The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-23

The number Of volumes issued during the
week ending August 20, 1887, Is 2Ob3, daily
average of 843
Among the additions Of the past week are:
"Klondike Facts" by Joseph Ladue, the
founder OF Dawson City, volume OF several
hundred pagos and several very serviceabe
maps. 4O905l; also the volume entitled
Through the Subarctic Forest, by Warbur'
ton Pike a member OF the recent British sur
vey expedition, which describes tour
through the Klondike region within few
years 1890. 80: and also Rand 81 McNally's
"Map of Alaska, 4ls3.3.
References on the municipal ownership OF
industries, with the exception OF railways. are
given below: On lighting see, should City
own an Electric Central Station ?" pit. p p.
q, of Economic Value of Electric Light and
Power" 1889, by A. X. Foote 1074 10; THE
National Electric Light Association Conven-
tion at Chicago" Electrical World, v. 10, p.
Il3, 1889, 7yA2.lS: Municipal Ownership Of
Gas in the United States" by Edward W.
Bemis, in Publications Of tho American
Economic Association" v. @, Nos. and 3.
1891. sl036; Recent Results in Municipal
Gas Making" by E. W. Bcmis, Review Of Re
views, Y. :, n. Gl, 1893, OS4737; Municipal
ers Political Science Quarterly, v. 10, p. 81,
1885, $50 10: Municipal Lighting" by Pro-
fessor Frank Parsons, Arena, V. l5 p. %, 1896,
05i72i5; Municipal Ownership of Electric
Light Plants, Engineerig Magazine, W 10, D.
1888, 1885, 752.l0.l0; Report on Municipal
Ownership of Electric Street Lighting Plant
for Utica. N. W, Engineering News, v. 30, p.
3O3, 1895. 752.635 New York City Should
Own the Gas supply" by Edward NJ Grout,
Municipal Affairs, June 1897, p. 225. See also
"The Peoples Highways, by Professor Frank
Parsons, Arena, IL, p. 2ls and' 8s3, 1893, Oo4.
72l2; Ownership of Water Works in the
United States and Canada" Engineering
News, v.'27, D. 49, 1892, f52.G3; Public vs.
Private Ownership of London Water lSupply, -"
by J. Lubbock, Saturday Review, V. y, D.
6l7, 1885, 052 q. s2 and on the general subject
"Municipal Management of Manufactures
by $. A. Duncan. pit. 2, y. l5d, OF Economic
Value of Electric Lighting and Power" 1889.
by A. II. Foote, 7O7i.l9: Municipal Owner
ship of Commercial Monopoics," pit 2, p.
1i2. OF Economic Value of Electric Light and
Power" 1882 10y A. r. Foote, 70,Alo; THE
Other Side Of Municipal Ownership" Ma
tion, v. So ". 449, 1893, 1856; Municipal
Ownership" by NJ. J. Francisco, Engineering
Magazine, V. ), p. 525, 1893. 7j2 l0.5; 'Mu-
nicipsl Monopolies," p. ~ Of Social Reform
and the Church" 1891, by John Il. Commons,
So 10: "Municipalization, chapter IL, p.li7,
OF "City Government in the United States, y
1894, by Alfred Il. Conkling, s01Sl.6; Munich
pal Monopolies,." Nation. y. 5S, D. 2So, 1884,
IS; Corporations aud the Legislature" T"
by Henry C. White, Yale Review, V. g. y. 30,
1894, O5o.32.3; Municipal Ownership of Pub
lie CORPORATIONS" by NJ. j. Francisco, Engi-
neering Magazine, v. ., y. Il, 1895, 752. 1919;
"Control of Public Service Corporations" by
A r. Foote, Engineering Magazine V. o, y.
bo. lsn5, 1852. 1919; Municipal ownership" by
Frank NJ. Loomis, proceedings of tho
Fourth National Conference for Good City
Government" 1890, p. 2O7I sl7sl.34; "The
state AMI Semi-Public Corporations" by
Albion w. Small. American journal of Soci'
ologv. v. /. d. 39s. 1896, S5O.il1; Municipal
Control OF Buildings Engineering Magazine,
v. 10. u. 9l5, 1899. 752. 10; Municipal Con
struction and Ownership of Works for Public
Accommodates" Engineering Record, v. -,
u. 2I5. 1895. 752. "a: 'The Fallacy of Munici-
pal Ownership OF Franchise by Frank NJ.
L,oomis, Engineering Magazine V. IL, y. slh
isol. 752.lOll: Methods of Determining the
Economic Productivity OF Municipal Enter
nrises." by Walter y. Wilcox. American
Journal Of Sociology, Nov. 1890, u. 8's; mo
f;overnmcnt should operate an Industry, ="
bv Allen n. Foote. Municipal Affairs, June,
isg7. n. 2tS. In addition 90 the above refer
ences ON the railway phase ~ the subject
were published In January Of this year.
Simmer PlayprOundS.