C. P. A. Movement: A historical sketch of the efforts made up to date (1903) to secure State legislation recognizing the profession of the public accountant in the United States

In writing this paper, which purports to be a complete history, up to date, of the movement to secure Certified Public Accountant legislation in the United States of America,, the writer has tried to give, with what continuity is possible, some account of the efforts to secure legal recognition for the men who have taken up the profession of accountancy as a lifelong occupation. In doing so, the many unsuccessful efforts must be chronicled, else the half were not told