The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-03

is one of the most important subjects
now before L. S. Census Director Du.
rand and Assistant Director willough.
by,
The census lay authorizes the dlreo.
tor to determine the form and sub.
division OF the inquiries necessary to
secure the information ordered by
congress-
To assist in this work Director Du-
rand has secured the cooperation OF
score or more Of experts In stats.
tics, economics, agriculture, manufac.
lures. etc. They have been appointed
expert special agents TO serve for a
time while the work of formulating
plans are under way and are now as
sembled in Washington. The agricul-
mre, manufactures and population
schedules are the principal ones under
current discussion.
In the formulation of the agricultur-
al schedule four of these experts are
acting as conferees. ]. l.. Coulter, II.
C. Taylor, G. +. Warren, Jr., and Thos
NJ. Carver.
Mr., Coulter is instructor in agricul
tural economics in the university Of
Minnesota He is also special agent
Of the state board of health. He re.
ceived the degree of A. d. from the
university of North Dakota, 1904; and
Ph. D.. from the university of Wis
consin, 1908. He is an economist,
statlstician, and lawyer lie resides
in Minneapolis. Mr.. Taylor Is profes.
sor Of agricultural economics in the
university of Wisconsin He has won
the degree of NJ. S. from the iowa
agricultural college; that OF Ph. d.,
from the university of Wisconsin; and
finished his academic career at the
London school of economies and the
OF Berlin. He Is special
list IN economic problems Ia agricul-
ture. Mr. Warren is professor of
farm management aud farm crops in
Cornell university lie Is y. Sc, Of
the university Of Nebraska b. s.
a., an NJ. S. A., and Phi d.. Of Cornell
He lives at Ithaca, n. Y. Mr.. Carver
lis a professor of economics In Har-
ward university, a PHI d., of Cornell
and was formerly assistant editor Of
the Economic Bulletin, He Is a writer
of economic subjects in various re-
views.
Those at work on the manufactures
schedule are Spurgeon Bell, Arthur ]
Boynton, c. w Doten. E. d. Howard,
Emil p. Seeker w NJ, Persons. Hor-
ace secrist, A. Il. Willett. and Alvin
is. Johnson. Mr. Bell was formerly
assistant editor of the Economist"
He is b. s. Of the university Of Tex
as. He was also In graduate work In
economics IN the university of Chi.
cago. His home Is In Chicago. Mr.
Boynton Is assistant professor of econ.
omies in the university of Kansas.
He is a Harvard A. b. and A. NJ, of
Columbia. He resides at Lawrence,
Kans Mr.. Doten is assistant profess
sor OF economies in the Massachusetts,
institute of technology Ho holds the
degrees of A. NJ. and Phi. D., from the
university of Vermont, and also A. H.,
from Harvard. Mr.. Howard is assist.
ant professor of economies in North.
western university The degrees of
in. b., Ph. NJ, and Ph. D., have been
conferred upon him BY the university
Of Chicago. He lives at Evanston,
III. Mr.. Seeker is an expert on manu-
featuring industries. and resides In
81. Louis. ne Mr Persons is assist.
ant professor OF fifsnce In dartmouth
college. He is sa Ifl s Of the univer.
slty of wisconsin, ahd haa performed
expert statistical WORT ior TIE depart.
ment Of commerce ana labor. aIr
secrist is instructor q economics ln
the university OF Wisconsin For q
time he was a special agent Of the
bureau of corporations department Of
commerce and labor lie lives at
Madison. wisconsin Nj Wftsf is
professor of economies in the ear
negle technical school He holds 81
degree of A. b.. from Brown uniser
sity. and o. PHI D., from Columbia fle
is an authority on political econony
His home is at shales Pa air John.
son Is an 4. NJ and A. b. Of the uni +
verslty OF Nebraska and PA. D.. of
Columbia. He is a statistician Of
wide experience lie resides at Chi
eago
On the schedule for population W
b. Bailey is advising. He Is professor
OF political economy at Yale uniyer.
sity. His alma Mater, old Ell, has
given him the degrees A. D., and Ph,
D. His home IS ia Springfield Mass.
On thn deneudent classes subject