Arizona republican., 1921-07-12
NEEDED LAW BOOKS FUR STATE LIBRARY
 BOUGHT BY GROWN

Acquisition of needed law books to the state library was reported yes terday by Con Cronin on his return from Boston, where he attended the meeting of the American Library as- sociation and the conventions of the National Association of Law Libra rians and State Law Librarians.
 With the volumes procured while he was East, Mir. Cronin declares there is nothing lacking now to make Arizona's law library a complete legal workshop.
 Among the purchases made by Mir. Cronin were the English reports from 1865 up to date. This will give the state library the full report, and the full English statutes are also on file. Another publication which Mir. Cronin secured was the New Hampshire re- port. He said yesterday that for six years he had attempted to secure the report, but had been unable to do SO. With representatives at the conven- ton from every law book house in the country he finally was able to leave the order. The reports will cost the state S675. which he con- siders a remarkable price in view of the fact that a similar sale was made recently for 5000.
 MT. Cronin said that he also pur- chased early Pennsylvania laws. fill ing up the set. These laws, he said, are cited more than any early laws.
 The state law library now contains. among other volumes, all American states library. he has no idea where and complete state digest, full and complete reporter system. all stan dard digests. all modern text books, together with English reports and laws.
 While MT. Cronin expressed himself well pleased with the contents of the state slibrary. he has no idea where he will put the books when they ar rive.
 Arizona is the only state in the union without proper library facili- ties. We have one of the most com plete collections of law books in the country and no place to put them. It is like having a valuable bird and no cage in which to keep it." declared MT. Cronin.
 The American Library association and the affiliated associations met in Swampscott and it was the largest gathering of the kind ever held, &C., | cording to Mir Cronin There were 2100 accredited delegates and thou- sands of visitors. Each state in the union was represented, Arizona delegate meeting many librarians with whom he had corresponded. MT Cronin took part in the general dis
 eussion on legal publications and hat
 the honor to be selected as the vics president of the state law librarians
 association. which he declined. From Massachusetts MT. Cronir | went to New York for a feSx days part of which time was devoted ts shopping. which convinced MT. Gro min that the prices in Phoenix wer, reasonable He not only found price
 at home lower than in the East bu l also learned, that to shop in Nev | York one must cross the palms o
 shop attendants.
 "The tipping in the East has gon
 so far that it Is not limited to pubii servants Practically everyone ex poets a tip of one sort or another The day of the dime and 15-cent ti has passed. too, and for service o
 any kind you pay and pay big" sai Mir Cronin-
 .ls~T The librarian was compelled t I wait several days before he coul I make reservations. owing to the vas number travelling at this time, man
 of whom were returning home fror the Dempsey Carpenter fight. whil | others were enroute to Los Angele for the Elks convention