El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-28
PUBLIC uIBRbRY'S
REFERENCE WORKS
Many Government Publica,
lions Are Given a
Special Room.

The newly equipped reference room
a. the public library for the use OF
the government publications promises
70 be department Of great useful
ness
The stacks where the documents
have been shelved were becoming 50
crowded there was no room for the
many additions which were constantly
sent out by the government
A vacant room in the basement has
been furnished with shelving running
al around the room, and a concrete
floor laid TO replace the old one OF
wood, which was in bad state OF
repair.
The room contains 1889 volumes, cat
alogued and arranged by class, on the
shelves There are also Is pamphlet
boxes, filled with material on various
subjects. These articles are in paper
form and are considered valuable
enough TO keep for reference use
me following publications are
shelved in the document room;
bureau
The statistical abstract giving sta
Jstlcs or foreign and domestic trade
The Congressional Directory.
Reports on the production OF precious
metals.
Reports and bulletins Of the bureau
Of labor Among the latter a valuable
set not yet completed on women and
child wage earners in the L. S. reports
published by the National Monetary
commission, giving the banking sys
TENS OF all foreign countries and the
United States.
Deeisians relating to public lands.
publications on tariffs and tariff
acts.
A digest Of international law In eight
volumes
Foreign Relations Of the United
States, Diplomatic Relations and Con-
FEDERAL and state Constitutions and
Charters In volumes.
The United States Statutes and Laws.
Inc official Register Of the United
civil Service Reports.
Army and Navy Register. Army
Regulations. Military Laws Of the
United States Navy Year Book
All publications Of the Bureau OF
Education
Monthly summary Of commerce and
Consular Reports. Commercial Rela-
tons.
giving statistics OF railroads.
Reports and Proceedings Of the
Smithsonian Institution, giving valu-
able monographs on scientific subjects.
Reports and Bulletins Of the Eth
nOlOgy Bureau are especially interest
ing in regard TO the indians OF North
America, their folklore, language,
manners and customs and history.
The Geological Survey publishes re-
ports, bulletins. monographs and pro
fessional papers covering all subjects
pertaining TO the geology and mineral
AefAfA-4t-Nae OF the AllLeC ELaLES-
The Water supply and Irrigation Pa
pers are also under this department
Reports Of the Coast and GeOdetio
Survey
The Patent Office Reports and OH
cial Gazette, a register Of all patents
Issued By the Z. s patent office.
new department IS that Of the
National Conservation commission. for
the study Of forestry and conserving
the natural resources OF the country.
The reclamation service is also OF
quite recent date The reports are
particularly interesting regarding the
reclamation Of arid lands and various
irrigation projects
Under the department Of agriculture
there are the Year Books Farmers
Bulletins, Experiment station Reports
and Bulletins, and Reports Of the AMI
NAL Industry Bureau.
The Bureau OF Soils gives maps and
reports on soil investigation.
The International Bureau Of Amer
lean Republics publishes g monthly
magazine fun of Interesting infOrna-
tfon about Latin America These are
sent out in bound volumes at the end
Of the year
There are also separate reports on