The independent., 1903-03-26
independent School Of Political Economy

Wisconsin. The title suggests the.
scope of the work-an outline of the
study, an excellent book to begin
with. Aside from Prof. Ely's views
ON the money question, The Director
gives it his heartiest Endorsement.
Bound in half-leather, limo, 432 pps.;
deposit, $1.25.
The Science of Money by Alex
ander Del Mar, M. E., author of a
History of the Precious Metals"
History of Money etc. Treats of
Exchange, Value, Price, and Money in
a scientific manner. No student of
the money question can afford to miss
reading this book. Cloth, 8vo.. 226
pps.: deposit, 81.
''The City for the People," by Frank
Parsons, author of 'sThe New Political
Economy" and a number of other
books. Undoubtedly the best hand
book on the municipalization of the
city government ever written Con-
tains mass of wel1-presented infor-
nation on the subject of municipal
ownership which will be intensely in
teresting to every student of the sub
ject. Chapters on public ownership.
direct legislation, home rule for cit
les, the merit system of civil service,
proportional representation, preferen-
tial voting, automatic ballot, best
means of overcoming corruption, leg
islative forms, and latest notes. Cloth,
597 pages, including an excellent in
dex; deposit, 81. Can be had in paper
binding, not returnable, for 35 cents.
"Tbe Coming City" by Prof. Ely.
A small volume containing lecture
suggestive, rather than expository, of
the needs of good government in the
twentieth century city" Cloth, 10
pages; deposit, so cents.
"A General Freight and Passenger
Post" by James l.. Cowles. A splen-
did argument for applying the cost-of-
service principle to public transporta-
|tion, instead of the present method
|of charging "all that the traffic will
bear" Cloth, 312 pages; deposit,
(price not determined).
Equality" Edward Bellamy's in
tensely interesting story of Utopian
socialism. Cloth, 412 pages; deposit,
s1.25.
Our Benevolent Feudalism," by w.
J. Client. A strong book showing that
If the people do not bestir themselves,
they are drifting into a modified form
of the old feudalism. Crammed full.
OF facts which cannot fail to startle
the man who has been content to
keep on letting we'll enough alone .
Cloth, 202 pages; deposit, $1.25. With
ing short time, can furnish this ex-
cellent book in paper binding at 25
cents; not returnable, except where
the purchaser wishes to buy a bound
copy, when it will be received as 20
cents in payment.
Socialism and Social Reform" by
Prof. Ely. Books on socialism by
socialist writer's, of course, show only
'iAO oehoh5 pOluLS Ill ldfUE OI IUGII
proposed system; but Prof. Ely advo-
Gates public ownership of public util-
Iities, holding that while there is
ground for the extension of public
ownership, it is desirable that, as a
general rule, manufactures, agricul-
ture, and commerce should be private
enterprises. He cautions the critics
OF socialism against many of the
captious objections and stock argu-
naents used against it, but prefers to
admit it's strong points and show what
he conceives to be really valid objec-
tions to extending the principle of
rublic ownership to all the means of
production. This book will be great
eye-opener to populists and others
who think they are socialists. Cloth,
449 pages; deposit, s1.50. ,
Forests and Forestry in their
Economic Relations" by Hon. B. E.
Fernow, chief of the division of for
estry in the department of agricul-