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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, 1913 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. - Special...... -..... ---Libraries ...... - . . - .- -- Vole 4 JUNE 1813 No. 6 - - - - - . ------___ PUBLISHED I3Y THE Kunlcipsl rererence work in New Yorlc City SPECIAL LIBRARTES ASSOCIATION ...... Mrs. Von Hohofl: I.ibrarian, City. Monthly except July nnd Aiuwst. Insurance Libraries Edltorlrl nod I'ubllcntlo!~ Olflcc, stnte Llbr-nry...... Indlunnpolls, Ind...... Dr. Frederick 11. Hoffman. Subscrll)tlons, 03 Itrond street, Boston, hfIIs~. Stat~stician, Prudcntitll Life Ins. Co., ICntered nt the l'ostoftlce nt Indlarinpolls, Ind., Newark, N. J. as second-clnsa matter. - - 2nd Meeting, Wednesday afternoon, Subscription.. . .$2.00 a year (10 numbers) Address on Methods of the Luce Clipping Single coplee ...... 26 cents I3ureao ...... Hon. Robert I~uce, formerly Lieut. Governor of Mass. I'renldent ...... D. N. Hnntl~ Iusurnnce Llbrary Assoclation, Iloston, Mnss. Report of Committee on Clippings...... Vlce-President ...... R. El. Johnston ...... Jesse Cunningham, Bureau of Rnllwny IZconomlcs, Wn~hington,D. C. Chairman, Librarian, School oC Mines, Sccretnry-Trensnrer ...... Guy &. binrlon Llbrnry, Arthur D. Llttle, Inc., 03 Broad St. Ilolla, Mo. EXECUTIVE UOARD Address on Clipping Mcthods of the Wall Frerldent, Vlce-President, Secretnry-Treas~~rer. Street Journsl Library ...... 0. E. Normnn, People's Gns Light nnd C'okc ...... Dr. ,J. Franklin Crowell, Co., Chlcrgo; and MI ss Florence Bnencer.- Na- Wall Street Journtll. tlonnl Clty Bank, New York Clty. hi~naglngRdltor of Speclnl Llbrnrier :-John A. Report of Committee on Special Lihrary tnpp. State Llbrnry, ~lndlnnnpolie,Ind Training ...... On E. Norman, Asnlstnnt Rdltor. Etbcl Cleland, State Llbrary. Chairman, Librarian, Peoples' Gas, Light Indlnnnpolla, Ind. and Coke Co., (JONTRIBUTINQ EIDITORS Is there a demand for indexes in special F. N. Morton Unlted Gas Improvement Co.. ~hlladelphln: flelds of agriculture and education...... H. H. l7. Meyer, Librnry of Congress...... H. W. Wilson, D. N. IIandy.-. Insurance Llbrnry Assocl~tlon. H. W. Wilson Company, Minneapolis, Minn. Program of S. L. A,...... -111 - .- Proceed~ngsof the S. L. A., Manhattan 3rd Meetlng, Thursday evening, June 26th District Meeting ...... I12 The Library of Congress as a clearing-house Summary of Addresses and Discussions, lor record of work done in economic sub- Manhattan Dlstrict Meeting ...... 113 jects ...... EI. H. R Meyer, American Municipal Documents...... ,117 Chiel' I3ibliograpllcr, I~ibraryof Congress. Select List of References on Train Grew A Review of the Chief Sources for Special Legislation ...... I21 Library Collections ...... Legislative Reference "Scheme"...... ,125 ...... Miss Nari F. Lindholm, Blbl~ographies ...... I26 Assistant T,lbrarian, Public Service Com- Current References ...... I27 nlission Library, . News and Notes ...... ,130 The Library of the School of Architecture at I-1arv:~rd University,-the treatment of PROGRAM OF THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES collections relating to Landscapes Archl- ASSOCIATION tecture, including city planning ...... Annual Convention, Hotel Kaaterskill, N...... Miss Theodora Kimball, Y., J~me23-28, 1913. Librarian, School of Architecture, Harp - vard. 1st Meetinp, Tuesday afternoon, June 24th. The English Rook-trade Library* ...... Relation of the Special to the General Li- ...... R. A. Peddle, brary...... Dr. W. Dawson Johnston, St. Bride Foundation, Librarian, Columbia University. Review of Special Library work during the The Library a Necessity of Modern Busi- year ...... Guy E. Marion, ness...... N. C. Kingsbury Secretary, Special Libraries Asso. Vice Pres., Am. Tel. and Tel. Co., N. Y. *Paper to be read by a member of the Relation between the Municipal Library and Association. Legislators ...... Andrew Linn Bostwick, Municipal Ref. Librarian, St. Louis. THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION The Library of the Research Laboratory, The meeting of the Special Libraries As- General Electric Company...... sociation at Kaaterskill marks its fburth ...... Miss Helen R. Hosmer, anniversary. The association was formed Librarian, Research Laboratory, General by a small group of special librarians at the Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Dretton Woods conference in 1909. SPECIAL, LIBRARIES

The first allnual ~iieetingwas held in New lion of the special library hafl been most York city in and annual successful. The great frmd of these ex- collvelltiolrs have been held since as fob periences is accumulaling and settled prin- low8:-Mackinac Islaud, July, 193 0. New dples are being established. The special York city, Sept., 1911, Ottnwa, , library is no longer an experiment but a July, 1918. perulunent force in government, social re- Reslrles tlicse meetings an infor la1 meet- form, business and industrial lines. illg was held at the Pasadena conqerence of L the 8. J, A,, and three district meetings PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL LI- have been held in Boston, one in Chicago BRARIES ASSOCIATION, MANHAT- md one in New York. TAN DISTRICT MEETING The association has published Special 121- May 15, 1913 hraries since January, 1910 and has made llumeroos reprints of articles and bibllogra- The flrst meeting of the Manhattan Uiu- phies of value. The membership has grown trict of the Special Libraries Association from forty to upwards of thrce hundred was held May 15th in the officefl of the and the work of the association and its ac- Official lnformation Bureau, Guaranty Trust tive members has been instrumental in es- IJuilding. The arrangements were in charge tablishing or reorganizillg many special 11- or Willis D. Porter of the OfRcial Informa- tion Bureau, chairman of the Manhattan braries. A perceptible influence has also district. Representatives were present been observed in the tendency of the gen- from twenty-six special libraries or special eral libraries to adopt special library meth- departments besides individual members of ods in many flelds. the association. The meeting was success- But great as the progress has been from ful from all points of view and has resulted the efforts of the few who have seen the to the benefit of the Special Libraries As- possibilities of this movement and who sociation. Another meeting will be held in have been willing to give of their time and October. effort to promote it, the real movement is The addresses were as follows: just beginning. Only the edges of the idea Preservation of leather binding ...... have been touched and there remains a ...... Miss Janet C. Lewis, whole great "undiscovered country" where A Good Banking Asset,-The Financial the special library idea might be applied Library, ...... ,,Mr. Francis T. Tilton. with inflnite proflt to individuals and to The Importance of Special Libraries to society. the Public Library. .Mr. C. C. Williamson, The age of efliciency in all lines is In Subject,-Benefits which may be derived its merest infancy; but men are beginning by holding District Meetings. Informal to recognize the value of knowledge wheth- remarks and discussion by the members. er found in books, pamphlets, reports or One result of tlfe meeting was a schedule letters or as in personal experiences and of inquiry in regard to special libraries id systems of bookkeeping. They have come New York city which is to be used in in- to see that the rule of thumb has passed vestigating the extent of the special librury and that Rllccess depends upon the widest activity. acquaintance with the minutiae of their The schedule is given here as a guide own business and of related business as to other districts in the same connection. well as of economic and social conditions. The special library is the princlpal agen- Schedule of Inquiry in regard to Special cy in this work. The special library is the Libraries In New York City. picket line of the advancing army. The 1. Name of Library or of Institution main- special librarian should he the scout who taining it ...... determines in advance the location of the ...... enemy - ignorance -and its probable 2. Street Address ...... strength, gathers facts concerning the ten- 3. Name of Librarian or person in charge dencies of the forces in the fleld in which ...... he is working and opens up a system of 4. Telephone address ...... communication from his vantage point to G. Purpose of collection ...... the men who are dolng the work, whether G. Subjects on which the library special- of government, administration, social re- izes ...... form, advertising. salesmanship, the shop 7. Kinds of material collected: and even to the unskilled workers in every a. Books...... No. of volumes on Ale line...... The Special libraries association ap- b. Pamphlets . .No, on Ale...... proaches the problems with confldence born How preserved? ...... of past progress. The members of the as- c. Clippings .. .No. on flle...... soclation bring a wide experience from a How preserved? ...... score of special flelds where the applica- d. Periodicals . No. on file...... SPECIAL LIBRARIES 113 How preserved? ...... true there is always a good-looklng book- e. To what extent is material in foreign case. usually in the President's office, with languages included? ...... a miscellaneous assortment of books, but 8. Is the Library open to tlie public free tlie red value of these is oftentimes open of charge? ...... If not, what to question. Among the more progressive are the terms of admissioli? ...... barking institutions, however, you will flnd Hours of opening and closing, ...... libraries nnd good ones too, that are freely ...... used and have proven their value beyond 9. Can material be borrowed by properly question. qualified persons? ...... Possibly the banker may be excused for 10. Will the librarian undertake to co-oper- his past negligence in this matter. He is ate with other librarians in answering n very busy man. He has had little time by telephone such inquiries as can read- for theories, for practical problems have ily be dealt with in. that way ?...... daily presented themselves for immediate ...... solution...... 1x1 the early days of banking the bank was 11. Remarks and suggestion8 as to ways clistinctly a local factor, hnving relatively in wliicli special libraries might co-op- little to do wilh the rest of the country. erate with mutual advantage. Its interests were limited to its own im- ...... mediate locality. It received its deposits ...... locally and it invested locally. There was ...... not much need for scientific accumulatfon ...... of data regarding immediate surroundings ...... and local applicants: for credit; these facts Please fill out this blank with care and were only too well known by the banher return to ...... llin~self. SUMMARY OF ADDRESSES AND DISCUS- From this siniplc state of affairs the SIONS MANHATTAN DISTRICT status of the bank l~nsgradually changed. MEETING Today the hanlrs are no longer confined to tlieir local communitieu, they have out- A Good Banking Asset-The Financial Li- grown their territorial limitatlone. In the brary.. Francis Theodore Tilton. investing of their funds they are no longer At first thought it might seem a little restricted to their local field; they unhesi- foolhardy for us to take under considera- tatingly illvest in securities of compeniev t~onthe subject as to whether or not a located hundreds and even thousands of financial library is a good asset for a bank, iniles away-their field is now world-wide. for to those who are interested in hooks Obr country has become smaller as our there can be but one outcome to n discus- knowledgo of it became greater. The bank- sion of suclr a question and that is that er's interests have become bigger nud a financial library is of value to a banking broader-and a little more complicated. He institution. can no longer depend upon his own first- But the trouble wit11 most of us is that hand knowledge in the management of his we are perfectly willing to nod our heads bank. in approval of that which is universally As an cxample-the banker niay never conceded to be good. We know that it is liavc met any of the officials of say tlie good for olliers and tliat it must, there- Nortliern Pacific Railroad; lie nlay never fore, be good for us, but we fail to exert have ridden over its line of road; he may ourselves beyond signifying our approval never have seen any of 11s eq~~ipment;yet Perhaps, however, we are not altogether to he does not hesitate to lend money to it blame for our lethargy for we all don't by purcl~nsingits bonds. His knowledge possess the happy faculty of knowing how of its good credit, acquired from the printed to accomplish by ourselves tlie end desired; page, gives him conhdencc, and he freely we need a little help-a few suggestions as ~urclmsesits bonds And so we And the to the proper method of procedure-some- bt~nlier's interests diversified. Under these one to blaze the way. clrcunlstances it is, therefore, essential that If we are to judge by appearances I he have nt hand the best information avail- think it is fairly safe to say that the major- able so that he may keep in touch with, and ity of banking institutions in this country be master of, the situation. have not given over-serious consideration Tl1o banker or today must keep abreast of to the subject of providing tl~emselveswith the times. He cannot sit idly by and take financinl libraries, for the usual bank li- no account of national development, for brary is very limited, comprising possibly national developments are the foundation sonie half-dozen or dozen boolrs, for the stones upon which is reared his very busi- most part directories or other books tliat ness of banking. The banker's vision is, are quite needful in the day's work. It is of necessity, a broad one, and in llis effort SPECIAL LIBRARIES

to keep up-to-date, lie must surround him- blame the men too severely; a great deal self with tlie necessary data-the sources of of the trouble is not with them but with the information. men higher up, who don't take the time Aside from the banker's individual view to explain theories-the reasons why. Pos- point the financial library bears an import- sibly they are too busy, possibly they don't ant relation to the banker's client. The possess the schoolmaster's instinct. But modern progressive bank is distinctly one the bank can, if it will, place the means of service. Any ordinary bank can take by which any man can And these things money in and pay it out. But the twentieth out for himself-it can provide an adequate century customer requires more than me- library of carefully selected books. chanical service. In these days of complicat- I have always found the average bank ed econoluical development there are situa- clerk to be ambitious and eager to acquire tions constantly confronting the ordinary in- knowledge. He is willing to give time to dividual upon which he needs specific advice. reading-but lie doesn't know just what to If it affects his pocketbook, he goes to his read. I have had many ask for a list of banker for it. If the banker can give him good books. You see, he needs a little good advice and counsel there is the silent help-if he gets it ypu can depend upon him creation of a stronger and closer relation- to do the rest. ship between them. The banker has to mind a moral obliga- It is always good business for a bank tion to assist his men in learning something to be obliging. Other things equal the ob- about the banking profession. If you take liging bank can win in any competition. a job in a lawyer's omce you expect to The investigation of a security which the learn something about tlie law and you customer may hold or desire to purchase, look to your emplower to recommend to you the obtainmg oC a copy of a recent inherit- the proper books to read. If you take a ance tax law-these are some of the favors job in a bank you expect to learn something that will build up a loyal clientele for any about the banking business. There is more bank, but the bank must be in a position than a monetary consideration. But most to handle these questions-it must have at of us get in a department and stay there hand the essential tools and the skilled and hence gain a very limited knowledge mechanic who can deftly use them. of the general banking business. What we For illustration, take the opportunity that do not learn by experience we can, how- will come to the banker, apparently not far ever, learn to a great extent from books. distant, of explaining to many of his cus- The lawyer will recommend to his men the tomers the intricacies of the proposed in- reading of Blackstone, Kent and other great come tax. The subject bids fair to be a antliorities. Why can't the banker recom- confusing one and many a customer will mend to his Inen the reading or the authori- want to know from his banker ho~vit will ties in h~sprofession and place, as does the affect him On this subject alone the banlr- lawyer with his apprentice, the very books er can make an exhaustive study. Tf he in their hands? wishes to be of any assistance to his cus- If the men are encouraged and directed tomers it is well for him to do so. The to inalce use of a library, it will increase point is, his financial library should be re- without doubt tlie emciency of the work- plete with information on the subject-the ing force, and JIIS~stop and think what in- data should be close nt hand for immediate creased efficiency w111 mean? If say only use. The banker well-prepared on subjects 23 per cent of the total nuniber of men in such as these will inspire in his customer the employ of the institution worked ear- confidence as to the general efficiency of nestly to improve their knowledge of their his insitution. work, it mould increase to a considerable Ancl so there are many other subjects estent the average efficiency in the whole that are of vital interest to a bank's cus- institution, even as "A little leayen leaven- tomers and which it would be well for the etll the whole lump." The ambitious man banker to follow closely, keeping on hand M'ould also have a good psychological in- up-to.date information. fluence on his less industrious co-worker There is still another phase of the finan- and the general standard would silently but cial library that is of great importance and surely rise. that is its relation to the banker's employ- 1 think then you will readily agree that ees. 'Chose that employ men are constantly the financial library may be considered crying for able and competent men. They witliout reservation a good banlring asset. are looking for ability. Many employees, It is good for the banker individually, it is it ifl true, work along in a mechanical fa- good for his client aud it is good for his shion. They do certain things because they employee. From the mercenary standpoint are told to-they fail to understand the it is good business for it will build up a reasons underlying their work, and hence loyal clientele and increase tlie efficiency of they do not do intelligent work But don't the worltii~gforce. The financial library is SPECIAL LIBRARIES 115

in fact uore than a good asset-it is a braries would require a far larger reference good investment that will pay well. staff and increased expenditure for adminis- In conclusion, just a few words on the tration, purchase of books, etc. character of the financial library. By the 1n the direction of specialization the New word Library I do not mean simply a col- Yorlc Public Library has gone further than lection of bound volumes, for some of our any other public library known to me. We best data is in pamphlet and circular form have nine or ten divisions in charge of and much of it is found in magazines and some one having special lcnowledge of the newspapers. Take for example the very sub~ectmatter of his collection. In the important subject already referred tc-the purchasing and classifying of books, as well income tax-the newspapers and magazines as in the daily service to the public, the are giving us timely information such as Kew Yorlc Public Idbrary is attempting to cannot be found in any printed book. These make use of the specialist in such a way clippings, carefully flled, supplement ~uch us to counteract the disadvantages of the good treatises on this subject as that by general library in providing the best and Professor Seligman of Columbia University. most up-to-date information on a wide range To be of value we lnust not think that of special 'subjects. we require a big library. It is quality that Those of us who are in charge of these counts. It will grow as conditions develop. special divisions are, however, not misled There should be laid, however, a good into thilllring that me are specialists in all foundation upon which the structure may the subjects embraced in our fleld. The Dl- be built. vision of Economics and Sociology of the Finally there is one other very necessary New Yorlc Public Library covers more than factor and that is a guiding hand-some- a score of subjects any one of which would one competent to direct the work, for pray, be quite broad enough for the work of a ot what use are the tools if there is no special library in itself and many of them, workman skilled in their use? such as commerce and business, might fur- n~sllmaterial for many special collections. It would be gratifying if we could employ The Importance of Spec~alLibraries to the skilled librarians having special knowledge Publlc Llbrary on each of the twenty or more logical sub- Dr. C. C. Willit~mson, Kew Yorlr Public divisions of the political and social sciences. Library. The public library is unable, for a variety Specialization has up to the present time of reasons, to supply all the special infor- not been carried far In public libraries. The mation needed in business and public af- public library is still for the most part a fairs. The special libraries of the city do general library; it uses the methods and Lo a certain extent meet that want and in secures the results of a general library. this way they supplement the public library. Special collectio~is and special reading This, then, IS the importance of the special rooms are found in connection with nearly libraries to the public library. The libraries all large public and university libraries, but and bureaus of information maintained by the specialized library is as yet only an organizations of many sorts and by busi- ideal. The special library, as wc under- ness establistu~ncnts are able to cultivate stand the' term, is an efficient, up-to-date their flcld \viLh a thorougliness that the reasonably complete, collection of the liter- public llbrary carillot at present hope to do. ature oT a particular subject, il~cluclingnot The value oll these special libmries to only books but clippings, pamphlets, arti- the public library and to the public gener- cles, reports, ctc., all so completely indexed ally, however, is limited in two ways. In and classified that the latest and best data the first place, many of them are not pub- are available without the difficulties and 11c They are maintained primarily for the delays that are more or lcss inevitable in use of a particular business establishment a large general library. or for the members of an association. Sec- The public libraries in general have not ondly. the value of these special libraries yet undertaken to give the public special to the public library and to the community service ot this character. This is doubt- is less than it should be because they are less in part because the demand has not not well enough Icnown. And this latter seemed to warrant it, but perhaps the prin- 1 take it, is the most serious of the two cipal reason is that the expense would be limitations. too heavy. In order to have an eficient Our probleni is to effect a better and special library you must put a specialist fuller co-operation between the general and in charge of it. Now, however well-inform- the special libraries and even anlong the ed and emcient the general reference 1i- special libraries themselves. I have been brarian may be, he cannot be a specialist thinking for some time that it would be of on any considerable number of subjects. great assistance in solving the problems Consequently, for the general or public li- presented to us daily if we lcuew more brary to follow the lead of the special li- about what the special libraries are doing 116 SPECIAL LIBRARIES and are capable of doing. It has seemed Summary of Remarks to me that it would be a good idea to pre- Dy Mr. Frederick C. I-Iiclrs, Assistant Li- pare a blank and ask the libraries of all brarian, Columbia University. sorts to 811 it out, stating the purposes of The problem at the New Yorlr Public their collections, the lines along wllich they Library as outlined by Dr. \I1illiamson has are attempting to specialize and the extent many of points of similarity with the prob. to which they are able and willing to co- lern at Columbia University. The Univer- operate wit11 the Public Library and with sity Library is made up of a central build- ing and numerous special libraries and each other. I would also like to have the reading rooms in the other buildings, some name and telephone address of the persons of them situatecl on tlie campus and others in cliarge so that, with their consent, we at some distance in the city. The reading could call upon them now and then for room service is carried on in 43 reading special inforniation which they might be rooms situated in 16 buildings. For some presumed to have at hand. subjects, such as law, medicine, pharmacy, education and architecture the University To illustrate what I mean, we were asked has separate buildings, and there are small recently what towns and cities in New Yorlc reading rooms for mines, metallurgy, phil-' State have curfew ordinances. 13eing un- osophy, chemistry, engineering, natural sci- able to locate the facts by means of our ence, etc. Theoretically all of these spe- reference material, I telephoned to several cial libraries are in charge of specialists, organizations and flnally found what I but as has been pointed out by Dr. William- wanted at the Society for the Prevention son, it is inlpossible to have actual special- of Cruelty to Children. A few days ago ists in every case because of the very broad an inquiry came in for the laws of the field which must be covered and the expense various states governing advertising signs. involved. We flnd the problems arising from We were unable to anewer the question the distribution of our collection about the canipus rather dimcult to solve. The chief satisfactorilyq yet I suspect that somewhere means by which the collection is made ser- in tlie city that data is collectecl and could v~ceableas n whole is by u complete union have been secured with very little trouble catalog situated in the General Library. had we only known where to apply. Not The University Library has felt the need long ago a gentleman desired to consult a of information such as is contained in this particular mortality table We did not catalog not only about the University col- have it and no trace of it could be found, lections but also about all special collec- though it was finally secured through the tions in New Yorlr city. It was for this secretary of the Faculty of Actuaries, of reason that in 1911 tlie Library published London. Some one in New York probably a Readers' Manual which contains informa- knew all about it and would have been glad tion about many of the special collections to give us the information. Questions are in New York city and which includes a list coming up everyday whicll we could handle of special libraries, with addresses, and a with greater satisfaction to ourselves and to map on which are indicated the transit: the public if we could have the co-operation fncilities to these libraries. There is now of the special libraries and the persons In in course of preparation a new edition of charge of them. this Manual which we hope to make very Where librnries or bureaus of information complete. The co-operation of the Special are open to the public we could occasionally Libraries Association in this undertaking refer inquiries directly to them. Even where is earnestly requested and if, as has been they are open to the public only on payment suggested, blanks are sent out to the var- of a fee we would often be glad to know ious special libraries of this city it will be what their service consists of and their possible to include the information collect- terms. ed in the new edition of the Manual. Copies of this new edition will be available for In suggesting this lnore or less informal use of all libraries in the city. plan of co-operation, 1 am not thinking alone of th~assistance we might get from the special libraries; I have also in mind The Preservation of Leather Bindings the possibility of making the public library Miss Janet C. Lewis of more use to those in charge of special It is a pleasure for me to have the privi- libraries. Many of you already know of lege, Ladies and Gentlemen, of giving you our resources and are accustomed to turn some 01: the results of the knowledge and to us for assistance. We want you to feel experience gained in preserving leather perfectly free to make your wants known bindings while in charge of the Richard and to let us know in what way the Public Morris Hunt Architectural and Art Library Library could be of greater service to you for a period of eight years, and for the in your work. past five years in a professional capacity. SPECIAL LIBRARIES The woodwork in the library being ebon- penetrating medium, and the time spent in ized, the constant accumulatlon of a dry waiting for its absorption was not profit- powdery dust around the backs of the bind- able. Other experiments followed until I ings was most noticeable, and the fact that obtained an animal and vegetable oil com- the hinges were rapidly disintegrating was blned which owing to its genetration has apparent. The cause was said to be dry proved to be an excellent lubricant apd rot, and in this case it evidently was, for food for the leather. they had been put in storage vaults during Being a skin, leather requires pleuty of the many absences of Mr. Hunt abroad, air and should never be kept behind glass which caused them to suffer from lack of unless the cases are well ventilated every air as well as other conditions due to few days. I have known electric fans to modern heat, light, etc., but the disinte- be used to get the air in circulation when grating influences today are far more to kept in cases. Of course, in a library of be reckoned wit11 than those of age, in tlle large value, as in the Morgan library, the subtle and unfailing work of the acid tan- amount of nloisture and temperature are ning, or chrome process, with which all clueations of daily consideration. leathers both in this country and in Europe An importer of many rare old volumes are now tanned; the exceptions being so told me he thought a law sllould be'passed rare and the cost so great, comparatively, requiring the lubricating of all leather bind- that we cannot consider them as a factor ings brought into this country, as tlle lack in the questions whlch now confronts all of moisture in our cliinnte and the heat who possess books or have the care of them. in our liouses had serious results upon the The average life of a legal binding of old leather. In a library of 6,000 volumea sheep or calf is not over Hve years, and of which I treated last summer there was not the general form of commercial binding, one binding wl~icllwas tanned by the mod- where morrocco i~ employed, rarely over ern process, yet scarcely a hinge showed ten years. This is almost directly due to any sign of brealring even though the whole the acids used both in the tanning and in aspect of the library was one of dried out, the flnishing. Mr. Berry, librarian of the dead looking leather. After lubricating, Mutual Reserve Insurance Library, told of every binding shone forth in almost its having taken lesuons in a legal bindery to prlstine beauty. gain a knowledge of the make up of a The questior~of the effect of the tanning legal binding, and of the use of oxalic acid process on leather for binding has become to put the flnishing toucl~eson, so strong a serious one affecting the sales into the as to eat off the flnger nails. Thus is the millions through the substitution of cloth, poor binding doubly handicapped from the and the Leather Trust are now seeking a outside as well as the inside. method for quick results with a counter. While heat, gas and electricity, together actant of the acid effects. with lack of ventilation, oftentimes are con- There is a wide difference between dry ditions which tell upon the life of the leath rot due to age, and disintegration largely er materially, it is primarily the tanning due to acids, and the necessity of lubricat- process which is responsible for such havoc. ing for the latter is even greater than for As leather has almost a warp and woof in the old dried out leathers, for the unEailing its flbre, the absorbing of all natural oil disintegrant is ever present to be reckoned in the skin by the acid causes the fibre to with, and if a counteractant is used its dry and become very brittle at the hinges l~armfulness is greatly minimized. This when moved. The means to overcome the must be in the form of a vegetable or ani- lack of natural oil must therefore be in the mal oil or the two combined, and it must form of a lubricant, and one that will not be overloolred that there are Iimita. readily be absorbed in the pores ih order to tions to the efi'ects of luhricnting if the get at the flbre. leather has begun to break at the hinges. Surface lubricating is of very little real Therefore, I feel that I cannot emphasize avail, as in the use of vaseline or lucelline too ~trongly tlle xlecessity of lubrication. or like mineral oils, which lack the emen- Oom~nerciallyit is about 75 per cent cheap tial penetrating qualities owing to their er in its cost than rebinding. being of a mineral nature. An animal or a vegetable oil is the only kind which the AMERICAN MUNICIPAL DOCUMENTS.* leather really absorbs. A Librarian's Vlew. Three years of the use of vaseline (as recommended by Columbia College) in the John Boynton Kaiser, Department Librarc Hunt Library, proved to have no other than ian, Economics and Sociology, University a cleansing effect, the dry rot was just as of llllnois Library. apparent in the end. Casting about for Accompanying the great awakening of something better, neatsfoot oil with 3 per interest in American municipal affairs in cent of parafine to give a flnish mas used the last two decades, and in some places to a better result, but it was not a readily anticipating it, American public and univer- SPECIAL LIBRARIES sity libraries have been accumulating col- printing fund. In Boston, St. Louis,. Kan- lections of the official documents of rep- sas City and Newark general department resentative municipalities, a field of literary funds meet the expense. output long neglected. In addition to the In most of the above named cities, the ordinary cit~zen,the student or city official separate departments either by law or by who may find these documents of use, this courtesy, control the distribution of their "civic awakening" has in the last half doz- separate reports. A Boston ordinance pro- en years produced both the municipal ref- vides that the City messenger "shall have erence library and the bureau of municipal the care, custody, and distribution of all research, two institutions which have great documents pamphlets, and books printed need for good libraries of this type. for the City council." But by courtesy, de- During this same period, however, the partments control the distribution of any inlproven~ent in the form of publication, number of copies they desire. The San both of individual documents and the col- li'runcisco situation is similar, the Clerk of lected docunlents of cities, from the stand- tlie Board of supervisors being legally in point of reference use, has by no means control. In the other cities, the depart- kept pace with the demand for the docu- ments themselves control this matter ex- ments themselves. Xven the problems of! cept where there is a municipal reference distribution and local preservation have not department or a municipal reference li- received the attention they deserve, ex- brary. Where that is the case it usually cept in a few scattered instances, despite becomes a central distributing agency and the necessity for at least local preservation by exchange with other cities acquires a and the great desirability of having a re- collection of municipal documents for com- sponsible and permanent distributing office parative researcli purposes. and eschange for the benefit of officials and Such itr the case with the Kansas City lbraries In other municipalities. Municipal reference library, wliich is made -4 study of the manner of publishing and an exchange agency by the ordinance creat- distributing niunicipal documents and also ing it, and with the Municipal reference 11- an exammation of the form in allich the brary of Chicago which came under tho volunles of collected city clocuments are jurisdiction of the Public library of that published may prove profitable. city by ordinance March 31, 1913. In Mil- First, there is great lack of uniformity waukee, apparently, no one is specifically among our cities witli regard to almost all authorized to distribute reports, the de- questions relating to the publication and partments doing whatever distribution is distribution of both the separate and col- done, but the Municipal reference library lected reports of municipal omcers. Spe- expects eventually to acquire this function. cific inquiry among the cities themselves When the Municipal reference department reveals this Take, for example, the ques- of the Cleveland Public library is further tion of publishing and financing the sep- developed, it will doubtless be able to as- arate departmental reports. In New York sume a similar function for Clevzland. City th~s1s In the hands of the Board of The bound volumes of collected municipal city record consisting of the mayor, corpor- reports, in contrast with tlie separate de- ation counsel and comptroller. The execu- pnrtmenlal reports just discussed, are us- tive officer of the board is ternled the Su- ually issued by the city clerk, or some pertisor of the city record. The funds by e~uivalent officer, and their publication wh~chthese department reports are financ- flnanced from general funds. In St. Louis, ed are a part of the general fund for city the cost is provided for in the annual ag- printing appropriated to this board. San propriation ordinance by the comptroller; Francisco puts the burden of expense on in San Francisco by the general fund of the general fund of the Board of Supervi- the Board of supervisors; in Cleveland sors, the legislative branch of the city gov- through authorized expenditure by the City ernment, \vhich has jurisdiction over all clerk, and similarly in Newark and Grand city printing. Sin~ilarly,in Cleveland the Rapids. City council has control, and departmental The City messenger distributes them in printing at city expense must be author- Boston; while in St. Louis the Municipal ized by it. In Grand Rapids the City clerk reference library, by arrangement witli the handles the publication, also through gen- City register's office, performs this duty. eral tunds. In San Francisco the Clerk of the Board, In numerous places, however, clepart- and in CleveJand and Newark, the City mental printng is paid lor out of de- clerk distributes. In Newark, however, partmental funds. in some cases from this is actually done by a branch of the specific priatng hnds, in others from City clerk's oflice which has charge of the general maintenance f~~ncls.Tn Chicago and JIunicipal reference library, located in the 3Illonukee. depart~nent~have a specific city hall Again, in Kansas City, the Muni- SPECIAL LIBRARIES dpal reference library and in Grand Rapids is given. Preceding even the Mayor's ad- the Public library are the distributing dress is a page showing the Bangor city agencies for the collected documents government 1911-1912 on which appear the Uniformity in all these matters may not names of tlie mayor, city clerk and clerk be essential and general rules suitable to of board, aldermen and common council- all cities regarding the manner of publish- men, by wards. The separate reports then ing and financing the publication of city follow in no discoverable order and have documents cannot . be formulated. One in no instance, individual table of contents thing is cerlain, however, and that is that or index. Following the last report is a' there should be a responsible and perma- directory of the city government for 1912- nent central distributing agency, preferably 1913, complete, including even a table of one interested in the work and taking ad- salaries. A three-page index-single col- vantage of its function as such to acquire umn-closes the volume. by exchange with other cities, a library of Considering form only, without regard to municipal documents. The Municipal ref- data presented, Aeveral things seem ob- erence library is tlie logical place to locate vious. -4 table of contents to the whole such responsibility, and has been urged for should certainly be furnished; and the sep the place for some time by the National arate reports sliould be arranged in some niunicipal league. deflnite order. Add a consecutive number In cities lacking such an institution, the to the documents, thus arranged and you Public hbrary should endeavor to acquire have a convenient method of citation by the responsibility. Opposition to such an merely referripg to Doc.2G:1912. Further, attempt may be expected from departments each separate report should have its table which feel that some authority over their of conterits and index unless the final vol- own property is being taken from them; ume-index is made in sumcient detail to but this should be overcome by making cover each document analytically-which them understand that simply the physical in this particular case it is not. This vol- burden of distributing is being taken from ume being paged consecutively at tlie usual them and that the reports are as much place for page number, the paging of each at their disposal as formerly. Department sepnrate report as originally issued should mailing lists will still be maintained. This be printed at the bottom so that a given would be quite in harmony with the sug- reference may be found no matter which gestions of the President's Commission on form of paging is cited. An occasional economy and efficiency concerning the dis- illustration would add value. tribution of the reports of the various Some of the same criticisms apply equally ~ffices of tlie Government. well to the Mayor's address at the organ]- Its recommendations were that the distri- zation of the city government, April 3, 1911 bution of federal documents of all kinds and the annual reports made to the city be centralized in the omce of the Superin- council for the year ending March 31, 1911, tendent of documents, an office well under which title appears a recent volume equipped to assume such a duty. of the collected documents of Cambridge, Turning now to the form of publication Mass.,( a city of 104,839 population at the of collected city documents what do we last census. flnd? Let us examine those of four typical In this volume the Mayor's address ie cities with a view to suggesting possible evidently considered an introductory doc- improvements in form only. The cities se- ument, being paged I-XXI. The first Report lected are of varying sizes and are selected follows that of the School Commissioner, at random, though a more extended com- a document of 91 pages, with an individual parative study shows that they may be re- table of contents. This last distinction is garded as indeed typical. The documents attained by none other of the documents of Bangor (Maine), Cambridge ( Massachu- forming the totnl 693 pages of reports. setts), Boston and Cleveland will serve our In an appendis following these reports purpose. are printed the ordinances passed between The collected documents of Bangor (pop- April 1, 1910, and April 1, 1911, and the ulation 24,803 in 1910), for the fiscal year amendments to the standing regulations of 1911-1912, form n continuously paged oc- the Board of aldermen. Next come lists of tavo volume of 399 pages, bound in dark the Mayors of Cambridge from 1846 to 1911, green cloth and exhibiting a good quality the Presidents of the' Board of aldermen of press work on paper fairly well suited niid Common council, diagrams of the Al- to its task. The title-page signifies that dermanic and Common council chambers, within are the Mayor's address, the annual a directory of the alderman, councilmen, reports of the several departments, and their committees, and tlie various depart- the receipts and expenditures for the mu- ments and omcials of the city-all pre- nicipal year 1911-1912. No table of contents sented under the appropriate running title SPECIAL LIBRARIES of Municipal register. A table of votes cast thoug11 here again the auditor's report of at all state and city elections held between 333 pages is an exceptton. It has a de November 8, 1910 and March 14, 1911 Con- tailed, double-column index of six and one cludes the appendix. The Contents at the quarter pages. Boston documents may be end of the volnme is virtually an index, conveniently referred to by number and covering flrst, rather minutely, and by sW- year, i e., Doc. 2-1907; the year being the cific topics alphabetically arranged, the year in which the report was made, not auditor's report, then presenting in alpha- the year covered by the report, and not betical order the general subjects of the necessarily the year in which the collected other documentfi. There is no real table documents were published. For example, of contents showing the order of topics the reports covering 190G were presented either to the whole volume or ally of its in 1907, but the volume of collected docu- constituent parts, Nor does any one of ments bears. the imprint date 1908. these parts have its separate index, ex- For a number of years the Boston docu- cept as the general index furnishes Arst ments included in the Anal volume, usually a speciflc index to the auditor's report, as three, a brief alphabetical index to nll the just noted. collected volumes for that year. Turning to our "Sixth city" numbering Special attention must be called to the 560,GG3 in 1910, we find that Cleveland's general indexes covering the collected doc- Annual reports of the departments of gov- uments of Boston for n. long series of years, ernment of the City of Cleveland for the indexes which are almost unique in their year ending December 31, 1910 form a bulky fleld. They have been published as follows and somewhat unsubstantial volume of an and cover the years indicated in the flrst unknown number of pages. The separate column : reports, called "divisions," are separately 1834-1874, published in City Docs., 1874, paged, numbered 1-20, and arranged in nu- VOl. 1 merical order. The beginning of each di- 1834-1850, published in City Docs., 1880, vision in the volume is discoverable by a Vol. 1. labelled thumb-mark similar to the A, B, 1831-188(i, published in City Docs., 1886, C, thumb-marks on the face of a large Vol. 1. dictionary. Preliminary pages give a reg- 1834-1891 with an appendix containing a ister of municipal officers. The table of list of publications not included among contents notes the twenty divisions in 1, the numbered documents. Bost. Rock- 2, 3, order. A detailed index of ten pages Cell & Churcliill, 1891. 120 p. precedes the auditor's report and a table (1834-1891) A list of documents not seri- of contents is given to the report of the ally numbered prior to 1891. Appen- water works department. No general in- dix to index to documents. Bost. 1894. dex to the volume as a whole is furnished 1834-1897, with an appendix .. . of ... and valuable reports of important depart- publications not included among the ments cannot be located where the depart- numbered documents. 142 p. Bost. ment reporting happens to be a part only 1897. of one of the larger divisions mentioned in Numerous references have been made in the contents. The paper is too heavy; the recent years to the inadequacy and mean- binding is too weak, strong cloth being pref- inglessness of the average city document. erable to weak leather. But, even without the improvement in data Boston with a population of 670,585, is a which is more and more noticeable, city llttle more successful, though there is still documents should be, viewed as historical room for improvement. For a number of records and published and preserved with years its reports have fllled two, and some- the care due such records. times three, thick volumes, called parts, Good book-making would seem to demand each with separate table of contents. This at least the following points: table shows that Boston documents are ar- Begin with a title-page. Let it indicate ranged alphabetically by the names of the the compiler, if any, the place of publica- departments reporting and thus arranged a tion, publisher or printer, and date. Let consecutive number is assiglied running the title state speciflcally the period cov- through both or all three of the volumes. ered by the reports. Follow this with a Moreover, the contents of each volume (or good table of contents to the whole vol- part) is plainly printed on a black label ume. It should show not only the order on the back of each volume. The printing in whicll the reports appear, but also the and paper are good, the work being done names of all important subordinate divi- at the municipal printing offlce. The in- sions of departments which have reports dividual documents are separately paged of division heads published within the full and, as a rule, like the previous examples, report of the department. have neither table of contents nor index, Let the reports be arranged in a deflnite SPECIAL I order by the name of the department re- , 3913. poding and be consecutively numbered as Full crew laws have been defeated in tlm arranged. An alphabetical arrange- Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, , Utah, ment is the simplest ahd always a feasible Wyoming, and were vetoed by Foss, Mas- plan; but in many cases, a grouping of sachusetts; Harmon, Ohio; Hughes and closely related departments might be more Dix, Kew York satisfactory. The paging of the separate American railway association. Summary of reports should be preserved and a contin- replies to inquiry as to additional cost uous paging for the volume added. entailed by the proposed "full crew" bill. The separate reports should each have Chicago, 1909 G p. a table of contents noting all offlcera re- ,Committee on relatione- of rail- porting therein For any but the shortest way operation legislation. Bulletins 1-4, an Index should be provided. At the end 7, 39 relate to full crew bills. of lhe volume should appear an analytical Baltlrnore Sun [Editorial]. The people pay and detailed index to the entire contents. the bill. Baltimore Sun, Mar. 12, 1912. Good index-making requires care, thought Sabath bill. and experience. Yet there are printed helps Clark, Lindley D. Review of labor legis- for the guidance of the inexperienced in- lation of 1911. U. S. Bureau of labor. dexer compelled to do this work. Also, Bulletin, Nov., 1911, no. 97: 869-1432. there are experts who for a reasonable Summary of laws passed on full train charge will compile an index satisfactory crews in 1911. p. 891-892. Consult also in every respect. the ,Cumulative index of labor laws un- der Railroad trains, etc., sufficient crew Good paper should be demanded, not only required on: p. 1463, for the exact laws paper that makes a good appearance at of the various states. flret. but paper that will withstand the HD8051.A5 1911,no.97 ravages of time. Among others a commit- Cornmerclal and financial chronicle [Editor- tee of the American library association has ial]. Labor unions and the extra Crew studied for some time the question of paper bills. Commercial and financial chroni- suitable to receive the impress of what cle, Apr. 5, 1913, v. 90: 984-985. ~hould be imperishable records. Good HGl.C7,v.96 prees-work should be insisted upon and a Culberson, Charles A. Laws relating to the substantial cloth binding demanded, for it number of men required on railroad trains. is more suitable than leather for the pres- . Govt. arint. off.. 19091 7 a. ervation of books not subjected to frequent handling. The present binding of the United States Government documents is a Dunn, Samuel 0. Government regulation of choice made after long study of the ques- railway operation. St. Louis railway club. tion by qualified experts and experimenters. Proceedings, Sept. 13, 1912, v. 17: 119- The historian has found public documents 135. Public service regulation, Nov., a precious heritage. Let those of us who 1912, v. 1: 709-710. TFl.S2,v.17 are preparing today the heritage of to-mor- HD1421 P8,v.l row bequeath it to him in a form, if not Engineering and contracting [Editorial]. always in content, such that his faith in Pernicious "full crew bills." Engineer- our degree of civilization need not be ing-and contracting, May 14, 1913,-v. 39, shaken. 537. TA201.E5,v.39 IFull crew folly. Wall street journal, Apr. 29, 1912, p. 3, col. 1. SELECT LIST OF REFERENCES ON Full crew law. Cost of conlpliance with TRAIN CREW LEGISLATION proposed federal law. Railway and en- This list is based on an origirlal compila- gineering review, Oct. 5, 1912, v 52: 919. tion by Mr. R. H. Johnston, librarian of the TFl.R4,v.62 Bureau of Railway Economics, to which ad- Opposition to full crew bills develops in ditions were made by the Division of Bib- states. National business, Apr. 30, 1913, liography of the Library of 'Congress, and v. 1, no. 17: 4. the result then submitted to the State Li- Outlook [Editorial]. The full crew bill. braries and State Legislative Reference De- Outlook, Apr. 1913, V. 103: 788. partments. Additions and suggestions were AP2.08,v.103 received from the following: Connecticut, A Plague of "full crew" laws. Railway and Illinois, Indiana, Massacl~usetts, Michtgan, engineering review, Apr. 6, 1913, v. 53: , Wyoming. 315-317. TFl.R4,~.63 General Railroad trainman [Editorial]. Fagin barks at the full crew laws. Railroad trainman, Note.-Full crew laws have been passed ln Indiana, 1907; Maryland, 1908; Arkansas May, 1913, v. 30: 472. HD6350.R45R4,~.30 and Nevada, 1969; California ~ennsylvania, Railway world [Editorial]. The "li'ull crew'' Washington, 1911; Arizona, 1912; New York, laws of New York and New Jersey. Rail- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

way world, May, 1913, v. 67: 349-350. Noy. 11, 1910.-Decided Feb. 20, 1911. TFl.R68,v.57 (In United States reports, Oct. term, 1910. , S. Congress. List of full crew bills in- New York, 1911. v. 219, p. 453-467.) troduced, 1909-1913. Opinion of the court delivered by H. R. 28379 Feb. 27, 3909. W. H. Ryan. Justice Harlan. S. 1986 Apr. 26, 1909. W. E. Borah. Constitutionality of the "full crew" act H. R. 7553 Apr. 15, 1909. A. F. Daason. of Arkansas upheld. H. R. 10888 , 1909. J. A. Martin. -- aame. (In supreme court reporter. H. R. 18795 Jan. 31, 1910. J. A. Martin. St. Paul, 1911. v. 31, p. 275-279.) H. R. 13911 Aug 21, 1911. I. R. Sher- Arizona. wood. Tra~ncrew law (app. Mar. 18, 1903): H. H. 21219 Mar. 2, 1912. A. J. Sabath. See Acts, resolutions and memorials.. .of H. R. 5152 May 15, 1913. I. R. Sherwood. the territory of Arizona, 1903. No. 34, House. Committee on interstate sec. 3, p. 53. and foreign commerce. The "full crew" Laws, 1912. (Bull crew bill). law. Hearings before the Committee. . . California on the bill. H. R. 13911. , 1912. 9 p ~vashington,Govt. print off., 1912. Full crew law (app. Feb. 20, 1911): HE1741.UG 1912 See Statutes, 1911, Chap. 49, p. 65. Laws, statutes, etc. A bill to pro- Supplements to the codes and general mote the safety of eniployees and travel- laws of 1909.. .by James H. Deering. ers upon railroads by compelling common Act 2936, p. 948-949. carriers by railroad to properly man their California. Railroad commission. Report trains. Introduced by Mr. Dorah, April ' . . .Jan. 1, 1911 to , 1912. Sacra- 213, 1909. [Washington, Govt. print off.. mento, Cal., F. W. Richardson, 1912. 638 1909 ] 3 p. (61st Cong., 1st sess. Senate. P. S. 1896). "Full crew bill": p. 594-5.95. ------A bill to provide the least HE2709.C2 1911-12 number of men who must be assigned to Colorado each engine or locomotive engaged in Bill defeated, 1912. handling cars used in interstate com- Railway age gazette [editorial]. [The train merce and in switchhing cars in any rail- crew bill pending in the legislature of road or on railroad track in the states Colorado.] Railway age gazette, Apr. 11, and territories of the United States. In- 1913, v. 64: 823-824. TFl.RZ,v.54 troduced by Mr. Sherwood, Aug. 21, 1911. [Washington, Govt. print. off., 1911 ] 3 Connecticut p. (62d Cong., 1st sess. House. H. R. Number of brakemen: 13911). See General statutes of Connecticut, re- Wall street journal [Editoriall. The "full vision of 1887. Sec. 3566, p. 783. Revi- crew ' folly. Wall street jouhal, Mar. 26, sion of 1902, Sec. 3797, p. 942. 1913, p. 1. Number of men employed on freight trains. Watkins, Edgar. Shippers.. and carriers of See Public acts, 1909. Chap. 219, p. llG4. interstate freight. Chicago, T. 1% Flood Connecticut. Railroad commissioners. and co., 1909. 578 p. Twenty-second annual report. . .l876. Full crew law is valid. p. 346. Hartford, Press of the Case, Lockwood Arkansas 8c Brainard Co., 1875. 270 p. Train crew law for freight trains (app. Mar. Number of brakemen on train: Sec. 80, 28, 1907): p 242. HE2709.C7 1875 See Acts, 1907. Act 1lG. Sec. 6655a,b,c, ------57th annual report. 1909. p. 511-512. Hartford, Publ. by the state. 1910. 176 Public and private acts. . .of the state P. HE2709.C7 1909 of Arkansas, 1907. p. 295-296. Supple- Sec. 3799. Number of brakemen: p. 72- ment to Kirby's digest of the statutes 73. (Rev. 1888, sec. 3566). enacted at the legislative sessions of Georgia 1905, 1907, and 1909, and the regular Georgla. General assembly. House. A bill session of 1911. . .by John T. Castle. to prescribe minilnum number of employ- Sec. 6655a,b,c. ees to be used in operating passenger Full crew bill (app. May 31, 1909): trains. Introduced by Messrs. Hollis and See Bcts, 1909, Act 298, Sec. 6620a,b,c, Ikown, July 10, 1913, and referred to the P. 504-505. Committee on labor and labor statistics. Supplement to Kirby's digest. . .Sec. (In its Journal, 1912. Atlanta, 1912. p. 6620a,b,c. 301.) U. S. Supreme court. Chicago, Rock Island Illinois and Pacific railway company v. State of Illinois. General afisemblp. The following Arkansas. Error to the Supreme court bills relating to full tram crew have been of the state of Arkansas. No, 50. Argued introduced durine the 1913 session: SPECIAL LIBRARIES 123

House bill no. 176. Feb. 27, 1913. Prosecution for a violation of the "full House bill no. 338. Mar. 27, 1913. train crew law" of 1907. Senate bill no. 227. hlar. 13, 1913. Kansas Senate bill no. 296. Mar. 25, 1913. -4 Senate bill nn. 449. Apr. 17, 1913. full crew bill was defeated, 1911. House. An act to regulate the Kansas. Legislature. Full crew bill. House . bill no. 286. 1913. 4 p. Full crew bill number of men to be employed in the Senate bill no. 223. 1913. 4 p. business of operating engines engaged in -- House of representatives. Commit- switching cars, and to pre~cribe the clualiRcations of such men. Introduced tee on railroads. Hearing.. .Subject: Full crew and experience bill. Statement by Mr. Morrison, Jan. 17, 1911. of A. A. Roe, representing the Brother (In its Journal, 1911. Springfield, 1911. hood of railroad trainmen. [Topeka ? p. 119.) 1911.1 31 p. HE1780.6.K2A5 1911 House bill, 10. House bill no, 331, by Mr. Emerson, on Senate. An act to insure greater means of promoting the safety of safety to the lives of the traveling pub- travelers and protecting the lives of lic, and prescribing the number of em- railway employees: p. 3-4. p!oyees to be used in the operation of passenger and freight trains in the State Maine of Illinois. and providing a penalty for tho Full crew law violation of this act. Introduced by Mr. See Fifth revision. The revised statutes Henson, Mar. 3, 1911. of tlie state of Maine, 1903. Chap. 52, (In its Journal, 1911. Springfield, 1911. sec. 70, p. 538. p. 380.) Maryland Senate bill 330. Full train crew law: Rallway age gazette [Editorial]. The train See Scts of 1908. Sec. 3001. crew bill and railway accidents in Illi- Massachusetts nois. Railway age gazette, Apr. 18, 1913, Train crew law: v. 54: 866-807. TFl.R2,v 64 See Laws, 1906, Chap. 463. Railway and engineering review [Editorial.] ~urnbkrof brake men: [The Chicago association has passed a See Supplement to the revised laws of resolution protesting against the passage the commonwealth of Massachusetts con- of the "full crew" bill now pending in the taining tlie general laws enacted in the Illinois legislature.] Railway and engi- years 1902 to 1908. neering review, Mar. 29, 1913, v. 53: 304. Chap. 113, sec. 158, p. 995. TFl.R4,v.S3 Full crew law, vetoed by Gov. Foes. Full crew bill in &Iassachusetts. Railway Indiana age gazette, May 10, 1912, v. S2: 1029. Full crew law (app. Feb. 13, 1907): TFl.R2,v.52 See Laws of the state of Indiana, 1907. Governor Poss and the full crew bill. Rail- Chap. 11, p. 18-19. way record, May 16, 1912, v. 4: 2. Full switching crew: Massachusetts. Board of railroad commis- See Laws of the state of Indiana, 1911. sioners. Twenty-third annual report.. . Chap. 74, p, 124-125. 1891. Boston, Wright & Pdtter printing Indlana. Railroad com~nission. Second an- co.-, 1892 534 D. nual report. . .l907. Indianapolis, W. B. "~raliemenbn freight trains": p 10-13. Burford, 1907. 663 p. HE2709.M4 1891 Full train crew law: p. 240-244. ------Fortieth annual report.. . Violation of full train crew law by 1909. Boston, Wright & Potter printing Wabash railroad: p. 240. co., 1909. 628 p.

Violations of the law are treated in all Order.- ~~ - . .relative to the Droner inanning succeeding reports of the Commis- of freight trains on railroads: p. 276 sion (see indexes). HE2709.IG 1907 272. HE2709.1M4 1909

Train crew law also in Transportation See also 44th annual report. 1912.. P.- laws of Indiana, 1907, p. 65. ~1.62, 114-115. Fourth annual report. . .l909. In- -General dourt. "Full crew" bill. dianapolis, W. U. Burford, 1910. 61iG ,p. To the menlbers of the House of Rep- Report of Commissioner Dowling of a resentatives, Boston, Apr. 15, 1912. conference with the railroads con- n.t.p. 1912. G p. cerning the full crew law and its en- Massachusetts1 governor [Foss] vetoes full forcement: p. 281-290. Construction train crew bill. Railway world, May 10, of the law: p. 284-290 HE2709.16 1909 1912. v. 56: 411. TFl.R68,v.56 P. C. C. and St. L. Ry. Co. v. State of Indi- Order of rallmay conductors and brother- ana. Appellee's brief. Supreme court of hood of railroad trainmen. Circular sent Indiana, appeal from Marion co. criminal to the niembers of Massachusetts House court. ot Representatives, 1912. n.t.p 1912. 1 p. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Michigan viding for full train crews, 1908. 1 type- written sheet. (Assembly 1800.) 'M lc h igan. Legislatul'e. With note of disapproval by Governor "During the session just closed there Hughes. were five bills introduced, three provid- -Senate. Bill providing for ing for fu11 crews upon all trains and two full train crews, 1911. 2 typewritten providing full crews upon switching en- sheets. (Senate no. 292.) gines and trhins. With one exception none of these bills were ever reported With note of disapproval by Goverx~or out of committee, the exception being one I.)ix. Brown, W. C. The full crew bill. Pertinent of the Senate bills, providing tor full switching crews, which passed the Senate remarks for the Governor by the Presi- but died in the House committee on rail- dent of the New Yorlc Central. New York roads, to whom it was referred upon re- sun, Mar. 19, 1913. ceipt from the Senate " Inforruation re- Railway and engineering review [hklitorial.] ceived from G. L. Clark, Assistant Li- Governor Hughes vetoes full crew bill. brarian, Michigan State Library. Railway and engineering review, May 30, 1908, v. 48: 423-424. TFl.R4,~.48 Nebraska Rea, Samuel. [Letter of President Rea, to :Full crew law defeated. Hon. William Sulzer, Governor of New Nebraska. Legislature. House. A bill York, relative to the cost to the Pennsyl- for an act to require all light engines vania railroad of full crew laws now in running upon railroads in the state of force.] 2 lnimeograph pages. Pa. R. R. Nebraska to be manned with a crew con- print. Railway age gazette, Mar. 21, 1913, sisting of one engineer, one fireman and v. 54: 685. l11~l.R2,v.S4 one conductor.. .Jan. 14, 1913. 1 sheet, Railway and engineering review, Mar. (House roll no. 57.) 22, 1913, v. 53: 259. TFlR4,v.52- Nevada Rea, Samuel, and others. A bill that seri- Size of train crew (app. Mar. 8. 1909): oualy menaces the interests of the rail- See Statutes of the state of Nevada, 1908- roads and the public. New York even- 09. Chap. LXXIV, p. 79. ing post, Mar. 29, 1913. Adequate train crews (app. Feb. 21, 1911): Wall street journal [Editorial]. The full See Statutes of the state of Nevada, 1911. crew law [in New York state,]. Wall Chap. 18, p. 17-18. street journal, Apr. 4, 1913, p. I. Amending the act (app. Mar. 28, 1911): North Dakota See Statutes, 1911, Chap. 204, p. 412-413. Train crew law: .Nevada. Railroad commission. Second an- nual report, 1909-09. Carson City, Ne- See Kevised code, 1906. Secs. 4307, 4308. Compilation of laws of the state of vada, J. G. McCarthy. 1910. 200 p. Sec. 1 of full crew law with report: p. North Dakota, 1911. p. 69. 40. HE2709.N32 1909 Ohio --Third annual report. . . Full crew law: 1909-1910. Carson City, Nevada, J. G. See Legislative acts passed.. .l9ll. v. McCarthy, 1910. 240 p. 102, p. 508-509 (House bill no. 93). "~iolatio%ot full-crew law": p. 28-29. A full train crew bill was vetoed by HE2709.N32. 1910 Gov. Harmon. New Jersey Ohio. Laws, statutes, etc. Transportation 'Full crew law passed 1913. laws of the state of Ohio, Columbus, O., Jersey railroads up in arms over full F. J. Heer, 190G. 270 p. crew bill pending. Wall street journal, Full crews: p. 138. HE2710.03 1906 Apr. 2, 1913, p. 8. Oklahoma Hew Jercrey. Board of public utility com- Governor Cruce's message vetoing the Ok- missioners. Report to the Senate of New lahoma train crew bill. Railway age ga- Jersey upon Senate bill no. 83, submitted zette, Apr. ll, 1913, v. 54: 849. in compliance with resolutions passed by TFl.R2,v.64 the Senate, Apr. 12, 1911. Trenton, N. Pennsylvania J., 1912. 9 p. Full train crew law (app. , 1911): 7Governor (Wlson). Annual mes- See Laws of the general assembly of the sage, Jan. 14, 1913. See p. 6. commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1911. p. New York 1063-1065. New Yak. Laws, statutes, etc. An act Pennsylvania. Dept. of internal affairs. providing for full crews for certain trains. Bureau of railways. Annual report, 1911. Passed Mar. 31, 1913. 2 p. (Chap. 146.) Part IV. Railroad, canal.. .companies. Reports of hearings not printed. Harrisburg, C. E. Aughinbaugh, 1912. Legislature. Assembly. Bill pro- 1235 p. SPECIAL L Full crew lam: p. liv-lv. New York Journal of Commerce of April HE270924 1911 19th relative to what they call the "legisla- -- Railroad commission. Re- tive reference scheme." port.. ,1911. Harrisburg, C. E. Aughin- The editorial displays a lack of informa- baugh, 1911. 180 p. tlon upon the whole field of legislative re- The full crew act: p. 7. HE2709.P42 1911 form and particularly of the work of leg- Pennsylvania full crew law. Railway and islative reference and drafting bureaus in engineering review, , 1911, v. 51: this and other countries. If it were not 656. TFl.R4,v.51 for the eminent source of the editorial it South Carolina would be passed by as the outgivings of a Train crew law. writer lilling space. See Law, 1902, sec. 3127. We publish it here for we know that every person conversant with the facts Texas which it presumes to discuss will see in Train crew law: every line of this editorial its own refuta- See Laws, 1895, art. 4317. tion. Regulat~ng train crews (app. Mar. 25, 1907) : The '!Legislative Referencep1 Scheme See General laws of the state of Texas, "Since the opening of the current session 1907. Chap. 41, p. 92-93. of Congress there has been a new crop of Texas. Legislature. House. A bill pro- bills similar to those offered some months viding for full train crews, with commit- ago regarding the establishment of what tee reports. 1913. 7 p. called u. "Legislative Reference Bureau." No hearings printed. There are various conceptions of what this Utah bureau ought to do, but two stand out con- Full train crew law defeated [?I spicuously. One is that of drafting all bills to be presented to either House and of Warhington putting them into "scientific" form, tlle Train crew required (app. Mar. 21, 1911): other that of R~pplying"scientific" informa- See Laws, 1911. Chap. 134, p. 650. tion with respect to the flubstance of let3s- Pierce's code and compilation of tho lation that is under discussion. The pro- laws in force in the state of Wash- posal clearly originates, as is so often the ington, 1912. Tit. 433, sec. 39, p. 1846- case, with certain persons who have their 1847. own axes to grind and who seek appoint- Wisconsin ments in connection, with the proposed bu- Full passenger crew: reau, but it has acquired enough standing See Laws of Wisconsin, 1907. Sec. 1890, to warrant some attention to its meaning. r,s,t,u. "There is a certain attractive quality Wisconsin. Laws, statutes, etc. A compila- about the view that bills relating to tech- tion of laws affecting the regulation of nical yuestions ought to be drafted by nn railroads, 1906-1911. Madison, Wis., Dem- expert and not by interested persons or ocrat printing co., 1911. 126 p. by legislators unfamiliar with the subject0 HE2710.W6, 19J1 of which they are treating. Tlie trouble is Train crews: p. 32 (Chap. 402, Annotat- that no expert can be found who is com- ed statutes, 1907). pletely fanliliar with all subjects likely to Wyoming be dealt with in Congressional enactments. It would not be possible even to assemble a Full crew law defeated small group of experts thus adequately Wyoming. Legislature A bill for an act equipped. Such subjects as railroad rates, to require all light engines running upon the tariff, currency and banking, and many railroads in the state of Wyoming to be others, are matters which constitute a life's manned with a crew consisting of one study and on which information can be had engineer, one flreman, and one conduct- only from those who are directly and im- or. . .1913. 2 p. mediately conversant with the course of Feb. 10, Reported without recommenda- events, through their examination of mar- tion and placed on General file. Feb. ket conditions, current industrial problems 16, Considered in Committee of whole and the thousand intimate details that pro- and laid over one day. Feb. 19, In- foundly modify the particular circumstanc- deflnitely postponed. Information re- es calllng for action on any given subject. ceived from F. A. Davis, State Li- This means that the "expert" services need- brarian. ed in the drafting of legislation must be had wherever they can be found, and that THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE they are not likely either to be needed or "SCHEME" to be available in any conetant supply. We quote the following editorial from the There is'no man who could be shifted from SPECIAL LIBRARIES one topic to another with the certainty that conservation of natural resources in the he would do good, or even passable, work United States," from the Library of Con- on all. To think that the Government could gress, the entries are grouped under: succeed in securing and employing such a Bibliography, General works, Mineral re- man would be the height of absurdity. As sources, Water, Forests, Land and soil, for the use of expert service in assembling and Human life. Author and subject in- and classifying ineonnation about the sub- dexes are added. 110 p. 1912. jects that are under discussion in Congress. Co-operation. that is work that not only needs to be done, A "Bibliography on co-operative stores but is daily being accomplished by the bu- in the United States," compiled by W. E. reaus and offices of the Administration it- Jillson, completes pt. 4, ("Distributive or self. Opinion on the data thus collected store co-operation") of the Advance can be, and unfortunately is, furnished by sheets of the "Report upon co-operation everyone who has occasion to use them, and and marketing" recently issued by the in different ways by nearly everyone. Cer- Wisconsin State board of public aPfairs. tainly the opinions of some bureau em- P. 37-40. ployes would be of little service, particular- Cost of living. ly as the best talent of the country is "Additional references on the cost of already constantly at work in studying, an. living and prices," issued by the Library alyzing and applying the statistics and of Congress in Mch., 1913 supplements by other information furnished by the Govern- a pamphlet of 120 pages a list of 1910 on ment on current problems. the same subject. The items are grouped "There is no call for the establishment of under: General, Articles in U. S. daily a legislative reference bureau, unless what consular and trade reports, sixteen vari- is sought is merely the creation of some ous country headings, Gold and other new and more or less desirable places for precious metals in relation to prices, officeholders-who are themselves unlikely Prices of commodities; in addition to the to be any more competent than existing customary author and subject indexes, officeholders. There is infinite need of great- there is a tabular statement of the sourc- er talent and more earnest work directed es of the index numbers of all the more to the securing of more effective and better important countries. prepared legislation That the legislative reference bureau is the way to get the Housing. desired results is more than doubtful." The Chicago School of civics and phil- anthropy, in anticipation of the Housing exhibition held in Chicago in March has BIBLIOGRAPHIES listed in seven different groups, 710 books Agricultural cred~t. and other items on the housing problem Part 2 of the advance sheets of the Wis- that may be found in the libraries of cen- ocnsln State board of public affairs' "Re- tral Chicago. Mr. A. G. S. Josephson port upon co-operation and marketing" of lhe John Crerar Library had charge of is devoted to the subject of "Co-operat- editing this bibliography which is hued tive credit" and contains a bibliography as Dulletin no. 16, July, 1912 of the Chi- on this form of credit as it exists in this cago School of civics and philanthropy. country, compiled by W. E. Jillson, p. The subjects of the various groups iu 25-7. 1912. which the entries are classed are: Bib- Commerce and corporations-Federal con- liographies, Periodicals and collections, trol General works, City planning and garden The third edition of the library of Con- cities, Public regulation, Hygiene of gress' "List of references on federal con- towns and houses, Architecture of tene- trol of commerce and corporations" is ments and small residences, Land ques- dated Mch. 20, 1913 and is made up of tion as it affects housing, Garden patches. references selected from the earlier lists Each subject is further subdivided into (1903 and 1907) and from material pub- general works and those concerning spe- lished during the past flve years. This cial cities. 40 p. list takes up the references of a general Markets. character on interstate commerce, con- The last six pages of "Municipal mar- stitutional questions, interstate commerce kets" pt. 3 of the Advance sheets of the commission, Sherman anti-trust act, etc., Wisconsin State board of public affairs' and a second section, now in prepara- "Report upon co-operation and market- tion, will consist of references to material ing" are taken up by a bibliography on dealing with special applications of the municipal markets compiled by W. E. Jill- principles of federal control. 164 p. son. p. 54-9. 1912. Conservation. Municipal administration. In the "Select list of references on the The American City bureau has corn. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

piled a selected list of municipal and civ- CURRENT REFERENCES ic books, nearly a third published within the past three years and all of recent Bills of exchange. date. The list is in reality a seriea of The correspondence relating to the rjhort bibliographies, arranged alphabetl- cally, on 38 different subjects from Batha Conference on bills of exchange held at and swimming-pools to women'^ civic The Hague, June, 1912, has been issued work. A table of contents showing the as a blue-book (Commer- scope of the work at a glance would be cial, no. 1, 1913). Copies of the question- of assistance. The prices are quoted for each item. nar. Q. 66 p. naire relative to the unification of the law respecting checques and various Municipalities-Commission government. memoranda on the uniform law on bills A "Select list of references on commis- of exchange, promissory notes and sion government for cities" from the Li- bary of Congress has been divided as checques and on the final protocol of the follows: Bibliography, General, Favora- Conference constitutes the larger part of ble, Opposed, Commission government in the correspondence, F. 103 p. Apr., 1913. counties, and includes also both author and subject indexes. 70 p. 1913. British library itinerary. Paper. James Duff Brown, Borough librarian, Bulletin 123 of the U. S. Forest service Islington, London, , has compiled is devoted to a "Bibliography of the pulp a valuable itinerary of British libraries and paper industries" by 13. E. Surface, designed particularly for the use of Col- covering 48 pages. In addition to the hib- liography proper, lliere is a list of paper onial and American librarians. The it- trade periodicals and an appendix in inerary, since it is impossible to include which are listed general reference works all noteworthy libraries, has conflned it- and general reference periodicals. 1913. self principally to those libraries dlstin- Peace. guisl~cdby architectnral Centurea or spe- The latest bibliograyl~y on the peace c~alcolleclions and is arranged according question is to be found in the U. S. Ru- to canters, which will enable the traveller reau of education Bulletin, 1913, no. 12, ~11-no 519, "The promotion of peace: to choose particular localities or individ- 1, sugestion for the observance of peace ual libraries. 30 p. London, 1913 day (May 18) in schools; 2, agencies and as~lociationsfor peace," on p. GI-6. City manuals. The Chicagn City manl~alfor 1912, issued Schools-Efficiency. by the Chicngo Jjurcau of statistics and The larger portion of the Report of the Corninittee of the National Council of ed- ~nun~ci$allibrary is a model doculllent ucation, on standards and tests for meas- of this lcind and presents an interesting uring the efficiency of schools or systems ant1 detailed study of the ramilications of schools, publisl~edas Bulletm, 1913, no. of the udministrntion ol a large modern 13, ~11.no. 621 of the U. S. Bureau of education is devoted to a Bibliography, city, giving in add~tion interesting I~io- the headings of the various groups of graphical, descript~veand historical in- which indicate the ramifications of the tormatton and brief discussions ou lllnny accompanying discussion:-Measurement of the city's yroblems, A table of the in education, Retardation and ellmination, Backward pupils, Feeble minded children. contents should hnve been included to Physical &Fects, Exceptional children; show briefly the nlass oC information con- Teachers, School subjects, High school tained in the manual. A "Municipal hand problems, RIiscellaneous. p. 11-23. book" from Dallas, Tex for 1913, is an Soc~alcenters. adln~rableexample of a condensed city The latest hook in the National munic- manual in pocket size. ipal league series, "The social center," edited by E. J. Ward contains an exten- Civ~iservice-Municipal. sive bibliography on the subject of the A pamphlet of 99 pages issued in volume. For those who can examine only March, 1913, by the Efficiency divisiou of a small number of references, selectad items of highcr value are italicized. p. the Chicago Civil service commission, in- 344-361. 1913. cludes an analysis of enlployiilellt of the 128 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Chicago civil service for 1913, an outline lature of that state a "Report on the report of work of the Efficiency division revenues and expenditures incident to the 1909-1912 and a series of departmental income tax" which forms an interesting organizations and distribution charts, study of the cost to a state of a two which give a summary of classes, grades, years' administiation of an income tax titles, etc., total and average compensa- law. 10 p. tion and distribution of all offlces and Labor bulletins. places of e~tiploymentin the city of Chi- The U. S. Bureau of Labor in July, cago. 1913. 1912, ceased its publication of Annual and Corporations-Taxation. Special Reports and discontinued the bi- The Report of the Connecticut Special monthly bulletin. Irregular bulletins will, commission on taxation of corporations however, appear, consecutively numbered paying taxes to the state treats tax con- as whole numbers, but grouped in several d~tionsin Connecticut in the following series The series which have so far been divisions: Public service corporations in started are as follows: Wholesale pric- general, Railroad companies, Car compan- es; Retail prices and cost of living; Wag- ies, Express companies, Telephone com- es and lionrtl of labor; Women in indus- panies, Telegraph companies, Banlrs, try; Workmen's insurance and compensa- trust companies and stock insurance com- tion; Industrial accidents and hygiene; panies, Mutual insurance companies, Sav- Conciliation and arbitration; Labor laws ings banks, Building and lonn associa- of the United States; Foreign Labor tions Hecommendations complete the laws; Miscellaneous series. body of the Report. The Appendix con- Labor un~ons-Printers. tains valuable comparative statexnent~of In its "History of typographical union methods of taxing public tlervice corpora- no. 6, study of a modern trade union and tions in other states, p. 192-228. 238 p. its predecet;sors," by G. A. Stevens, the Embalming. New York (state) Bureau of lnbor statis- In the Transcript of proceedings of the tics presents, as part 1 of its Annual re- 9th Annual Conference of the Embalmers' port for 1911, a very remarkable and examining board8 of , held valuable addition to existing literature on at Chattanooga, Oct. 2-4, 1912, is briefly, the labor question. This particular union stated in what states embalmers are li- was chosen for such detailed study be- censed and the conditions,-board, fees, cause, to quote the Preface "that trade is etc., under wh~chsuch licenses are issued. representative of and typifies that great p. 56-60. body of labor, which is organized." The volume of 717 pages is generously illus- Fire insurance. trated. The Legislative flre insurance investi- gating committee of the Wisconsin Cen- Land titles. era1 assembly appointed in 1911, has sub- In the April, 1913, number 01 Case and mitted its report to the Governor. In the Comment, entitled "Land titles number," report, the question of flre insurance is the Torrens laws are discussed by C. L. analyzed as to principles, policies, rates, Batcheller, W. B. Niblack, V. D. Wyman methods and expenses and supervision; and G. R. Hawkes. Further articles on and fire prevention and state insurance different phases of the land title question are discussed. The Appendix is devoted are contained in the issue. to the 15 bills recommended by the Com- mittee, which contain altogether 33 spe- Markets. cific recommendations. "A study of trolly light freight service and markets in their bearing l ncome tax. on the cost of farm produce," by C. L. The Wisconsin Tax Cominission pre- King of the Wharton scl~ool of flnance pared at the request of the 1913 Legis- and commerce, made under the directioa SPECIAL LIBRARIES

of the Mayor of Philadelphia and submit- work in New Jersey" by Elizabeth S. tcd to the Depart~nentof public works of Kite. The work consists of studies of tliut city in Oct., 1912, is a threefoId study vnrious families and situations in the into the causes of the cost of living in Pine Belt with accompanying charts. 27 one city, and is intended as a basis "for P. u. municipal policy relating to this ques- Street cleanlng. tion." The five recommendations submit- The EfRciency divieion of the Civil ser- ted are briefly, development of the trolly vice commission of Chicago, submitted in freight system, abolition of restrictions Nov. 1912, in response to a request from and licenses on farmers, regulation of the Committee on flnance of the City markets, development of trolly freight council, a report on the appropriations terminals and revision of transportation and expenditures of the Bureau of streets and distributing facilities. 68 p. of the Department of public worka, by Munlclpal finance. wards, for cleaning of streets and alleys Billboards and adver~.--~g,vault privi- and removal and disposal of ashes, refuse leges, unearned increment, city conces- and garbage. The inquiry on which thls sions, prison labor, excess condemnation, report was based extended from July 15 diSp0Sal of city wastes, pension funds, all to Nov. 15, 1912, and was made possible treated particularly in their relation to by an appropriation of $10,700. The re- the Rnances of New York city, are some port contains, in addition to the results of the pertinent topics discussed in the of study and investigation into the facts recent Report of the New York city Com- of the case, estimates of the needs for mission on new sources of city-revenue, street cleaning, etc. by wards, for 1913 on which as a basifl, the Commission sub- made in classified sums and on an equit- mits its recommendations to the Board able basis. Tables, 64 p. of estimate and apportionment. 11G p. Telephone-Accounts. Jan. 11, 1913. Charles G. DuBois, Comptroller of Slnklng funds. American telephone and telegraph com- A Massachuselts resolve of 1912 author- pany, delivered a lecture entitled "A ized the Director of the Bureau of Sta- brief history of telephone accounting" to tistics to make a special investigation rel- the students of the Amos Tuck School of ative to the sinking fund and serial loans administration and flnance, associated of the cities and towns of tho state. His with Dartmouth College, on Feb. 10, 1913, report, presented to the Legislature, Mch. which has been issued in pamphlet form, 5, 1913, discusses the sinking fund debt with six appendices showing model cir- and tho serial debt as they exist in Mas- culars on accounts and forms for stand- sachuselts and recommends that future dards. 39 p. and appendices. municipal indeblness be issued under Sewage disposal. the serial payment method. 25 p. The eighth Report of the Great Britain Social research. Royal commission on sewage disposal, ap- The flrst appropriation ever made by pointed to inquire and report what methods a legislature for research work in social of treating and disposing of sewage (in- conditions with the aim of finding the cluding any liquid from any factory or reasons for mental or moral deteriora- manufacturing process) may properly be tion or both in citizens of the state, was adopted, is devoted to the question of the made in New Jersey by the Legislature standards to be applied to sewage and sew- of 1911 and the report of the work ac- age effluents discharging into rivere and complished through the means of this streams and thc tests which should be osed $2000 appropriation was issued this in determining those standards. 17 p. 1912. spring by the Department of charities The Appendix to the Report will constitute and corrections of the state of New Jar- a separate volume and will contain the re- sey in a pamphlet entitled "Research sults of investigation~made. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Short ballot. flve thousand volumes. It is expected that The City club of Chicago has published the library of the Reform Club will be added later. the Report of its Short ballot committee The work is being carried on largely at which was appointed July 13, 1911, to study present with the co-operation 01 the New tl~eneed for short ballot legislation in 11- linois. Tl~eReport, dealing primarily with York public library but it is expected that appropriations will be secured next year Illinois conditions, problems and constitu- tional litnitationq, summarizes the whole for the extension of its facilities. At pres- tpestion of short ballot in its relation to cnt it is being conducted as a part of the county and municipal government, the num- department of finance. ber of elective offices, minority representa- - tion, and elective judiciary. 32 p. Oct., Since the organization of the commission 1912. form of government in Portland, Oregon, Water power. under the new charter, a municipal refer- An exhaustive discussion of L'Water pow- ence library has been established by the er development in the United States" is public library with quarters in the city hall. found in a report of that title issued Mch. Mrs. 'C.13. Kelliher who has been for the 14, 1912 by the U. S. Commissioner of cor- last two years in the New York library porationa. The subject is presented in three school will be In charge after July 1st. parts: Physical conditions and economic as- pects of water power; Concentration of ownership and control ; Water power and The legislative reference department of the public. mapr, 211 p. the Indiana state library was made an in- Weights and meaaarp. dependent bureau of legislation by the re- The U. S. Bureau of standards has revised cent general assembly. The board of man- and published in a second edition its com- agement consists of the Governor, state li- pilation of "State and national laws con- brarian, presidents of the two state univer- cerning the weights and measures of the sities, Purdue and Indiana and one person United States," the first edition of which appointed by the Governor. The work will appeared in 1904. All laws directly on be continued as formerly with increasing the subject or pertinent to it are quoted in emphasi~upon the problems of legislative full with dates of enactment and amend- methods. John A. Lapp was elected direct- ment. The appendix contains a revised re- or, Ethel Cleland, librarian, Charles Kettle- print of circular no. 10 of the Bureau, giv- borough, statistician and draftsman and ing "Legal weights per bushel of commodi- Frank G. Bates of the faculty of Indiana ties." 564 p. 1912. University was retained in charge of mu. nicipal reference. The U. S. Bureau of standards has print- - ed the Proceedings of the seventh annual cvnference on weights and measures held in The Chicago Rureau of statistics and Mu- Washington, Fcb. 15 and 16, 1912. The nicipal library which has been conducted as delegates comprised representatives from 26 a separate institution has been placed under states, representatives from 33 cities and the public library. Frederick Rex who has numerous others interested in the subject. been assistant city statistician has been 186 p. made Municipal reference librarian. Hia headquarters are at the City hall as for- merly. NEWS AND NOTES A municipal reference library was opened The C. H. Tenney Co., 201 Devonshire in New York city recently with opening ad- St., Boston, are developing an electrical li- dresses by Mayor Gaynor, Comptroller brary. Prendergast and others. The library is lo- - cated in the City hall and already contains The New York Times has begun- the pub- SPECIAL LIBRARIES lication of a hewspaper index to be issued person of lC. M. Duerlein and we hope ulti- quarterly and cumulated annually. The flrst mately this company will be numbered in annual volume is just out. our ranks. -

The Special Libraries Association has The secretary'^ ofice has several appll- made reprints of several of the papers to catlons of persons of ability and good ex- be presented at the Kaaterskill meeting for perience who are in search of possible open- dlstrlbution. Reprints have also been made ings. We should recommend to many of of St. Ehno Lewis' article on "The Value of the larger institutions who are in attend- the Specialized Library for the business ance upon the conference that they confer man, the salesman or the shop expert" and with the Secretary with a view to being put in touch with these parties. The Sec- of Mr. John B. Kaiser's article on "Amed- retary will also be glad to receive, during can municipal documents!' the conference, the applicat~ous of any others who may be in search of new open- ings with larger flelde or offering better The National Board of Mre Underwriters adapted work. after investigating the needs of various in- surance societies maintaining libraries, vot- - ed at its last annual meeting to guarantee 1i:ngineering companies, technical omces a sumcient income to maintaln the Insur- and large manufacturing plants operating ance Library Association of Boston on a large blueprint collections may oeten ob- scnle commensurate with its importance as tain the proper person to develop and carry a collection of. flre insurance literature. on these activities in the most scientific The plan in mind contemplates moving into way through the Secretary's empioy~nent quarters having about three times the exchange. The handling of the records in amount of floor space that the presenb drafting offlces may rendlly become the quarters have and the employment of ade- point of departure within such compauies quate asslstautv and the development oC its for special library work. The obtaining of bulletin of flre insurance literature. exact knowledge regarding such collections of technical information would equip the beginner with a knowledge of the businesn We note with interest that the Crane which would form a splendid foundation for Co., of Chicago have a librarian in the further library efforts.