The Transactions of the Texas Academy of Science for 1902 contains many articles of interest.

The annual address of the President, R. A. Thompson, on the Regulation of the Issuance of Texas Railroad Securities by the State Government forms a valuable contribution to Texas railway economic literature. It depicts the conditions leading up to the passage, and indicates the results of the operation of the so-called “Stock and Bond Law” in Texas. Mr. Thompson arrives at the conclusion that the law has accomplished the purposes for which it was designed.

Mr. J. D. Mitchell contributes an article on The Poisonous Snakes of Texas, with Notes on Their Habits. As stated by the author, the purpose sought in the publication of these notes are:

First.

“ To contribute to what is already known of the habits of the poisonous snakes of Texas.

Second.

“ To register a plea for the protection of the useful and non-poisonous snakes.

Third.

“ To provoke investigation into the habits of all snakes that a true and correct knowledge of their usefulness or danger to mankind may be known.”

How to cite:
"Transactions of the Texas Academy of Science for 1902", Volume 007, Number 2, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page 170 - 171. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v007/n2/review_8.html
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