Deseret Evening News | 1902-01-17 | Page 1 | Investigate Metric System

In S I Washington Jan Jun 17 Southard of ot Ohio chairman of ot tho the coinage committee In Is about to Invitations to n a 1 of ot time the chief manufacturers and others engaged In mercantile pursuits to appear n before b roro the he coinage committee on February I 6 C concerning In the tho hIlt bill for forthe time the adoption of ot the time metric system of weights and measure II Heretofore congress hue has secured tin Hit I Il views of ot scientific rt ei entitle men on this subject but bu Mr Ir Southard holds that urh sUdi a 1 change in iii inthe Inthe the entire entre system of ot weights weight and amid Ind measures measure Is l a it practical ton on Which tie tho t e large business Interests should be heard Anionic Among AmonA those to be Invited are Vice President W IV M I Mc Me McFarland Farland of ot tho the company Superintendent Vau of ot Baldwin Locomotive works worker time the thi pied ele neal experts of ot several large larg concerns and the officers of a n number of ot large woolen and and textile industries In