The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06
A YEARS RECORD BOOK.

The New Internal tionsl Year Book; y
Compendium Of tho Worlds Progress g, IS
Moore, NJ. Al. Associate Editor. Allen
Leon Churchill. Published by Dodd,
Mead G Co. New York
This work is the continuation of the
annual year books issued by this firm,
which books are prepared under the
direction of the editor of the new en-
cyclopaedia. assisted by more than
forty contributors. and is designed as
an encyclopaedia of the year 1908. deal
ing with all departments IN which
events worth noting have taken place.
Its scope and plan is TO have this work
an encyclopae edia of all matters of in
terest, Including such subjects as have,
in the course of the year. been marked
by change or progress. 1t is not only
Il record OF events and statistics. but OF
current discussions, and its articles in
elude important debates during the
Presidential campaign. Its articles on
sciences and arts present the pros and
cons on the disputed points. All This
is prepared under the direction of cX-
perts in the different lines of thought
who are skilled and experienced III the
different lines covered; condensing TO
a minimum class of information that
can be found in the best works of
reference, giving only so much as is
necessary for conclse explanation of
each subject, thus gaining space for
the discussion of matters appropriate to
the year. Last year presented some
difficult problems of selection, which
have been fairly met in this volume.
The book is clearly printed on excellent
lines and is full and satisfactory as a
general proposition. The latest iuvesti-
cations in aeronautics, the building of
dams, including the many projects of
the reclamation service In this country,
and large operations in this line else
where, are treated in this volume. The
big Pathfinder dam on the North Platte
is illustrated and there is fine
picture, also. Of the Roosevelt dam, in
connection with the reclamation work
on Salt River, in Arizona The earth
quakes of the year receive full treat
ment, and there are illustrations of the
damage done III thc great Messina
earthquakes in Italy. international
relationships are treated fully and
fairly, and colored maps of the differ
emf countries add great value to these
discussions. The iron and steel industry
is given with great fullness, and it,
lustrations in tint give p clear view
explanatory of the text. The produc
tion Of the bascr metals for the year is
given In running account, and also in
tabular form. The Morocco conflicts Of |
last year are fully described The !
awards of Nobel prizes are given from
their first institution to the present |
time. The article on North Carolina. |
page sos. IS defective in its opening |
paragraph, probably due to Topographic |
cal omission. And in number Of |
articles we notice similar defects, The |
neurology is full. but IL IS largely lack |
ing in dates, which is serious handi- |
cap TO its practical use. The PresIdcn.
tial campaign is thoroughly described |
and the votes OF the candidates are |
given. \ full page illustration is given
of the eucharistic congress IN London,
with an account of that great demon
stra ton. The discussion Of the Saltou
Sea is rather unsatisfactory, but per
baps as accurate as could be had at this
time, In the article on silver, we no
tice the table "Average Prices of
is apparently copied from the
Engineering and Mining Journal, as
shown on page 65l, the average price
os silver being given per fine ounce. in
New York, at a little over thirty cents
in 1907. and little over twentyfour
cents in 1905. OF course, this is Il
slip Of some kind. and we do not see
Just how such figures came to be
they are not carried through
,nto the other tables used in the book;
but there has been no such price for
silver in New York as that given in
given of the world fight against tuber
culosi.. with a full! page illustraation
OF q tuberculosis exhibit. The situa,
1ion in Turkey is well presented. and
there are portraits Of Midhat Pasha
and Kiamil Pasha, as well as Of the late
Sultan. Abdul Hamid. The article
ssUnited States" comprises over thirty
pa pes of the book. and has number of
full page illustrations: But why re-
capitulate7 II is full and good pre-
Altogether tho work is one
of great value and ever-present utility
in a newspaper Office or other places
where reference is required for the
events Of the immediate past. The
volume is a large one, and il is printed
in the best style Of the printer art