Another Utah Man Honored

Another Utah Man Honored By ROBERT L. JUDD PRESIDENT HOOVER has recently appointed Dr. Ed- gar B. Brossard, of Utah, Chairman of the United States Tariff Commission, the highest au- thority in the country on tariff matters. By this appointment the President has shown again his very commendable policy of selecting well-trained men of sound judg- ment for the public service they are to perform. It is a distinct honor to the State of Utah and reflects great credit on its religious and educational institutions. Chairman Brossard is a product of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its teach- ings and an alumnus and former professor of the Utah State Agri- cultural College. Like most young men of the Church, after gradua- tion from the State College he filled a mission, spending three years in Europe, where he was for two years the first President of the newly organized French Mission, with headquarters at Paris, France. He has always been actively engaged in Church work as Sunday School teacher or superintendent, or in the work of the Priesthood. At pres- ent he is President of the branch of the Church at the capital. Al- though he has been away from home much of the time attending eastern universities or following his profession he has always found time to attend to his religious du- ties. One has only to talk with him to learn that he has a deep affection for the principles of the Gospel and a sincere appreciation for his membership in the Church. Dr. Brossard, a trained econo- mist, is recognized as one of the leading authorities of the country on the tariff. He was first ap- pointed a member of the tariff commission by President Coolidge in 1925, and has served continu- ously since that time. T\R. BROSSARD was born and raised on a cattle ranch near Oxford, Bannock County, Idaho, April 1, 1889. The Brossard family lived there nearly 30 years, being one of the early pioneer fam- ilies of the West, but about 30 Dr. Edgar B. Brossard years ago moved to Logan, Utah, that their sons and daughters might attend college there. Be- cause of his training and experi- ence Dr. Brossard knows first hand the farm and livestock problems of the country. After graduating from the Utah State Agricultural College in 1911, and completing his three years in the mission field, Dr. Brossard spent three additional years in graduate study in other universities — one year at Cornell University in New York and two years at the University of Minnesota. From the latter institution he received the degrees of Master of Science (M. S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.). He specialized in eco- nomics and farm management and wrote his major theses on agricultural economic problems. He has made careful study of the tariff and other technical problems of public finance and has taken special courses in advanced statistical methods, cost accounting, and eco- nomic and industrial development and management, which informa- tion adds to his usefulness in the work of the tariff commission. During the three years that Dr. Brossard was in Europe he became acquainted with the economic, in- dustrial, agricultural, and political conditions of the leading countries, especially of Western Europe. RETURNING to the United States, he was employed as a tariff expert in Agricultural Eco- nomics and Farm Management by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Utah State Agricultural College. While in this position he made investigations of the business records of hundreds of farmers and their efficiency in managing their farms, and upon analyzing their business statements and farm practices, demonstrated methods of improvement. He taught the farmers how to keep farm accounts, how to determine the costs of production of their farm products, and the benefits to be derived from a careful business analysis of farming operations. He also assisted in making farm busi- ness analysis studies in Illinois and in Minnesota in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, and made some busi- ness analysis of farms in New York State. For a number of years he taught the subject of economics, agricul- tural economics, and farm manage- ment in the University of Minne- sota and the Utah State Agricul- tural College. He has also had about 1 2 years' experience in re- search along these lines. He is au- thor of numerous technical and popular bulletins, articles, and ad- dresses on the tariff and the eco- nomic problems of agriculture. PROM 1923 until his appoint- ment as a member of the Tariff Commission in 1925, he was em- ployed as economist for the Com- mission, and for more than four years he has been a member of the Commission, and this has enabled him thoroughly to acquaint him- self with its work and to render valuable and satisfactory service. This appointment along with others made in recent years shows the standing of members of the Church in the eyes of the intelli- gent and informed persons of the world, which is in striking con- trast with the conditions of 100 years ago.

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