The Bureau
of Corporations was created for the department. The Commissioner of
Corporations is expected to investigate the organization, conduct, and
management of the business of corporations and other combinations
engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, except such carriers as may
be subject to the interstate commerce act.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics.--The Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics collects and publishes the annual statistics
on commerce. These reports are of such a character that they are
invaluable to the President in the preparation of his messages; and
they are used extensively by the heads of departments, members of
Congress, and the public. Tariff laws, special legislation for
particular industries, and all international trade treaties are
also based on these compilations. The greatest demand is for the
Annual Statistical Abstract, which presents in a condensed form the
history of the commerce of the United States for a number of
preceding years.
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