de;partm^nt of economics and sociology. 71 



The following monograph has been handed in : 



Mechanics' lien laws of the United States. By Prof. W. L. Bailey. 



Mr. McKitrick is making progress with his study of the land legislation of 

 Texas, as is Dr. John L. Coulter with his monograph on the educational land 

 grants of Wisconsin and South Dakota. 



Mr, D. L. Peacock was obliged to suspend work during the winter on his 

 study of the "Labor and rural credit policy of the Southern States," but has 

 resumed work during the summer and has presented a chapter on "Agricul- 

 tural credit in the South before the civil war." 



Professor Farnam has arranged to be relieved from a large part of his 

 academic duties during the coming year, in order to be able to devote himself 

 to writing the report of his Division. 



Division XL— FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCE INCLUDING TAXATION. 



Prof. Henry B. Gardner reports that nothing has been published in his 

 Division during the past year. The progress of the work has been as fol- 

 lows : 



Comparative study of the financial development of certain of the larger 

 cities : Mr. Oliver C. Lockhart hopes to complete the work this summer. 



Financial history of New Jersey : Mr. Edgar Dawson has completed a sub- 

 stantial portion of his work, but has been delayed by the pressure of other 

 duties, 



Financial history of Ohio : Prof. E. L. Bogart expects to finish the work 

 soon. 



Financial history of Texas : Mr. E. T. Miller expects to complete his study 

 during the present year. 



Financial history of Alabama: Mr. W. O. Scroggs expects to complete 

 the work soon, 



Financial history of Tennessee : Prof, St, George Sioussat expects to have 

 his work substantially completed this year. 



Financial history of Illinois : Prof, N. A. Weston has been unable to con- 

 tinue with the work, and it has been turned over to Mr. R. M, Haig, a grad- 

 uate student of the University of Illinois. 



Financial history of Minnesota: Dr. R, V, Phelan will probably complete 

 this work during the present year. 



Financial history of Oregon: Prof. F. G. Young has finished a portion of 

 the work and it has been published in the Quarterly of the Oregon Histori- 

 cal Society, vol. viii, No. 2, and vol. xii, No. 4, 1908. He expects to com- 

 plete the work this year. 



The financial history of California has been delayed by the absence in 

 Europe of Prof. C. C. Plehn. 



The financial history of Connecticut has been undertaken by Mr. Henry F. 

 Walradt, a graduate student at Yale, who expects to complete it by June 

 1911. 



