Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-17

The exchange address of all the libraries
is - State Library" except the following
For Arkansas, Florida, Illinois and Mis-
sissipi, exchange address is Secretary OF
State;'' of Arizona, Dakota and Idaho,
Secretary of Treasury :" of New Mexico,
Utah and Wyoming, Territorial Ii
brary;;" Montana and Nebraska. CLERK
Supreme Court" and of Texas, Librarian
Supreme Court"
On the LIST of March the new Board of
Trustees of our State Library assumed the
positions to which they were elected by the
last Legislature. The first act of the Board
was to re-elect Talbot II. Wallis State Lii
brarian, and he took office again April 9th
1t was graceful act, deserved. to re-elect
the incumbent, and was in the line of civil
service reform. This Librarian has won
his way to the place from the lowest posi-
ton in the department, and through a long
series of years of service, in which that
knowledge has been, acquired by him so
essential to the proper conduct of the IL
brary. A test of qualification is service
approved by those appointed By law
to judge, and in this case it was
the Board. Some of its members
have seen much service in the directory
and know the capacity of the incumbent
of the office for the discharge of the i'm
portant trust. Service in such position
qualities as a rule. and in this case the re-
election amounted to judgment of such
librarian we have had soma n,aar,s '- ne
iudoing Of tbe f.;thfnlnasS I'll ,rL;ais u, -,
has conducted tbe affairs Of his darart,a me
and cared for the nronertv Of he S,a,o
Surrounding himself with a competent
corps of deputies. the literary treasure of
the State has been cared for carefully, and
under the direction of competent trustees
rapiditv as the economy of tbo Sta,a ~,
mitted' and in a right direction Pc
Whoever examines The aSd;t;ors r,oao
and the reinforcement of the I;brarr 80
snecialIv in the matter of strano,bar;,,,,
az 80, orr places s,ch &c tba
of ART medical and scientific iitorat,,ra
will he CONVINCED Of the wise adnn;o; stra+;o,,
that hos nrevaiisd Tn tbesa darDart,'aee,-
there have hear, Reforms al ~
add vastly to the vaIne of tha stats COL
lection for If is not in the nnmher of vol
n,nes mon tho shelves tbat eonstit,,ta 10
;n,nortanca Of a lihrarv b.,t II, ,ba CO. M
nIeteness and classification Of its several
denartments and the Discretion nsad in
filing them. Probably no man in America
has shown better Judgment in classify;na a
library collection than Mr. Snofford tbs
ACCOMMODATED librarian of the Conoras-
s;onaI Library Of Wasbington Two eacb
of all works Of conrriobt Nv law now, com q
IN that recentacIe and tho wort
Of cIass;fving and ca orraroa
;na them that tho reaIlr TaI
nab,e contents NAV he readily come at
has fallen nnon him and greatly anon ont I'd
with Zach year CONGRESS is about 10 bava
eracte5 for thai library bniId;ns ~ cost
e. 0C0 600 Should the scheme he carried
ont &c Is nrobable II will nnonest;on obi, he
tbe hest adapted and finest library cast Of in
the world In that library there arc ro",
oyer 2so 600 volumes and .bis nnn,har y
increasino so ranidIv that only tba most
commod;ous huildino will answer tho mr."
,rnsas Of tho inst;tntion Rrt bo,rpaua,
tarsre and commodious we donbt If anI
Hilary rooms in the country will he better
.dartsd for 5anartn,ent;z;ne nv vii, ,are
Sant ~ The owe 4, ore eTracef,1 ;nta h.
thasa Of CoI;sorn;a Tba n,ai,, -, - -
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49, s,or;oS Of arcoSae s,,,,ns s Jp ~.
ser;es Of n;llsrs Of class;aaI ' erob y
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odd;t;o,, 90 ,ba $500 - NJ e.. e. -
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IF hooLs Nncb atse,,,;o, o, sn p,olas %
Sa,lsct;,,g yai,sh,e nIa,as 49, - g,sen "
s,ray;,,os atc necesserv ~ a'n, ,ra ex-
er..,,ne I;hrarv of sc;e1t;t;c a,d i,;s.o.;ea1
,-aI,,e II ;s grat;f,-;nf - 49,, -,
n'at ,;,h;, tbs 10y. hnoM
ti,a &c rn,har of visitors - ,ts III niontis
steadilv and grestIv ;ncreased Tha Ea nss