The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-17
Figures Sent Within Past TwentyFour Hours by Special
Correspondents Based on Reports From Every
Cotton County in the State

IL acres, says:
| 1. so per cent.
2. per cent
| 5. December 1st.
| 4. IS pounds.
Mr.. j. J. Norris, of Holly Springs town.
ship, Wake county, who plants II acres
| says:
| l. 80 per cent.
9. 5 per cent.
3. December 1st
| 1. IS pounds.
Capt. J. j. Thomas, president of the
| Commercial and Farmers Bank, regarded
| as one of the best experts in North Caro-
| lima on cotton and cotton crops, makes
the following estimates:
l. 80 per cent.
.. per cent.
3. December 1st.
4. 100 pounds.
Interviews with representative business
men, cotton merchants bankers and farm
ers Of Wake county show that in the
opinion of vast majority of these the
following estimate concerning the cotton
crop in Wake county is nearly correct:
1. so per cent.
2. per cent.
g. December list.
T. 100 pounds
Capt. S. A. Ashe, president of the
Raleigh Hosiery Mills, of Ralcigh. ~
c. says:
First question: Sc per cent.
Second and third questions: Virtually
all picked
Fourth question: Have no deflnite ;n-
formation.
Mr.. Ransom Hinton, prominent
young farmer near Raleigh, Wake coun-
ty:
First question: so per cent.
Second question: 10 per cent.
Third question: December 1st.
Fourth question: 200 pounds.
Mr.. R. G. Dun. cotton planter, Mil
burnie, Wake county.
First question:: 40 per cent.
Second question: 5 per cent.
Third question: In a week.
Fourth question: Can't say.
Mr.. G. Rosenthal, secretary and treas
urer of the Juanita Cotton Mills of Ala
nance, and general manager OF the
Randleman Mills, of Randleman, n. C.:
First question: so per cent.
Second and third questions: Very lit
tie remains, but have no definite infor-
nation as to this or to the next question.
Mr.. A. L. Baker, of Raleigh, presi-
dent Of the Virginia Cotton Mills, of
Alamance county, says:
First question: 62H per cent.
Second question: 10 ,er cent
Third question: December 1st.
Fourth question: ITO bales.
Mr.. w. H. Williamson. of Raleigh,
president of the Pilot Cotton Mills,
makes the following estimate:
First question: Go per cent.
Second question: Is per sent
Third question: December list
Fourth question; 100 pounds.
The replies are as follows:
Mr. c. Macarthur, planter and merchant,
Ellington, Harnett county, member of the
State Board of Agriculture:
First question: 66 2-3 per cent
Second question: per cent.
Third question: December LIST.
Fourth question: about 100 pounds
Mr.. w. E. Grassland, one of the largest
cotton growers in the State, Rockingham.
Richmond county, a director of the States
Prison:
First question: G6 2-3 per cent.
Second question: 10 per cent.
Third question: December 18th.
Fourth question: 150 pounds.
Mr.. Z. Vaughan, planter and merchant,
Murfreesboro, Hartford county:
First question: so per cent
Second question: Is per cent
Third question: December 1st
Fourth question: 300 pounds.
Mr.. E. f. McRae, merchant and planter,
Maxton, Robson county, the largest cot
ton growing county in the State
First question: 40 per cent
Second question: per cent.
Third question: November 25th.
Fourth question: 125 pounds.
Mr.. T. c. Whitaker, cotton farmer and
leading citizen of Trenton, Jones county:
First question: So per cent.
Second question: Is per cent,
lhlrd question: December 1st.
Fourth question: so pounds.
Jesse Brake, ESQ.,. Medora, Edgecombe
county, who has several times been
member of the General Assembly: