The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-18
YIELD OF WHITE STAPLE.
EXPERTS COVER SOUTH IN SEARCH
FOR ACCURATE FIGURES.

Chapter to Controversy Between
Departments Bureau of Statistics
Soon 10 he Written-AHents of the
Latter Have Collected Information
From Every Source and From
These Reports n Justification vt
the Bureaus Estimate VIII he
Prepared.
Washington, Oct. 17.-Another chap
ter in the controversy between the Cen
sus Bureau and the division of statis-
ties of the Agricultural Department.
regarding the matter of cotton and
other crop statistics, will be written
between now and Nov. l. Unless all
indications are at fault. it will be
very interesting one.
The experts whom the division of
statistics recently sent to the cotton
producing states to gather information
regarding the production OF the staple,
have all returned to Washington. His
field of work was in Florida and South
ern Georgia. OF the other nine men,
one worked in South Texas, another in
the central northern portion of that
state, and still another in the extreme
northern section and the two terrific
ries. One man was assigned To Mis-
sissippi. one to Louisiana and Southern
Alabama, one to Tennessee and Arkan-
sas. one to Northern Georgia and Ala
bama, one TO South Carolina, and one
to North Carolina. They were all in
structed to seek information from every
source-from the cotton buyer as wen
as the cotton seller, from ginners, com
press managers, oil mill managers,
bankers, county officials. farmers-in
fact, from everyone interested in the
production and marketing of cotton.
Something like three weeks was de-
voted to the work. which appears to
have been as thorough and complete
as was consistent with its rather diff
cult nature.
Experts Filing Their Reports.
Two of the ten experts have already
filed written reports with Statistician
Hyde and the others will have their
reports ready within the next few days.
AS soon as all the information Is in
Ills hands, Mr.. Hyde will commence
the preparation of a document which
will partake largely of the nature of
statement of facts, the purpose of
which will be to give the results of
the work of the experts who have just
returned, and to place before the pub
lie an official outline of the workings
of the division of statistics.
This statement will not be a lot Of
glittering generalities," said Mr.. Hyde,
but will be definite and positive in
every particular. l propose to show
exactly how the figures of the division
are arrived at. | will analyze the esti-
mate of 9674000 bales, issued by t1t5
office last December, and show exact
~ how 1t came to be just what It was.
l will explain the alleged discrepancy
between the figures of this office and
those from other sources by showing
the disposition and size of the so-called
city crop linters, and the amount
carried over from year to year"
Mr.. Hyde has himself just returned
from Southern trip and seems to be
we'll satisfied with it's results. He has
talked with all of the ten experts and
is of the opinion that the work assign
ed them has been well handled. 1t is
expected that his statement will be
ready about Nov. /.
s. n. d. North, chief of the division
| of manufactures of the census Office
will begin the issuance of his cotton
| crop statistics about two weeks hence
The compilations of the census office
are being based on reports from gov
eminent agents who deal directly with
the ginners. Three issues will be made
during the winter. The second will
come out about Dec. /, and the third
some time in January.