The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-10-18
REPORT ON COTTON.
A NEW FEATURE

''J -t'Nj 'S''', ht'o cSth dI'Toiht
ed a local special agent. of the
Census Office to collect cotton gin.
ming statistics for this parish
and we join the Government in
urging the ginners to give Mr..
DomengeauX their hearty support
and cooperation, thus enabling
him to make prompt and accurate
returns. We would impress upon
the gnners the fact that this
agent is a sworn officer of the
Government, and that their re-
ports, are forwarded as given to
him directly to the Census Office,
at Washington, without passing
through the hands of any middle
men. The information given is
held as strictly confidential, and
the operations of individual gin
ners are not divulged. Upon the
joint corporation of the cotton
growers, ginners, and local agents
must depend the success of the
Census Office in this inquiry, and
it's ability to render this great
service to the Southern people
and to all interested in the cotton
staple.
The Census Office has demon
strated in three annual reports,
the fact that the ginners are only
reliable source of information as
to the volume of the annual cotton
crop: This is very complimentary
to the ginners, who, no doubt, VIII
feel pride in sustaining the re-
putation earned.
In recognition of this interest
shown by the ginners, and of a
general demand for more frequent
reports through this source, Con
gress, in the act creating per
manent census Office, provided for
the collection and publication OF
these statistics at intervals during
the ginning season. For the crop OF
1902 the Office VIII issue three re
ports: the first two will cover the
quantity Of cotton ginned up tt
and including October Is and De
cember 13, respectively; and thu
final report will cover the tota
quantity ginned from the growth
of 1902.
Realizing that the collection OF
the data for these reports is made
at a season when the ginners
time is greatly taxed, and appre
ciating the neccissity for promp1
returns, the Census Office has 10
Gated, in each parish containing
! ten or more ginneries. an agent
! who will visit each ginnery in th'
! parish and secure a report of th'
quantity of cotton ginned up Il
certain dates In undertaken.
the frequent and hurried reports
now sought, it is of vital import
ance that the returns be mad,
with ,bs6lute uniformity, and tina
all be received at Washington a
! one time. This result could not b
expected from individual requests
made by mail of 81, 600 glnners, a
a time when they Are cngrossed i
their ginning work Furthermore
the CensnS Office must be KEEP
4 advised of all changes in the mar
agement and operation of thes
establishments, and secure return
from all new OF revived plants
) To accomplish such results, it b.
comes necessary for the Office t
have local representatives VIII
shall be charged with the duty {
keeping in close touch with til
ginning industry in each pafisl
and of promptly reporting I'll
tquantity of cotton ginned.
The statistics for the OctOb,
report will be collected during IL
+. week beginning with Monda
= October 20, and ginners sboli
keep such records as will enab
= them to furnish promptly Il
! required information. These I
IS turns will be tabulated, and Il
) result published within one wet
: from their receipt at Washingto
& Cotton statistics c0llectt
= through the commercial syster
however accurately compiled, fl
short of the demand of both pr