made by repre- War's erfect ns noted in American trade sentatives of Latin American countries at journals. American industries, Sept. 1914. a conference held before the Secretary v. 15: 26-34. HD4802.A6,v.16 of state and the Secretary of commerce, War's effect on the electrical industry: Washington, D. C., Sept. 10, 1914. Wash- symposium. Electricnl world, Aug. 29, ington, Govt. print. off, 1914. 39 p (Mis- 1914, v. 64: 411-415. T1Cl.E6,~.64 cellaneous series, no. 18.) Warren, John. The oil industry and the Dept. of commerce. South Amer- war. Magazine of Wall street, Nov. 1914, ica as an export field, by Otto Wilson. v. 15: 56-57. HG4601.Y3,~.16 Washington, Govt. print. off., 1914. 216 p. Washington herald. The war has unlAed HF3080.A4 1914 Americans. Article in the Washington -- South American markets for herald, Sept. 30, 1914. Congroasional drug products, patent and proprietary record, 63d Cong., 2d sess., v. 51, no. 246 medicines, surglcal instruments, and den- (current flle) : 17421-17422. tal supplies, by E. A. Thayer. Washing- Introduced into the Record by Mr. Hull, ton, Govt. print. off., 1914. 76 p. Sept. 30, 1914. HD9670.ASU5 Whitman, Sidney, ed. The war on German -- South American trade in trade; hints for a plan of campaign. Lon- canned goods, by E. A. Tha~er.Was11in~- - don, William Heinemann [1914?] ton, GO%. print: off, 1914. - 36 p. "Being a revised reprint, in responses I-ID9325.A4 1914 to a large demand by mmufacturer~ -- Transportation rates to the and merchants, of a series of twenty west coast of South America, by F. J. articles gublished in the Evenlng Sheridan. Washmgton, Govt. print, off., News, showing how the 1913. 99 p. HE597.UG.A4 have gained a hitherto unlrnown hold Geological survey. Our mineral re- on British trade, their methods, and serves: how to make America industrial- the deficiencies in our British system, ly independent. Washington, Govt. print. with examples of German controlled off., 1914. 48 11. QE75.B9,no.599 firms under British nnmcs." Pub- Discusses the opportunities for export. lishers' note. Latin-American trade committee. Woodruff, George. Mar, bankers and com- Latin--4merican trade Report. . . .by the merce. Address to be delivered before Secretary of commerce, Ron. William C. tho Nebraska bankers nssociation, at Redfleld, pursuant to a resolution adopted Omaha, on Sept. 17, 1914. [nap.] 1914. at the informal Latin-American trade con- Broadside. ference called at Washington, D. C., Sept. World crisis and flnance. Journal of politi- 10, 1914, by thc Secretary of state and tlm cal cconomy, Oct. 1914, v. 22. 791-797. Secretary of cornmercc. Washington, HBl.J7,v.22 [Govt. print. off.,] 1914. 13 p. World peace foundation. How war renches Van Antwerp, W. C. The war and Wall into your pocket Analysis of foreign street. An address dellverecl before the rates as affected by war. [Boston, World City club at Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 14, peace foundation, 1914.1 1914. [Rochester, 19141 32 p. What does militarism mcan to the Verrill, A. Hyatt. South and Central Amer- business man? [Boston, World peace ican trade cond~tionsof to-day, including foundation, 1914.1 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

List of Commercial Year-Books and Similiar Publications (Compiled under the direction of H. I-I. B. hleyer, Chief Bibliographer, Library of Congress.)

Acevedo Lozano, Julio CCsar. Directorio Important banks of the world; Hrltish hispnno-americano y guia de compradorcs income tax tables; Bank and ex- en Estados Unidos . . . Nneva Yorlr, 193 3- change statistics. 1914. 736 p. HFBOll.A3 In Spanish and English. Brazil~anyear book; issued under the pat- Information and statistics useful to ronage of the Brazilian government. Rio commercial travellers. de Janeiro, The OiRce of the Brazilian year book; New York, G. R. Fairbanks, Almanack by Joscpll Whitalter. Contain- 1009. P2501.B83 ing an account of tlle astronomical and Full statistics on commercial subjects. other phenomena.. .information respect- Corporation laws. ing tlle government, flnances, population, commerce, and general statistics of the Britannica year-book, 1913. A survey of British cmpire. London, 1868-1914. tlle world's progress since the completion AY754 W6 in 1910 of the E~lcyclopedia britannica, Tho geographical and statistical part 11111 ed. TAondon, The Encyclopedia bri- is issued separately t~sThe Inlerna- tnnnica company; New York, The Ency- tional Whitalter. cloped~nbritannica company, 1913. American exporter. American cxporter's AE5.E37 export trade directory. . . l9lU 13. New British South African commercial, indus- York, The Johnston export publishing co., triaI, mining, agricultural import & export 1913. register. . .including Cape of Good Hope, Foreign consulates in U. S. I-IF3011.A7 Transvaal, Orange River Colony, Natal U. S. consulates in various countries. and Rhodesia. 1911. Cape Town, New Steamship lincs from U. S. ports. York, 1911. HF3893.I38 American metal market and daily iron and Statistics of exports and imports; Cus- steel report. Metal statistics. New Yorlr. toms duties. The Amcrican metal market and daily British trade book, covering the years 1880- iron and steel report, 1914. 1904, 1905-1911, and slio~vingthe course I-ID96OG.IJ6AS of British and international commerce, American ~tatesmen's year-book, from offi- with its bearing upon our internal trade cial reports of the United States govern- and industries, etc. Tncluding tables and ment, state reports, consular advices, and diagrams showing trade tendencies. Lon- forcign documents. New Yorlr, McBride, don, J. Murray, 1905'1911. I-IF3501.B8 Nast d co., 1914. JA51 A6 Issued at intervals of two or three Chiefly devoted to government; but un- years. der each stale and foreign country is given some information and statis- Business prospects year book. What will tical material on commerce, industry, happen to coal, iron, copger, tin, shipping, etc. tlle money market, English rails, Amer- ican rails, cotton, wheat, hog products, American year-book; a record of events and dairy business, tinplates. Cardiff, The progress. 1912. New York, London, D. Husi~less statistics publishing conlpany, Appleton and company, 1912. El 71.A585 1914. Hl?53.B8 Slatistics and information on commer- Probabililies based on statistics of cur- cial, industrial and similar subjects. rent years. Babson, Roger W. Business barometers used in the accumulation of money; a Canadian annual review of public affairs. test-book on applied economic^ for mer- , The Annual review publishing chants. bankers and investors. Gth ed. company, 1913. F3008.C33 ~ellesieyHills, Mass., Babson's statis- Includes review of finance, resources, tical organization, 1913. 462 p. etc. HG4910.B25 1913 China year book London, G. Routledge & Statistics and information on money, sons; New York, E. P. Dutton & co., 1914. banking, commerce and industry. JQl6Ol.Al6 Banking almanac. London, Waterlow Statistics and othor information on sons. 1914. AG2984.133 trade, mining, flnance, etc. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Colonial office list. London, [Waterlow & Heaton's annual, the commercial handbook sons] 1914. JV1006 of Canada and boards of trade register. For each colony of the British emplre Toronto, Healon's agency, 1913. there is given an account which in- HF3223.HFi cludes some information on com- Government directory, Dominion and merce, industry, etc A list of Par- provinces. Banks. Corporations. l~amentarypapers on colonial affairs Tmiisportation. Tariff and reguln- is also given. tions. Customs tariff. Local indns- , Compass. Flnanzielles Jahrbuch fur Oes- trial directory. Statistics and in- terre,icl~-Ungarn. Gegrlindet von Gustav formation. Leonhardt. Wien, A. Ilolder, 1913. International Whitaker. A statistical, his- HG545LC7 torical, geographical and commercial Statistics arid information on: Austrian handbook for all nations, more esgecinlly state debt, railroad debt, city debts; designed for. . .English reading pcople of Foreign state debts; Bank and finan- the world. London, New York, 1914. cial stat~stics, Mining, Industries; AY764.WG Insurance; Railroads. Issued as a supplement to Whitalter's Copper handbook. v 11. Houghton, Mich , almanack. H. J. Stevens, 1913. TN440.C6 Jahres-bericht iiber die Untersucl~ungenund Statistics for various countries. Fortschritte auf dem Gesa~ntgebiete der Deutsches Reichs-addressbuch fiir Indus- Zuckerfabrilcation. Bmunschweig, I?. Vie- tne. Gewerbe und Handel. Berl~n.Verlacr weg und Sohn, 1907. TP375.JS Statistics, laws, etc., relating to sugar production are given for various Contains sections devoted to statistics. countries. government, etc. Japan. Dept. of flnance. Financial & eco- Directory 6c chron~cle for China, .Japan, nomical annual of Japan. Tokyo, Printed Corea, Indo-Clma, Straits Settlements, at the Govt. print off., 1913. HC46LA3 Malay States, Slam, Netherlands, India, John Crerar library, Chicago. A list of en- Borneo, the Philippines, etc.; with which cyclopedias and dictionaries with a list of are incorporated the "China directory" directories. August, 1904. Cliicago, and "The Honglrong directory and Hong- Printed by order of the Board of direc- Bong list for the Far East". . .Hongkong, tors, 1904. 272 p. 21035.JG6 The Hongkong daily press office, 1914. Kelly's directory of merchants, manufac- DS502 D5 turers and shippers, and guide to the ex- Gives treaties, laws, commercial regu- port and import, shipping and manufac- lations, etc. Some statistical and turing industries of the world. London, other information. Kelly's directories; New York, Kelly pub- Exporters' encyclopacdfa. . .containing full lishing co., 1914. IIF64.G7K4 and authentic information relative to ship- List of British consuls. Govt, regula- inents tor every country in the world. tions affecting commerce, etc. Gn- New York, Exporters' encyclopaedia com- zeteer of places. Index of industries pany, 1914. HF3011.E9 in Englisli and French. Coloniea of Routes, custonls and shipping regula- each country Collow country itself; tions and statistics, etc., are given for each. Financial review. Finance, commerce, rail- Latham, Alexander and company. Cotton roads. New Yorlr, W. B. Dana & co., 1914, movement and fluctuation. 37th annual HG4905.F6 ed. 1910. New York Pub. by Latham, Germany. Reichsamt des Innern. Hand- Alexander & co., 1911. HD9072.L2 buch fhr die deutsche Handels-marine, Statistics for the U. S, and foreign Rerlin, 1913 HE565.G3A3 countries. Shipping laws. Shipping and naviga- Lloyd's register of British and foreign ship- tmn officials. Consuls. Statistics of ping. Established 1834. United with the ports and shipping Underwriters' registry for iron vessels in H artleben's klelnes statisticl~es Taschen- 1885. London' Wymail and sons, 1914-15. buch uber alle LLnder der Erde 1914. HE566.43L7 Wien, A. Hartleben's Verlag, 1914. Lists of vessels under various subject HA42.H3 headings. Lists of dv. docks, ports Brief statistics in totals for different and harbors Some statistics. countries. The guardian. Commerce, Hazell's annual. . .a cyclopaedic record of finance, shippina and industrv. TMan- men and affairs. 1914 London, Hazell, cllester, ~ng.,J. R. Scott j annual. Watson & Viney, 1914. AY754.I-I4 1910-12. HF3610.MZh12 Statistics and information on com- Manchester and Manchester shin canal merce, industry, labor, etc., for differ- with some general statistics and in- ent nations. forination. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Manual of statistics; stock exchange hand- Saward, Frederick E. The coal trade; a book. New York, 1914. 13G4005 M3 compendium of valuable information rela-

In addition to information about indl- tive to coal ~roducllon.~rices. , tmnsuorta- - vidual corporations, stock prlces, elc., tion, etc. at home and a&oad. New KO~I;, contains Minmg stat~stics, coal sta- 1914. 1-ID9542.S2 tistics, cotton statistics, grain and "Sh~ppingworld" year boolr; a. desk ~nailunl produce, bank and money statistics, in trade, commerce and navigation. Lon- etc. don, "Slii~uina-- - world" office. 1914. Mexican year book. A financial and com- I-IE951.S65 mercial handbook, compiled from offlcial Digests and laws, statistics, tables of and other relurns. Issued under the nus- distances by sea, directory of ports, gices of the Department of finance 1908- tariffs of all countries. 1914 Mexico city, New York, 1,ondon Shoe nnd leather re~orterannual. New HC131X55 Yorlc, Shoe and leather rcporter, 1914. National finance and public debt; 13ank- TS940.S52 ing system ; Railways ; Mining; Pc- Contains I'ew pages of stat~sticsand troleum industry; Manufacturing, prices Harbor regulations; Tariff; Stamp duties. Southern ~nduslries;the Tradesman claesi- fied directory S: buyers gulde. Chatta- Mineral industry, its statistics, technology nooga, Tenn., The Tradesnml publishing and trade. 1913. Now York, The Scien- co., 1913. HF5044 S7 tific publishing company, 1913. TN13 MS Prevlous to 1905 pub. as the Tradesman. Mining manual and mining year book. .A Industrial and comn~ercial statistics record of inforniation concerning mining and informntion. companies ..tables of crushing and gold Statesman's ycar boolr; statistical and his- olltputs . lists of mining directors, secre- lor~calannual oT the states ot the world tarles, mining and consulting engineers . . Revised after official returns. Annual and mine managers. . .and :i dictionary 1)ublication. London, Cnmbl idge, IvIacmil- of mining terms. London, W R. Skinner, Ian and co., 1913. 1914. TNl3 1\17 JA51.S7 Stallstical and other inlorination on Moody, James. Moody's analysis ol' invest- government, commerce, industry for ments. 1913-1914. New York, Analyses each country. pii1)lishing co., 1913-1914. HG4961.iM7 Gives capital, bond issues, etc of all Statistisches Jahrbuch deulscl~er Stadte. corporations Breslnu, W. G Iiorn, 1912. I-IA1330AlS8 Includes statistics on trade, industry, New infernational year book; a compendi- wages, prices, transportation, etc. unl of the world's progess 1913. Ed. Frank Moore Colby. New Yorlr, Dodd, Stock excllange off~cial intelligence, 1914, Mead and Company, 1914. A1<5.164 being a carefully revised precis of in- Regenhardt, C. C. Regenhnrdts Gescbifts- j'ornialion regarding British, Amcr~can kalender fiir den Reichsverlcehr; Vennit- and foreign securities. London, E. Couch- tler der direlcletl Auslrunft. Berlln-ScltBnc- man EL co, 1914. I-IB4507.S7 herg, C. Regenlwdt g. m. b. II 1914. Government, stnte ant1 local bonds and I-IF3563.R3 finance. Corporal~onsof the varlous Some information on postal affairs, rail- countries. Stam11 duties of various roads, etc. countries. Incoine lax information, etc. Russian year-book. London, Eyre & Spot- t~swoode,1912. HC331.R8 Tokyo Imperial com~nercialmuseum. The Sce note to American cdition, wli~chis exporters' directory of Japan, 1910. Pub. not so full as the English. by the Imperial co~nn~ercialmuseum, of the Deut, of State for azriculture and Russian year book containing trustworthy comm&ce, Tokyo, Japan. jl'okyo, 19101. informntion in regard to the empire of I-IF3823A3 Russia. Ncw York, T Nelson & sons, Freight rates from Japan. Foreign 1811-1912. HC331 R7 trade and s~milar information In- Statistics and information on: Govern- ment, comnlsrcial law, natural re- fnrnlalion on industries by subjects. sollrccs, agriculture, mining, tmns- Trust companies of the United States.. .a portation, ports and shipping, exports compilat~on or the statements of condi- and imports, customs tariff, finance t~onof trust companies of the United English ed, contains some material States. New Yorlr, United States mort- not in the American. gage & lrust company, 1314. HG4346.TS SPECIAL LIBRARIES

THE NEW REPUBLIC. Penroses and Gallingers." It does have, however, hope of an ultimate. Published Weekly, 421 West 2lst St., New "The average American voter will cease to York City. be partisan only in so far as polltical and so- Annual Subscription $4.00. cial agitation uncover for him positive ob- ject% of political action which retain his in- Magazines are like oysters. They become terest and command his allegiance. For the attached to this rock or that rock and find time being his interest is relaxed and he is themselves presently unable to break loose drifting back to his former habits, hut he Is from their moorings, unless detached by as certain to recover. his Interest as the grass somc independent agency. It is a doubtful is to grow after rain. It is only the old and virtue to be attached to a rock in these days the sick and the feeble who do not recover of ferment but it is an important went when from fatigue and yielrl once again to the a publication announces that it does not ex- temptation and stimulus of positive political pect to be pried loose by its advertisers: that and social effort." it purposes to live on the patronage of sub- Eventually, Tho New Republic will main- scribers only. tain a bureau of social, industrial and politi- Tlie New Republic is announced as "an ex- cal research. This purpose, perhaps, is the penment"-"a- journal of opinion which greatest single assurance that it8 editors will seeks to meet the challenge of a new time." depart from the ways of the oyster, that it With Herbert Crnly, Walter E. Weyl and will ever meet the chullenge of new times, Walter Lippmann on the job, there is not that its approach will continuo to be scien- likely to be any proximate abandonment of tific rather than empirical. faith, frankly admitted to be dynamic. But There is an apparent note of consistency editors, even tl~oughadvertising domination in the spirit of contributed articlrs and par- is wanting, are prone to hold fast to a given ttcularly in the longer unsigned articles, pre- rock merely because that rock was once a sumably written by the editors, themselves. desirable place upon which to grow and be- One on "Tho Tolarated Unions" and another come an old oyster. Editors acquire preju- on "Force and Ideas" are especially note- dices and bias, principally through honest worthy. though mistaken personal attachments, The New Republic is a strange combina- which disqualify them eventually to meet tion of notions that are plainly radical set the challenge of a time that is ever new, forth will1 a rhetorical finish and hilo lo sop hi- ever changing. cal insight that are distinctively "highbrow." It is dimcult to separate the interesting A contributed article on "Panic In Art" personalities of a given period from the might well be called a "Panic in English," "challenge" that a periodical published week- SO Ear as the average lnagazine reader is con- ly must meet every seven days, whether per- cerned. Witness this: sonalities rise or fall. On the other hand, a "The creative energy of our time is not periodical to meet this "challenge" must bc only exhausted by entliusiastic erudition, but possessed with a faith that is greater than our power of appreciation is itself drained by popular majorities, a vision that does not incessant criticism, the necessity for a con- overloolc human limitations, a purpose that tinual revaluation of all aesthetic values be- is always willing to welcome experimenta- fore we can achieve any aesthetic criterion tion in the political laboratory of this Re- whatever." public. Or this : Tlie most striking pronouncements in the "The artist pondering on the nature of his flrst issue of The New Republic are found in art begins to reflect on the nature of reality. detached paragrapl~sof the editorial section. And with phenomenal ingenuity he creates The flrst is a refreshing view of the late fantastic systems of graphic symbols to ex- election. press naive systems of metaphysics." "In all probability it is more than anything But the "highbrow" is quite certain to read else an exhibition of fatigue. Popular inter- thefie sentences with rare relieh, even though est has been strained by a political agita. they may fail to find lodgement elsewhere. tion which lasted too long and has made a One magazine that used to concern itself too continuous demand upon its attention. principally with "whitewashod" investiga- It is tired of Congresses which do not ad- tions and that now is resorting to great journ, of questions which are always being splashcs of color and intermittent alarm for discussed and never being settled, of sup- the perpetuity of healtl~ful stomachs, to posed settlements which fail to produce the huild up a circulation is skeptical of the an- promised results, and of a ferment which nounced purpose of The New Republic. It yields such a small net return of good white doubts the truth of Mr. Croly's statement bread. The voter whose interest is flagging that this is the beginning of ferment.. Rath- reverts to his habits." er, it thinks, this is the end. Perhaps so! And The New Republic has no great hope But my guess is that this periodical is only in the "occasional outbreaks of non-partisan- reverting to the habits of an oyster and that ship," which quickly recede to a partisan Mr. Croly is the nearer right. allegiance that gives back to us "its crop of C. H. M.