Show Economist Author AuthorS S Farmington Native Dies n El EI vans vanston ton Ill Dr Horace Farmington native one of the country's countr's most outstanding economists and statis statis- statisticians statisticians statisticians author of many books in his field and a of the t e faculty of the Northwestern university uni died at his home this morning at 3 o'clock in Evanston Ill Dr was born in Farm Farm- Farmington Farmington ington this county Oct 9 1881 son of J. J M. M and Polly Poll Estella Smith He received his early carly education in the schools of Farmington the U USA S A C at Logan and aAd the B D Y U at Provo He married May Alexander of I Provo Sept 14 1904 They The are arc the I parents of two sons sons Horace A. A Se- Se crist of Washington D. D C. C and Hor Horton Horton Horton ton L. L of Evanston Ill Dr received his A. A M. M in 1907 and his Ph Phi D in 1911 from the University of Wisconsin and from that tiNe time until his death he served the states in which he lived li liedthe the federal government research foundations and universities in the 5 i capacity of economist and cian He was a statistician on the theVis Wis Wis- Wisconsin Wisconsin Industrial Commission for forone forone forone one year and in 1912 was made an anS S assistant professor of economics at L Northwestern university and pro- pro professor professor i fessor of economics and statistics in 1918 at the same institution From 1919 to 1923 he was director director tor for of the of Business Re Re- Research Research Research search in Chicago In 1914 he lie was an expert special agent for the U. U U.S. U.S. S S. Census and was a mem mem- member member ber of the U. U S. S Commission on In In- Industrial Industrial Relations in 1914 S In 1918 he be was chosen a member of the thc U. U S. S Shipping Board Doard and andin andin andin in 1920 was made supervising statis st t ician Railroad En bo board boaro aid and front froni 1928 to 1930 he lie was director director director tor of research at Claremont College College Col Cot CotS S lege in California Dr was a vas vas a member me ber of many honor fraternities frat and socie sock societies societies ties tics both in this country and in Europe besides being a member of many research foundations and so so- He lie is the author of many books bookson on economics and statistics among which are Banking Standards Un Un- Under Under Under der the Federal Reserve System and An Economic Analysis of the Constitutional Limitations on Pub Pub- Public Public Public lic Indebtedness in the U. U S. S Surviving in addition to his widow and two sons arc are a brother Henry of Brigham City and two sisters Mrs Annie S. S Layton CLayton of Kaysville and Mrs Eth Eth- Iny my Christensen of First Av- Av Avenue Salt Lake |