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Special Libraries Association Meeting--Eas tern District- New Haven, Friday and Saturday -9, 1916 I General Subject: Co-ordination Meet at Publ~cLibrary (Elm and Templc Streets, no~ths~dc of the Green) unless otherwise announced I Herbert 0. Brigham, State L~brarianof , will pres~de. I "SEEING NEW HAVEN." Friday, 3:00 P. ll. FIRST SESSION, FRIDAY, 4:30 E'. 11.-"SPECIALTZArI'I0NSS" '['he Libraries of Sew Hayea. W~lllsK Stetson, Librarian. New Haven, P. L. The Specid Librnrles of Yale. Andrew Keogh, Liblwian, Yale University. Library Specinlt.ies. Informal d~scussion,led by Herbert 0. Brigham An~~on~icement:Opportunilles for visitlng the libl-a~iesof Xew Haven.

SECOND SESSION, FRIDAY, 8 :00 P. 31.-"INFORJIATION RESOURCES." Sarveg of the Field. George Winthlsog Lee, Lthrarian, Stone C Welrster Il~for~~ir~tion('learing House of Ilosto~~.Lewis A. Aimllstead, I,!hlxl.~an, Bostoi~Elevatcd Railway. General discussion, opened by selected ~[~ealters.

THIRD SESSION, SATURDAY, 10 30 A. 11.-"TEA31 IVORK AIIONG LIBRARIANS." Bibliograpliical co-operation, s~~onsorsllips,and othcr forms of co-ordination. Discussion opened by Messrs. Frederick Warren Jenkins, Librarian, Russell Sago Foundation, and George S. Godard, State Libranan of Connecticut. .\IIIIOIIIIC~III~II~:Opportunities tor visitmg Iihrnries of Ha~~lford

(i. W. Lee, ('hnirn~nn,Hnstrrr~ 1)istrlct. I li Milk St., Hosto~~. H. ('. Wellman, H. 0. Rripl~na~.J. (A Noulton. HOTELS ($1.50 and up) : The 'raft, The Bishop. The Garde, The Duncan. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

A Clearing House for Civic and Social Activities By R. E M~les,Director, Ohio Institute for Public EAic~ency, Columbus. Ohio

When a charnber of commerce, a city club, which will begin active work on July 1st. or charity organization society contemplates The object, methods and procedure of the starting a new undertaking in the civic or Department may be outlined somewhat as soclnl field, it frequently begins, and quite follows: prudently, by inquiring what similar work Object. has been undertaken in other places. By such inquiry it hopes to get helpful suggcs- Promotion of program for Ohio leading tionb of what to do, and soinclimes equally to (1) ultimate elimination, as far as possi- ble, of dependency and delinquency as forms helpful suggestions of what not to do. of social waste, and (2) the establishment When the other places which are working of progressively higher standards of living. along similar lines happen to be in the same state and the problcn~sconfronted are such as to rcquire slatewide interest and action, Investigation of conditions underlying the inquiry may prove useful as the prelimi- and causing dependency, delinquency, and nary stell toward establisliing co-operation. low standards of liv~ng. These are some of the idcas which have Framing and promoting measures for the led the Ohio Institute for Public EfXciency removal of such causes. to initiate a clearing house of civic and so- P1.omoting elliciency of administration in cial activities, particularly with refe~ence public and private institut~ons,departments, to Ohio. The clearing house endeavors (1) and agencies which affect social conditions. to gather such rcports as aye available, 111 much the same way as municipal or legis- lative reference libraries, and (2) going one Gett~np, better tean1wo1.k among soclal step beyond. to list the organizations wh~ch organizations in the state. have becn or are at work upon a common Rlainlaining cleai-ing house of inforn~a- problem cven when no report has been com- tion on soc~al activltics, methods and re- piled or 1s available. The information is sults. galnet1 th~m~lgllquc5f1ona1i~~s sent out scv- Promoting continuous interchange of era1 ti~ncsa year and through the reports views among the social interests of thc issued by the several organizations. By state. means of suitable filing and cross reference Conducting spccial surveys when such arrangements, this material will in course may be helpful of time afford a fairly comp~~eliensiveview of (I) the kinds of civic and social activi- Endeavoring, througli painstaking study ties which arc being carriecl on in a given of new social proposals, to render Lhcni so- place, and (2) the places where a common clally and economically sound. civic or soc~nlactivity is being carried on. Inlt~at~ngnew mcasures when nwcJssaly Valuable aid in locating the organization The rkpartment has bcen eslahlishrti at from which infoimation should be sought is the request and w~lhthe support of social afforded by a directory, "Social Service Or- workers of Ohio with tlw purpose of' cen- ganization in Ohio," com~~ilcclby the Ohio tralizing social effort in the state. Instead State Board of Health. of organizing various special agencics such It will be wen that the completcness of as child welfare leagues, state charities as- the information contained in the clearing sociations, mental hygiene societies, etc., house records will depend upon the co-opera- each of which maintains its own stafl' and tion of the organizations in furnishing the finances its own program, the depaltment desired information when requested. It is of social service will undertake to include the believed that this co-operation will be pro- specla1 activities within a single broad pro- moted by the fact that the clearing house is gram foimulated and promoted through a at the service of all its participants. widesplnead co-operation among the socia! interests of the state. It is hoped by this The clearing house just described is one means to avoid considcrable duplicat~onof of the functions of a Department of Social effort and overhead expcnsc and to develop Service which has just been organized by greater effectiveness in sccu~ingsocial re- the Ohio Institute for Public Efficiency and sults SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Co-operntion Between Libraries and the Engineering Profession :k

BY Kenneth Walker, Technology Department, Carnegle Library, Pittsburgh, Pn

In the last copy of the Ohio Brass Bulle- upshot of it is that the busy engineer, in tin there appeared an article about a man trying to obtain suitable data, 1s frequently once in 'the employ of the Patent ,Office. at a loss to get at the sources, which results This man resigned in 1883 because, as he in a very consicleralrle amount of unneces- said, "Everything inevitable'had been in- sarily repeated work and collateral investi- vented and there would be no further need gations which never get published nt all. of his services." "There are in this country a large group This is sop~ewhatmy state of mind here of engineering libra~iesof great value col- today. In suggesting co-opbration between lecli*cely, but not suitably roo~dinnted. Of the two bodies mentioned it seems as if li- course, the splendid collections of the engi- braries were dolng very nearly A11 that they neering societies in New York, with some could in some lines. In fact I have in my allied groups In the same c~ty,form a source possession a letter from an engineer with comparatively accessible to thosc in the irn- the American Bridge Company which says, mediate vicinity. In other cities special li- ['As far as my limited observation goes, the braries exist which probably contain unique libraries are at present doing most of the mt~tterof great value practically unknown co-opel iiting " even to the librarian. United etfort is just This state of mind is further enhanced by beginning to take effect, and ell'orts are be- the receipt ol the notice From the Likrary ing macle to . furnish bibliog~.aphical and of the Engineering Societies entitled, Pre- other information. paredness for Service," and the pamphlet from the Information Cltaring House of "The trouble is that thcsc efforts are gen- Eoston describ~ngits service. erally individual and have not been fully However, to quote from the article which correlated. Would it not be possible to fo~m I am about to use as mv text, "The trouble an association of engineering librar~esIn- is that these cffo~tsare generaIly ~ndividual, cluding technical depai tmenls of public li- and have not been fully correlated." braries, which could work out in CO-gpera- With thc article in mind which I will tion a systematic scheme for 1-endering sho~tlyread, I app~oachedthe President of more a~ailablethe facililies of the country? this Association for the purpos--. of secur- Such an arrangement would include, sooner Ing a Round Table discussion of this matter or later, a general catalog of engineering of co-opcration. The outcome is this paper. books, periodicals and pamphlets in. posses- I may Further say that in the letter written sion of the various ~nembel.libraries, ref- in answer to this request the President erence to which could be sim]~lifiedby car- stated, "There will, of course, bc nothing to i.ying out on a largcr scale what is already hinder your procuring anyone you wish to done here and there in the preparation of participate In a general discussion. This, bibliographies on special topics. To do the of coulw, will be most sntlsfactory." work would neces~a~ilyrequire considerable I will read the article to lollow which I expenditure, but it would be money and time shall use as my text. well spent. The natural scheme would be This article appeared in the Engineering for the engineering societies th~~oughout Record for March 20th, 1915, and reads as thc country to contl.ibutc toward the great follows : work to be carried out for the coinnlon good. "One of the unfortunate things about the The library forces of all engineering li- literature of engineering is the way in braries would be at once available to direct which' valuable material is scattered through the work, if they could be relieved of the periodicals. In spite 01 all books on techni- heavy clerical burden which mould have to cal subjects which are published, a great be assumed. The lirst step would naturally and vital mass of data never gets into them, be a roster of the engineering periodicals or appears only in scant references, often brought up to date, and a catalog of at least to papem which if referred to precisely at those engineering works published within dl, prove to be inaccessible. Very much recent years. The former would constitute valuable information creeps into papers a work parallel to that already carried out which would be for one reason or another for periodicals in general, but more care- omitted from a carefully ordered book. The fully specialized and subdivided with refer- ence to purely technical matter. The latter would work out in practice as a condensed catalog of a first class engineering library SPECIAL LIBRARIES plus additions from other affiliated libraries. were . . . going to seriously diminish It is a big task, one must grant at the out- its usefulness in the important work which set, but in the long run a profitable one to must be dealt with after the war. Libraries engineering societies and schools. were being used to supply information "In connection with this a special system about industries that othey countries had of inter-library loans could be worked out the monopoly of. In this way people were with great advantage. The great libraries preparing for the future, and only the pub- of the country are for the most part notably lic libraries could collect and disperse such courteous in this particular, and their good information." will needs simply to be organized for secur- If such be true is it not reasonable to ing maximum effectiveness. When the task suppose that it will be far more true of our here suggested can be carried out it will be highly specialized libraries? possible for the first time for one engaged Some one has said that countries today in engineering research to get access, at are so closely related that the burden of one comparatively little trouble, to information must be shared in time by all. While that which is now accessible only after long statement was intended largely for the hunting if at all. The beginnings of this financial relations it is not stretching the work of collation have fortunately been ef- imagination to suppose that it is true to fectively made, warranting the belief that some degree of industrial and engineering their extension to far more complete useful- relations. ness is not an idle dream." Without doubt the warring nations will As I read the above it seemed to me that have so crippled their industries and allied this Association was peculiarly well fitted professions that they can not alone cope to be :he association asked for in the ques- with the tremendous reconstruction to fol- tion, Would it not be possible to form an low. Since we are the only great nation not association of engineering Ilbraries, and crippled by war it does not require a very technical departments of public libraries vivid imagination to picture the probable that could work out in co-operation a sys- demand on this country for aid to the bel- tematic scheme for rendering more avail- ligerent nations in their reconstruction. In able the united facilities of the country'?" Is fact, this country is already in the market not that question answered by Section I1 for such material. of our Constitution, which reads, "The ob- Given such conditions as pictured, we can ject of this Association is to promote the foresee where a greatel- necessity of the interest of the commercial, industrial, tech- special library idea will weave itself into nical, civic, municipal and legislative refer- the engineering and industrial fabric of the ence libraries, the special departments of country. If then we are not sufficiently co- public and university libraries , etc." ordinated in our facilities, which is most There we have the engineering libraries and certainly true, why shouldn't we be? Do we the technical departments of not only the not exist for the very purpose of "Promot- public libral~es,which was all that was ing the interest of the commercial, indus- asked for, but the special departments of trial, technical, etc." libraries? What great- university libraries. We have now been or- er interest is there than pushing a move- ganized for six years. We have some of the ment that will render the material in these very best material within our ranks engaged special collections more available? in active work. In fact, are we not special- Presupposing that this Association has ists in this very thing that is sought by the acted upon the above and plans are about question put in the article quoted? Are we to be formulated by the committee chosen not, then, just the ones to undertake such from the outcome of this agitation, here co-operation and co-ordinating? then are some of the steps leading to active I believe wc are, and ~t is the purpose of operation. thls paper, to see if we can not stir up Let me say at the outset I do not present enough agitation to make the thing go and these steps in, or with any degree of au- thereby promote what is a signal opportu- tlior~ty,or finality. My object in present- nity For th~sAssociation. ing the~nto you 1s that we may have some- At no time has the need of information, thing to attack and knock down, something printed or otherwise, been in greater de- to begin on to prove or disprove the advisa- mand. This country is in the midst of in- bility of action on the part of this Associa- crensed activities never before realized. tion. Every facility for producing is being taxed The firs1 step has already been pointed to its utmost. out in what preceded this part of the paper. Already one of the warring nations has It IS the assignment of libraries already realized the value of the work of the public strong in one subject the sponsorship of the libraries and special requests have been subject for which it exists. In other words, placed with the government asking that the obtain a roster of sponsor libraries. This work of the public libraries should not be assignment of responsibility for one phase curtailed. A notice of this action appears of an undertaking is a recognized tenet of in the April number of Special Libraries modern scientific organization. Only by as- and reads in part as follows, "By cramping signing to one source the responsibility of the power of the public library today they one or certain specified duties or subjects SPECIAL LIBRARIES can one be sure of knowing where to turn ence. This code might well give desirable for information on that subject. Otherwise forms and instructions." we shall spend wasted time in trying sources The next problem is to educate your clien- where we think the iniormation should be. tele in the use of the library service. Air. Having our roster of responsible sourccs iv. P. Cutter, in his paper on "The Techni- or libraries, the next step is to publisli tlie cal Lihai-y's Ficld ot Service," 1.ead at the list of such libraries. This list should be October meeting of this Association says, distributed widely and to the most effective "This is the most difficult step; io~.unless places. Perhaps I should say here that with you can find out very specifically what a these sponsored libraries, suitable sub-spon- man wants you will not only waste your sored libraries, or agencies distributed re- time in looking up information which is gionally should be made effective in orde~ not desired by the client, but you make him that the maximum convenience and accessi- skeptical of your ability to help him. . . . bility be the resultant. Be sure, therefore, that you kno~vwhat is In the quotation chosen from the text wanted." Those of us who have done any there is this statement, which is a logical refelbeme work reallze the full 11npoi-t of sequence of a complete roster of sponsored those words, but who under the sun is go- libraries, "The first step would be . . . ing to help the fellow who asks a question a catalog of at least those engineering woccs which can require only one answer, and that published within recent years." And again, the right one to the questlon as put. For Mr. C. W. Andrews in his paper on "The instance, when a person asks you, ilHo.~far Field of Cooperation Between Lihraries of is the Hudson river navigable?" you lmnle- Learning," in the May Llbrary Journal, diately find the only answer to that ques- says, "Every group of libraries offering as- tion and give it to the questioner, only to sistance to scholars should have a joint learn that "What he really n-anted to know catalog,of the more important works in its was how far is it salta!" possession " Undoubtedly th~sis true It A pi'oblem connected with smooth and should be noted as expressed in the test efficient operation of the sponsored libraries that this catalog will not only scrve tlie pur- is that of standardization of operating de- pose of a joint catalog of the collections of tails. Such would include, as hinted pre- each library, but will serve as a standard viously, the standa~dizationof inter-libral!y engineering library. loans, also of operations of frequent occur- Right here let it be said that not only rencc within each library. Standardization should an inventory of each library's re- would not only promote unification, which is sources be taken, but all resources where ad- most desirable, but permits that detail ditional information of value can be ob- WOI~be done by assistants, thereby leaving tained as the N. E. L. A. qnestion box and for the ~vorkof the librarian the work of similar organized information sources of the esecutlve-creating and directing. other associations. Similar soul-ces af in- Up to this point little or nothing has been dustrial houses should be gathered. In note- said of the person in charge of these spon- ing the additional resources thc degree of, soled collections. By virtue of the fact that or terms of use should be determined. ce~taincollections have bccn assigned a Inter-library loans will naturally play an given sponsorship it is to be supposed that iniporfant l)n~'tin this co-operat~on. T car1 the executive of such a collection is an able do !lo bettel than to quote Mr. Andrews person. Thcse executives to my mind must agam. His words on this mattel are, be more than catalogers, classifiers, and ref- "Every such library or group of libraries erence workers; they must be what Mr. should make provision for copying by pho- C. B. Fairchild jr. has aptly called the fu- tography such material as the liblanes are ture special librarian-the consulting an- willing lo have thus reproduced. From the alyst. c.sI)enence of tllc John Creinm4Libmry it Any undertaking cannot be successfully may be stated that this service will not he launched without making itself known to limited to rare and expensive works, but all it is mtcnded to benefit. In other words, will be of even more use in making available whatever the outcome of this paper for co- articles in current periodicals and new operation with the engineering profession books too much in demand to go out on the may he, publicity must play an important inter-library loans, or in saving expense of part. the borrowing library as often the copies of Publicity may be obtained in many ways. the article is less than the cost of trans- The columns of the technical periodicals, portation of the complete volumes. There of course, offer one of the best sources. In should be a convenient codification of the fact, much of the success of this undertak- practice of inter-library loans. This code lng, if carried through, will depend upon should state the general principles under the ro-opr~'ationthis source of publicity will which requests should be gmnted, and, if lend to the proposed plan. Whatever ap- possible, an agreement as to the maximum pears in thc columns of the technical peri- time desirable, and the discussion of this odicals must be forceful and persistent. In- code should include the question of charging termittent occurrence of work of this sort a small fee in addition to the cost of trans- will render little efiective aid. portation, to cover the cost of correspond- Most of the important technical periodi- 170 SPECIAL LIBRARIES cals of the country devote a given space in ciation of engineering libraries and techni- a given number to book reviews and allied cal departments of public libraries which matter. Within this space well directed ef- could work out in co-operation a systematic forts on the behalf of promoting co-opelation scheme for rendering more available the as outlined might well appear. As book re- united facilities of the country?" views themselves appear the symbols repre- Let us then gather a committee now while senting the sponsored libraries which have the technical press is with us, as instanced the publication being reviewed might be at- by the arhcle chosen as my text and many tached. A list of questions asked and an- like it, and the engineering profession as swered within a certain period might be witnessed by the work being done toward published in this space. accomplishing a satisfactory technical clas- Mentioning the above leads me to suggest sification. that all the sponsored libraries should keep To summarize then there should be (1) a a file of questions asked and answered. Of committee chosen from this Association course, one does not expect simple questions with a possible advisory or consulting com- and questions where the source of answer mittee of interested engineers, (2) this com- is very obvious to be kept within such a file. mittee should work on a roster of sponsored By recourse to these files of questions the li- libraries, (3) there should be published a brarian will have a barometer of the de- list of the sponsored libraries and distrib- mands on his or her library. If intelligently uted widely and effectively, (4) the publi- interpreted and studied they can give forth cation of an index of at least the important much information otherwise only vaguely works of each collection, (5) a suitable code known, if at all. A weekly record of ques- of inter-operation, (6) education of the cli- tions asked and sources of answers sent to entele in the use of the service which will other libraries in the sponsorship chain partly come under the heading of publicity, would be the means of keeping each in more (7) the consideration of the introduction intimate touch with the other, and would into engineering schools of instruction in undoubtedly do away with duplication of work as well as affording new and unex- library practice based on practice now fol- pected sources to the answers of many ques- lowed two years with satisfactory results tions. by Mr. Hendry of Pratt Institute Library, Such in part are some of the germs of co- in exchange for the unorganized' instruc- operation and coordination which, if prop- tions and problems now carried on in cer- erly nurtured, should breed a healthy co- tain engineering schools, (9) rounding up ordinated body for fulfilling the request, of all additional information as previously "Would it not be possible to form an asso- mentioned, (10) well directed publicity.

The Foieign Trade Cumau of the Busi- stationery of the clients is kept on file at the ness Men's League of St. Lou16 maintains a bureau, the clients mail thew letters for sect~onwhich devotes its entire attention translation to the bureau, the translation 1s to the translation feature of foreign trade made by the bureau and the letter signed developinent. The bureau is equipped to by the secretary in the naine of the client make translat~ansin Spanish, Portuguese, and mailed direct to the addressee, and a German, French, Italian, Dutch. Russian, copy of the translation mailed to the client. Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, and Hungarian, I11 this way a saving of at least 24 hours in and by special arrangement with translators tirne is made in the dispatch of letters, and in the city the service is extended to other in the case of out-of-town clients the time languages. saved may be even greater. All translations, 4 membership in the Business ICen's of course, are treated in a confidential man- League entitles the member to 100 commor- ner. cial-letter translations of 100 words free of During 1915 the bureau translated 16,000 charge, additional letters being charged for letters besides a number of catalogucs, cable at the rate of 1236 cents per letter of 100 codes, and lcgal and consular documents, words The translation servlce, however, is At present it has in hand the translation not restricted to members of the organiza- and printing of 5,000 Portuguese booklets tion, but may be used by any business con- for circulation in Brazil for an out-of-town cern, the rate to nonmemhcrs being 25 cents cl~ent per letter of 100 words for commercial-let- That the translation service of the Bore~gn ter translations and 50 cents per 100 words Trade Bureau is a distinct aid to manufac- for the translation of legal documents and turers is indicated by the fact that outside of' catalogues. St Louis use is made of it by business con- Many of the flrms for which translation cerns in hIemphis, Tenn.; New Orleans, La.; work is done regularly have authorized the Quincy, Highland. Alton, and Springfield. secretary of the bureau to sign their letters Ill.; Jefferson City and Seneca, Mo.; for them, and the method of procedure in Charleston, Miss.; and Keokuk, Iowa. [U. 9. such cases is as follows: A supply of the Commerce Reports, Ap. 3, 19161 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

How the Index is Compiled. Special Libraries The data which Porms the basis for the PUBLISHED BY THE work of the editors .and compliers is fur- SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION nished daily by State Legislatures, State ItIonthly except July and August. Legislat~veReference 13ureaus, State Libra- Edlto~lnland Puhllcatlon Office Indiana Bu- rians, and other state officers, and the edit- reau of Leglslative ~nformation.Indinnap- ing and publishing is done by the Law Re- 011s. Ind. porting Company of , with Entered at the Postofflce at Indlannpolls, Ind., as second-class matter. branches at Washington, Chicago, Kansas -- City, and New Orleans. Subscription...... $2.00 a year (10 numbers) The entlre work has been carried on un- Single copies ...... 26 cents der the auspices and dtrect~onof the na- tional associations of the State Librarians Pres~clent...... C. C. Williamson >luniclpal Reference Library, New York and the Law Librarians, act~ngthrough their City jomt committee. Vlce-President...... -0. E. Norman After several Years of experiments, In 1916 People's Gas, Light and Coltc Co., Chicago, the Index was regularly issued each week, Ill. but, although it was considerably used it Secretary-Treasurer...... John A. Lapp Bureau of Leglslatlve Informatlon, Indlan- was not extensively advertised as the Joint apolls. Ind. Coxnmittec desired flrst to ascertain the practicability of the scheme, its usefulness, EXECUTIVE BOARD and whether it could he gotten out regularly Prealdent, Vice-President. Secretary-Tress- and on time. urer, D. C. Buell. Educationnl Bureau of All these details have been satisfactorily Informatlon, Unlon Paclflc Ry., Omaha, proved by tho experience of the past year. Neb., Ellzabelh V Dobbins, American Tel- ephone and Telegraph Co., New York City; and the Joint Committee des~resto call gen- A. L Bostwlclc, 2vlunici~al Rcfcrence Li- eral attention to the publication, and urge brary.-. St. Louis. Mo. subscript~onsso that it may be put upon a Managing Edit01 of Special Llbrar1es:-John self-sugporting basis. A. Lapp, Bureau of Legislativc Tniorma- tlon, Indinnanolis,. . Ind. 'I'hose Who Have Vsed the Index. Assistant Editor, Isthe1 Cleland, Bureau of Legislative Information, Indianapolis, Ind 1. Officers and attorneys for cor'gorations itnd fil,nx doing busmess in all or many srates who need to watch legislative action In several statcs for the protection of their 1-1. H I3 Mever, Library of Congress interests. 1). N I-TanAy, Insur;iniar- Librar.1 Aasociation. 2 Comnie~.c~alorganizations, whose mem- bers' intei'esls are similarly affected. 3. Legislators desiring to keep in touch w~thlegislation in other states. 4 Libraries whose patrons are interested in legislation. A wceldy cunlulative Index to all legisla- 5. Research bureaus, investigators and tion enacted and proposed, in all of the 42 students whose work calls for prompt legislatures in sesslon during 1917. lrnowledge of nmvements loolclng toward changes in sociaI, economic and correctional inatters. 1. Under each state, a numerical lisr of all bills and resolutions introduced in each House, showing introduction number, date 1. To give pronlgt and authoritatwe In- of introduction, introducer, sub~ect,object, Pormatlon 18egarding all legislat~onand to effect, and chapter number, if enacted, or show a subscriber whal matters of interest legislative posltion at the date of publication to hiin have been enacted or introduced in of the current number of the Index, or at one or more states. as late a date as n~ailtransmiss~on ~nakefl 2. To make ~t possible for subscribers to possible. ascertain promptly what particular laws and This information is arranged so that one bills to send Cor or to inqu~reabout. desiring to check every item of legislation 3 To check u~ advance mformation sent may do so quickly and be certain not to have by special legislative agents, so that a sub- missed anything. scriber may be sure that nothing has been 2. A classification of all hills by subjects, overlooked. arranged nlphabet~cally, and a subdivision 4. To show what laws are enacted months by states. before session law volumes are ready. Both features have been the subject of 5. To give, In the subject index of the flnal exhaustive experimentat~onfor the purpose volume for the year, a kcy to all state legis- of achieving the best possible form and the lation of the year, not to be found in any greatest thoroughness. other publication. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

The work is unique, first, because nothing If ti1e1-efore jou can not personally sub- else covers the same ground. It does, for a scribe, plcnse see to il that your local law relatively small sum, that for which many library subsrrlbes businesses have paid annually many thou- sand dollars. JOINT COlIJIITTEI~ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE INFOR;\IATION Because, second, the work is done undcl SERVICE the direction of state offic~alsprimarily for their own use George S Godard, Slate Librarian of Con- Those inte~estedshould send m tbelr sub- ncctlcut, Chairman. scriptions so that the Joint Co~ntn~tteemay F 0. Poolc, Librarian, Associat~on of the conclude all arrangements with the publish- Bar of the C~tyof New Yorlr, Secretary. ers before the beginning of 1917. Charles F. D. Belden, State Lihrarian of Massacllusetts. Herbert 0. Erigham, State Librarian of In manj cases, attorneys desirmg to use Rhode Island. the Indes can not afford lo subscribe indi- vidually. Local law l~brariesare the natural John A. Lapp, Director, Tndiana B~~reauof depositories and they represent the collectwe Legislat~veInfor~aat ion effort of the bench and bar to make legal A. J. Small, Law and Legislative Refeyence ~nformat~onavailable in the city or country. Department, Iowa Statc Library.

Mine Accounting Reference List to Books and Magazine Articles By Anshel Slobod, Llbrarian, U. S. Bureau of Mines. Plttsburg, Pa.

This l~stIS, with but few esceptlons, con- fined to material In the Carneglc L~brary btlu~nx,.\lason T System of. lnme accounts. and In thc nurcau of Mines Liblary, Pltts- I!3 (In Colunlbia [Tniversity school of is burg. Pa. It by no means an exhaustwe nlines q~larterly,V. 3.1, 1). 137-48.) hlhl~ography,hut rather a working list of - hbslract 11313. (In Mining and comparat~velyrecent contr~butionson the suhject. Zngmcc~hgWorld, v. 38, 1). 669-63.) It is needless to discuss the value of a Gives a sunmlaly of a system and forms prol~ersystem of accounts to the mlne op- used in a lead-zinc mine; this is also erator. The ~ndnstrial prepa~,cdncssmove- adaptable to any mining operation. ment, our foreign trade expansion and the .tlderuo~l,Malt. ?A7. Keeplng account or sup- ~,equlrenleutsot the Federal Tradc Commls- pl~es. 1907. (In Nining and sc~~ntific. sion-all tend to emphasize the unportance Press, v 95, 11. 27.1, 340.) and the nrgenl need of a sound system of I'l~nrleton. A. G. Mining accounts and cost mine accoiuitancy and will, no doubt, lead sheets 1897. (In Ti*ansactions of Llic In- to a weedy development of a standal-dlzed stltut~onof minlng and rnelallurgy, v. 5, system of accounts for the use in mines. p. 243-313.) It 1s hol~edthat th~s11st will be of sonle Br~t~shpractice. Devclops a complete help to the strident of nline accountancy 111 spstcin giv~ngnumerous forms and ex- h~sefforts to develop the systeni OF the fu- amples. ture. Chnrlto~~,W~ll~an~ Hurst, dmerican mine ac- counting, neth hods and forms e~nployedby leading m~ningcompanies. 367 p. 1913. Jlejw, H. 1-1 B., comp Select hst of refer- McGraw, New York. ences on sc~entlfic~nanagement and em- Account~ng systems of ~~epresentat~ve clency. 1913 (In Spec~alL~brar~es, v. 4, Alms engaged in iron ~nin~ng,copper min- J.J 72-109 ) "Mining," p 105-06 ing and metallurgy, gold mining and 111111- FOIIII~,Georgc J Elements of mining. 628 ing, coal mining and nlalcmg of coke. One p. 1916. lIcCkaw New Yorlr. "IIlne ac- chapter is devoted to various methods for counting," p. 511-52. "Bibliography," p. recordmg engineering and geolog~caldata. 552. Chase, Charles H. Advantages of system in the keeping of mlne accounts. 1912. (In *IJubtl5hrd ~ilhtfic :1l1111o~.al or the DI~.ectorof Lhc Mining science, v 66, p. 184-85.) Burmu of hl~ncs. Collins, Glel~villeH. Emciency-engineering SPECIAL LIBRARIES 173

applied to mlning. 1912. (In Transac- port of Mine accounts and cost sheets tions of the American institute of mining committee engineers, v. 43, p. 649-62.) This report was unaniinously adopted Proper accounting, 1) 663, 655-59. by the Institution in 1910, after ascer- Cox, S. Herbert. [Mine accounts.] 1899. (In tain~ngthe vlews of a large number of Transactions of the Institution of mining engineers and other authorit~esin various and metallurgy, v. 7, p. 217-20.) parts of the world. Davis, Walter. Card system of accounting. For the recent version of this report see 1906. (In Engineering and minlng jour- Transactions of this Institution, 1913-14. nal, v $1, p. 142-43.) v. 23, p. 540-56. Del Mar, Algernon. Mine accounts for the ,hliin, Charles. Operating costs and mlne superlntendent. 1908. (In Mining and sci- management. 1911. (In Min~ngand scien- entific press, v. 96, p. 454-57.) t~ficpress, v. 103, p. 290-91.) Gives a number of suitable forms for Brings out se~iousblunders which are the use of the mme superintendent. often comnitted in mine manageinent and nicksee, Lawrence R. Mines accounting and cost keeping. management. 100 p 1914. Gee & Company, Jenkins, Charles V. Aud~t~ngoC a n~ining . company's accounts. 1803. (In Transac- British pract~ce About one-fifth of the tions of the American institule of minlng volume is given to the report of the hIine engineers, v. 33, p. 91-106. Account and Cost-keeping Committee of Condensed. 1902. (In Mines the Council of tho Institution of Mining and minerals, v. 22, g. 486-89.) and hfetallurgy. This report makes a ,leukills, Charles V. 1Iine account Iteeging. strong plea for uniform cost accounting 1901 (In Mines and minerals, v. 22, 11. in mines and gives the standard practice 7-13.) in the mines of the United Kingdom. Tho~~oughsystcm of booltkecping I)ilwortll, J B, Method of calculating sink- l,nwri, James Gunson. Mine accounts and ing funds, and a table of values for ordi- mining booklteepmg; a manual for the nary periods and rates of interest. 1910. use of students, inanagers of metallifer- (In Transactions of tho American ~nstl- ous mines and collieries and others in- tute of mining engineers, v. 41, p. 533-35 ) terested In mining. 147 p. 190.1. Gi'iElin. Ferguson, Edw. G W. Cost and checlcing London. system for mine operations 1911 (In British pract~ce Gives hooks and forms Minmg and engineering world, v. 35, p. used about a mine. Conside~~ableatlent1011 385-86.) Lo mining reports and statistics. Describes a system of checkmg by Matlieson, Ewing. Deprec~ationof factories, which every man can be traced dur~ngthe n~ines and ~ndustrial undertakings and entire day. thei19 valuation. Ed. 4. rev t cnl. 230 P. Pernnld, Henry B. Outlme of mine account- inio. SPOIL ond don. . ing. 1013. (In Engineering and nlinmg Jlitltlleto~i. R'. B. Segregation of mine ac- journal, v. 05, p. 5-8.) counts. 1900. (In 'l'rausact~on of the In- Accounts should show not only the st~tut~onof mining and metallurgy, v 8, financial status of a company, but should p 305-11.) reflect physical conditions accurately Paint., Pa111 3IcClm.y and Strolld, B. I<. Oil Gives an outline of the relations of capi- product1011 methods, w~tl~a chapter on tal charges, operating expenses and de- accounting systems by 11' 1F and IfT. B. ferred charges, and of assets and liabili- Sampson, 239 p 1913. Western Engineer- ties. ing Pub1 Co. San Prancisco. Fitcli, H H. Handling minc supplies. 1910. "Accountlng sysleins," 11. 209-34 (In Mines and minerals, v. 31, 11. 267-72.) I'agrticrit of cxtcnsions ot ~nlnii~gplant out Advantages and methods for systelnatlc of wvenue. 1903 (In Engineering and handling, disbursement and accounting. mining Journal, v. 76, p. 48.) Fuller, John T. Method of record~ngminc Discusses the suitnbihty of the general timbering. 1913 (In Engineering and rnell~odsof account~ngto the case of min- mining journal, v. 95, p. 323-21.) mg. Grant, John G. Mine pccountmg. 1909 (In Sllrltlo~~,'l'. H. Noles on mlne accounting. Canadian mining journal, v. 30. p 107-10, 1911 (In Engineering and mining jollr- 144-46,.168-70, 204-5, 262-64.) nal, v. 92, g. 1231-32 ) Complete system of boolrlteeping for IVnllncr, Davld, pseud. Simplc mine ac- mining companies. counting. 63 p. 1908. Hill Publ. Co. New Hallett, S. I. Bookkeeping for nnnes. 1900. Yorlc. (In Mining and scientific press, v. 80, p. For the beginner, mine foreman, time- 66-7.) Ireepet, etc. Conta~nnsome twenty Corms Hewitt, Charles. Standardizat~onof mining of boolcs and accounts. accounts 1914. (In South African ln~ning Witte. Ka~tPn~annischeund Kamera listische journal, v. 23, pt. 2, p. 476.) Iirrchfdh~~ungfur bergwerkc, 1910 (In Institution of mining and metallurgy. Re- Glucltauf, v. 26, pt. 1, p. 645-53.) SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Develops a con~pletesystem of mine ac- Paper read beforc the Arnerlcan Minlng counts. Congress. Discusses the items entermg into cost Cod Mine. of coal minlng. Shows the items that may Beaman, R. J. Uniform accounting and cost be capitalized and those that should be records as applied to mining. 1916-16. (In charged to operations. Coal age, v. 8, g. 1053-54.) JoIi~luo~i,George. Coll~erybook-keeping and See also Coal age, v. 9, p. 20. accounts. 1910. (In Iron and coal trades General discussion of a papcr before review, v 81, 1). 300-1.) the West Virginia coal ~nstitute. lienwin, J. Kecping mine supply accounts. Beisscl. Einfuhrung der lcartenlcontrolle 1916. (In Coal age, v. 9, p. 22-33.) fiir die gesamte belegschaft der ggrube MclYeil, J. C. Accounting system foi coal Eschweiler-Reserve bei Nothberg. 1912. companies. 1913 (In Coal age, v. 4, p. (In Glhcl~auf,v. 48, pt. 1, 1). 710-14.) 414-17.) Describes an elaborate card-index time- Brief description of a simple systenl of keeping system. book-keeping applicable to any coal com- Federal tradc cominission Federal trade pany. Much rcliance is placed on vouch- commission is to help in obtaining a uni- ers arid loose-leaf form to reduce the form system of accounting for coal mines. amount of work to a n~in~n~um. Mine organizations are lo draw up their JlrXeil, .John C. Coal mine accountmg sys- own systeln and at a jomt confercnce tem. 1915. (In Coal age, v. 8, g. 422-23.) are to formulate a model system. The Discusses the benefits derived from a commiss~onwill then see that this model sound accounling system. system be put into common use. 1916 -- Qu~ckaction on payrolls. 1912. (In (From brief notes 111 trade gapers.) Coal agc, v. 2, p. 388.) Field, I3 B Littlc brass check in the crow's Gives a form which may serve as a nest. 1916. (In Coal age, v. 9, g. 488-90.) miner's ledger, employee's statement, re- Describes thc mechanical methods of ceipt for services and checli In payment accounting used by Keystone coal and for snlne. coke company, Buffalo, N. Y. .\liltehell, 11. S. Valuc of daily cost sheets. Garcia, John A. Cost sheets and daily re- 1915 (In Coal age, v. 7, p. 838-40 ) ports. 1912. (In Coal age, v. 1, p. 451-63.) Discusses and illustrates a comprehcn- "Forms of acco~untssuited to assist in slve daily cost sheet Corm and enumer- keeping before the manager's eye the ates its advantages. salient points as to volume and charactcr I'r~rker,Edward W. Cost and profit of coal of daily output and varlous cost Items en- mining. 1913. (In Coal and coke opera- tering into product~on" tor, v 22, p. 579-81.) Gray, F. W Recording and use of colliery A plea for standardized mcthods of ac- cost data. 1910. (In Journal of the Cnna- cou11ti11g dian mining institute, v. 13, p, 163-176.) l'rest, J. J. Coll~erycost-shects 1895. (In Vrom the standpoint of an engineer Transactions of thc Fedcrated institution rather than accountant. ot mmnlng engineers, v. 8, p. 326-31; v. 9, P. 230-42.) Hill, F. A. Systenl of coal-mine accounting. Discusses labor cost accounts, general 1907 (In Engincering and niining jour- cost accounts and s~tmmary of costs; nal, v. 83, p. 624-25.) gives n number of fonns. -condrnsed. l!IO'i. (In Journal l{~c-krnu~iil.Die im Ruhrbel gbau ~iblichene of accountancy, v. 4, p. 61-62.) niethoden der selhstliostenberechnung. Author's nlain distribution of accounts 1909 (In Gluclca~~l,v 45, pt. 1, D. 9-18, is: miulng, tlmansportntion, deadworlc, 52-69, 82-91.) preparing and shipping, nlalntenance of Eshaustive description of the cost-keep- equigment, malntenancc of may and build- mg methods 111 the coll~eriesof the Ruhr ings, general expense and development. district. Gwes a system and enlphasiaes the im- Ibberts, E. I. Mine warehouse systcm 1916. portance of the daily time shect. (In Coal age, v 9, p. 115-17, 154-56.) Hornblower, J. B. L. Coal-mine accounting Discusses the proper methods of stor- systems. 1933. (111 Coal age, v 4, p. age and issulng of supgl~esand gwes a 653-54.) number of forms used. -- 1913. (In Coal and coke ope?- Scholz, Carl. Another cost sheet. 1912. (In ator, v. 22, p. 581-82.) Coal age, v. 1, p 687.) Used by the Con- Some comments on accounting methods solidated Tndiana coal company. in general with particular reference to Sllaw, TIT. ST;. E. Colliery book-keeping and those of the Pittsburg coal company. Plant accounts 1901. (In Transactions of the and ecluipment depreciation are especial- Institnt~onof minmg englneels, v. 21, p. ly troublesome items to handle intelli- 293-303 ) gently.- - British practice. ?rhe accounting. 1914. [In Colliery Srnetln~rst,Richard. Cost and general ac- engineer, v 34, 1). 362-63.) counting as applied to coal mining oper- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

ations. 1915 (In Coal trade bulletin, v. --Condensed. 1903. (In Mines 32, May 16, p. 51-53.) and minerals, v. 24, g. 125-26.) Paper read beore the West Virginia Eye, C. 3.1. Mine cost keeping. 1913 (In mining institute. Mining and scientific press, v 107, p. Mostly a discussion as to what consti- 261-62.) tutes a scientific cost system for coal Describes a cost-keeping system with mines. operations divided into three distmct de- Standardized accounting and how to get it. partments: Mining, haulage and milling. 1915. (In Black diamond, v. 54, p. 333.) Illustrates and discusses the use of the Considers rnetliods giving accurate costs daily report forms. of coal mining. Godden, Danvers and Robertson, William N. ~Ynnler,H. H. Handling tonnage bulletins Australian mining companies' accounts. for mach~nemines. 1914. (In Coal age, 78 p. 1902 Gee Co. London. v. 6, P. 579.) Gold mine accounts. A discussion. 1903. (In \Yest Virginia Splint and Gas Association. Engineering and mining journal, v. 76, p. Uniform cost system for West Virginia 44, 228-29, 304-5, 536-37, 843-44.) mines. 1916. (In Black diamond, v. 57, p. 13y H. C I-Ioovcr, Charles V. Jenkins, 26-27 ) Theo. B. Comstock and R. Gilman Brown. - -. 1916. (In Coal mining review, Hnas, Herbert. Smelter administration. August 1, p 5, 8, 10.) 1906. (In Engineering and mining jour- The Association adopted its commit- nal. v. 82, p. 1162-61.) tee's report creating five classes of ac- Systematic method of keeping accounts counts and show~ng what should be at metallurgical works. charged to each of thcm. Handy, R. S. Card system of mine accounts. Xetd Niac. 1907. (In Rhning and scientiflc press, v. Allen, A. 117. Statement of working costs. 95, p. 50-54.) 1912. (In Mming and scientific press, v. A system for small mines. 104, P. 204-06 ) Irenp, R. R. Loose-leal t~nle-keepingforms. System for milllng and cyaniding work. 1914. (In Engineering and m~ningJour- Irgall, Philip Henry. Metallurgical ac- nal, v. 98, p 67-68.) counts. 1906. (In Mining and scientific Describes in detail and illustrates the press, v. 93, p. 573-76.) forms used in the Joplin mining district A system for smelters, gives forms and Heron, Charles 31. Mine sampling at EL statements. Tigre, Sonora, . 1914. (In Engi- C'haplnnl~, James E. Mine accounting for necring and mning journal, v. 98, 365-58.) small mines. 1916. (In Bulletin of the Describes how records of samples Amencan lnst~tuteof mining engineers, taken are used in distributing costs. March, No. 111, p. 663-69.) Hodgldns, A. E. Mine accounting at Mine- --Abstract 1916. (In Nining ville, N. Y. (In Engineering and mining and scientiflc pross, v. 112, p. 400.) journal, v. 82, p. 530-33.) Chnse, Charles A. Keeping accounts at the System of Witherbee, Sherman C Co., Liberty Bell mine, Colorado. 1913. (In Inc. Mining and eng~neeringworld, v. 38, p. Irvin, Donald F. Cyanide plant accounting. 961.) 1914. (In Engineering and mining jour- ('omstock, Theo. B. Card system Tor mine nal, v. 97, p. 897-99.) accounts. 1903 (In Engineering and mm- Describes method cinployed by the ing journal, v. 76, p. 514-75.) T~gremining company, hlexico, lor re- Vnst shcets for dredging company. 1913. (In cording operations and checking produc- M~ningand scientific press, v, 106, p. 518- t~onat reduction works. 19.) Jucobs. E. General princ~plesof nune ac- Gives sir forms used by the Ophir Gold counting. 1,903 (In Engineering magazine, Dredging Company for keeping track of V. 25, p. 73-80.) dredging data, expense and income. Discusses principles to be followed out Crocker, William T. I~nportanceof up-to- in a con~prehensivesystem of mine ac- date mine accounting. 1933. (In Mining counts. and engineering world, v. 39, p. 837-38.) ,lacoh, E. Practical system of mine ac- Discusses the many details that come counting. 1903 (In Engineering maga- before the accountant of n mine employ- zine, v. 25, p. 193-208.) ing from 200 to 400 men. Brief, concrete example ol a plan in Dennison, John A. Working costs on mines actual use by the Le ROI, B. C., mines. as practiced on the Rand. 1908. (In Transactions of the Institution of iluning Jefiery, W. M. Card system of accounting and metallurgy, v. 18, p. 108-18.) for m~ningsuppies. 1905. (In Proceedings Discussion, p. 118-32. of the Lake Superior mining institute, v. Denton, F. W. Card system for mine sup- 11, P. 152-63.) ply accounts. 1903. (In Proceedings of -- -Condensed. 1905. (In Enm- the Lake Superior mining institute, v. 9, neering and mining journal. v. 80, -1). p. 114-18. 790-93.) 176 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

-- -- -. - Condensed. I (In 11'011 stlrln, S. F. System of mlnlng warehouse age, v 76, 11. 1086-89.) l,eco~*dsI!)]::. (In Mining and engmeer- ---- Abstract. 1906. (In Engmeela- ing world, v. 38, p. 392-95.) ing nmgazlne, v 30, p. 428-30 ) G~vesmethod and fo~mss~t~~fa~tol'ily -- Jlme accounting. 1903. (In Psoceed- uscd at a lasge Jlevican pl'01)en'ty. ings of the Lake Supe~msnlming ~nst~tute, Tm~ekeeping system In n Jlesican v 9, 1). 48-63 ) mine. 1913. (In >lining and englnecslng -- -- Condensed 1903 (In Jlmes wo~~lcl,v. 38, 1). 479-84.) and minerals, v. 24, p 121-23.) Gives 14 blank forms. Considers the nlcthods of the nmes in Sl~eltlon,Tholnas E.1 Cost accounts of gold the Lake Superlos region. min~ngoj)esatmns. 1 N6. (In Transaclions dennings, S~dncy J JIctallnrg~cal booli- of the American Institute of mining en- keeping 1912. (In South African rninlng gineers, v 37, p. 91-127.) journal, 21st anniversary nurnbes, Sep- Systein ol' the Portland gold rn~nlng tember, 1). 33.) company, Cr~ppleCreek, Colo. Shows how the Rand may p~ofitfrom Sinlplr lnine accounts. (In Mlning and eci- following the example sct by Arncrican ent~ficgsess, v. 109, 11. 60-61.) smelt~ngworlrs. POI.a medl~un-sized mine. JlncL~clllun,11 It'. System of keeping mme Smith, G. Hildlcl~. System or Iteepmg 1m- and mill accounts and metallurg~calrec- delground costs and records. 1912 (In ords. 1913. (111 Jo~u'nalol the Cheln~cal, Journal of the Chemical, ~uetallurg~cal rrielallurgical and minmg boclety of South and ~uin~ngsociety of South Africa, v 12, Afr~ca,v. 14, y 138-48.) P. 417-56 ) Describes in dctail a system used for a -- Abstsact. I 12 (In Soulli group of Inlnes In JIeslco. 'if~hm~nin~ng JOLISII~~, V. 2 I, 11t 1, I). Xicll~lq,H G. Standardization of inine ac- 469-70 ) counts 1906. (In JI~ningand scient~fic Details and forms of thc system at the press, v. 92, p. 313-14.) I,'eisc~sa gold mlne, South Afrwa Standardizat~on of Imne accounts Ho~nemlnc accounting psoblems. 1912. (In I908 (In Jl~n~ngand scicnl~ficp~~ss, v South Allwan ininmg jou~nal,v. 22, pt. I. 97, 11 214-16.) 1). 77-78 Olson, G. L. Tin~elteeplng.. -.system and labor. Wi~)~ngout cal~~tnlcspend~tun'e; com- distr~but~onat the Newpost mine 1911. mon procedure or Rand co~nyanies;rec- (Tn Proceedings of the Lake Superior on~rnendationsot Lhc Inst~tutionol min- lnining ~nst~tute,v 16, g, 127-43 ) mg and tnetallurgy. Londo11 Pn~ri.;l~,I<. C. Slniule mine boob-keeuin~ 'hit, G. TS' Gold Inlne accounts and costing 1911. ' (In Arming and scslentific pr&s, A practical manual lo1 olIic~nls,account- 102, p. 751-53.) ants, booltlrcepe~s, etc. 1912. Pit~nan. For a small nline London Y~IIIII~OIIIProfits. I912 (In 111ning maga Gwes 111s expelwnce in account licrby~ing zme, v 6, 1) 255-57, 413-1-4, v. 7, 11 20-22 ) 111 connectloll nil11 lnincs oi' the Witwa- Discusses Llle las~tyof coht and profit ierssand, South .4fs1ca accounts. Rcviewed 111 Soulh African ~niningjour- Rice, Claude T. System of keeping stoping nal, 1912, v 22, pt. 1, D. 83-34 costs. 1911. (In Engineer~ngand mlnlng 't'l111n1, E. E. Cost aocountlng in thc con- journal, v. 92, p. 1032-31.) str'uctlon and oge~'ntion of a coppen' P~wt~ceof the Goldfield C'onsolldated smeltcl* 11116. (111 3letallusgical and chem- Company leal engineesing, v 14, 11, 529-2.1, 572-75, Costs arc kept for each stope. Stoglng 600-603.) is discontinued if unprofitable fo~flve V~IIIClls, 13. T. Jl~n~ngcosl accounts or the days -4naconda Copper llin~ngCompany. 1913 Rul~idge,1." T. Record~ng and co1ngarlng (In Transact~onsof the Amer~cnninslitute niining data 1915 (111 Engineering ant1 of mining englneelns, v. 46, y. 201-8.) nunlng jou~nal,v. 49, p 193-94.) Yi~inn,Janles D. Tune ltee~~ngsysiem of Rulll. Otto. Keeping minmg costs at Joplin the Crystal Falls Iron minmg company 1911 (In Enginees~ngand mining jour- 1')Il (In P~oceedlngsof the Lalip Su- nal, v. 92, p 1133-36 ) pel-lor mining institute, v. 16, p. 70-76. I Sanycr, A. H Some stamp m~llfo~ms and \Yel)stcr, E. 1-1 Cyanide n31ll meta1lu1-gical records 1911. (In JI~nmgand engmeer- secord 1912. (In Engineering and min- ing world. v. 40, p. 636-42.) ing journal, v 113, p. 791-04,) Used by most of the mills in the Lake "JIetallu~g~calbalance sheets are of Superior copper d~str~ctof >11chigan valuc 111 esposlng differences between Sawjer, R. E. Protit per fathom. 1911 (In iheoretical extraction and actual bullion Jousnal of the Chem~cal, metallusgical secover'y." and mining society of South Africa, v 11, A complete set of form fol- recording P. 364-60.) thc essent~aldata is given, together w~th Describes 11. F .\Ialar~ott'ssystem bring- suggestions as to methods of obtaining Ing out ~tsfavorable points. this ~nfosmat~on SPECIAL LIBRARIES 177

West hstrnlia gold mlning costs. 1906. (In I'nngblatl~,A. J. Mine accounts. 1898. (111 Mining and scientific press, v. 93, p Proceedings of the Lake Superior mlning 686-88.) institute, v. 5, g. 21-39.) Method of accounting for mlnes oper- --Abstract. 1898. (In Engineer- ated in groups under one central head. ing and nl~ningjournal, v. 66, p. 334.) Wilson, Harold. hhne accounts for the su- Deals more generally with the arrange- perintendent 1909. (In Mining and sci- ment of mine accounts for the cost sheet entific press, v. 98. g. 686-87.) than with the method of keeping them in Gives several forms. detail.

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