Show PRIZES OFFERED an invitation has been given to students of the university of utah and others to compete for valuable economic prizes the prizes are offered for the purpose of arousing an interest in the study of topics relating to commerce and industry and the invitation cornea from professor J laurence laughlan Laughl ln of the university of chicago who is chairman of the committee in charge the other members being professor J B dark columbia university professor henry C adams university of michigan horace white esq new york city and hon carroll D wright dark college students who wish to compete are allowed unil june 1 1909 to make their studies and finish their essays the prizes are divided into several classes giving every one who is interested te iri problems pertaining to business an opportunity to compete class A includes any american without restriction the first prize in this class Is and the second class B includes those who are undergraduates der graduates of any american college and any member of this class may compete for the prizes of class A the first prize in this class is and the second Is the following are the subjects suggested by the committee for the essays 1 german and american methods of regulating trusts 2 the logic of progress and poverty 3 what are the ultimate ends ol 01 trado unions and can these be gained by any application of the principles of monopoly 4 in view of listing railway progress should the united states encourage the construction of waterways C Is it to be expected that jahe present and recent production of gold will cause a higher level of prices class C Is for thoyce who have not had an academic training A prize of aio Is offered for the beet production on any one of the following subjects 1 the best scheme for uniform corporation po ration accounts 2 desirable methods of improving our trade with china 2 the proper spheres of the trust i company aej the commercial bank 4 the relations of oriental immigration to american industries 5 the relative efficiency of american and european labor in manufacturing industries |