New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC.

In last Thursdays article outlining the scope
and purposes of The Tribune Almanac ana
Political Register for 1908 special stress was
laid on the political value OF that pupllcdtion-
It's primary aim is to cover the polucai Heio'
and that was virtually its sole ann Ior lhahy
wears after it was founded. There are, however,
many features of value in the Almanac for
1908 besides its complete and accurate politlcai
summaries and records Politics and govern
1nenj trench Oh finance, trade and industry, anu
anv review of the operations of the great fed
eral machine must include statistics OF foreisii
commerce of gold and silver production ana
coinarp currency circulation, bank returns,
Immigration, railway mileage. valuations ana
accidents mineral and agricultural production,
and general progress in wealth and populauoD-
Snecial attention is given to the WonderIui
growth of this countrys foreign commerce.
and tables are furnished showing IN detail ouf
imDort and export trade with each lorelgh
countrv and the share of it going from or
entering each important port or customs ois-
trict These statistics will be found 1nvaiuaple
to anv one who wishes to follow intelligentiy
the growth of the United States as one OF the
worlds great trading nations.
The Almanac naturally furnishes the latest
lists of federal civil judicial and legislative
officers and of the personnel OF the diplomatic
and consular service and of the army and navy.
II gives the name and service 0f every justice
of the Supreme Court and every Cabinet ofncer
since the foundation of the government, every
vote in the Electoral College and the popular
vote for Presidential candidates by states
since 1850 A table is offered showing the re-
s1It of state censuses taken since 1900 lncltid-
ine. OklahoIna's in 1907, which (Scate the
VARYING rates at which the several PORTIONS OF
the Union are now growing. Conditions IN the
dependencies are carefully summarized, sepa-
rate chapters being given to Porto klco, tne
philipnnes and the Isthmian Canal Zone Full
attention is also paid to state operations and
state governments.
Four sections are entirely non-polltcal In
cbaracter-those devoted to religious organlza-
tions TO education, to patriotic societies and TO
snorts The first contains lists OF the hlerar-
cbies or officers Of the chief religious organlza
tiops In the United States. The second gives
q view of conditions in the universities col
eces and schools of technology and or the
work Of educational foundations like the Gen
eraI Education Board, the Peabody Fund the
, Carnegie Institution and the Carnegie Founda-
tion for the Relief of Veteran Teachers. Inc
third contains the names OF the ohcerS anu
governing boards of patriotic organizations. The
snorts section has been enlarged and is an accu-
rate condensed guide to happenings and rec
ords in the sports in 1907. These non-pontcal
features are supplemented by statistics show
ing the area, population, resources, debts ana
money stocks Of foreign countries and q necroi-
ogv record-Amercan and foreign. No one
seeking information in any of these delds III
condensed and trustworthy form Will fan TO
find 1t in the 1908 issue Of The Tribune Al
manac.