Books

Books Outdoor Life in the Rockies is the title of an attractive booklet just issued by the passenger department of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. In it are described and illustrated the hunting, fishing, and pleasure resorts of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. A map showing the location of Na- tional parks and monuments, principal scenic attractions, cliff dwellings, and Indian pueblos, is a valuable part of the book. The Young Man and His Vocation is the title of a book by Franklin Stewart Harris, Ph. D., of the Utah State Agricultural College. He is a bachelor of science as well as a doctor of philosophy and has lived in Utah, Mexico, Canada, and New York. He has taught a large number of scientific subjects and is a member of twenty-three scientific societies. He is the author of Principles of Agronomy, besides 65 periodical articles and 150 editorials. He is therefore considered competent to deal properly with this subject. The volume will help the young man to find his place in the world and to show him how to make the most of himself. Modern de- mands of life in industrial affairs is shown and explained, and opportunities and requirements in each kind of work are discussed in such a way that the young man is aided materially in electing his life's work and in preparing himself for it. As a book on vocations it is well worthy a careful reading by any young man who desires to know more of the important sub- ject of choosing his life's vocation. Price $1.25. The Era has received, with the compliments of J. A. Hogle & Co., in- vestment brokers, Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah, a copy of their 1917 Hand- book of Utah Securities, industrial, banking, and financial. In the book are listed forty-four leading industrial institutions concerning which prac- tical information is given for investors. Similar information is given of eight realty and insurance companies of the state. Important information is given in the case of one hundred twenty-two banking institutions of the state of Utah, with the names of officers, the resources, and other statistical