New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-25
THE DROUTH IN THE SOUTH
IT'S EXTREMELY SERIOUS EFFECTS ON
THE COTTON CROP
HENRY NJ YEuLs FIGURES PROVED TO RI ~
CORRECT

HENRY NJ NErtLs FIGURES PROVED TO RI IN
CORRECT
IN a circular letter dated October H. 1873 ana
n,fl,.bed IN this city on tho same date. Henry NJ
Nen Of New Orleans. presented series OF heu,eS
of rainfall for nine weeks in 1884, beginning WIN
the week ended on July g. and the corresponding
weeks Of this year From those figures ana .''-
sheraton OF the crop return or 1871 ~ 49,
make people think that this years crop OF '''''''
IND he not less than eleven million bales. ana
and that this output. with the OLD cotton nF'' Il,
H. interior would require the South TO soil anu
the trade 10 buy moro cotton than In any previous
,.ar ar cotton prices would fail neaFhY. pr
~ours rainfall totals for the nine weeks OF 1907
were. Atlantic states. S23 inches, CUT 40 leNas'
,ss and for 1899. Atlantic States. 952 Gun 'iy'
Texas 2s7 The decline n monthly commune" "
1851 he said was attributed 70 long continue, .
dronth and vet the crop OF 1925 20 when these
mechanically reports referred exceeded the previous
croD nv 2fjOOO0 ales. exceeded the arrest ~,
,.ioIs crop GSg4-e0 by 100000 bales Inc" vi,
~in argued that as both the Atlantic and me 'u4l
States. except Texas had had-accordins 70 ms 49,
ures-more rain in August and septefnos 81 '. 49,
,oar than they had in tho me months OF 4o''' VI"
80, croo should be better than was tnal ol
1897 as far as August and September "'a''''
was concerned ,., o. Va
Mr. Nellrs views. however. were wlaely a.
~anoe with those held Dy pfatu1@"S ga
cotton authorities of the United states WIZ 49,,
reached the conclusion that the cotton crop ''.s
wear will be a very snort one WIN f'
testing the accuracy OF Mr. Neils aln'L. -,
tons the we'll known cotton house OF t'00' ~
Corulck & Co. Of this city, forWaTied ~ "''
partrnent OF Agriculture at Washington d" E 49,
for a comparison Of Mr.. Nelils hgures WIN -.
oricial figures This inquiry has been answered W
rohn HYDE chief II the Division OF STATISTICS " '
department. in a letter. in which he says j" p"'''
In answer TO your inquiry 70 how go far tFf hap ap
ment Of the rainia,. ~ the c2 ,Ier II Octoher Il
pears III ds v,itb the ofic,al records have TO IN.
0rm to HAT the table is made up in such %ay
Not only does it fail 10 mention me 2are ennrts
tions OF the Weather Bureau upon whose -on
Ss 1oso4 rut II oven leaves In DOUBT tne "ste,ee
as 70 the particular group n Wn!in stations
are made with view to reach the same re-
suits as those given IN the taD!e' O'' '''
0p Befoe Proceeding however give you iom na 9
cial records / wish 10 make one or t,s.o,1irg that
tbe crcsr Is professedy dealing WIZ ne .F o"iT9
Of AasGs5 ard Pesg the . roinfpi is '41 IN tha,
Cues oI ana IN that way only thar the raintan III
tha' Atlantic and Gulf states is made % appear
Mate the b bega wt3 The 6rt W.. Tsef sb !" RAM AH-
fall Will be sho%n to o. % ,i5ntic group and 3s6
inches od5 u i IN ne A,@ in sg in the Gulf
group while the dmlnHoyH edge viii become very
narioa suSder Standardization being only l inches in
1883 against 449 inches IN 1891, a., l., .be +a+1e the
ra TnsTf n NJ the sst week in July The low eondi
entrey to Ss drouth during August ana sepsem
Der. the condition o. august ~ beovv the
average for the last ten years 1t IS worthy Of
note however, that the contention OF lle - r
n3 tbe "f aRbe back 70 July g. reference Chart
No In the monthly weather review lo Juy si ~
ing that The rainfall In the Gull states lot lAdS
m66ntb was mainly in the Florida Peninsula and
along the Gulf Coast region chiefly OF rice sugar
Tn able send you herewith shows the rainfall
in August and September for each Of me last i9ar
and for Oklahoma and Indian TERRITORY comparing
seen hat except in three states the entire cotton
belt had A smaller rainfall in August and Septen-
months Of iss7 the decrease ranging from 81 per
cent In Arkansas 10 JO4 per cent IN eNas. ana -,
per cent In Oklahoma and Indian TERRITORY; me
only states shoTsog an infS S N Ssts
in 1897 are North Carolina, South Carolina and
The Various states not being OF equal area. and
the weather Bureau stations not equidistant from
one another the comparison for he entire cotton
" accurate 10 careful examination Of the table
can, however. be made without its becoming appar-
Whole WIN during the months Of August ana September
OF the present year. was consiaeranly less thah IN
any one Of the three preceding years
Another OF the important local cotton houses TAX
ing the same position as that Of Price Mccormick
6, Co.. IS Latham. Alexander & Co. appears by
the following paragraph from Mondays Augusta
Chronicle.
Charles W. Jackson, formerly general freight
! Wav has Accepted a very Important commission
from the big cotton firm 81 Latham. Alexander &
Co.. o. New-York Latham Alexander & CO. have
no faith in Nels estimates. and have undertaken
70 give the real situation by personal canvass
to Sr 0 JaoKson It viii be Mr Jacksons business
and report fully and daily by wire and letter what
! he learns.