The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-30
TAKING
The CENSUS


ter the information they secure next
April. is one of the most important
subjects now before U. s. Census d.
ector Durand and Assistant Director
Willoughby.
The Census law authorizes the Di-
rector 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
a score or more of experts in statistics
economics, agriculture. manufacturers
etc. They have been appointed ex-
pert special agents to serve for a
short time while the work of formulat-
ing plans are under way and are now
assembled in Washington. The ag
riculture. manufactures, and popula-
ton schedules are the principal ones
under current discussion.
In the formulation of the agricul-
ural 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 a special agent
of the State Board of Health. He re-
celved the degree OF A. B. from the
University of North Dakota, 1904; and
Phi. D., from the University of Wis
consin. 1908. He is an economist, sta
tistician, and lawyer. He resides in
Minneapolis. Mr.. Taylor is professor
of agricultural economics in the Uni
v~ersity of Wisconsin. He has won
the degree of NJ. s. (Agr.) from the
Iowa Agricultural College: that of Phi.
D., from the University of Wisconsin,;
and finished his academic career at
London School of Economics and the
University of Berlin. He is a special
list in economic problems in agricul-
ture. Mr.. Warren is professor of farm
management and farm crops in Cor
nell University. He is a b. Sc, of the
University of Nebraska: a b. S. A.,
an NJ. S. A. and a Phi. d. of Cornell.
He lives at Ithaca. New York. Mr..
Carver is a professor of economics
in Harvard University, a Phi. 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 Spergeon Bell, Arthur J..
Roynton, c. w. Doten, e. ID. Howard,
Emil p. Seeker, w. NJ. Persons, Hor-
ace Secrist, A. III. Willett, and Alvin
s. Johnson. Mr.. Bell was formerly
assistant editor of the Economist"
He is a B. S. of the University of
Texas. 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 eco
Monies in the University of Kansas.
He is an Harvard A. B. and A. NJ. of
Columbia. He resides at Lawrence,
Kansas, Mr.. Doten is assistant pro-
fessor of economics il the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology. He
holds the degrees OF A. NJ. and Phi. ID.
from the University of Vermont, and
also A. NJ, from Harvard. Mr.. How
ard is assistant professor of econom-
les in Northwestern University. The
degrees of Phi. B., Phi. NJ, and Phi. D.,
have been conferred upon him by the
University of Chicago. He lives at
Evanston. Illinois. Mr.. Seeker is an
expert On manufacturing industries,
and resides in st. Louis, Missouri.
Mr.. Parsons is assistant professor of
finance in Dartmouth College. He is
a B. s.. of the University of Wiscol-
sin. n has performed expert stats
tical work for the Department of Com
MERGE and Labor. Mr.. Secrist is in
structor of economies in the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. For a time he was
a special agent of the Bureau of Cor
p~orations, Department of Commerce
and Labor. He lives at Madison. Wis.
Mr.. Willett is professor of economics
in the Carnegie Technical School. He
holds the degree of A. B., from Brown
University. and of Phi. d. from Column
bia. He is a statistician of wide ex-
perience. He resides at Chicago.
On the scheule for population w. B.
Bailey is advising. He is professor of
political economy at Yale University.
His Alma mater, old Eli. has given
him the degrees A. B., and Phi. d. His
home is in Springfield. Mass.
On the dependent classes subject
E. B. Miller. an expert in social sta
t~istics, is engaged. Other special
agents appointed because of their fit
ness along the lines pursued by the