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Austin (OSCAR PHELPS an American)

OSCAR PHELPS, an American statistician, born in Newark, Ill. He was educated in the public schools and for several years engaged in newspaper work. He was chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor, and remained in this post until its transfer to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, of AUSTIN which he was made assistant chief.

From 1903 to 1914 he was professor of commerce and statistics at George Washington University, and since 1914 statistician of the for foreign trade department d cial Japan," ," "Comof the National City Bank. He was a member of several economic societies.

He wrote "Uncle Sam's Secrets," "Uncle nomics of World Trade," "International the World," "Commercial mercial South and Central America," "Great Canals of the World," "Manufacturing Systems of the World," "Economics of World Trade," "International Commerce," and other works.