The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30
,A,. YEAR BOOK VOLUME.

nerican Year Book; EeeoId OF
tnts1 Worth, Ii. D.. under direction
SS,,r.,rrIsory Board repreS entinS
PUP earned Societies. -. Apple
'Ionnd Company, Publishers. New
fine volume. modelled, so far
[otward appearance is concerned on
s.a.4sman's Year Book Of Great
- This is the first volume IN
,xnccted to be an annual series.
,tocc relates that ''it was pro
naTly in 1910 by group OF men
IN sinved that such work was
y aud that ii could best be car
,, nv the cooperation of the ma.
y learned and technical societies
,iarly designated representatives, OF
-two societies have taken part IN
~snaration Of this initial volume,
Nv their own contributions, OF
rcst;no writer's, or by supervising
uksssS If such writers. The articles
rtnrded TO be the work OF body
er,s each reviewing the field
rhich he is most familiar.
a A rerican Year Book is intended
Ia needs of winters and searchers
~ kind. Because of its inclusion
;ayt;fie subjects. the political and
''Stical material has been limited,
! being sufficiently covered IN an
a Encyclopedias and handbooks. The
N preparing this book is not 10
cverything that could useful. but
rhout TO select from the enormous
~ details those things which, IN
;,Soment of experts in that field,
,nost significant, most permanent
,Eo and most likely to answer the
|.fons of those who need the cur
- ;rformation and data. In this first
many subjects are briefly sum.
;,sd no 10 the beginning Of the
7. 1910 as a point of departure. In
"a volumes reference to such sub
A can be made back TO the prenml'
4 statements in this first volume.
cuTrent returns of the Thirteenth
M states Census have been utilized
a the last moment, A distinguished
n contributors is given, with an. eX-
alton of who each is.
"a first division in the book treats
.|Internatlonal Statistics. - In the
"A table there is given statement
reysnucs. expenditures, and indebt"
"a of the principal countries OF the
IA, There is much room for I'M
.remcnt in this table. The United
.kes. for instance, is accorded a
.ded and unfunded debt of 1862
t S37. hut the interest charge on this
,iyep as 2 good deal less than one
cent: the truth being that the
Ia total in the figures given as the
In debt includes the enormous de,
La OF trust funds, for which there
.ollar for dollar on hand, This sort
hing makes the table absolutely
I0eless for any useful purpose. We
Itt suggest in this same connection
A the tables in the second division,
1ational Statistics. would he better
X|stributed through the volume under
I'r appropriate titles. Division Ill,
|istory' - is good summary of the
|nts OF the year. Title ", "Inter-
||onsl Relations and the Growth of
Irrpationalism.' is plain and ac-
Hte statement of the progress of the
IN nndcr that head. Other divisions
Law and Jurisprudence, -" Popu-
Goyernmeni and Current Politics,
be National Administration, y
ste and County Governments, In
ing Dependencies, Municipal
ernment, - ''Foreign Governments
Dependencies "a noteworthy
sion therein being the failure to
<ify the international judicial sys
Of Epvpt) tPuhlic Resources and
t|ic Works, Public Finance,
King and Insurance. Military
Naval. - Economic Conditions
the Conduct of Business, - Social
kwmy and Social Questions, - La
and Labor Agitation, "Preven-
Correction, and CHARITY 80 Agri-
ure and Forestry Mining and
kallurgy," Manufactures -
1de, Transportation, and Communi-
"a, +" Mathematics and Astrono-
Geology, Mctcorologv, Terres-
Magnetism, and Geography. -
amistry and PHYSICS, - " Biology,
sny, and Zoology 'Anthropology,
lnology, and Sociology .'Psychol.
and Philosophy. +" :" Medicine and
'ene. - 'Enolueering," Religion
Religious Organization" cart
Archaeology Literature and
mage, y Education and Educa-
~ Institutions, and schedules of
eietles and international Congress
4 There Is a Chronology and Nee.
q. and a good index referring to
suoiect in the book. As the first
I ne, this American Year Book must
afforded praise, with the hope or
betterment in volumes TO come.
j good wishes for a long career of
illness in yearly volumes to sue.