New-York tribune., 1905-12-12
OBITUARY.
EpMARp ATKINSON.

Boston, Dec. n--Edward Atkinson, the well
known social and political economist of this city,
died suddenly to-day after attack of acute indi-
| years old
Edward Atkinson, economist and author. was
| born on February 10. 1927 at Brookline, Mass. He
| was descended from long line of New-England
| ancestry. His education secured in private
schools and by his efforts his life. after the
| age of fifteen, being devoted to what he termed
work in a practical way" But his mental attain
ments resulted in the degree of Phi. D. from Dart
mouth College, and that of LII. D. from the Uni
versity of South Carolina.
In 1872 he entered the commission house of Read
& Chadwick in Boston. where in five years he
worked up from boy-of-all-work to the post of
clerk and later became treasurer of various manu-
featuring corporations. After extended experio
in various branches of cotton manufacture he
became interested in mutual insurance for manu-
facturers, and in 1878 was made president Of the
Boston Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, which he aided in establishing. He devoted
much to the study of the prevention of loss
by fire and the reduction of the cost of nsuring
making an especial study of construction, occupa-
ton and apparatus the special hazards of textile
factories: paper mills, cordage factories and ma
chine shops, and the safeguards to make theIn
Mr. Atkinson made an address on cotton manu-
faftur1ng IN Atlanta Whlcn ied 20 the f;ction
ed his invention of the Aladdin Oven, device Tor
life work and the use designed to do most to carry
down his name as a benefactor of the race. He
gave the invention to the public freely, without
claimed will do the work in cooking of 10 pouIos
Of coal, used in ordinary range, the work De-
ing done in a better and more wholesome manner.
But the efforts to push 1t were never especially
successful
AS a pampheteer Mr. Atkinson was prolific. and
he contributed at various times to many magazines
and newspapers. He came into much notorIety
opponent of the acquisition of the Philippine
Islands, and published a newspaper called Ihe
Anti-Imperialist, for time. He sent out crculars
which denounced SeditOus by members or
He prepared d series of tables of national expendi-
lures in the last Presidential campaign which We're
ministration supporters Many of his publications
and speeches were in support Of free trade ana
honest money.
1887. to report bimetallsm in Europe, on which
he published an extended report His other works
included discussions of economic subjects, banking
venton and the nutritive value of foods. He wrote
for The Atlantic Monthly" THE international
Review "Harper's Magazine" THE Century
Magazine" The Forum" 1.-The Fortnightly Re-
view,T .The Arena 'The North American Re
view and The Popular Science Monthly" Among
his published works are The Dlstrlputlon n- OF
ton 'HT'he Science of Nutrition" The Margin of
Profit" Taxation and Work, The Prevention OF
Loss by Fire"
In 1855 Mr.. Atkinson was married to Miss Mary c.
of the Massachusetts, Institute of Technology one
of the founders of the New England EIngrant Aid
Arts ana Sciences. fellow of the American ASso-
citation for the Advancement of Science, a member
and corresponding secretary of the american
Statistical Association a member of the Cobden
ward Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and a meInpef or
the Boston Unitarian Club. His home was IN lhe
Hin, where his widow and seven children survive
him,