Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-11
EDWARD YOUNG, PH.D.

manufacturers in all the states. The
books were philadelphia and Its Manu-
factures.' Leading Pursuits and Leading
Men and "A Complete History of Ameri-
can Manufactures. from zoos to 1861 an
exhaustive work still regarded as a mine
of information.
In 1861 DR.. Young came to Washington
at the urgent request of Mr.. Kennedy
superintendent of the census of 1860. The
returns of the manufactures of the country
were woefully incomplete, and Dr.. Young
was made chief of division and a large
number of clerks assigned to him. Reams
of blanks were printed. under his direc-
ton and were sent to manufacturers, who
furnished the accurate information de-
sired. This was compiled by Dr. Young
and published in separate volume.
Revising the Tariff.
At the close of the civil war, during
which the internal revenue taxation was
high, David A. Wells was appointed
tariff commissioner. Congress reduced
those rates and also those on imports
Mr.. Wells then engaged DR.. Young as his
assistant, in order that the latters knowl-
edge of the manufactures of the country
might enable Mr.. Wells to recommend the
proper reductions.
For example, on locomotives and steam
engines not only was every part taxed
separately, but, when all those taxed
parts had been assembled the finished
product was also taxed separately AT
DR.. Young's suggestion Mr. Wells asked
Congress TO abolish the tax on component
parts and tax only the finished prodGct
This was done.
Government employees were taxed on
salaries exceeding 5000 per annum but DR..
Young persuaded Mr.. Wells to induce
Congress to increase this limit to 1000.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Wells bureau
of statistics was authorized by Congress
July IS. 1866. February 1, 1869. DR.. Young
was appointed to the bureau. and July !,
1870. he was made chief. and continued
to hold that Office until August, 1873, when
he resigned.
Aided immigration.
While chef of the bureau Dr. Young
compiled several books which proved of
great value. the first being Information
for Immigrants" which h, had trans
lated into French and German. Thirty
thousand copies were bought by steam
ship companies and distributed in Europe
resulting in a large increase of desirable
immigration. DR.. Young is of the opinion
| that a similar report would be of great
! advantage now. His next report was a
comprehensive history of tariff legislation
| from the days of Alexander Hamilton tC
| 1871. His most important work was
Labor in Europe and America vol
ume of 1874 pages, tracing the cost of la
I Dor and of living from the days of the
/ Roman republic to the time the book was
/ written.
/ DR.. Young was appointed American
delegate to the eighth session of the in
tcrna tonal statistical congress held at st
| Petersburg in August 1872. The Crane
Duke Constantine. brother of Alexande
H. was president of the congress. and DIR
Young an honorary vice president.
IN 1886 DIR. Young was appointed consul
| at Windsor. Nova Scotia, office which
! he held until November. 1897.
DR.. Young's degree of doctor of philoso
ply was conferred upon him by Colum
ban University in recognition of the valu
of his history of labor. DR.. Young ha
three children-Charles A. Young, in tn
office of the supervising architect of tn
Treasury: Rev. w. II. Young, Decatur
her home with her father.