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Railroad Valuation.
"The Appraisal of Plants for Public Services." Nicholas S. Hill, Jr. The Engineering Record, June 8th, 1901. A review of the principles on which a property is valued when purchased by private parties or by municipalities.
"The Value of Railways and Their Capitalization." H. T. Newcomb. Railroad Gazette, August 29th, 1902. Abstract from Yale Review, August, 1902.
"The Census Office Railroad Valuation." (Editorial.) Railroad Gazette, September 1st, 1905. A discussion of the work of Professor Henry C. Adams, Statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and his assistants.
"Railroad Taxes and Plans for Ascertaining the Fair Valuation of Railroad Property." The Railway Age, September 8th, 1905. Report presented at the meeting of the National Association of Railroad Commissioners, at Deadwood, S. Dak.
"Railroad Valuations in State Reports." Professor Harold M. Bowman. Railroad Gazette, September 8th, 1905. Abstract of a report, which explains briefly the systems of valuation provided for by the laws of the several States, with a critical review of the systems and administrative reports.
"The Determination of Physical Values." Clinton S. Burns, M. Am. Soc. C. E. The Engineering Record, September 16th, 1905. Presents a mathematical formula for fixing depreciation on articles, based on age, with quite a complete demonstration of the theory presented.
"Valuation of Railroad Property," Henry Fink. (Serial.) Railway Age Gazette, July 24th, 1908, et seq. A brief review of several methods.
"The Valuation of Railways." (Serial.) Railway Age Gazette, January 22d, 1909, et seq. A thorough discussion of the subject, and one of the best presentations of it from a rational corporation standpoint.
"Some Neglected Factors of Fair Valuation." (Editorial.) Railway Age Gazette, March 5th, 1909.
"Railway Capital and Values." W. H. Williams. (Serial.) Railway Age Gazette, April 2d, 1909, et seq. An address setting forth at length the views of the railway managers who oppose valuation of property for any purpose.
"Valuation of Street Railway Properties." Electric Railway Journal, June 19th, 1909. A general discussion of the subject.
"Commercial Valuation of Railway Operating Property in the United States: 1904." Bulletin 21, United States Bureau of the Census. Contains an exhaustive discussion of sundry methods of valuation. The most complete series of papers on valuation yet published.
The Chicago Appraisal.
Report to the Common Council on Railroad Valuation. B. J. Arnold, M. Am. Soc. C. E., M. E. Cooley, and A. B. Du Pont.
The Michigan Appraisal.
"Expert Valuation of Railway and Other Corporate Property in Michigan." E. E. R. Tratman, Assoc. M. Am. Soc. C. E. Engineering News, December 20th, 1900. A descriptive paper.
"What is the Value of a Railroad for the Purpose of Taxation?" Charles Hansel, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Railroad Gazette, April 19th, 1901. Discussion of the work done by Professor M. E. Cooley, and on valuation in general.
"Michigan Railroad Appraisal—Valuation of Physical Properties." Professor Mortimer E. Cooley. Bulletin 21, U. S. Bureau of the Census, p. 76.
"Michigan Railroad Appraisal—Valuation of Non-Physical Elements of Railway Property." Professor Henry C. Adams. Bulletin 21, U. S. Bureau of the Census, p. 78.
The Minnesota Appraisal.
"Valuation of Railway Property." A. S. Cutler. Year Book, University of Minnesota, 1908. An account of the methods used for obtaining and checking the information.
Report on the Valuation of Railways in Minnesota, January, 1909. Minnesota State Railroad Commission.
"Valuation of Railways in Minnesota." Railway Age Gazette, February 5th, 1909. A descriptive article.
The Texas Appraisal.
"Railroad Franchise Values in Texas." W. H. Coverdale, Assoc. M. Am. Soc. C. E. Railroad Gazette, February 12th, 1904. Discussion of methods used in Texas.
"Methods Used by the Railroad Commission of Texas Under the Stock and Bond Law, in Valuing Railroad Properties." R. A. Thompson, Assoc. M. Am. Soc. C. E., with discussion by Messrs. E. L. Corthell, F. Lavis, W. H. Coverdale, and W. D. Taylor. Transactions, Am. Soc. C. E., Vol. LII, p. 328, et seq.
The Washington Appraisal.
"Report to the Washington Railroad Commission on the Valuation of Railways in Washington." Halbert P. Gillette, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Engineering-Contracting, April 7th, 1909.
The Wisconsin Appraisal.
"Wisconsin Railroad Valuation." W. D. Taylor, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Bulletin 21, U. S. Bureau of the Census, p. 82.
"The Appraisement of the Physical Value of Wisconsin Railways for the Purpose of Taxation." W. D. Taylor, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Engineering News, March 31st, 1904.
Discussion on "Valuation of Railroad Properties." W. D. Taylor, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Transactions, Am. Soc. C. E., Vol. LII, p. 353.
"Report to the Tax Commission." W. D. Taylor, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Report of the Wisconsin Tax Commission, 1907, p. 269.
"The Work of the Joint Engineering Staff of the Wisconsin Tax and Railroad Commissions." W. D. Pence, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Journal, Western Society of Engineers, Vol. XIV, p. 73. (Abstract.) Engineering News, March 4th, 1909.
Water-Works Valuation.
"Water-Works Valuation and Fair Rates, in the Light of the Maine Supreme Court Decisions, in the Waterville and Brunswick Cases." Leonard Metcalf, M. Am. Soc. C. E. Transactions, Am. Soc. C. E., Vol. LXIV, p. 1. (A complete bibliography of the subject of water-works valuation may be found on p. 69 of Mr. Metcalf's paper.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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