The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-31
CENSUS sPEcIAL Agents.
Advisory staff Appointed for Temporary
Service.

Washington, D. G., Aug, 9l.--The for
mutation OF the census schedules, upon
which the enumerators will enter the
| information they secure next April, y
one OF the most important subjects now
before y. s. Census Director Durand and
Assistant Director Willoughby.
The census law authorizes the director
TO determine the form and subdivision Of
the inquiries necessary to secure the
information ordered BY Congress.
To assist in this work Director Durand
has occurred the cooperation Of q score
or more Of experts in statistics, econom-
les, agriculture. manufactures, etc. They
have been appointed expert special agents
to serve for q short time while the
work Of formulating plans are under
way and are now assembled in Washing.
ton The agriculture, manufactures, and
population schedules are the principal
ones under current discussion.
In the formulation OF the agricultural
schedule, four Of these experts are acting
as conferees, j. L. Coulter, II. G. Taylor,
q. r. Warren, III, and Thos. NJ Carver
Mr.. Coulter is instructor IN agrieul-
tural economies in the university Of Min
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the state board Of health, He received
the degre Of A. B. from the university
Of North Dakota 1904; and PHI. ID. from
the university Of Michigan, 1908 He
is an economist, statistician, and lawyer.
He resides in Minneapolis Mr. Taylor
Is professor of agricultural economics in
the university OF Wisconsin. He has
won the degree Of M. S. lAgrl from
the Iowa Agricultural colleges that Of
Phi. d, from the university Of Wisconsin;
and finished his academic career at the
London School OF Economics and the uni
versity Of Berlin. He is a specialist in
economic problems in agriculture. Mr..
Warren is professor Of farm manage.
ment and farm crops in Cornell univer-
sity. He is a b. Sc, Of the university
Of Nebraska: q B. S. a.. an Nj S. Al.
and a Pm. D. Of Cornell He lives at
Ithaca. NJ Y. Mr.. Carver Il a professor
of economies in Harvard university. a
Pm. D Of Cornell and was formerly as
sistant editor Of the Economic Bulletin
He is a writer Of economic subjects in
various reviews.
Those at work on the manufactures
schedule are spurgeon Bell. Arthur j..
Boynton, C. W. Doten, e. d Howard
Emil r. Seeker, w. M. Persons, Horace
Secrist, A. II. Willett. and Alvin S.
Johnson. Mr.. Bell was formerly assist
ant editor Of the Economist" He is
B. S. Of the university Of Texas. He
was also in graduate work III economies
in the university Of Chicago His home
is in Chicago Mr. Boynton Is assistant
professor AZ economics III the university
Of Kansas He Is an Harvard A. b and
A. M Of Columbia lie resides at Law
renee, Kansas Mr. Doten is assistant
professor Of economics in the Massachu-
sets Institute Of Technology. He holds
the degrees Of A. Nj and PHI D. from
the university Of Vermont, and also a
NJ form Harvard. Mr. Howard Is as
sistant professor OF economies in North
western university The degrees Of Phi
b., Phi. NJ, and PHI Dbl have been con
ferred upon him BIZ the university Of
Chicago He lives at Evanston, Illinois
Mr. Seeker is an expert on manufaetur
ing Industries, and resides in St. Louis,
Missouri Mr. Persons Is assistant pro.
lessor Of finance in Dartmouth college
He Is a B. S. Of the university Of Wis.
cousin. and has performed expert stats.
teal work for the department Of com
merca and labor Mr. Secrist is instruc.
tor Of economies III the university Of
Wisconsin For a time he was a special
agent Of the bureau Of corporations, de-
partment of commerce and labor He
lives at Madison, Wisconsin Mr. Will
lett IS professor Of economies in the Car.