Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-27 | Page 1 | New Director of the Census Named

NEW DIRE DIRECTOR TOR Of THE CENSUS NAMED Washington May 00 26 The Tho Tho controversy controversy contro contro- vers versy between Mr North orth director of the cen census us and his immediate superior superIor super super- br Secretary Nagel of ot the department department depart depart- ment of or commerce and labor which has been going on for tor tho thio past month was terminated toda today by b- the resignation of the former and the tho immediate zip zip- of oC his successor AlIn J iJ cI or rt i rOl that that- C which ii now exist and which apparently are likely to continue con Colt renders It difficult If tc not gUile for me to successfully conduct th the thi thirteenth C census chic rho statement Is understood at the tho Whim ll House curtly quotes Mr Norms language as tho the reason for tho the change and anti names E. E Dana Durand now i deputy commissioner of corporations as the man who Is tt to complete the he next census censul The Tho differences between Mr North and Secretary Nagel arose chiefly chien out outI of the tho assertion that the census bureau bu bu- bu bureau I reau resu while a p. part of tho the department of commerce and labor was being conducted on an nn entirely independent basis Secretary Nagel felt ho was be being be- be ing deprived of or all authority In the tho bureau bureau burena bu bu- bu- bu reau rena while at the same sarno time having to bear all the responsibility Edward Dana Durand the new di director director alI di- di rector of or the census whose nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- I tion was sent to tho the Senate today was born in Michigan ol lie He Is 38 years old and Is 18 well known a as an authority on finance and expert stalls statistics tics In 1902 he was an nn Instructor In economics in Harvard lie He entered the census office as an nn expert on street railways and electric light plants From Prom 1903 to 1007 1107 he ho was a 0 special examiner for tor tho the bureau hureau of or corporations and since 1907 he ho has hns served as aM deputy deput commissioner of ot corporations cor cor- In addition to his teaching work at ot Harvard Har Mr r Durand was assistant professor of or administration and finance at Stanford university in 1898 lie He will take up hl hi his i new duties as soon us ls he lip has boa been confirmed by the Senate Senat e. e