The times., 1899-06-25
largely been the cause of the falling

largely been the cause OF the railing
prices of products.
At any rate, said the professor, the
average farmer in ordinary years hnds MS
product of wealth limited one in com
parison with the product of persons in
most other occupations. He called atten-
ton to the fact that farmers were living
better and expending more on their homes
and their tables and that they often fall
to be as thrifty as they should be- AGAIN.
the farmers of this country are too much
disposed to rely on one crop. A dlversin-
cation of crops would make the farmer
more independent.
Employment of Experts.
The services of the. following well-known
specialists have been, obtained by the Com
mission. and will prosecute the work as
signed to them during the summer; Prof.
Jeremiah w Jenks who fills the economic
chair in the Cornell University faculty at
Ithaca; Counselor f. j. Stimson, of Bos-
ton. whose books on labor problems are
recognized as authorities all over the iand;
Prof Emory r. johnson, OF the University
Of Pennsylvania, who has just been made
member of the Nicaragua Canal Commis-
sion; Prof Davis r. Dewey, of the lnsti-
tute of Technology at Boston; Victor Ohm
stead and William H. Stuart of Carroll d.
Wrights Department of Labor; Eugene &.
Williams, of Massillon, Ohio; DR.. j. w.
Rines and Harvey NJ. Friend, both Of
Washington. The work assigned to these
well-known writers and students and pub
licsts is now in an advanced state OF prog
ress.
Prof jerks has been engaged especially
in an investigation of the trusts. He viii
employ agents to interview large number
of corporations to obtain information OF a
statistical nature. The trusts would hesi-
tate TO give much of this information If 1t
were to be published in connection with
their names, but IT is believed they Will
part with this data under promise that 1t
will be used in statistical form in connec-
ton with similar information from other
concerns, and in a way that it could not
be definitely traced to them. 1t is likely
that 200 or 800 of the trusts will be ap-
preached and asked to give this informa-
tion during the next two months.
Mr. Stimson has been charged with
making comparison and digest of the
labor legislation of the States and foreign
countries, and to- draft proposed remedial
legislation. ,ras.s
Mr. Victor NJ. olmstead of the Depart
ment of Labor, has completed a digest of
the laws of the States concerning convict
labor in its relation teifree labor, and Mr.
William NJ. Steuart, Of the same depart
ment, after having gone over the field of
the sweat shop abuses is now visiting the
penitentiaries of sonnet of the States with
view to securing Information that will
enable him to make suggestions for uni
form laws concerning nthe employment Of
convicts.
Prof. Davis r. Dewey. of the Institute
OF Technology, Will make an investiga-
tion concerning trade unionism.
Mr.. Wilson is Investigating mining
conditions. 80
the subject of transportation. His con-
nection with the Nicaragua Canal Com
mission will not interfere with his work
with the Industrial Commission.
DR.. Hines and Mr.. Harvey NJ. Friend,
both of Washington, are aiding the agri-
cultural subcommission