The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-03
FORMULATION OF
 CENSUS SCHEDULE Many Experts Have Been Se- cured for Different Work EMINENT MEN TO CONFER Agriculture, Manufacturers and Popu- Iation Schedules Are Most Im-
 portant and Best Men Will
 Handle These.
EMINENT MEN TO CONFER

Washington, September 2.-(Special.)- The formulation of the census sehed- ules, upon which the enumerators will enter the information they secure next April, is one of the most important sub jects now before United States 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 secured the cooperation of score or more of experts in statistics, eco- monies, agriculture, manufactures, etc. They have been appointed expert spe- cial agents to serve for short time while the work of formulating plans are under way and are now assembled i'll Washington The agriculture. manufac- lures, and population schedules are the principal ones under current discussion.
 In the formulation of the agricultural schedule four of these experts are act ing as conferees, J. l.. Coulter, H. c. Taylor, G. F. Warren, Jr, and Thos M. Carver
 MT. Coulter is instructor in agrcul tural economics in the University of Minnesota. He is also a special agent of the State Board of Health He re- ceived the degree of A. B. from the University of North Dakota, 1904; and Ph D. from the University of Wiscon- sin. 190S He is an economist, statisti- clan and lawyer. He resides in Minne- apolis- MT. Taylor is professor of agri- cultural economics in the University of Wisconsin. He has won the degree of M. s. (Agr.) from the Iowa Agricultural college; that of Ph D. from the Uni versity of Wisconsin; and finished his academic career at the London School of Economics and the University of Berlin He is a specialist in economic prob lems in agriculture. MT. Warren is pro- lessor of farm management and farm corps in Cornell university. He is a B. Sc. of the University of Nebraska; a B. s. A., an M. s. A. and a Ph. D. of Cornell He lives at Ithaca, N. Y. MT Carver is a professor of economies in Harvard university, a Ph. D. of Cornell and was formerly assistant editor of The Economic Bulletin. He is a writer of economic subjects in various reviews.
 Those at work on the manufactures schedule are Spulgeon Bell, Arthur J. .Boynton, c. W. Doten E. D. Howard, Emil P. Seeker, W. M. Persons. Horace Secrist. A. H. Willett and Alvin s. Johnson MT. Bell was formerly as- sjstant editor of The Economist. He is B. S. of the University of Texas He was also in graduate work in economies in the University of Chicago. His home is in Chicago. MT Boynton is assist ant professor, of economics in the Uni versity of Kansas. He Is Harvard A. B. and A. of Columbia. He re- sides at Lawrence, Kan. MT. Doten is assistant professor of economies in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology He holds the degrees of A. M. and Ph D from the University of Vermont, and also A. M. from Harvard. Mr. Howard is assistant professor of economies ir Northwestern university. The degrees of Ph- B. Ph M and Ph. D. have been conferred upon him by the University of Chicago. He lives at Evanston, Ill MT. Seeker is an expert on manufactur- ing industries, and resides in St, Louis Mo. MT Persons is assistant professor of finance in Dartmouth college. He ii a B. S. of University of Wisconsin, and has performed expert statistical work for the Department of Commerce and Labor. MT Secrist Is instructor of eco monies in the University of Wisconsin Tor d time he was a special agent oi fbe bureau of corporations Department cf Commerce and Labor. He lives al Madison, Wis. MT. Willet is professor of economies in the Carnegie Techn'ca school He holds the degree of A. B from Brown university and of Ph. D from Columbia. He is an authority ol political economy. His home IS