New-York tribune., 1909-08-31
NEW CENSUS EXPERTS.
To GiUe agriculture, Manufactures
and Population Special attention.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau

(From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Aug. 80 - In order that point
which will insure accuracy and expedition in the
taking OF the thirteenth in April may be
overlooked Director Durand has called 10 Wash
ington large number OF expert statisticians, So
biologists and political economists to aid in the
preparation OF the list OF inquiries necessary 10
the most useful and authentic information.
The formulation OF these questions Is regarded by
the census officials Of the most vital phases
OF the forthcoming enumeration. Mr.. Durand has
appointed these experts special agents 10 servo
for short time while the work OF formulating the
plans is under way. The agricultural. manufact-
ures and population schedules those which
the fullest discussion will be given. and II IS
pected that the entire preliminary work on these
subjects will be completed within two weeks,
In the formulation OF the manufactures schedule
the following four experts have been asked 10 act
conferrees: J. L. Coulter. OF the University OF
Minnesota; Dr. III. c. Taylor. OF the University of
Wisconsin DR.. C. F. Warren. jr. professor OF farm
MANAGEMENT and crops at Cornell University. and
Or. Thomas NJ. Carver. professor OF economies at
Harvard University
Those at work on the manufactures schedule are
Spurgeon Bell OF Chicago. formerly assistant edi-
tor % The Economist; Arthur Boynton assistant
professor OF economies at the University OF Kansas
c. W Doten. assistant professor OF economics ut
the Massachusetts Institute OF Technology; z. D.
Howard assistant professor OF economics at North
western University Emil p. Seeker, OF 81. Louis,
an expert manufacturing industries ". NJ. Per-
College Horace Secrist. instructor IN economies at
the University OF Wisconsin, A H. Willet, profess
sor OF economies in the Carnegie Technical School,
and Alvin S. johnson. a statistical expert from
Chicago.
On the schedule relating 20 population. the chief
adviser is Or. w. b. Bailey. professor OF political
economy at Yale. on the dependent classes subject
Z. y. Miller expert IN social statistics, is
gagged. Alexander Bowie. ranchman and cattle
and sheep raiser az Wheatland. Wyo., has been
placed IN the division OF agriculture under lie Grand
Powers the chief statistician The subject OF AMI
mails on ranches has been assigned TO Mr.. Bowie.
In the division Of manufactures. under William
NJ Steuart chief statistician the director has placed
Otis r. Goodal. formerly private secretary 10 the
Assistant Secretary OF Commerce and Labor, whose
experience In the government service dates back
10 1890, and who has been made field special
agent on the subject of cotton ginning. Isaac A
Hourwich OF New York CITY, expert on munic
ipal and governmental subjects has been made
special agent and assigned to the subject OF mines
a special agency on the furniture industry. Alfred
H. Marsh has been made special agent on naval
stores. Daniel c. Roper Is another special agent,
assigned the cotton ginning inquiry. Charles r.
Sangeland professor OF political economy in the
State College at Pullman, Wash. has been given
special agency. and is looking into mines and min
ing Charles RI. Stevenson. formerly of the Bureau
OF Fisheries has been appointed special agent,
and represents the Census Bureau I'm It's Joint work
with the Bureau OF Fisheries. George r. Wicker
has been made special agent investigate electric
railway reports.