The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

bureau has already been noted IN this cor
rcspondcucc Representative Livingston
has lust offered resolution almost l.ghh-
cally the same as that OF Mr.. sCarnoroush.
When asked about the matter, MT lNlHLs'
ton told me that DE had originally written
the resolution and had given II TO Mr,
SCARBOROUGH, who introduced H. Few
DAYS later having forgotten about this
lirtle transaction Mg. Livingston onefed
the resolution himself II Directs ihe dl-
rector Of the census 10 collect md publish
statistics VI the acreage annually planted
in cotton, tho takiuIs and consumption OK
Southern mills and statistics of the cotton
seed oh industry.
the resolution MI Livingston said that
fl would probably be amended In commit.
tee so as to go considerably further ana
provide for things not even limited al In
The original copy One Of these things, he
said, would he a weekly cotton GIN re
port. His Idea IS that IL would he com
parNlYely easy matter 70 provide ior shtn a
y port Each ginncr In the country Is TO
b. provided with blanks on which every
Saturday he is TO note The amount Of cotton
Einned at his establishment during the
week. These gin statements are to be
mailed TO the paid agents OF the census
bureau IN each county seat ana the total
amount rinned In each county made mp by
those agents ana telegrS phed to the census
bureau, which. on Tuesday or wednesday
Of each week, IS 20 issue a statement show
ing the total amount " cotton ginued, rms
sounds easy, hut 1t is uEeN that much
difficulty would be experienced in getting
the scheme into practical use. II Is Ger
tain that II directed To do this work the
director would insist on an additional np-
preparation, and largo one MT that. one
gentleman who has looked into the matter
cstimuted the additional cost Rt several
hundred thousand dollars.
~
During the course Of the discussion OF the
subject Mr. Livingston expressed the opin-
ION that the gin reports would prove to be
just the thing for the cotton farmers. HIS
attention was called TO the fact that the
Kin report already issued 10y the census
bureau was of little value except IN that
II showed the actual amount OF cotton GIN
ned lt being assumed that the hsuita were
approximately correct. The bureau gave
some estimates Of the amount yet 10 be
giuned iu each State, which knowledge OF
course. Is essential TO the formation OF an
accurate idea as TO the slae or the crop,
hui expressly declined 10 assume response
billty for such estimates. MIR. Livingston
replied thar II the census bureau gave tle
amount OF cotton gluned the people could
make their own estimates Of the amount
yet TO be giuuad. There was not one gin In
1000 running now, he declared, and the
next gin report OF the bureau would. he
thought, show almost exactly the size Of
This next report, 1t may be said Incl.
dentally, win not he forthcoming until
sometime next month. II was nrst prom
ised for the first Of this month, then for
sometime IN January
There is no doubt that one OF ghe pur'
poses Of the census bureau IN getting addi-
tonal work placed under its supervision
is 10 get rid of Mr. Hyde in one way OF
4 another A large amount Of the work now
I being done by the bureau is duplicate Of
that Of the division OF statistics, and It Il
not clear that anything is TO be gained by
! further Implications. Mr. Livingston. when
/ spoken TO regarding this phase of the mat
\ ter, expressed the opinion that Implications
/ were good things; that the hgures OF one
| branch OF tue government could be used as
] check on the hgures OF some Other
/ branch Such checks may be all right, but
| Il Is evident that a large amount OF tbs
| peoples money Is going 70 be squandered
| II they are made.
The bill enlarging the division Of stats
! tics into a bureau win not be INTRODUCED
| until after the holiday recess. Mr.. Hyde'l
| advice concerning the measure was asked
| and as ne has been M NJ home for som'
| DAYS past, he has been unable TO give tn,
! matter HIS attention, Otherwise thA BIZ
would probably have been completed an(
| introduced.
Texas will probably be about the eish
teenth state 70 be represented IN statuar,
hail ct the capitol when the asures o