Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-18
Uncle Sam Wants Experts In
Commerce For Road Service

sistant to Expert in Commerce and
Finance" will be required to do any
necessary research work in the libra
rIes of the Department of Commerce
and to prepare reports on the results
of such research work which will be
useful in the Bureaus service Of furn-
ishing foreign trade information. They
may be required to read, digest, alb
stract, and prepare for publication, or
for use in answering inquiries, the
sontents of foreign publications-of-
fetal gazettes and bulletins, newspa-
pers and trade papers, consular re-
ports, and the reports of commercial
agents, special agents, and commerce
ial attaches. A knowledge of the
principal foreign languages, ability to
write good English, a good general
knowledge of economies and business
methods, familiarity with sources of
foreign trade information, and re-
search methods, are practically indis-
pensable in this position.
Competitors will be examined in
the following subjects, which will
have the relative weights indicated:
1. Thesis, 20;
2. Research and investigation
methods, 10;
8. Languages 1.-TWO or more of
French, German, Spanish and Portu-
guese), 10;
4. Current events in commerce, in
dustry, and finance, 10;
5. Practical exporting, IS;
6. Transportation and commercial
Geography, Is;
7. Education and experience, 20.
Graduation from a college or uni
versity of recognized standing in COM
merce, manufacture or finance, in
foreign-trade promotion work Tin
journalistic work., or four years of
residence or travel in foreign coun-
tries, part of such residence or travel
to have been spent in business pur-
suits, or a combination of college
training and experience as indicated
above aggregating four years, are
prerequisites for consideration for
this position. Senior students in a
college or university of recognized
standing will be admitted to this ex-
animation if otherwise eligible, but
their names will not be certified for
appointment in case they attain elig-
Utility in the examination until thew
have furnished proof of actual gradu-
alton.
The examination for commercial
agent in district offices covers the fol-
lowing subjects: Economic and COM
mereial geography; statistics and
methods of investigation; foreign
language into English; promotion of
commerce( the work of the various
foreign-trade promotion agencies)
the technique of foreign trade (ques-
tons on practical exporting); and
education and experience. The last
named subject, education and expert
ence, is rated ON statement prepar-
cd in advance of the assembled exam
nation by the applicant and counts
more than any other subject in the
written examination. The commercial
agents in charge of the district offices
of the Buerau receive salaries rang
ing from $1,4OO to $4,000 per annum
The commercial agent who assists the
agent in charge ordinarily receives
a salary ranging from $1,000 to 81 800
Per annum. Twelve hundred dollars
is regarded as the regular entrance
salary for such commercial agents.
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fact that certain following is his
under any and all conditions, could
not be elected over President Wilson.
Neither could Mr.. Hughes. The plain
notifies OP tho national situation io