Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-20
A Very Valuable Work.

We are indebted to the publishers (xho send
Ii to US through the hands Of TAYLOR IL Maury
booksellers,) for a copy Of "a Cyclopedia of
Commerce aud Commercial Navigation. Ed
tied by j. Smith Romans, Corresponding secre.
tary Of the Chamber Of Commerce of the State of
New York, and editor Of the Bankers Magazine
and Statistical Register; and by j. smith Ho-
mans, jr, b. s author Of Gan Historical and
Statistical Sketch of the Foreign Commerce with
the United States; with maps and cngravinss
New York: Published by Harper d Brothers
Franklin Square, 1858.
This WORK, Of ,OO7 pages, is the most import
ant treatise upon general commerce, and espe-
cially the commerce OF our own country, that has
been published in the United States by priv,te
enterprise.
some twenty i've years ago American edi-
ton or McCullough's famous Commercial Die
tionary, a work In many respects similar to this.
was printed In this country. Though tina, in
Its valuable explanations was confined to general
commerce as it then existed. in MANY respects
almost totally dissimilar from the commerce of
this era, its expeditions concerning the commerce
OF the United Sta es were necessarily meagre, in
sufncient and unsatisfactory; because our most
important inland commerce was a sealed hook
10 the distinguished European author and com
piler. The subsequent remarkable changes that
have transpired In almost all branches of the
business (tTade) Of the United States vastly NOR.
rapid, striking and radical than any similar
changes IN any branch of European trade. have
lett McCullough's Commercial Dictionarv-,ba
only such work used for reference in the United
States by the business man who does not prelsnd
10 be critically astatcian-wbolIy uudt far f,,,,s
CONSULTATION win reference to almost any point
OF our own inland or foreign trade. which 10
gethef, we presume, are now Of greater pecuni.
AIRY importance than all the great Commerce NJ
England herself. The necessity for the ppbli.
Gallon OF this book is therefore, apparent to all
VINO comprehend TIE Importance to the merchant
ana 'ne trader, and indeed all engaged in active
business of having at all times within reach the
Means OF solving commercial questions of all de-
senptions a they arise In the transaction of or
binary business. The editor, Mr. Iomap, b,.
faifiy earned the reputation of being the ablest
ana most reliable commercial statician tbi, conn
Try mas so lar produced. He ha, earned II nv q
lie Oh intense ana Intelligent labor in garoering
the frut OF the published labors of all others AT
nome ana abroad, In the same walk NJ SCION, O
and Literature contradiction such II is ue h..
learned thus from every foreign and dome.,ic
publication seeing the light for many Yea :, mas,
likely TO shed on his subject. Such a man an
appreciates, indeed, few others can-,he inn.
meDse value to the future Of our land of the a., :
entinc and statistical publications which Con-
gress has caused to be made; from which, one I'd
all, be has drawn vast amount Of the informa-
ton contained In bis work, which is destined to
render IL Indispensable 10 every man connected
In any way with Americas commerce who al.
pres 10 Know even as much a csa be quickly
ana easily learned concerning his own bust.
ness. <htI
We regard bis achievement-the prod uction of
this book-as one of the most important. "a fsr
marking the history Of American oomms,.,.,
progress, and are very sure thar IL will At ,one.
come to be regarded as indispensable n roughout
this country as book Of reference. The only
faat to be found with II lies In its too great size
Tor no book with 2o07 pages can be la ,dl~d will,
the resdiness necessary to the perfect convenience
OF the man ofbusinrss In these times We sng
Rssf 10 the publishers 10 make st least two vol
pHss of IL IN their next edition.