Deseret Evening News | 1901-03-19 | Page 3 | The Standardizing Bureau

rIm HUH ISA U Prof Prof Stratton or of Chicago nt at Ir I or It I Chicago March Murch 8 S W Strut Strat Stratton ton of ot the time physics department nt of tho time University of ot Chicago hirago returned to this city Monday antI announced that In view of lt the tact fact that ho had been ap up appointed pointed director of oC time the new standard bing bureau urell at lit Washington he would resign his Ils His Ills resignation tion ton will wi tithe take effect either In iii April Apri or I July He lie I will 1 go to 10 Europe where he I will wl study systems of or weights weIgh Is anti and altI measures In iii France Germany and Austria The new bureau of ot which he lie la is Ii to 10 be betho time tho head will wil cost According to the Iho present plans of ot Prof Stratton Straton he hI will wl have three kinds of ot work com commercial mercial measures meas uros Ios and In educational measures Prof Stratton said Mid that lint on the thu last night of Congress a bill Ji was WIS introduced recommending recommending mending unending that hint the metric system be Je adopted In Imi time the United States He lie le think that this discussion will wi come com up tip nt cut time tho next and that limit It I Is la likely that seine lomo Important action Iclon will wi bo ho system taken about the tho adoption of ot the time metric