The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-31
SPECIAL CENSUS AGENTS.
Men of Prominence Appointed On Ad-
visory staff for Temporary Service.
Special to The Herald.

Washington, D. c., Aug 30.-The
formation of the census schedules,
upon which the enumerators will en-
ter the information they secure next
April, is one of the most important
subjects now before U. S. Census
Director Durand and Assistant Direc-
tor Willioughby.
The census law authorizes the di-
rector to determine the form and
subdivision of the Inquiries neces-
sarv to secure the information ord
cred by congress.
To assist in this work Director
DuraRa has secured the cooperation
of a score or more of experts in
statistics, economics, agriculture,
etc. They have bees
appointed expert special agents TO
serve for a short time while the
work Of formulating plans is I'M
der Way and are now assembled in
Washington. Fhe agriculture, man
:, ssn.1res, and population schedules /
Sre the principal ones under current
discussion.
In the formulation of the agricul-
tural schedules four of these eX-
perts are acting az conferees, J. l.
Coulter, H. c. Taylor, g. f War
rem, Jr., and Thos. NJ. Carver.
Mr.. Coulter is instructor in agrl- /
cultural economies in the University /
of Minnesota. He is also special /
agent of the State Board of Health +
He received the degree of A. B. {
from the University of North la /
kota. 1901; and Phi. D., from the
University of Wisconsin, 1908. He
is an economist, statistician, and +
lawyer. He resides in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Taylor is professor Of sgricul-
tural economies in the Uniyer-
sity of Wisconsin He has won the
degree of NJ. S. (Agr.) from the
Iowa Agricultural College; that of
Phi D., from the University of Wis
consin and finished MS academic ca
reer at the London School OF Econ
omics and the University Of Berlin.
He is = specialist in economic prob
lens in agriculture. Mr.. Warren
is Professor of farm management
and farm crops in Cornell Univer~
sity. He is a D. Sc, Of the UniFer-
sity of Nebraska; a B. S. A, an NJ
D A. ana Il I IL L.. III WI AAIAA- III
lives at Ithaca, New York Mr..
Carver is a professor OF economies
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 manufac-
lures schedule are Sturgeon Bell,
Arthur J BOyntOn, c. w DOten, b.
/ D. Howard. Emil P. Seeker, W. NJ.
/ Persons. Horace Secrist, A II. VIII
/ lett, and Alvin S. Johnson. Mr..
Bell was formerly assistant editor of
the Economist" He is B. 5.
/ of the University of Texas. He was
also in graduate work in economies
in the University of Chicago His
home is in Chicago. Mr.. BOyntOn
is assistant professor Of economies
in the University of Kansas. lie is
an Harvard A. B., and 4. NJ Of Co
lumbia. He resides at Lawrence,
Kansas Mr. Doten is assistant pro-
fessor Of economics in the MasSa-
chuSetts Institute of Technology. lie
holds the degree Of \. NJ. and Phi.
D., from the University of Vermont
1 and also A NJ, from Harvard. Mr.
Howard is assistant professor OF
economics in Northwestern Univer-
sity The degrees of Phi. B., Phi
NJ, and Phi D., have been conferred
upon him by the University OF Chi
cago He lives at Evanston, Hi
nois. Mr.. Seeker is an expert OF
manufacturing Industries ana re
sides in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr.
Persons is assistant professor of fl
nance in Dartmouth College. He
is a B. S, OF the University of Wis
consin, and has performed eXper
statistical work for the Department
of Commerce and Labor MIR. Sc
crist is instructor of economies il
the University of Wisconsin Fo
time he was d special agent 0
the Bureau of Corporations, De
9 partment of Commerce and Labor
He lives at Madison, Wisconsin Nj
Willett is professor OF economies il
the Carnegie Technical School II
holds the degree of A B., from
Brown University, and of Phi. d
from Columbia. He is an authOrit
on political economy. His home
is at Shales, Pa. Mr. Johnson i
an A. NJ, and A B., of the UniveI
Sly VI -NCBl dcAd anu 4 + H. T., Ol ~
l lumbia. He is a statistician of wild
, experience. He resides at Chicago
/ On the schedule for population y
+ B. Bailey is advising. He is profe.
4 sOr of political economy at Yale I'm
4 versity. His alma mater, old 81
has given him the degrees A. 3
and Ph. D. His home is in Spring
Z field, Massachusetts,
/ On the dependent classes subje,
4 z. 3. Miller, an expert in social st;
tistics, is engaged Other speci;
+ agents appointed because of the
: fitness along the lines pursued I
i the Census Bureau have been az
4 ded to the regular office staff I
Il Director DuTand Alexander Bow
h ranch man and cattle and shet
4 raiser, at Wheatland, Laram
H county, Wyoming, has been place
in the division of agriculture und,
\ Chief Statistician LeGrand Power
4 The subject of animals on ranch
has been assigned to Mr. Bowl