The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-27
Mr.. NfILL's GUESSING !,

on oa,v Mr. Neill's sas.sIss I. ss'as \
t .e,vea some attention, ,' School I,
e elu% several letters priss Il, I.
which undertakes der lssn n, A.S.ns.s'' }
calculator. as wen :. sa's u IL T
himself ns1s,, in which he re -, ~, r y
which were printed n s =. . sous y
the Constitution. ~ nsn sas'
), with Sn,a Mr.. Neill's figures. ",
u. .o defend. we have notb,,. v !. y
n Imam to say that it Is prss,' = =
private psl individual spsa asas''' !.
, room Ann, in New Orleans, ssoSI. ~ e.,
the middle of August !. s'd uaast|
OF 81 w w the current cotton y sl .,.t y "a
TO BE- In whose inters sa cesop vi
give himself this syt, s ... GOES VI, I
OF developing figures ,"r,ssasoNrydinsfy h
cretly supplied 10 E,,ro muicA sfs al
a ao, war, unloaded upo r'a ~ spinner
het, with all the solemn mt 'ls \. mn
lact! Is Mr.. Neill aetins i, q y 4
a disinterested philsn,ss u To n
> seeking to ascertain somstS Sp'
happens for the good o. iMsa n I'd
OF is he set up as a scarec, ~ esaat1
neT T,, Oh europe. which under r x, X y
a. L ,hn lana date line, shall Shall - =,
at the very heart Of ia la, a. ~
, :, in favor Of cotton sSv@neI
when 1t Is once understooa' u'en Al
d does not represent phllanthros.,s y
S uoes not represent the isrm vs, "
south save by accident All .a'lxs
ana only purpose is 10 ssrv s ~. - W
.. ms customers, located IN F T.. Ia's
germany his work can then T. Su ~
1or what 1t is really wnrt, y nasttl
past year, for instance ths w uulitl
has conducted a rv,, ssss'!
on this identical subject Of ca, u,,ss ~
Iion, and among those who ,sn, =
answers were dozens who =, - ~ y
hgure than Mr.. Neill mas sy !, . wv
to do. 80 s'sr ATTEND
~
Tho letter of Mr.. Hassrsn.n n.
tempts a defense of the mlssIo, !
Nell. One Of his points, for H..
may be taken up as a saunls :, n
rest, and be considered. and NJ, !,
one wherein he declares 'tha. Nm
no hgures," and that his final e.ir,,
not made until October or ,roh,s,
Vember, when it assumes tia dsA,l,.
Of fact. Now in this very intIn,tln
King gives, his own casa aSay n
every monthly circular i ,nteoa,a !,
estimate, and Is accepted as suth i,
customers who reply upon M H.
Whether his language Be that A MI
Ion or actual fig res, 1t lie all tas !.
TO Illustration the 18th OF Auruy
Neills last circular was pubiIsbsa
S true that the Language employs
t was the hedging speech Of i man /.
ng with uncertainty, in whish Ii
t necessary to give himsel. chans
'scape later on, but even this indirs,
'uage pointedy go plainly to a M
100000 bales that the identical n,,
whom Mr.. Neill wrote accepted It a Il
published it as such sni ac,ai upq,
ccordingly. 1t was From the marker
England and Germany. rem tue lIps Il
cry men from whom Mr.. Neill ges
Import, that the figlrs wee ob,il
'hich found currency In news clrcla
5 a matter of Indifference whi. Tie
Use language was which Mr.. Nell
o long as his employers uni.rstod
nd acted upon 1t. With all Of bis N
nd Ifs" skillfllly ar.ayei. 50 as !,
n opportunity for changing later o..
,eill's forecast had IT'S effect, and a
ouple of days did repress the market 4
IS very ebsurdity broke It's fcrrs
contrary movement, set in. and sFa
lew Orleans itself, whers Mt. Nell
,e opposing avalancn. overcara hIr
%**
While technically, as claimed. By
ing, Mr.. Nelll's final estimate i
lade until october or Noyembs;. Bis
hints" if that word will suit tc!.s
estimates " have already done thell dt'
> work. Under the repicssng lnlHlS
alleged information in regard y
ops, always made a tue Interest
gn SINNERS, PRICES have been MA
ntil the farmers bay, parted VIA
llk of it. and then when the elep
lie hands of the spectators ana us
ers, and the farmer Is at nome "
ld discousoiate, NJ. Nelli GENES
it'll his true figures coIres'ea Y
tie. for which his fri mis 10 taI
Id Germany may continue 70 laa..
!, estimate by indiFecticn Is lus. =
,aing when it is given tne aufi ..,'s
neral belief, as il It were an s'A
lsed on actual fact. ,.,5
But suppose we admit serious a y, y"
alton for Mr.. Nelll's hgule,, - -
ide the fact that he is but las IN. u
ow of foreign splnners. Is Is ,, vi
IN true that there will De lnsIh
r. acre in 1S99-1900 than eysi ~
ION which he inspires bis insly y,
aim a crop Of 12,OOO,OO0 bales y y. N
II us look into this llttle y n.s ~
past figures and present plosp ~, VI
.erape Weld per acre for the pay NJ
an Sears has been Ss-1Oo, the sI
cid (Issi-sI being S2-loo ana tas ~
cid (1s9S-9) $4,000 Of a us,s n n lN
le estimated acreage IN co ooo p ii
in round numbers $4,000, oOv ss,a ~ ~
c .n in acreage for lSss-ls0o, ~
9 to governmental ae dSo as,.s pI.sl
Mt. and we have 81. lso,ovu as ~ M u
cotton this year. Now say 4. ~ sorres!4 i
srp,Iment. that Mr.. NELL ~ ~ s0 ~,
j, az sva make this year 5l-lVu ~ IN
r acre, the largest yie,u, re CROP
, have 10, 7sl 500 bales a. ~ - crop q
NJ we make only an aSe n,s 4 not
I'M the present reports tins M. = M a
pbable, viz, 39-loo Of a ~ us' Il lasI
a we will have as the ci0v
52, 400 bales. ~
VAN with the large crops rscsnu'
s ,ss ,,r u,ra To- look small. supes.. !,
$50 hsu. % -. a. acreage from ~
: cent, and put It at n'' :, &, IN
king Mr.. Neill's estimate = u.lR
Id per acre ever made = .,eo i u
,ale, and it gives US al, a. ~ ssIs al
w ", le,i'i for the coming ., ys1s or shs
m rd,tv The average yissla I. N uursI
Ihiesn Years would not Ds y a roaua
u a'. estimate, and this 1 pwt wishls.
N Of S.525,i $50 bales, .. III. as p'ss
I've at the truth as n 'snt crop ~
No that the preseus "a fbG