Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27
AS STATlSTiCIAN AT ROME.
Or. Charles C. Clark of Washington "
Be Chief Of New Bureau.

Washington, March 26.-Dr. Charles c.
Clark, for several years associate statis-
tican of the United States Department
of Agriculture, has accepted the position
of statistician and chief of the bureau OF
general statistics and agricultural in
formation in the International Institute
of Agriculture. at Rome. Italy. and sailed
on the Oceanic March II to take up his
permanent work and residence there.
For many years the need has been felt
Of closer cooperation in statistical work
by the different nations Of the world, and
this is the first time that such an inn
portant work has been undertaken on u
permanent and systematic basis.
The international Institute of Agricul-
ture is the result of the earnest and per
sistent endeavors of an American citizen,
David Lubin, a resident of California.
who was formerly merchant and large
wheat grower. and, believing that the
farming and commercial interests of this
country and the whole world would be
benefited by closer repprochement OF
the different nations in regard to an in
dustry which is the foundation of the
business stability of the world. advanced
the thought Of an International Institute
of Agriculture. Several years ago he
pean nations and it was favorably con-
sidered by Victor Emanuel, King of Italy.
who sent invitations to the different ma
tons to assemble at a conference at
such an Organza ton.
This conference met in assembly in 1903,
the principal nations of the world. in
Guiding the United States, being repre-
scented by delegates. and it drew up pre-
limnary convention. This convention
was later signed and approved by the adj
herring nations. and now tifty-tWO nations
have Joined the institute.
The King of Italy has erected and given
to the institute at Rome a very fine
building costing several hundred thou
sand dollars, which is beautifully finished
and furnished and excellently equipped as
a modern office building. containing a
large number of rooms for the office force
of the institute as well as for the dele
gates of the different countries who may
permanently reside in Rome
The preliminary work in the OrganiZa-
ton of the institute was completed at "A
recent meeting of the general assembly of
the institute. which met in Rome in No
Ncmber and December, 1905 at which con-
Nention DR.. Clark was present as one of
the delegates representing the United
states. One of the important features
OF the institute work will be the forma-
ton of a plan for assembling. unifying
and disseminating international statistics
OF International products, and the actual
work of the institute is Just beginning.
y
gone through all the branches and steps
of statistical work. has been acting chief
Of the bureau of statistics and chairman
of the government crop reporting boards
of the Department of Agriculture for the
past year or two. and is regarded as one
Of the ablest statisticians in the United
States.
Dr.. Clark is a Washington boy. a grad
uate of the schools and colleges of this
city and member of the bar of the
state or pennsylvania and of the District
of Columbia. He is remembered as hav-
ing been prominently identified with ath-
letlcs: he rowed in the Columbia Athletic
crews. was an active and prominent foot
ball and tennis player and managed the
pennant-winning team of the Department
of Agriculture in 1906
This is an entirely new field of work
which Will be watched with interest by
statisticians in this country and through
out the world. and it is a splendid COM
piiment that the offer of one of the most
important positions in the work of the
institute should be made to an American