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Vol. 6 SEPTEMBER, 1915 No. 7

PUBLISHED BY THE EXECZTTIVE BOARD ASSOCIAT1ON Presldetlt, Vice-President, Secretary-T~easuror. Monthly except July and August. Clarence B. Lester, Wisconsin Leglslatlve Ref- EditoYial und Publlcntlon OfRce, Indiana Bureau erellcA ~~b~~~~~; R, American of Lcglslative Information, Indlnnapolis, Ind. B'L"lc"s' Associationl New 'Ork City' Subscri~tions,1101 Trelnont Bidg., Boston, Mass. Entered at the PostoMce at Indianr~polls,Ind., 3IanWln~Edltor of Sgecial Libraries:-John A. as second-class mutter. LUW. Bureau or Lerisletive- Information. In- dl&ttpolis, Ind. Subscrfption' ' ' ' '$2'00 a year (I0 numbers) Single copies 25 cents Ass~stantEditor, Ethel Cleland, 13ureau of Leg- ...... lslatlve Inforlnntlon. Indiana~olls.-.Ind. President ...... R. 1-1 Johnston Bureau of Railway Economlcs, Washington, CONTRIBUTING EDITORS D. C. Vlcc-President ...... Elizabeth V. Dobbins I?. N. &Lorton, Unlled Gas Improvement Co., American Telephone and Telegraph Co., New phllndclpl,la, Yorlc City. Secretary-Treasurer, ...... Guy E. hfarlon 13 B. aIe~cr,Library of Congress. 1101 Trenlont Bldg , Boston, Mass. D. N. H~ndy,Insurance Library AssucIatlon.

Forefiry and Lumbering in the Northwest* FROM THE LIBRARIAN'S VlEWPOINT By Mrs. &orgene L. Miller, District Librarian, U. S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon

In appearing before you today, I feel much 111 order to give you an Idea. of the fleld as I inmgine did the ant in the fable when of opportunity for and the demands upon n summoned to appear before the elephant. librarmn in such a position, and also be- Yet. it has given ue courage to reuienlber cause your co-operatlon is needed, I am go- that the ant was among those who were ing Lo tcll you something about the profes- commended, by the elephant, for industry sion of forestry. l{'i'ir,sL, I want to einl~hasizc and similar virtues. the fact tlit~tthe pioneer work in forestry The library in which this busy "ant" bas In this country is dam, and we now have a done most of her work during the past flve mcll-eslablished national forest policy; but years is a small one-the District library of there is inuah educational work needed, and the Forest service in Portland. It is in real- it 1.9 here thlnt a11 librarians may help You ity a branch of the Forest service hbrary in cannot help, however, if it is not clear to Washington, D. C. The library in Portland you lhnt there are reason8 why you sl~ould has twenty-eight branches scatterecl througk- have a lreeu iuteresl in the subjecl yourself. out Oregon, WashingLon and Alaska, calIcd I1 would nol, be at all surprising if most of Supervisors' libraries. The Dlstrict library you confessed thal you have a very vague must keep in touch with the needs of these idea of thr me:\nlng of the tern1 "forcstry." smaller libraries and loan to them, when It. Iins something to do with trees. Oh, yes; wanted, such boolrs as are not on their the word itself implies that mncli, and when shelves. The Dislrict library, conlainiag you thinlr of thc forest are you not prone some four or flve thousand hooks and pmn- to recall the opening lincs of Longfellow's phlets, is used by the fifty or more members "Prelude"? of the Portland office-chiefs, asslatants and "Plcnsnnt It wtls when woo~lsmere Blecn, clerks-and by the general public; while the Arid wlntls were soCt ancl low, 150 To lie rirnlcl some CY~I'RII scene, Supervisors' libraries, containing froin \Vlicre, the long clrooplng 1,oughs I~etween, to 200 hooks each, are for use of the super- Shadows dark mrl aunllpllt sheen visor, his assistants and rangers. Such, Allernate colnc and go. briefly, is our organization, and while it ex- "Or mlielc Lhe clenscr grove rccelves ists primarily for the benefit of memhers of KO sunlixllt from above, Rut the dark foliage hterwcnves the Forest service, it is also our aim to make Jn one unl~roltenroof or leave% it an educational center for foreslry in the UnAernciilh whoso sloplllg eyes Northwest. The sliadows llatdly movc. No doubt this is the picture which the 'Delivered at the Annual meeting of the Special llbrarles asauciation, Berkeley, Cal , June7-8,l'JlG. forest brings to your mind, but do you real- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

ize that the forest also means something of part of the technical education of the mod- vital import lo every man, woman and chlld ern forester. To cater to thls need, 111e in the United Stales? Forest service library has not only a com- When you think of forestry, does it con- plete file of Forest service publications, but vey to you a home and ~tsfurnishings, from all governnlent publications, especially those boolwases to buttons, lrom tubs to tooth- of the Geological survey, that have any bear- picks? Does it mean the desks, chairs, ing upon foresl worlr, all forest l)ublications tables, pencils which you use in your 11- of the various states, ancl all I>ooks upon for- brary? Does it meall the paper, made from estry published in this country and many wood pulp, in the books and ~nagnxineson from abroad. It is probable thal your li- your shelves? In the worcls of E. T. Allen, I~rarlesmay contain many of these boolrs, a well-known forester, does it iman "the but it may not have occurred to you that food you eat crated in wooden buxes, trans- they are of value to thc forester. ported in wooden vehicles, hauled over Library servlce to the forester does not wooden t~es,stored in wooden barns, grown end, however, with lhe technical side of his in wooden-fenced fields?" In fact, sit down worlr. The modern forester is a very versa- and make a list of all the things lmde of tile individual. I-Ie combines nluch of what wood w~thwhich you coine in contact daily, is required ill a botanist, a geolog~st,a sur- and then ask yourself: "Have I an interest veyor and a lumberman. The praclical slde in the forest wl~lchgrows this wood?" It of 111s work may mean a variely of occupa- will be strange if the answer is no1 in the tions. It may mean land classification on affirmative. the nationr~l forests, timber cruising on an From this it may be plain to you that you Indian reservalion, fire prevenlion on slate are the consumer, and possibly it may sug- forests, topographic surveying on n private gest to you also why you should have an foresled date, or il nlsy mean a lulnbering interest In the producer. The producer is ol~erationon any one of them. The scope none other than the forester who is worlring of this gaper will not permlt me to go into for the perpetuation of the forest. Perhaps delails In regard to national forest, state or you still thnnlc of 111m as armed with bow private worlr, but I do ~r'antto elahorale and arrow ancl clad in "Lincoln green," after somevhat upon the forester's work as n lum- the manner of Robin Hood or Roderick Dhu. berman, for that is the most inlportanr To be sure, the modern forester n~usthave branch of the forest work, and it 1s along Robin Hood's strong physique and love of this lme that your help is ]~articularly outdoor l~l'e,11ul he must have far more than needed. this. The first construclive step toward The progressive luinbernlan calls 111s work his career is a good technicnl ducation. "applied forestry" To succeed as a lum- This wlll teach h~mlhe science of the pro- berman, the forester must know the lumber fession-the properties and uses of wood, buslness and tlie value of wood for specific the life history of a tree, the principles of purposes. This ghase of his work brings tree growlh, and even microscopic acquaint. the forester in contact with his fellow men, ance with tree seeds. It will develop in him and it is here that he needs all the charac- an aptitude for research and observation, teristics that go to make a big, broad- and when he goes forth again to the woods, mindcd inan. He must be able to urge tlie he looks at the trees with new eyes. He conservative lumberman out of his rut, may have loved them before, but now they equally able to hold back the reckless lum- have become more than mere objects of berman, and convince both with facts and beauty; they are potent factors in the eco- figures. He must talk to the buyer on the nomic wealth of the nation. Then, too, as basis of supply, and wlth the seller on the soon as he puts his scientiflc knowledge to basis of demand. He must know the lum- practical use, he awakes to a hundred things. ber market, the sawmill business, the fac- He discovers that he must know solnething tory needs, the n~anufacturer'spoint of view. of soils and geology. He finds he must sludy In fact, the lumberman stands l~etweenthe the flow of streams and their relat~onto the forester as a producer and you as a con- forest; he must learn the inter-relation of sumer. The lumbernlan is the middleman, forests and chmate. He must make ac- and inasmuch as the lumber industry ranks quaintance with a hundred varieties of fourth in the TJnited States, yon will see trees; he must know the lightdemanding as that the lumberman is a very important well as the shade-enduring trees; he must middleman. know where the oak grows best, and where Now, why should we know so much less the maple is never to be found; he must about the lumberman than we do about the know the habit of the eucalypts of the south farmer? When you s~tdown to lunch and and of the Alpine fir of the north; he must partake of a fine baked potato, few of you be able to distinguish the noble flr from hut could tell the history of that potato. Yet the grand fir, the hickory from the pignut. when you use a pencil, how many of you This may suggest to you that the forester could picture the process through which need8 books, not only upon forestry prouer, that wood has gone before it reaches you but upon many allied subjects, such as bot- in that particular form? Do you picture any, geology, climatology, meteorology, soils, "ships at sea, laden trains, busy mills, ring- hydrography, topography, etc. This is all a ing axes, log-strewn rivers, marvellous ma- SPECIAL LIBRARIES chinery?" What a contrast between our While the librarian was studying this knowledge of agriculture and our ignorance l)roblem, a Sample colly of the Industrial of lumbering! Does not this suggest to you arts index, Published by the H. W. Wilson co,, the need of educational work in forestry and came to the Forest service library. ~t was all its branches? apparent at once that this was an ]deal in- I do not want to give you the impression dex to. which to add the lumber JOulylals. that little work has been done of an educa- The next question was how to persuade the tional nature, for that is not so. A great Wilson Co. to include them. We felt that deal has been done by federal, state and we needed the support of the lurnber in- private organizations. Especially is this dustry, and straightway interviewed repre- true in the Northwest, where a splendid sentative men in the Northwest. They all propaganda has made forestry a llve sub- agreed at once to write to the Wilson CO. ject. The public mind is beginning to ques- and urge the inclusion of the lumber jour- tion, and the result is a demand for informa- nals ill thew index. Mr. George Cornwall, tion in regard to forestry in all its phases. editor of the Timberman, and Mr. R. B. The Forest service llbrary has felt the pulse Allen, editor of the West Coast lumberman, Of this awakening, and the demand from all also agreed to furnish a copy of their re- classes of people, especially school teachers spective nlngazines for the purpose MI.. H. and school cbildrcn, has been delightfully D. Langllle, manager for the James D. Lacey encouraging. Co. in Portland, expressed nluah enthusiasm, and said that if the indexing became an ac- The demand, however, which has given com~lishedfact, he would turn his journals the most concern and which has been the -he takes then1 all, by the way-over to the most difRcult to meet, comes from the old- Portland public library, In order that they time lumbernlan himself. The time IS past might be accessible to all local lumberinen. when he is willmg to say: "I know how t~ Mr. E. T, Allen, Forester for the Western cut timber and that is all I want to know. forestry and conservation association, Port- He has awakened to the fact that the pos- land, and Mr. Thorpe Babcoclr, Secretary of session of forest wealth carries with it a the West Coast lumbcr manufacturers' asso- responsibility beyond the cutting of timber ciation, Tacoma, both showed such interest and the running of a sawmill for his own and ~romisedtheir co-operation in whatever personal needs. He now knows-for the for- way needed, the latter tnlcing up the subject ester has taught him-that he is dealing with the Puget Sound l~braries. In fact, it with one of the nation's chief resources, and was apparent that the need of a lumber In- it behooves him to handle that resource dex is keenly felt by every progressive lum- wisely, economically, and for posterity. berman and forester. But to each and all Hence, he is seeking all the inforination a1 of those who appealed to the Wilson co., the hand upon the subject of forestry as ap- answer was the same: "The matter rests plied to lumbering. The books upon lum- with our subscribers." bering are lamentably few. The chief me- The subscribers, as yon know, are the li- dium at present through which the lumber- braries upon whose shelves are copies of man may gain the help of facts and figures the Industrial arts index. Hence, it is to you ie that of the lumber journals-some twenty that an appeal must be made for aid in se- in number-published In this country. curing the indexlng of the lumber journals. The Forest service library has on flle The co-operation of several libraries in the seven of these journals, and it is the prac- Northwest has already been assured, but it tice of the librarian to index all articles in must he apparent to you that the help of then1 that are of importance to the forester lihrarians all over the country, especially in in his lumbering work. This has been done the lumber centers, is needed. While we of for about flve years. The past two years the Northwest, particularly in a city which have shown a marked increase in the de- leads the world in the production of lumber, mand for just such information as the lum- realme the need of this index, we appreciate ber journals contain. The public libraries the fact that you map want to be convinced of the larger cities of Oregon and Washing- of that need in your own locahty. If the li- toq have had similar calls upon them, and brarians in such cities as Louisville, Nash- have appealed to the Forest service library. vllle, New Orleans, St Louis, Kansas CitJ: Thus our library had its first opportunity to New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Spokane, serve the lumberman, not only directly, but San Francisco, will get in touch with the through the various public libraries of the leading lumbermen of those cities, 1 feel Sure Northwest. It is here that the indexing of that lllost of them)will be ready to co-operate the lumber journals has proven worth the with the librarians in this matter. In fact, time and effort. In fact, so pronounced has I can name, offhand, several such men who been the satisfaction of those who have will need but little persuasion to ghre You availed themselves of our index, that it oc- whatever facts you need to Show You the curred to the librarian that an index, cover- extent of the lumber indnstry in their local- ing all the principal lumber journals, and ity. This you will fin& true of Mr. E. C. accessible to the lumber industry at large, Hole, gdltor of the American lumberman, would be B. very good thing. How was this and Mr. James D. LaCeY, both of Chicago; to be brought about? ef met. J. B. White, of Kansas CltY; of hfr. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

C. I. Millard, of St. Louis; of Mr. J. E. heard the story, but it is so apropos that I Rhodes, Secretary of the Southern pine asso- shall risk its repetition: One clay little ciation, New Orleans. Willie placed his pet hen upon threc dozen If you are in a position to do so and will eggs. A day or two later Willie's mother study the lumbermen's needs a little, per- happened in the barn, saw the unusual exhi- haps by the time the year 1s past and the bition, and exclaimed, "Why, Willie, that hen Wilson co. list is agai11 subm~tted to you, can't hatch out all those eggs!" To this you may be able to vote for the inclusion in Willie replied, "I know she can't, but I their Index of some, if not all, of the lumber wanted to see the old thing spread herself." journals. Should I attempt to tell you all the interest- In conclusion, perhaps a word of explana- ing things possible about forestry, I would tion will not be amiss. Foreslry 1s a big be spreading myself over considerable terri- subject, and I have merely touched upon it. tory, and I hardly think I am equal to it; Should I attempt to clo more than this, I feel but if I have said sufllcient to awaken in you that I would be in much the same position a new interest in forestry and its branches, as Willie's pet hen. Doubtless you have then I have not spoken in vain.

Municipal Information and Research in the Pacific Northwest" By Herman C.A. Brauer, Director, Bureau of Municipal Research, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Owing to the short not~ceon which lhis of Washington and Oregon are fairly paper was undertaken and the many inter- abreast of the times. In addition to wcll- ruptions during ~tspreparation, I have been equipped and well-managed law and general obliged to restrict its scope both topically libraries maintained by tho state and its and territorially. Instead 'of "Special li- various educational institutions, or by its braries," as announced on the program, I large cities, bureaus of municipal informa- shall discuss only "Municipal information tion and research have been established at and research"; and instead of attempting the State universities of both Washington to cover the entire Pac~fic coast, I shall and Oregon, where students may pursue speak only of our own and our neighboring advanced studies in municipal government, state, Washmgton and Oregon, leaving oth- and where aulhentic information on the ers to speak for California, who are nearer thousand and one subjects of municipsl con- the work in that state and know more cern may be had for tlie asking. Through about it. these bureaus of municipal information and What do we know about municipal affairs research all the resources of the state uni- in the Pacific northwest7 Ahout as much, versity, including its libraries and the per- or as httle, as anywhere else in the country, sonal knowledge and profic'ency of the vari- -according to the standard of comparison ous specialists on the university faculties, applied to any particular case. so far as they relate to problems of nlunic To begin w~th,we have in tlie northwest ipal government, are made freely and an abounding mass of unrecorded, unofficial promptly available to city officials a8 well knowledge of municipal affairs, slumbering as to civic organizations a~dother respons- peacefully in the mmds of our individual ible parties interested in municipal affairs. citizens, which on sufficient provocation is These bureaus also undertake to give assiut- freely, widely and effectiirely disseminated ance in tlle preparation and draftmg of through the columns of the press and other municipal ordinances of all kinds. channels of public information. In this As in other up-to-date communities, the brief paper however I will confine myself public libraries of all tlie large cities in tlle to what may be called the professional or Paciflc northwest, notably Seattle, Portland, institutional agencies through which munic- Spokane and Tacoma, do municipal refer- ipal information in our part of the country ence work to the extent of their means aud is obtained, diffused and applied. equipment. As regards libraries and burcaus of mu- In Seattle the Reference department is nicipal information and research, the states well equipped to give help on questions of 'Delivered at the Annunl meeting of the Suecia1 municipal government. The work is not llbrarles associat~on,Berkeley, Cal., June 7-8, 1915. conducted by a separate staff, but as a SPECIAL LIBRARIES

brnnch of general information service. Be- sides the usual collection of reference books notably good, and the Library maintains an and magazines and public documents of unusually large periodical Hst. states and cities, the Department possesses In Tacoma the Public library presents a a considerable collectioll of classifled pamph- good example of cooperation with, other edu- let material arranged in vertical files, also cational agencies of the city, notably with newspaper clippings, type-written biblio. the School board and the teachers in the graphies and other miscellnneous material various Schools. The superintendent of schools is a member of the Library board, likewise arranged in vertical files. and the School board joins with the Library The Libmry preparhs lists of subjects board in naming the high school Librarians. suggested by city officials or by civic organ- A special feature in the Tacoma Public 1i- izations or individuals interested in munic- brary is the good collection of works on ipal affairs and civic improvements, and mdustrial chemistry and architecture. Ef- tries whenevcr posflible to collect and ar- forts to acquaint the public w~ththe re- range the material in advance of actual sources of the Library have taken the form calls for the same. Lists of references on of printed articles, booklets, postal card t.opics of current discussion or proposed notices to individuale; exhibits of special legislrttio~~are sen1 to the mayor, the mem- book collections and pictures, and talks by bers of the City council nnd to other city the Librarian and members of the staff officials. Thcre is cordial cooperation with before clubs and business organizations. the Library of the University of Washing- A random selection from among the ton, as a result of which we have a union many reference lists compiled might in- lid. of periodicals in both libraries, which clude: Manufacture of Buttons, Fuller's contains over a thousand titles. This ob- Earth, Window Boxes for City Streets, viously strengthens the resources of both Church and Rural Problems, Business institutions. Books, Country Life Problems, Nitrogen Following is a typical list of subjects from the Air, etc. dealt with from time to time 1$p the mu- Other public libraries in the larger cities nicipal reference department:-- of Washington conduct reference depart- Municipal auditoriums; Billbowd regula. ments to the extent of their means and tion; Municipal budgets; Central purchase equipment. Among these should be named of supplies; City charters; City manager the State libraries at Olympia, the State plan; New sources of city revenue; City college library at Pullman, and the Munic- work for unemployed; Municipal c~vilserv- ipal reference library of Whitman College ice; commission government; City and at Walla Walla. county consolidation; Public defender; Ele- In the state of Oregon the libraries and vator regulations; Elmployment agencies; educational institutions are similarly wide Municipal inspection of gas; EIousing prob- awake to the needs of their respective com- lems; Jails, workhouses, and municipal munities. In Portland there is a Munic- farms; Free legal aid; Limitation of build. ipal reference library in the City hall, which ing height; Public markets; Motor buses ; is an integral part of the city government Movine oiclure theatre regulation; Public and is used as much by the employees as baths;- Municipal advertising; Municipal by the City commissioners. The Librarian farms ; Municipal home rule; Municipal always attends Council meetings and scours lodnink houses: City milk supply; City tlie country for material on the subjects ownerhip of $treet- railways; Municipal under consideration. Books from the main resenrcli bureaus; Suppression of noise; Library can be brought to tlie City hall Paving materials; Municipal service pen- brapch iu ten minutes. The statistical Com- sions; Public comfort stations; State or pilations on municipal music, housing and municipal regulation d public service COT- financial conditions of Portland, prepared porrttions; Remedial loans; Social centers; Iwy the Librarian for this meeting, will Social evil; Valuation of street railways; serve as specimens of the careful and help. Street traffic regulations; Taxicab regula- ful work done for that city. tions; Telephone rates; Excess condemnad Reference has already been made to the tion; Price of gas; Street railway fran- Municipal research bureau established at chises; Jitney bus. the University of Oregon, which is doing an In Spokane the Public library likewise excellent work for the cities of that state, conducts a Reference department, which and mention should also be made of the gives special attention to the needs of the Oregon State library at Salem, and of the schools, colleges and civic organizations. Public libraries at Albany, Medford and Whenever a special commission is ap- other cities. Doubtless Oregonians present pointed or municipal activity is proposed at this meeting can give further detalls the Library seeks to anticipate calls for from personal knowledge of the work in special information and proceeds to collect that state. the material and prepares reading lists, A most hopeful sympton for continual copies of which are served on the interested improvement in municipal government parties. Its public document collection is throughout this country is the active inter- SPECIAL LIBRARIES est in matters of government shown by pro- acted upon by the League, thirty-three of fessional and civic organizations of various which were published in its weekly paper. kinds, such as municipal and civil service Thus far the League's committees have leagues, chambers of commerce, commercial uniformly met courteous treatment at the clubs, civic clubs, mothers' clubs, improve- hands of city offlcials, and its recommenda- ment clubs, home-owners' and taxpayers' tions and suggestions have always been associations and similar bodies. Of these carefully considered. extra-governmental agencies of improve- Among the unfinished projects inaugur- ment and reform the Pacific northwest has ated by the League are the following:- its share. In Washington and Oregon there The establishment of an independent bureau are leagues of municipalities, with head- of municipal research for the city of quarters in the bureausd of municipal re- Seattle; the establishment of a bureau of search of the respective state universities municipal affairs at the national capital; already referred to, and a third similar a complete re-classiflcation of the city's league has headquarters at Whitman civil service; campaigns for flre prevention, College. for better moving pictures, and for trees in Of the civic organizations confined to a parking strips; more public comfort sta. single city, probably the largest and most tions in the business district, made neces. active is the Seattle municipal league, which sary by the abolition of saloons after Jan- has a paid secretary, maintains an omce uary, 1916; and numerous other projects of nnd office force, holds weekly meetings and exclusively local concern. publishes a weekly paper, the "Seattle mu- I will conclude this brief sketch by nam- nicipal news." During the year just closed ing a few subjects for open discussion in the League had twenty-six standing and this connection:- seven special committees, nearly all of (1) The ueed of a national bureau of which have some definite accomplishment municipal affairs. to their credit for the year. The faithful (2) The advantages and disadvantages of work of the two hundred twenty-six men placing the municipal reference departmcnt serving on these committees is a tribute of a public library in the City hall, where not only to their own enlightened citizen- the general library is some distance away ship, but to the usefulness and effectiveness To what extent is the advantage of close of such organizations in any large city. proximity off-set by a division of the li- As with similar bodies in other cities, one brary's resources? (Suggested by Mr. of the important functions of the Seattle Compton, Reference librarian, Seattle Pub. municipal league is to investigate municipal lic library). questions of current interest and publish (3) Possibilities of cooperation between correct information for the benefit of voters. public libraries and bureaus of municipal During the past year no less than thirty- research (suggested by Mr. Kaiser, Librar- eight committee reports were presented and Ian, Tacoma Public library).

Report of the Committee on a National Center for Municipal Information' By Clinton Rogers Woodruff, Chairman

At the Washington meeting of the Special "Whereas there is no agreement as to libraries association (held May 27-28, 1914) where this work can be most advantageous- Mr. Robert A. Campbell of New York city ly done; presented the following resolution:- "Now therefore be it resolved that the "Whereas it is the concensus of opinion President appoint a committee of five to of the membership of the Special libraries investigate and make recommendations on association that there is a strong and grow- the subject on or before the next meeting ing demand for more work and efficient of the Association, as to the existing sources cooperation among those engaged in munic- of information and the condition under ipal reference work; and which this information may be obtained, "Whereas a national center for municipal and if it appears desirable to establish a information seems best fltted to meet the central organization, to report as to the demand; and location, support, organization and 'manage- "Delivered at the Annual meetlng of the Special ment of such national center for municipal llbrarles association, Berkeley, Gal., June 7-8, 1915. information." SPECIAL LIBRARIES

This resolution was adopted after dis- issued by federal, state and municipal bu- cussion and the chair appointed a Comniit- reaus and commissions, and to those is- tee consisting of John Cotton Dana, of sued by voluntary organizations of a gen- Newark, Chairman; Dr. Horace E. Flaclc, eral and speciflc characler, as well as the Baltimore; John A. Lapp, Indianapolis; special reports issued by propaganda organ- Samuel H. Ranck, Grand Rapids, and Robert izations. In that address it was pointed A. Campbell, New York city. Subsequently out that tlie municipal reference libraries Mr. Dana retired as Chairman, and Clinton were being organized at a satisfactory rate Rogers Woodruff of Philadelphia was ap- of progress, but lhat their very mnltiplica- pointed in his stead This sub~titut~fonti011 increased the dificulties of the prob- took place too lato in the year to enable lem and enlphasized the need for natiotlal the preparation of a report for submission and stale centers for mimicipal informa- to all the members of the Committee, so lion. Therefore I advocated the cstabllsli- the view8 licrein set forth are those of the ment in each state of a state bureau or de- Chairman, and are presented first, as a partment of municipal affairs to be a cenler basis for discussion at the Oalcland meet- for stale information, this to be correlated ing, and second, as a basis for action dur- by a federal bureau or department. In this ing 111e year upon which we are entering. plan the locul launlcipal and legislative ref- In addition to the Special libraries assod erence libraries wonld be the outlying sta- ciation, the National municipal league is tions for the receipt of inquiries and the giving atlention to this question through a gathering of information, this to be referred Committee consisting of Dr. C. C. William- to thc state center which would be thc scn, Rlunic~palreference librarian of New deposilory for reports and the !lome of a Yorlc, Chairman, and &Iessrs. Mack, Lapp, comprehensive bibliography, these state Ranck and Dana: The League's Commit. centers in turn to be in touch with the tee is actively at work in the prosecution federal bureau or depnrtment. of its work and it is expected will have a The state center should bear the same report ready for presentation to the Dayton relation to the federal bureau that the fed- meeting in November. In addition the eral rcserve bank centers bear to Lhe tren,s- League has appointed a Committee on a ury department, For this simile I am in- national civic bibliography, composed of clebled to Mr. Dnna, who in commenling on Miss Adelaide R. Hassc of New Yark, Lhe matter dcclares that in his judgment Chairman; Hon. Thomas Lynch Monlgom- the Public affairs information service does ery, State librarian, Harrisburg; Joseph more than any olhw agency toward this Wright, Harvard University; Andrew Linn end at present, a. conclu~ionin which for Bostwick, St. Louis; James McKlrdy, Har- one I nm prepared to join. From thc very risburg. This latter Committee, however, nature of the information and from the very has to do with the preparation of a biblio- rapid increase in the mass of information graphy and not with the establishment oil that is being gathered and published, ~t is closer working relationship between the leg- manifestly impossible for any private con- islative and mumcipal reference libraries cern, no mtitter how well managed or how and bureaus. wcll flnnnced, to cope wllli the situution. During the year, the Public affairs in- Therefore it is my Own judgment that the formation service, established under the functlon to be discharged is a governmental direction of John A. Lap11 of your Commit- one, and that the sooner ltbrarinns begin tee, by the H. W. Wilson company of White to urge this view the better. Plains, N. Y., has prosecuted the work as- As a matter of information il will inter- signed to it and in the ~udgmentof those est the members of the Special libraries who have subscribed for the service has association to learn that a bill providing measurably met expectations A consider- for a State municipal bureau was drafted able part of the work done by this Service and introcluced into the recent Pennsyl- has been in the nature of having reports vania legislatm'e. That body, howover, sent to varlous members, in this way in- took no action upon the matter as there suring to subscribers the receipt of import- was no public opinion backing the measure ant documents bearing on public affairs. up. In fact, there were three propositions How fully this particular work has been before the legislature, one to establish an accomplislied we have no present infor- independent bureau, another to establish a mation. bureau in connection with the Department In an address on "The correlation of mu- of internal affairs, and a third to establish nicipal informat~on," delivered at the Joint a section in conneclion with the Legislative meeting of the Pennsylvania and New Jer- reference library. A11 three however failed sey Library assoc~ations in Atlantic City of enactment sinlply because of lack of in- in the month of March (which is being pub- formation Steps are now on foot to form- lished in the June, 1915, issiie of the Li- ulate a plan for a federal bureau, and as brary journal), I described in some detail soon as the present pressure of interna- the growth of publications dealing with mu- tional affairs is over tlie matter will be nicipal questions, calling attention to those taken up with the President, who has ex- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

pressed some interest in the matter. It is This report is in the naturc of a report not thought wise, however, to press the of progress and of information, and it is matter at this time, in view of t,he very suggested either that the committee be great burdens resting on hinl in connection continued as at present constituted, or a with our mternational relations. new one authorized to continue the study It wil1 no doubt interest the members of of the question, to formulate or draft bills the Association to learn that D. Appleton providing for national and state bureaus of and company have asked the National mu- municipal affairs, and to engage in such nicipal league to supervise, and its secre- propaganda in their behalf as may seem to tary to edit, a Municipal encyclopaedia in be necessary. two volumes with a limit of 900,000 words, The Chairman renews the statement made this to be the forerunner of a series of earlier in this report that the views herein municipal year boolrs. This encyclopaedia expressed are individual ones, although he mill scrve as one way of promoting the end has no reason to believe that the membere we all have in view of correlating informa- of the Committee differs seriously from tion on inunicipal affairs, and the coopera- him. It is a matter of great regret that tion of the members of the Association is the circumstances were such as to make most earnestly solicited by the editor. consultation impossible.

Progress Report of the Committee Investigating the Use and Methods of Handling and Filing Newspaper Clippings" By Jesse Cunningham, Chairman

The Arvt report of this committee inacle 4. The Dewey decimal system of classiflca. at the Katterskill tneeling of the Association tion provides its own relative index. The was confined to a cligest of informalion col- alphabetical arrangement by subjects is self- lected from thirty-three libraries and institu- indexing and there is the Readers' Guide in t~onsusing cl~pplngs. The followmg con- addition. Full cataloging of clippings is clusions are based upon the information ideal, but expensive. and data presented at that time:- 5. The 'ephemeral character of the mater- 1. Th~sinvestigation shows that the chief ial requires constant elimination. source of clippings is inclependent reading 6. Clippings may be used the samc as and clipping by the institutions themselves. books and are often requ~redto supplenlent The service of the chpplng bureau seldom printed boolrs which are out of date as soon meets the needs and for scientific purposes as published. For debate work and legis- is almost valueless. The needs of each in- lative reference they have great value. stitution are Iletter satisfled when tho clip- 7. The advantages claimed for clippings ping and collecting is done by the institu- are their up-to-dateness, timeliness, small tion's staff who are thoroughly fanilliar with cost, convenience to send by post, flexibility, the demands to be met. compactness, and they are very frequently 2. The Dewey decimal class~ficationand the only material to be had on a subject its various expansions is most widely used. when it is alive. A leading disadvantage is, The alphabet~cal arrangement by subjects the material is not entirely reliable, often following the headings of the Readers' being found inaccurate and sometimes en- Guide to Periodical Literature ranks along tirely wrong and misleading. The labor and side the Dewey and has many advocates. cost of arranging is great. They are difficult 3. The manila and cardboard mounts with to index and the tendency is to accumulate the clippings pasted on them in such a way too much dead material. as to allow I~indmgand shelving with other The discussion which followed this report material on the same subject seems a satis- and paper by Honorable Robert Luce of the factory method of flling. Large and valu- Luce Press Clipping Bureau on "The Clip- able pieces are bound aB books. Vertical ping Bureau and the Library" showed the files have their advocates and are used ex- need of making a wider investigation of the tensively. subject among users of clippings as well as the clipping bureaus themselves. *Delivered at the Annual meetlng of the Special This committee has made an effort to libraries asaociat~on.Berkeley. Cal., June 7-5, 1916. learn something of the cl~ppingservice ren- SPECIAL LIBRARIES 117

dered by the bureaus by means of the fol- American Press Information Bureau, 106 lowing inquiry :- Fulton St., N. Y. Argus Press Clipping Rureau, 352 Third CLIPPING BURIGAU INVESTIGATION Ave., N. Y. Please give a delailed description of the Bureau of Natlonal Literature, 311 Fifth operations in your bureau from the reccipt Ave., N. Y. of pagers lo the mailing of clippings to sub- Burrelle Press Clippmg Bureau, 45 Lafay- scrlbers. ette St., N. Y. lloes the reader mark the subject as for tt Luce Press Clipping Bureau, GG Park territory or clocs she lrnow the custonw and Place, N. Y. mark thc cuslomer's name?...... &Tanhattan Press Cligping Bureau, 5th In case you havc several orders for the Ave, and 33d St., N. Y. same clipping, IIOWdo you manage?...... Pan Press Bureau, 21 Park Row, N. Y...... Do con- ConsollrlaLed Press Clipping Co., 607, 162 tllcting orders lrouble you?...... State, Chicago. How do yon classify or sort pa.pers and ~ntkatio&dPress Clipping Bureau, 378 assis1 them to readers?...... Wabash Ave., Chicago...... Twenlleth Century Press Clipping Bureau, How lnaily papers do you read?...... 1015, 77 Jnclzson Uoulevard, Clllcago. Larger, more lingortant papcrs...... U. S. Press Cllpping Bureau, 1309, 153 La- Smaller papers...... Salle St., Chicago. Weekly journals, etc...... General Press Cutting Assn., Ltd., Lenox Have you testcd the cmciency of readers? House, Norfolk St., London, W. C...... Fullers Press Clipplng Bureau, Paclflc What per cent of assigned matter does Rlclg., Sealtle. your reader mark? ...... Searchlight Inforlnation Libmry, 341 Sev- Your pooresl reader?...... enth Ave., N. Y. In sorting clippings, how do you divide \Valter Ilyams & CO.,38 West 3d St., N. Y. them? ...... New England Press Clipplng Bureau, 146 'LVhat is your scheme of classiflcatlon? Franklin St., Roslon...... I-Ienry Romeilre, 33 IJnion Square, N. Y. What are your rates? Very full and dctalled reports have been Piece...... received from Lnce's Press Cllpping Bureau, Month...... Argus Prcss Chppiag Bureau, Henry Rome- Week...... ike, Searchlight Information Library, Gen- Do you receive orders from olher bureaus eral Press Cutling Asun., and Fuller's Press for special matter or nlatter from certain Clipping Bureau. Other bureaus addressed sections of the country?...... have faded to raply or have indicated that Do you give orders to other bureaus? they do not wish to furnlsh the infoxmalion ...... desired. Do you read technical publications?...... The coinrnittec proposes to extend the in- Do you supply matter of a technical or vestigation over the field of all users of sc~entlficnature?...... clippings and present a fli~alreport based The following clipping bureaus were ad- on data so collected and the information dressed:- now In hand.

Memorandum Concerning the Directory of Sources of Information in the Distritt. of Columbia* By H. H. B. Meyer, Chief Bibliographer, Library of Congress

When I told your President that I would had the grace to call it a "TvIemorandum" give him a Memorandum on the Directory of and a memorandum it shall be. sources of information in the District of Vario,, attelnpts have been made to list Columbia I had no idea that it was going sol,rces of and in ~~~t~~ and to figure in the program. However, he has elsewhere indexes of sponsors of informa- tion are available in which are found names *Delivered at the Annunl meet~ng of the Special libraries aasociation. Berkeley, Cal., June 7-8, 1916. of indiv~duals,libraries and other concerns 118 SPECIAL LIBRARIES who will undertake to be responsible for ing, so that the official receiving the circular certain classes of knowledge. Probably no would have his attention arrestcd by not place could be found more suitable thau only the name of his department hut the Waslungton to try out the iden of a Direc- subject in which that department is most tory of sources of information. Certainly vitally interested. With each circular we no other community of ~tssize In the world sent a personal letter sollcitmg the interest has so many important scientific sources of of the person addressed and at the same intormation. Congress 'appropriates hun- time dimiuishing the lilcelihood of inatten- dreds of millions annually to carry on the tion to which a mere circular is almost in- work of over one hundred and fifty bureaus variably subjected. This, of course, has in every field 01 human interest and these meant a great deal of work, but that our bureaus employ the services of men of in- method of procedure in gathering the in- ternational scientiflc reputation. On the formahon 1s very nearly correct is indicated other hand, the inquirers, Members of Con- by the completeness wlth which government gress, administrative officials, men in other officials and others are covering the inter- government bureaus, and scientific investi- ests of their several offices. The examples gators from all over the country and even drawn froin the work of the Reclaination foreign countries, sometimes seem to us service have evidently been very closely to be more than a match for the sources scrutinized because I find that the material of information. The need of a guide which sent us needs comparatively litlle etilting to shall dlrect the inquirer by the shortest way make it conform to a uniform standard, so to this information is felt on every hand, that we have found it possible to begln the and by none more than special librarians preparation of copy at once, and we hope to of the various departments, and the Division have the whole mattcr in Ihe hands of the of hibl~ograghyof the Library of Congress printer about the first of July. which has gradually developec1 lnto a gen- Copy is being prepared on slandard li- eral bureau of infornlation. What more brary catalogue cards made of very thin natural than that Lhey slioulcl get together stock. A card is devoted to each subject, in a co-operative undertalcing of this kind the name of the subject being followed by through the common rneetlng ground-lhe the ilalne of the bureau or the individual Distrlcl of Columbia Library Association? who has mformstion on it. After these Without gomg too much into details of cards have been used as copy for llie D~rec- procedure, I may say that a committee of tory Lhey w~llhe kept on flle in the Division three was allpointed to undertake this worlr, of bibliography to be added to and corrected of which I, as Chef bibliogragher of the LI- from time to tune and so furnlsh the basis brary of Congress, mas Chairman. The Com- for any future editions of the Directory mittee prepared a circular which circular set which are sure to be called for. Probably forlh briefly the plan and scope of the Di- our first edition will be far from complete rectory and by glving some specimen sub- but ~t will be the flrst form of A desk tool ject headings tried to show the form in which, unless we fail utterly in our purpose, which ihe ~nformationwas desired At the will be as often used as pen, ink and paper. very beginning of the uiiclertalring we were The final result wlll be a parnphlel volume fortunate enough to enlist the interest of hfr. of the slze of the "Handboolr of the libraries Davls, Chief engineer of the Reclamation in the D~strictof Columbia" which was pub- service, who supld~edus with a list of sub- lished last year. The Directory mill prob- jects on which the Reclamation service has ably be somewhat thlcker than the Hand- valuable information. TLls list of subjects book. fills a page and a half of thc circular, and When we have completed our work we covers every phase of the work of the Rec- hope to be able to place in the hands of lamation service. every i\lemher of Congress, all the govern- We also Indicated on the circular that we ment officials, and visitlng students and In- wlshed the names of any persons who were vestigutors, a gulde whlch will help them esperts in any fleld of knowledge. The all in their worlr by bringing them directly saml~legiven in the circular appears under into touch w~ththe best sources ok inforina- the head of "Paper" and indicates that Mr. tion on the particular subject in which they F. P. Veitch, in charge of the Leather and may be interested, without pursuing a de- paper laboratory of the Bureau of chemistry, vious course of being referred from bureau has expert lrnowledge on this subject. to bureau and being reduced to the frame As you all know a mere circular is apt of mind of one inquirer who wrole to the to he dropped into the waste basket mith- Library of Congress for information and out recewing much attention. We therefore begged us most earnestly not to refer his left a conspicuous place on the front page request to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster to be filled in for each particular bureau or General. department w~ththe most agl~ropriatehead- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

List of References on Government Aid to Farmers and Immigrants (Compiled under the direction of H. H. 9. Meyer. Chief Bibliographer, Library of Congress, with the co-opera~ion of the state libraries and state legirlativc reference departments. Contributions were received from tile Indiana State library and the New York State library.

The following list is limited to material "L~tteratur": p. 123. H45.H22,v.3 bearing on direct governnlental aid to Lp,ndwirschaft!lches Kreditwesen. farmers and immigrants, such as grants (In Handworterbuch der Staatswissen- of land, advances of money or supplies, schaften. 3d ed. Jena, 1910. v. 6, p, state supervision of cooperative enter- 374-379.) prises, eto. Literature relating to more "L~tteratur": p. 379. H-15 H22,v.6 indirect forms of state aid to agriculture, Cooperative credit soc~etiesand the land, such as farmers' institutes, agricultural Quarterly review, Apr. 1911, v. 214: 299- education, etc., is not included. 323. AP4 Q2,v.214 Fay, Charles R. Cooperation at home and GENERAL abroad; a descript~onand analysis. New Yorlr. The Macmillan co.. 1908. 403 n. American commission to investigate and 1.1~295i.m study agricultural credlt and cooperation. State aid to agricultural societies in Agricultural cooperation and rural credit Germany: p. 87, 184; Denmark: p. 95; in Europe. Washington, Govt. print, off., Ireland: p. 103-104; Great Br~Btain: p, 1913-14. 916, 79 p. (U. S. 63d Cong. 1st 107-108. sess. Senate. Doc. 214.) Hawail (Ter ) Commission on advances to Austria: Government aid to agriculture: homesteaders, Report. Honolulu, Bul- p. 216, 219-222. letin pub. co., 1910. 24 p. Hungary: Government participation in HD1121H3D3 1910 agricultural organization: p 125-126 ; Government aid to agriculture: p. 126- "Resume of government advances to and for settlers and farnlers in Canada 127. I-IG2041.A6 and other countries": p. 5-18. Agricultural cooperation and rural Hecht, Felix, ed Jahrbiicher des euro- credit in Europe. Report. Washington, paischen Bodenkredits. Leipzig, Duncker Govt. ~rint.off.. 1914. 2 v. (U. S. 63d B Humblot, 1909. 1 v. HD1439.H4 Cong. 213 sess. senate. Doc. 261). and P Schulte. Landeslrredit- HG2041.A6 1911 ltassen. (In Handworterbuch der SLatts- Shall the government help iu rural wissenschaften. 3d ed, dens, 1910. v. 6, credit: p. 13-14. p. 320-325.) H.15.H22,v.G Carlile, Wil~on,and Victor W. Carlile. The "Litteratur": 6. 325. Continental outcast: land colonies and Contents.-1. Deuscl1Iand.-2. Das poor law relief. London, T. F. Unmin, Ausland. 1906. 143 p. "An account of a recent visit to the *Herrick, RZ. T. F'inancing the farm. labour colonie~of Bel~ium.-.Holland. Ger- Youngstown, Chamher Gf commerce, 1911. many, and ~enrnark." Address before the Chamber of com- HV4475.CZ merce on the methods of Prance and Ger- Casasus, Joaquin D. Les institutions de many in assisting the small farmer, and credit; Qtude sur leurs fonctions et leur suggests that the plan be adopted by the organisation. Bruxelles; 0. Schepens & United States. Cie. 1900. 654 D. Millin, George F. The village problem. "~esbanques agricoles": p. 257-301. London, S. Sonnenschei~l & Co., 1903. 180 p. (Social science series.) HG3726.C35 HD1289.G7M6 Cobden. Richard. Cobden on the land aues- tion; a plea for small holdings. New New York. School of philanthropy. Li- York, Cassel and Co., 1907. 20 g. brary. Farm colonies for vagrants and HJ31339.67C6 convicts: [bibliography] New York, 1911. "The following letter is reprinted from 4 p. (Bulletin of the New York School the Times of Jan. 7, 1873. It was written of philanthropy, Oct. 1811, V. 5, no. 2; by Cobden in 1864, and published in the Library bulletin no. 1). Morning star of Jan. 22 of that year." No;ret, Gustave, La dispersion des do- Conrad, J. Bodenzersplitterung. (In Hand- maines ruraux et les reunions tWrit0ri- worterbuch der Staatswissenschaften. 3d ales. Paris, A. Rousseau, 1901. 424 P. ed. Jena, 1909. v. 3, p. 113-123.) HD1476.5'8N7 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

"Les r&unionsterritorlales h l'etranger": Haggard, Sir Henry Rider. The poor and p. 125-276. the land; being a report on the Salvation Oestre~cher,Herman. Utopien cles Agrar- army colonies in the Unit,ed States and Bredltes. Basel. Buch-und ICunstdruck- at Hadleigh, England. New ,Yorlc, Long- erei Froese & GO., 1907. 129 p. mans, Green, and co., 1906. 157 p. HD1440.G303 I-ID151(i.G71-132 Rossi, Biagio C. de. L'ordinamento del Report on the Salvation army col- credit0 fond~arioin Europa e particolar- onles in tl!e United Statcs and at Had- entee in Italia. Torino, Soc~etfLanonima lcigli, England. London, Printed for 1%. grafica editrice politecnica, 1907. 781 p. fil. Stationery off., by Darling & son, 1905. HD1440.18R8 74 p. (Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers by Sweden. Emigrationsutredllingen. Sma- command. Cd. 2562). HD1616.G71-I3 brulcsrorelsen a de Brittiska iiarne, samt Jenks, Jeremiah W. and W. J. Lauck. Tho inre knlonisationen i Preussen och immigration problcm. New Yorlc, Funk & Forenta Staterna; redogorelsor af Gustaf Wagnalls co., 1912. 496 p. JV6435.J6 F. Steffen, Paul Bergholni och A. IT. Eclc- "Attempts at regulation [of immigrant erbom. Stoclrholm, Boktryckeriet P. A. banks]": p. 111-113. Norstedt & Soner, 1909 83, 169, 114 P. Kellogg, W. 13. Is there land for the un- (Emigrationsutredningen. Bilaga 14). employed? Charities, June 6, 1908, v. 20: JV8220A4 341-343. HVl.C4,~.20 "Litteratur": p. 169, 113-114. Ma,ssachusetts. Homestead commission. Tucker, Booth. Farm colonies of the Salva- Report. [BosLon, 19lO.l 12, 9 p. (General tion army. U. S. Bureau of labor. Bul- court, 1910. House. Doc. no. 19S, 258). letin, Sept. 1903, no. 48: 983-1005. HD1339.UGM4 1910 I%D8051.A5,no.48 Plunkett, Sir Horace C. The rural prob- Vandervelde, I5mile. L'exode rural et le lem of the United States; notes of an retour aux champs. Paris, F. Alcan, 1903. Irjsh observer New Yorlc, The Mac- 304 p. (BibliothEque generale des sciences millan co., 1910. 174 p. HC106.P7 sociales). I-IB2371.V24 State organizations for agriculture. (In Vliebergh, Em. Le credit foncier. Alle- Bailey, L. H. ed. Cyclopedia of American magne-France-Italie. Louvain, C. Peet- agriculture. New Yorlr, 3909. v. 4, p. ersi Leipzig, 0.Harrassowitz, 1899. 254 328-341). S493.B2,~.4 P. HG2041.V6 True, A. C. Governn~entservice for agri- Wolff, Henry W. Cooperation in agriculture. culture in the United States. (In Bailey, London, P. S. Icing & son, 1912. 378 p. L. H. ed. Cyclopedia of American agricul- HD1483.W6 ture. New York, 1909. v. 4, p. 478-483). "Forced" cooperation [state help1 : P. S493.B3,v.4 347-360; see also Index uider ~mafifarm- U. S. Congress. House. Committee on ers benefited, Small holding, State help. banking and currency. Loans on irn~roved agricultural lands. EIearing.. . .on EI. UNITED STATES R. 18297 [May 4, 19101. Washington, Govt, print. off., 1911. 8 y. Bailey, Liberty n. The state and the farm- HG2051.USA5 1910 er New York, The Macmillan Co., 1908. Senate. Committee on irrigation. 177 p. HD1761.B2 Report.. . .on the investigation of irn- Commonwealth club of California. State aid gation projects. Washington, Govt. print. to agriculture. In its Transactions, Nov. oft, 1911. 917 p. (Glst Cong., 3d sess. 1911, V. 6: 407;513. Senate. Report 1281). HD1724 1911a Bibliography: p. 502-507. Government Cooperative work: p. 146-147. aid in other countries, by Edward Rer- General land office. Suggestions to wick: D. 458-462: Government aid in homesteaders and persons desiring to en mark, by ~homasW. Cowan: 11. make homestead entries. Approved Jan- 508-610. J103702 C6,v.G uary 2, 1914. Washington, Govt. print. Flagg, Maurice I. Better farms and village off., 1914. 36 1). (Circular no. 290). homes-Minnesota's model plans. Survey, HD221.Ab 1914 May 8, 1915, v. 34:138. HV1 .C4,v.34 Immigration commission. Immi- Plans furnished by state government grant banks. Washington, Govt. print. for nominal price. off., 1910. 167 p. (61st Cong., 2d sess. Fleming, Walter L. Immigration to the Senate. Doc. 381). HG2002A5 1910 Southern states. Political science quar- Analysis of state laws on the subject; terly, June, 1905. v. 20: 276-397.- .. difficulties of legislation; general opinions HI P8,v.ZO and recommendations; conclusion: p. Includes an account of omcial efforts of 125-139. the various states for the furtherance of Industrial commission. Report immigration. . . . .on agriculture and agricultural la- Foley, James A. Legislative protection of bor. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1901. immigrants' savings. Editorial review, 1149 p. (The Commission's Reports, u. July, 1910, V. 3: 684-688. AP2.E26,vU3 10). HClOl.A3,v.10 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

"Proposed national legislation": p. Lund, I. The small holdings. Some causes lx-lxiv. of their success in Denmark. Westmin- Woodsworth, J. S. The state and the immi- ster revlew, Apr. 1908, v. 169: 516-51j. grant. (In Mississippi Valley historical AP4.W5,V.169 association. Proceedings, 1913-1914. Cedar Smyser, Selden. How cooperation has en- Rapids, Ia., 1914. p. 126-135.) riched Denmark. World's work, Nov 1909, F351.M66 191 3-14 v. 19: 12285-12288. AP2.W8,~.19 Team work among farmers. How U. S.: COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES - the cooperative spirit, supported by gov- Hawaii ernment aid, changed Denmark's poverty Dole, Sanford B. Land settlement in Ha- into wealth. World's work (London) Mar. waii. Independent, May %, 1907, v. 62: 1910, V. 15: 388-391. AP4.W85,v 15 1018-1022. AP2.153,v.62 Hawaii (Ter.) Commission on advances to FINLAND homesteaders. Report. Honolulu, Bulletin pub. co., 1910. 24 p. I-In1121.H3D3 1910 Gebhard, Hannes. Den odlade jordarealen "Resume of government advances to och dess fordelning i Finlands landskom- and for settlers and farmers in Cnnada lnuner ar 1901. Helsingforu, Kejserliga and other countries": p. 5-19 senatens tryckeri, 1908. 3, 134 p. 1373 p. U.S. Dept, of justice. Immigration-Induce- (Sublromiten for den obesuttna befolk- ments by states and territories-Alien la- ningen. Statistisk undersolrning af so- borers-Construction of statutes. U. S. cialelronomislra forhallanden 1 Finlands Bureau 'of labor, Bulletin, Jan. 1910, no. landskommuner ar 1901. . . ,111) . 86: 300-306. HD8051.A5,no.86 HD719 F5G4 Opinion of the Attorney-general respect- Contents and tables in Swedish and ing the legality of action taken by the French; text in Swedish. territorial government of Hawaii to fur- ther immigration of laborers. FRANCE Philippine lelands Barbery, Bernard. La Bangue de France et U. S. Congress. House. Committee on in- le credit agricole, les caisses regionales, sular affairs. Agricultural bank in the Paris, V. Giard & E. Brihre, 1889. 124 p. Philippine Islands. Report. (To uccom- I.IG2051.F8B2 pany H. R. 25186.) [Washington, Govt. Congrh national de credit agricole. lst, print. off., 19071. 6, 5, 7 p. (69th Cong., Bordeaux, 1907. Congres national de 2d aess. House. Rept. 7559). credit agricole. Bordeaux, Impr. de HD1440.PSA3 1907a l1Avenir de la mutualit6, 1907. 214 p. HG205LF8C5 1907 BULGARIA Dop, Louis a. La credit agricole. Le credit Ekimow, Iwan. Das landwirtschaftliche foncier de France dans le rdle dc banque Kreditwesen in Bulgarien. Tiibingen, H. centrale. Paris, V. Giard & E. BriBre, Laupp, 1904. 120 p. HCf2051.B9E5 1901. xxxviii, 284 p HG2051.FSD8 "Qnellen-Angabe" : p. xi. Doul\het, Red. L'agriculture et le prob- l&ne clu credit agricole en France. Bor- DENMARK deaux, Impr. G. Gounouilhon, 1904. 200 Campbell, Helen. The small holdings of P. HG2051.5'8D'I Denmark. World to-day, Feb. 1907, v. 12: "Bibliographie": p. 193-197. 215-216. AP2.W76,~.12 Fourdinier, Jules. La, loi de 1908 sul' la Denmark. Statens ~statistiskebureau. Co- petito propriBt6. Observations critiques operation dans l'agriculture en Daneniark. et propositions de reforme. RBforrne so- Copenhague, Impr, 13. Luno, 1910. 30 p. ciale, Feh. 16, 1909, v. 57: 325-330. HD1491.D4A5 1910 H3.R3,v.57 Egan, Maurice F. Notes on agricultural France. Assemblee nationale, 1871. Cham- conditions in Denmark which served as bre des deputes Commission de l'agri- a basifi for the series of lectures delivered culture. Rapport. Paris, Motteroz, 1905. in various southern states in the spring 18 p. 1905. Chambre des deputes, sess. of 1912 under the ausplces of the South- extr., 1905. no. 2795, annex au proces- ern commerc~alcongrass, with appendix. verbal. 29 novembre 1905. Washington. Govt. Drint. off., 1913. 34 P. HD1486.F8A5 1903 (U. s.- j2d '~ong.3d sess. Senate. Doc. -- Senat. Commission des 982.) HD1486.D4E5 finances. Ha~port. Paris, hIouillot, 1906. divskov, Erik Cooperative agriculture in 15 p. ~enac-1906. Sess. ord., no. 21, Denmark. Economic review, Oct. 1902, v. annexe au Proc&s-verbal, 6 fevrier 1906. 12: 410-419. HBl.E4,v.12 HD1486.F8A5 1903 Haggard, Sir Henry Rider. Rural Denmark Laws, statutes, etc. Projel de loi and its lessons. New ed. T~ondon,New adopt6 par la chambre des deputes autori- York, Lougmans, Green and co., 1913. sant des avnnces aux soci6tGs cooperatives 335 p. HD2005.H2 1913 agricoles present.6.. . .par M, Ruau, et 122 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Pierre Merlou. [Paris, P. Mouillot, 1906. "Die Arten und die Verteilung des 8 p.] (With Proposition de loi tendant Grundbesitzes": p. 82-102. "Der land- & la creation de societes coop8ratives. wlrtschaftliche Kredit, Geldwesen und Paris, 1903.) SBnat, 1906, Sess, ord. no. Borse": p. 186-207. 21. Annexe au ProcBs-verbal 6 fevrier Gt. Brit.: Board of agriculture and flsh- 1906. HD1486 F8A5 1903 erles. Report of an enquiry into agricul- --Projet de loi autorisant des tural credit and agricultural cooperation avances aux societes cooperatives agric- in Germany; with some notes on German oles, present6 par hl. Rouvier, et Joseph live stock insurance. By J. R. Cahill. Ruau. Paris, Motteroz, 1905 81 p. (With London, Darling & son, 1913. 302, 226 p. Proposition de 101.. . Pars 1903.) (Parliament. Papers by command, Cd. Proposition de loi * * * Paris, 1903.) 6626.) HD1440.G3G7 Charnbre des deputes. 8. Legisl. sess, de Also published as Senate doc. 17, 63d 1905, no. 2426, annexe au ProcPs-verbal Cong. 1st sess. 21 avril 1905. HDi486.F8A5 1903 Agricultural cooperation and public aid: --Proposition de loi tendant p. 266-273. A la creation de societes cooperatives en Hecht, Felix. Die Organisation des Boden- vue de la conservation, de la transforma- kredits in Deutschland. Leipzig, Duncker tion et de la venter des produits agricoles, & Humblot, 1891-1908. 4v. HG205LG4H4 presentee par M. Clementel. Paris, Mot- Mauer, Hermann. Das landschaftliche teroz, 1903. 104 p. (Chambre des dB- Kreditwesen Preussens agrargeschicht- put& 8 Ldgisl. sess. de 1903, no. 1119; lich und vollcswirtschaftlich betrachtet. annexe au Proces-verbal 30 juin 1903. Strassburg, I<. J. Trubner, 1907. 206 p. HD1486.F8A5 1903 (Abhandlungen aus dem Staatswissen- *Fustier, L. La recente legislation fran~aise schaftlichet~Seminar zu Strassburg i. E.; relative tt la reconstitution de la petite hrsg, von Q. F. Knapp und W. Wlttich. propribt6 rurale. Paris, A. Rousseau, 1911. Hft. 22.) HD1440.G4P8 Lecoq, Marcel. L'assistance par le travail "Verzeichnis der benutzten Alrten und et les jardins ouvriers en France. Paris, Druckschriften": p. 196-206. V. Giard & E. Brihre, 1906. 384 p. Spitta, Wolfgang. Der landwirtschaftliche HD8023.FgL4 Grundkredit in Wiirttemberg. T~~binnen, M€llne, Jules. Le retour & la terre et la H. Laupp'sche ~uchhandlung1904. 103 p: surproduction industrielle. Paris, Hach- HG206LG4S7 ette et cle, 1905. 320 p. HD645.M62 Troch. Ewald. Die wirtschaftliche Bedeu- - The return to the land. London, tung der staatlichen nnd provinziellen Chapman & Hall, 1906. xxx, 239 p. Bodenkreditinstitute in Deutschland fdr HD645.Rl64 den lhdlichen Besitz. Jena. G Fischer.

Ribot. La petite propriete fran~aiseet la 1905. 152 p. (Sammlung ' nationalok& loi du 10 avril 1908. H3.R3,v.67 nomischer und statistischer Abhandlungen Reforme sociale, Jan. 1-16, 1909, v. 57: des Staatswlssenschaftlichen Seminars zu 46-53; 120-124. Halle a d. S. 51. Bd.) HD1440.G3T8 Discussion: p. 53-66 ; 124-137. Weyermann, Moritz. Zur Geschichte des Roatand, EugBne. Le concours des caisses Immobiliarkreditwesens in Preussen. d'epargne au credit agricole; applications Karlsruhe i. B., G. Braun,, 1910. 239. p. h 1'6tranger et modes pratiques de r6a- (Freiburger volkswirtschaftliche Abhand- lisation en France. Paris, Guillaumin & lungen. 1. Bd. 1. Erganzungsheft.) cle, 1897. 278 p. HG2041.R83 HG2051.G4W4 "Quellenverzeichnis" : p. xxii-xv. FRANCE: COLONIES Wolff, Henry W. Land settlement in Prus- sia. Economic review, Jan. 1906, v. 16: New Caledonia 81-85. HBl.E4,~.16 Delignon, Lucien, called Buffon. Les alien- ations de terres et la colonisation libre GREIAT BRITAIN agricole en Nouvelle-CalBdonie Paris, A. Challamel, 1898. 180 p. HD1129 N5D3 Adams, W. G. S. Some considerations relat- ing to the position of the small holding GERMANY in the United Kingdom. Royal statistical society. Journal, Sept. 1907, v. 70: 411- Barker, J. Ellis. The agricultural prosperity 437. HAl.R8,~.70 of Germany. Contemporary review, Apr. Discussion: p. 438-448. 1905, V. 87; 457-478. AP4.C7,~.87 Adeane, Charles R. W. and Edwin Savill. Franz, Robert. Die landschaftlichen Kredit- The land retort; a study of the land ques- institute in Preussen. Berlin, F. Schneider tion, with an answer to the report of the & co., 1902. 401 p. HG205LG4F8 secret Enquiry committee. London, J. Goltz, Theodor A. L. G. Freiherr von der. Murray, 1914. 153 p. Yorlesungen Uber Agrarwesen und Agrsr- State-aided purchase: p. 103-105; Land politik. Jena, G. Fischer, 1899. .294 p court: p. 106-130. HD755.G6 HD595.L245 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Alden, Percy. Democratic England. The forms.. . .BY Aubrey John Spencer. Lon- land and the landless. Chautauquan, don, Stevens and sons, 1909. 168 p. May, 1911, v. 62: 307-328. APZ.C48,v.62 --The Irish land law and land Barker, J Ellis. The land, the people and purchase acts, 1860 to 1901.. . .Edited.. . . the general election. Nineteenth century by Richard R. Cherry, K. C., assisted by and after, Sept. 1909, v. 66: 389-406. John Wakely, K. C., and T. H &faxwell. AP4.N7,v 86 3d ed. Dublin, J. Falconer, 1903. xlvii, The land, the landlords and the 1048 P people. Ninteenth century and after, Oct. --The Irish land acts, 1903 1909, V. 66: 549-567. AP4.N7,~.66 and 1904.. . .being a supplement to Bear. William E. State-made farmers. Cherry's Irish land law and land purcllase in tee nth century, Apr. 1891, v. 29: 583- acts, 1860 to 1901. Dublin, J. Falconer, 587. AP4.N7,~.29 1906. 1049-1332 p. Cadbury, George, jr. and Tom Bryan. The Green, F. E. The small holding. New York, land and tlie landless London, Headley J. Lane, [19081. 121 p (The country brothers, [1908]. 182 p. (Social service handbooks, ed. by Harry Roberts.) handbooks, no. 3.) Bibliography: p. 173- 8513 G8 180. HD595.Cl5 "Brief list of books concerniag small Channing, Francis A. Latest lights on small holdings": D. 118-120. holdings. Monthly review, June, 1907, v. Green, J. TJ. ~llotments'andsmall holdings, 27; no 81: 25-35. AP4.M882,v.27 New York, C. Scribner's sons, 1896. 143 Collings, Jesse. Land reform: occupying B. (Social science series. 87.) ownership, peasant proprietary, and rural HD1476.G7G7 education. New York, Longmans, Green, Haggard, Sir Henry Rider. The poor and and co., 1906. xxiv, 452 p. HD696.C7 the land; being a report on the Salvation Cooper, Sir Willlam E. Britain for the army colonies in the United States and at Briton, cooperative working of agriculture Hadleigh, England. New York, Long- and other industries a necessity. Lon- mans, Green, and co., 1905. 157 p. don, Smith, Elder & co., 1909. 390 p. HD1516.GIH32 HD596.C'76 Report on tlie Salvation army COI- "Land tenures": p. 244-292. onies in the United States and at Had- Fay, C. R. Small holdings and agricultural leigh. England. London, Printed for H. cooperation in England. Quarterly jour- &I. Stationery off., by Darling & son, 1905. nal of economics, May, 1910, v. 24: 499- 74 P. (Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers 514. HBl.Q3,v.24 by command. Cd. 2562 ) HD1516.G7H3 Gt. Brit. Doard of agriculture and fisheries. - Rural England; being an account Committee on tenant farmers and sales of agricultural and social researches car. of estates. Report. . . .to inquire into ried out in the years 1901 & 1902. New the position of tenant farmers on the oc- York, Longmans, Green, and co., 1902. casion of any change in the ownershio of 2 v. S455.Hl4 their holdings, ani to consider whether Advocates small holdings, an agricul- any legislation on the subject is desirable. tural post, etc., as remedies for the de- London, H. M. Stationery off., 1912. 2 v. cline of agriculture. in 1 (Parliament. Papers by command. Hobson, John A., ed. Cooperative labour Cd. 6030-6031.) HD151LG7A5 1912 upon the land (and other papers) ; the --Small holdings committee. report of a conference upon land, c+ Report of the departmental committe ap- operation, and the unemployed, held at pointed. . . .to inquire into and report Holborn town hall m Oct. 1894. New upon the subject of small holdings in York, C. Scribner's sons, 1895 140 p. Great Britain. London, Printed for H. M. (Social science series 84.) HD149LG7fi6 Stationery off., by Wyman & sons, 1908. Holdsworth, William A. The agricultural 2 v. in 1. (Gt. Brit. Parliament. Papers holdings acts and supplemental acts. New by command. Cd. 3277-3278.) York, E. P. Dutton & co., 1906. 188 p. HD1339.G7A3 1906 (Holdsworth's legal handbooks.) Home dept. Allotments and small HD592.H7 holdings. Memorandum of evidence con- Jebb, L. The small holdings of England; a taiued in parliamentary papers as to the survey of various existing systems Lon- demand for allotments and small hold- don, J. Murray, 1907. 445 p. HD1339.G7J4 ings and as to the difficulty of obtaining Johnwn, Arthur H. The disappearance of land for those purposes. London, Printed the small landowner. Oxford, The Clar- for H. M. Stationery off., by Darling & endon press, 1909. 164 p HD1339G7J6 son, 1907. 16 p. (Parliament. Papers Kinloch~Cooke, C. Emigration and State- by command. Cd. 3468 ) aid. Fortnightly review, Jan. 1915, v. ~~1339.~7~31907 103: 84-98. AP4 F7,v.103 - Laws, etatutes, etc., 1901-1910 (Ed- Land enquiry committee. The land. Val. 1. ward VII). The agricultural holdings act, Rural.- London, New York, Hodder and 1908, with explanatory notes and general Stoughton, 1913. 498 P. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Small holdings: 1). 191-229: State-alded or other small tenants, is capable of be- purchase p. 32435%; the land court: p. ing cultivated to profit or otherwise ad- 354-383. HD595 L24 vantageously occupied by crofters or small Land nolicv of the novernment. Quarterly tenants. Scottish land enquiry committee. Scottish land. London, New York, Hodder and Land question. Edinburgh review, APT. Stoughton, 1914. 666 p. HD615.94 1907, V. 205: 326-352. AP4.E3,~.205 Socialism and agriculture, by Edward Car- Levy, Hermann. Large and small holdings; penter, T. S. Dymond, D. C. Pedder, & a studv of English agricultural economics. the Fabian society. London, A, C. Fifleld, cambridge TJGiversiG press, 1911. 249 y. 1908. 94 p. (Fabian socialist series, no. HDl47l .G7L63 2, reprinted from Fabian tracts, revised ) "List of anthoritics auoted": P. 230-242. HX16.FZ,no.2 Moore, Harold E. Our heritage in-the land. Spender, J. A. From the old rural system With introduction and scheme for state to the new. Fortnightly review, Apr. aid by Sir Willlam Mather. London, P. 1908, b. 89: 612-6213. AP4.F7,~.89 8. King & son, 1906. 136 p. HD595.MI9 To colonise England; a plea for a policy. Morrell, P. The government and the rural London, T. F. Unwin, 1907. 211 p. problem. Contenlporary revlew, Dec. 1911, HD1516.G7TG V. 100: 832-843. AP4.C7,~.ln0 Tollemache, Bevil. The occupying owner- Parker, Slr Gilberl. Small ownership, land ship of land; an analysis of the position banks. and coo~cration. Fortnixhtlu rc- of the tenant farmer, and some sugges-

view, .~ec.1909; v. 92: 1079-1091. ' tions on the reconstruclion of village life AP4 F7,v.92 and on the creation of the peasant owner. Small ownershia: new linht on old London, J. Murray, 1913. 152 p. ("Ques- difficulties. ~ineteencicentury-and after, tions of the day series.") HDFi95,TG Sept. 1911, v. 70: 673-587. AP4.N7,v.70 Turnor, Christopher. Land problems and ~arker,Sir -~ilbert,and Richard Dawson. national welfare. New York, John Lane The land, the people and the state, A co., 1911. 344 p. HD595,TS case for small ownership, and a hand- "Books referred to": p. 344. book. London, W. Brendon and son, 1910. Wallace, Alfred R. Land nationalisation, its 270 p. necessity and its aims. [3d ed.] New --The finance of land pur- York, C. Sribncr's sons, 1902. 262 p. chase: some sunnestions and a moral. (Social science series. 67.) Financial review f reviews, June, 1918. HD1306 G7W22 v. 7: 5-18. HGll.F;,r.7 Welsh land enquiry committee. Welsh land. Pratt. Edwin A. The transition in agri- Rural. London, New Yorlr, Hodcler and culture. London, J. Murray, 1906. 36i P. Stoughton, 1914. 387 p. S455.1'91 Purchase [State aid]. p. 93-105; Land The purpose of the work is to show court: p. 109-132; Small holdings: p. tho development of various subsidiary 289-319, HDG05.W5 branches of agriculture, to give some iclert Winfrey, R. The progress of the small of the acceplance of the principles and holdings movement Economic journal, practice of agricultural combination in June, 1906, v. 16: 222-229. HBL.E3,v.16 England and to discuss some OF the prin- Wolff, Henry W. SmnlI holdings and land ciples on which the advent of the '%mall banks. Economic review, Apr. 1912, v. 22: holder" can best be encouraged. 129-146. HBl.E4,~.82 Roberts, W. Hazlitt. Landward ho! A re- view of the land and unemployed yuefi- Wright, Harold 0. S. The land and the tions; and a solution. London, The Cax- nation. Westminster review, Feb. 1908, ton press, [1906]. 106 p. HD1927 1906a V. 169: 159-166. AP4.W5,~.169 Sanders, Robert M. D. Land banks and Yarburgh, R. A. ''Small holdings." Fort- small holdings. London, Pub. by the nighl.ly review, Oct. 1907, v. 88: 630-636. Small ownership Parliamentary commit- AP4.F7,va88 tee, 1910. 255-302 p. $ID1339 G7S2 IRELAND "Reprinted by permisfiion from the Transactions of the Surveyors' institu- Bastable, C. 5'. The present position of the tion." Irish land question. Economic journal, Scotland. Royal commission (Highlands and Mar. 1909, v. 19: 68-73. HRl.E3,v 19 islands, 1892). Report. Edinburgh, Bonn, Moritz J, Modern Ireland und her Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Neil1 agrarian problem. Dublin, Hodges Fig- & co., 1595. 3v. in 2. (Gt. Brlt Parlia- gis, & CO., 1906. 168 p. IID(j25.B7 ment. Papers by command. Cd. 7681 and Cosby, Dudley S, A. The Irish land prob- Cd. 7668.) HD1511.GG6A4 1895 lem and how to solve it; s defence of Commission to inquire whether any the 'Irish landlords. New York, M. F. land in [certain] counties. . . .occupied Mansfield & co., 1901. 116 p. as deer forest, grouse moor, etc., or for "Reprinted from the Westminster re- graxmg, not in the occupation of crofters, view," 1901. HD625 C93 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Fottrell, John G. and Frank Fottrell. The Appointed. . . ."to consider the sugges- Irish land act, 1903, cxplaincld. 5th ed. tions made in Mr. Rider Haggard's re- Dilblln, J. Falconer, 1904. 217 n. port on the Salvation army colonies in Gt. Brit. Treasury. Conlmittce on Irish the United States and at Hadleigl~," etc., lnnd ~~urcllauefinance. Irish land pur- issued as Coninland paper Cd. 2562. chase flnance. Report. London, Printed for H. hf. Stationery off., by J. Truscott Australia & son, 1908. 19 p. (Parliammt. Papers Australia. Royal con~n~issionon the sugar by coxnmand. Cd. 4005.) HD621.D3 1908b industry. Report; together with minutes Ireland. Irish land commission. Irish land of evidence and nppcnd~ces, Melbourne, act, 1003. Report. . . .from .\st Nov. A. J. Mullett, 1012-13. 2 v in 1. 1903-1006-1907. Dublin, Printed for H. M. HD9118.A8A5.1912 SLationery OR., 1905-07. 4 v. in 1. Public aid and control: p. xix-xx. See also HD62LA43 Index to Minutes 01 evidence under Irish land purchase. Edinburgh review, State assistance; State assisted imm- Oct. 1905, v. 202: 378-398. ~1~4.~3,v.202 grants, State assisted mills. McCarthy, Michael J. F. Irish land and Breitschaid, Rudolf Die Landpolitilc jn den Irish liberty; n study of i11e new lords australischen Kolonieen. 1 Teil. Neu- of the soil. London, R. Scott, 1911. 434 p. Slid-Wales unter englisher Verwaltung. DA0BO.I-I2 Hamburg, 1899. 78 p. HD1035.B8 ownersh hi^ of 18,000.000 acres of Irish Eppes, William. Land systems of Austrul- land shifting from ~rbtestantlanrllords nuia. New Yorlr, C. Scribner's sons., 1894.-~ . to Catholic owncr-occupiers": p. 39-54. 184 P. (Social science series. 72.) McDerrnot, George. The sitnation in lre- HD1035.EG land; the landlords and the cattle drivers. Queensland. Royal commisison on land set- American Catholic quarterly review, Apr. tlement. Report. Brisbane, E Gregory, 1908, v. 33: 193-215. APZ.A532,v.33 1897. 320 p. HD1071.D3 1897 O'Brien, William. An olivc branch in Ire- land, and its history. London, hIacmillal~ Canada and co., 1910. xxxxix, 479 p. DA960.035 A history of Irish land purchase legis- Whitley, Charles F. Government servlce lation. for agricnlti~rein Canada. (In Balley, L. ed. Cyclonedia of American aaricul- Pilklngton, Henry. Irish ideas on rural re- H., construction. Nineteenth century and ture. New ~orlr,1909. v. 4, p. 48?&6.) alter, Aug. 1910, v. 68: 334-350 S493.B2,v 4 AP4.N7,v.68 Egypt Plunkett, Sir Horace C. A suggested solu- tion of the rural problem; being the ad- Kemmerer, Edwin W. Report on the Agri- dress delivered. . . .July 12, 1913. Dub- cultural bank of Egypt to the secretary lin, Ofice of the Irish homestead, [19131. of war and to the Philin~~inecomrnission. 32 p. RD1483.PG Manila, Bureau of grmfing, 1906. 65 p. Recess committee on the establishment of IiG2051.IZ3IC3 rt department of agricullure and indus- "Should be considered as supplementary tries for Ireland. Report. 2d ed. Dub- to. . . .report to the treasurer of the Phll~p- lin, Brownc & Nolan, 1896. 438 p. pine Islands under date of Feb. 7, 1905, S46l R27 concerning the advisability of eslabhshlng Appendices A-Q include papers on stale a government agricultural bank in the aid to agriculture and industry in Den- Philippines" : p. 5. mark, Francc, Holland, Belgium, Wurt- temberg, Switzerland, Bavaria, Hungary and Austria. India. Lnws, statutes, etc. The Land im- Weinstock, I-Iarrls. A lesson from Ireland: provement loans act, 1853 (act xix of How our farms can be saved for our 1883) as nlodified up to 1st Feb., 1903. farmers. Hearst's magazine, Nov. 1913, Calcutta, Office of the superintendent of V. 24: G8G-697. AF2.W75,~.24 government printing, India, 1904. 8 p. HG2051.14A4 1903n GREAT BRITAIN: COLONIES AND - - An act to amend the Land DEPENDENCIES Improvement loans act, 1883, and the Agri- Great Britain. Colonial office. Committee culturists' loans act, 1884 [Calcutta], on agricultural settlements in British Government of India central printing colonies. Report of the departmental office [1906]. 11. HG2061.14A4 1906 committee appointed to consider Mr. Rider Nicholson, Sir Frederick -4 Report regard- Haggard's report on agricultural settle- ing the possibility of introducing lnnd and ments in British colonies. London. agricultural banks into the Madras presi- Printcd for H. M. Stationery off., by Wy- dency. Madras, Printed by the superln- lnan & sons, 1906. 2 v. in 1 (Gt. Brit. tendent, Government press, 1895-97. 2 v. Parliament. Papers by command. Cd. HG2061.14N6 2978-2979.) HD151G.G7H31 Bibliography: v. 1, pp. 403-408. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

New Zealand Direziono generale delle tasse sugli Lloyd, Henry D. Newest England, notes of affari. Rlsultati finali della statistics del a democratic traveller in New Zealand. deblto ipotecario fruttifero italiano a1 31 New York, Doubleday, Page & co., 1903. dicembre 1903. Roma, Stamperia reale, 387 p. 1909. 464 p. HD671.AG 1903a See Index under Advances to settlers: Completion of the worlr pub. by the Di- p. 383. HC623.LS rezione generale del demanio e delle tame Martin, Thomas F. A practical hnndbook sugli affari, 1906, which had title: Sta- on the land laws of New Zealand. Christ- tistica del debito ipotecario fruttifero church, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1908. eslstente a1 31 dicembre 1903. Risultati 100 p. HD1170.N8N2 del primo accertamento. "The Land for settlements acts": p. Luzzati, Ippolito. Sul riordinamento del 72-79. credito aerario. Torino. Unione ti~o- Stewart, W. D. Land tenure and land mo- nopoly in New Zealand. Journal of politi- cal economy, Feb.-Mar., 1903, v. 17: 82-91, Ressi, Biagio C. de. L'ordinamento del 144-152 HBl.J7,~.17 credito fondiario in Europa e particolar- South Africa mente in Italia. Torino, Socistg ananima grafica editrice politecnica, 1907. 781 p. Cape of Good Hope Parliament. House. HD1440.18R8 Select committee on irrigation settle- JAPAN. ments. Report. Cape Town, Cape times limited, 1906. 70 p. HD1741.C3A3 Takaoka, Kumao. Die innere IJapans Lelpzig, Dunclrer & Humblot, white question. Report. Cape Town, 1904. 106 p. (Staats-und soz~alwissen- Cape times limited, 1906. xxxii, 107 p. schaftliche Forschun~en hrsg. von. G. I-IV449.C 1906 Schmoller und M. ~erkg.23. Gd., 3. Hft.) -- Legislative council. Select HB41 S7,v.23 committee on labour settlements for in- NETHERLANDS. digent whites. Reuort. Cane Town.. Cane- Robertson Scott, 5. W. A free farmer in a times limited, 1906 xxxii, 71 p. free state: a study of rural life and in- IIV4476.C284 dustry and agricultural politics in an agri- Transvaal (Colony). Inter-colonial irriga- cultural country. London, W. Heinemann, tion commission: . Final report. ~retona, 1912. 335 p. HD1987.R6 Govt. print. and stationery office, 1908. "Help U Zelf": p. 104-116. 148 p. HD174LT7A4 "Loans": p. 32-34; Practical encourage- NETHERLANDS : COLONIES. ment to farmers: p. 49-50. Java. Land bank commission. Report. Heutsz, P. J. I?. ban. Inlandsch Landbouw- Pretoria, Printed at the Government print- Crediet op Java. Batavia, H. M,van Dorp ing and stationery office. 1907. xxv, 227 p. & co., 1901. 251 p. HG2051.DgH4 HG205LT7A4 1907 Rumania. HUNGARY. Creagna, George D. Grundbesitzverteilung Darinyi, Igncz. The state and agriculture und Rauernfra~ein Rnmlnien. Leiuzi~. in, Hungary; report of the Minister of agri- Dunclrer & ~~hblot,1907-09. 3 v, h~ 2: culture. . . .on his agricultural adminis- (Staats-und sozialwissenscl~ai'tliche For- tration during the years 1896-1903. New schungen; hrsg. von G. Schmoller und M. Yorlr, Macmillan & co., 1905. 264 p. Sering. Hft. 129, 140.) HB41.S7,v.129,140 HD1940 H8D2 Gociu, Demeter. Uber den landwirtschaft- ITALY. lichen Kredit in Rumanien. Erlangen, Guffanti, Angelo. La colonizzazione dei ter- Univ.-Buchdr. yon Junge & Sohn, f907; reni incolti in Itaha e le Ieggi agrarie a110 96 p. HD1440.RSG5 scopo. Stradella, P. Salvini, 1900. 298 p. lonescu, Dimitrie B Die Agrarverfassung HD1616.18G9 Rumaniens, ihre Geschichtc und ihre Re- Della suprema necessitc e del mod0 form. Leipzig, Duncker & Humblot, 1909. di diffondere dovunque e su vasta scala 132 p. (Staats-und sozialwissenschaftliche la plccola e media proprieti rurale, quale Forschungen. . . .Hft. 136.) HB41.S7,v.136 sicuro e prento antidato contro il collet- Ivanus, Georg. Die rechtlich-goschichtliche tivlsmo, con programma per un esperi- Entwickelung des Grundbesitzes und die mento di sol missar~one. Stradella, Tip - sozial-wirtschaftliche Lage der Bauern in lit. dl P. Salvini, 1902. 118 p. HD67S.G9 Rumanien. Halle a. 8, Hofbuchdr, von C. Italy. Direzione generale del demanio e A. Kaemmerer & co., 1905. 239 p. delle tasse sugli affari. Statistics del de- HD833.18 bit~ipotecario fruttifero esistente al 31 "tibberblick iiber die L~tteratur": p. 7-8. dicembre 1903. Risultati del primo accer- tamento. Roma, Stab. tip. G. Scotti & co., *Items starred not at present in the Li- 1906. 523 p HD671.A6 1903 brary of Congress.