Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-23
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS.
Tho Work OF One of the Scientific Bodies to
Meet Here In August

Meet Here In August.
Edmund ]. James Of Philadelphia vice presi.
dent, and Bernard E. Fernow of this city, sec
rotary of section Of Economic Science and
Statistics" have issued circular in relation
to the work OF that section at the coming an
nual meeting OF the American Association for
the Advancement OF Science, to be held in this
city August IS to 25 next 1.-THE purpose and
scope of this section" says the circular, may
be gathered from the range of subjects pre-
scented before it. As one of its earlier vice
presidents has pointed out, and as is natural
by the organic connection with an association
for the advancement of science, the subjects to
be presented are scientific, and not specu,a-
tive. i. e., they are to deal with facts, known
facts reduced TO order which exhibit and ex-
pain the changing conditions of communities
races, individuals interests. IL fact the pur-
pose Of the section is to bring in close contact
the students of natural sciences and Of
economic problems. and advance scientific
methods and scientific knowledge in common
affairs.
As every student Of any one phase of human
knowledge is better fitted to pursue and make
useful progress in his study by being ac-
quainted with neghborng fields, SO here the
opportunity given to the statistician and econ
omist of meeting workers in the field of biology,
anthropology, geography and othe. sciences
presentation of such economic problems as re-
quire for their intelligent disc ussion directly
or indirectly, a knowledge Of natural sciences
Not only are the permanent members of the
association by no means all scientific men, that
Is to say, workers in scientific fields, but q
large contingent of these and OF the temporary
participants in the meetings is composed of
the more thoughtful class of citizens interested
in scientific and economic advance; hence such
q desirable audience for the propagation of
mil tvnf ha phot ut h<,f wi i'm,
such numbers at other meetings OF economists
Since its inception in 1889 there have been
read in this section about $50 papers. OF these
some twenty or thirty were OF statistical nature
The more truly economic subjects may be
classified as follows: Twenty of educational
character. thirty on food questions, fifteen on
soil questions, eighteen on financial questions
the rest being unclassitied.
OF the more important papers referring to
food and soil questions, and based more or less
on knowledge of natural science or technical
knowledge. may be mentioned the following to
illustrate the range OF economic subjects de-
sirable tC be discussed i'll this section:
Edward Atkinson-'Application of Science
to Production and Consumption VI Food"
Scientific Application of Heat for Cooking
Food"
n. s. Kedzie-'Food Mods the Race
". U. MISUNDERSTANDING and Costs of
Nutrients in Foods" Food Supply Of the Fu-
ture and the Doctrine of Matthias "Physio-
logical and Pocuniary Economy CT Food"
Food of Workings and It's Relation to the
Work Done
Henry Z. alvord-"Relatlve Values Of Human
Food. Economy il the Management. of the
Soil"
Il. L. Fernow-"National Interest in Natural
Resources" Need of National Forest Ad-
ministration."
J. Il. DoGge-"The Agricultural Surplus"
K i. James-''lestimony OF Statistics as to
Share OF Labor i'll Production
Gen. john Eaton Scientific Methods and
Scientific knowledge il Common Affairs
There We're also read several papers on 6ngi-
neerinS problems, considered from economic
points of view.
This association, then. offers a rare oppor-
tunity Tor specialists in economic and social
Questions to get their views before the investi-
gators in natural sciences and thus bring them
TO a somewhat different test from that usually
applied.