Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.

1ts Fourth Annual Meeting Will BE Held In
This City, Commencing on Friday.
The fourth annual meeting Of the American
Economic Association is to be held in this city,
commencing on Friday morning and ending
next Tuesday evening. The sessions will be
held in the hall Of Columbian University, ex-
cept the joint session with the American For
estry Association, which will be held in the
National Museum. Following is the program:
Friday, December 26-Afternoon session, 8
p.m.-From the committee on economic the
ory, Prof. ]. B. Clark, chairman: /. Paper on
'The Concepts of Utility, Value and Cost" by
Prof. F. H. Giddings; 2. Paper on 1.-THE Term
Wealth in Economic Science; Study in Eco
nomic Theory" by DR.. Charles A, Tuttle; 8.
Paper on 'Tho Ethical Principle in Industrial
Relations" by Miss Marietta Kies; 4. Report
OF the committee, by Prof J. b. Clark.
Evening session-Address by President Fran
els A. Walker.
Saturday, December 27--Morning session, 10
a. m.-From the committee on transportation,
Prof. Edmund J. James, chairman l. Paper
on "A Contribution to the Theory on Railroad
Rates." by Prof. F. W. Taussig; 2. Paper on
''The Relative Cost of Water and Rail Trans
portation," by Hon. George H. Ely; 8. Paper
on 1.-The Relation Of Railroad Passenger Traffic
to Freight Traffic, part of the report of the
committee by Prof Edmund J. James. Even
ing session, p. m.-From the committee on
statistics, Hon. Carroll d. Wright, chairman:
l: Report of the committee, by Hon. Carroll d.
Wright; 2. Paper on street Railway Statistics"
by Charles H. Cooley, esq; g. Paper on ''Sta-
tlstlcs as Means of Correcting Corporate
Abuses" by Prof. Henry C. Adams.
Monday. December 29.-Morning session, 10
Taxation" by Prof. Edwin R. A. Seligman;
2: Paper on Direct Taxation as a Source of
Early Federal Revenue" by DR.. Roland p.
Falkner: 3. Paper on Crooked Taxation" by
Hon. L. G.. Sherman. Afternoon session,
pm: l. Paper on 1.-THE Educational Value of
Political Economy" part Of the report of the
committee on teaching political economy. by
Prof. Simon N: Patten, chairman; 2. Paper on
"a Syllabus of Public Economy" by Prof VIM.
W. Folwell; g. Land Transfer Reform; the
Torrcns System of Land Registration" by
prof. ;; W. Jerks: 4. The Third, i. e., The
Social Revolution" by Prof. E. P. Chevnev.
Tuesday, December 30--Morning session. 10
am: l.. From the committee on technical edu-
cation, President F. A. Walker, chairman; dis
cussion on industrial and technical education;
opened by President Francis A. Walker; g.
Paper on Limits Of Publicity" by Prot; David
ship of Gas Works in the United States" by
Prof. Edward ". Bemis. Afternoon session. 8
Pm: /. Paper on "The growth and Economic
Value OF Building and Loan Associations" by
Hon. Seymour Dexter: 2. Paper on ''The Tail
orins Trade and the Sweating SYSTEM" by Miss
Katherine Conan; 8. Paper on "Girls Board
ing Homes" by Robert Stein; 4. Secretary's
report. Evening session, pm: Held jointly
by the American Economic Association and the
American Forestry Association at the National
Museum. l. Paper on "Thc duty of Government
in Regard to Forests" by Prof. Edmund J..
James; O. Paper on ''The Present Condition of
Forests on the Public Lands" by Edward b.
Bowers; 3. Paper on Government Forestry
Abroad by Clifford Pinchot; 4. Paper on ''The
Feasibility Of American Forest Administration"
by b. L. Fernow.
The officers Of the association are: Francis
Phi. d., Edmund j. James, Phi. d., John b.
Clark, AM, vice presidents; Richard T. Ely,
Ih. D., secretary; Edwin r. A. Seligman, Phi.
D., treasurer.