The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-30
SPECIAL AGENTS APPOINTED
BY BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Washington, Aug. 29-The formula.
tion of the census schedules, upon
which the enumerators VIII enter the
Information they secure next April, IS
one of the most important subjects
now before United States Census Di-
rector Durand and Assistant Director
WillouGhby.
The census law authorizes the di-
rector 10 determine the form and sub.
division OF the inquiries necessary TO
secure the information ordered by con-
grcss.
To assist In this work Director Du-
rand has secured the cooperation OF a
score or more of experts In statistics.
economies. agriculture, manufactures,
etc They have been appointed eX.
pert special agents to serve for short
time while the work OF formulating
plans arc under way. and arc now as
sembled In Washington. The agrlcul-
ture. manufactures and population
schedules are the principal ones under
current discussion.
In the formulation OF the agricultural
schedule four OF these experts arc act
ing as conferees-J. l. Coulter. G.. +,
Warren. Jr., and Thomas NJ. Carver,
Mr. Coulter is instructor in agricul-
tural economics in the University OF
Minnesota. He is also a special agent
OF the state board of health. He re-
ceiyed the degree Of 4. 3. from the
University of North Dakota 100, and
Phi. d. from the University of Wiscon-
sin. 1908. He Is an economist. sta
tlsticlan and lawyer He resides In
Minneapolis Mr. Taylor Is professor
Of agricultural economies In the Uni
verSlty of Wisconsin. He has won the
degree of NJ. S. (agr) from the Iowa
Agricultural college. that Of Ph. ID.
from the University OF Wisconsin. and
finished his academic career at the
London School of Economics and the
University OF Berlin. He Is a special
ist in economic problems I'm agricul-
turc. Mr.. Warren Is professor of farm
management and farm crops In Cor
ncll university. He is a B, Sc, OF the
University of Nebraska; B S. A, an
NJ. S a and a Phi ID. of Cornell. He
lives at Ithaca. n. Y Mr. Carver is
professor OF economics In Harvard
university, a Ph. ID. of Cornell, and
formerly was assistant editor Of tho
Economic Bulletin, He Is writer OF
economic subjects In various reviews.
Those at work on the manufactures
schedule are Spurgeon Bell. Arthur j.
Boynton, c. w Doten. f. D. Howard.
Emil P. Seeker. w. NJ. Persons. Hor-
ace SecriSt. A II. Wlllett and Alvin 5.
Johnson Mr. Bell formerly was as
slstant editor of the Economist He is
B. S. of the University OF Texas. He
was also In graduate work in econom-
les In the University of Chicago. HIS
home is in Chicago. Mr.. Boynton is
assistant professor Of economics In
the Unlverity of Kansas. He is an
Harvard A B. and a. Nj. OF Columbia
He resides at Lawrence kans. Mt
Doten is assistant professor Of eco
nomics In the MassachucttS Institute
of Technology. He holds the degrees
OF A. NJ. and Phi. d. from the UniFer-
sIty OF Vermont. and also A.. Nj. from
Harvard Mr.. Howard is assistant pro-
fessor of economics in Northwestern
university. The degrees of Ph, b..
Pm. NJ and Phi. D. have been conferred
upon him by the University OF Chicago.
He lives at Evanston, Ill MI Seeker
Is an expert on manufacturing indus