The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17
Cotton Gin Statistics.

To the Editor Of The Post
Hearne Texas August I5-You report in your issue of
the nth instant that the cotton department Of the permanent
bureau Washington D. c. has representative
agent in Texas for the purpose OF asceanng from the gin
both public and private the number of bales
of gnned from time through the harvest sea-
and by before the first Of January following
os per of the crop will have been picked baled
and duly reported to headquarters and the result impaired
to those for whose benefit this work done in Europe and
America
1t is also reported that will be employed every
county and paid S. for every twenty-five miles Travelled in
visiting weekly semmonty the gins and collating
facts and is assumed that the methods will be
sued throughout the whole belt OF the Southland This
will be expensive the aggregate the taxpayers to
foot later on and what is the of this policy and
departure3
This looks very innocent first view and of no special
consequence to the producers Of cotton il YOU will en-
deavor to through this and the ultimate de-
signs of those resourceu cotton manpuaors and con-
sPrators urging the government to furnish this data Won
will discover the inqutous ar-reachnR designs
ever maured and inaugated public expense to get the
prices fixed by themselves and in advance s ~
marketing same by the farmers
The census bureau Washington may not be advised o
the results to follow the furnishing this information
inns country imports very little cotton and there is no
export DUTY on either the raw manufactured stuff and
hence it seems mmaerial far as the government is
Serned whether much or little cotton is produced It
known at the end OF the year Septenber r;ta
ouraey how many bales have passed through con,era
channels, and this ought suffice The purpose is some
thng very different and behind it all stand the shemer
NJ the
sole benefcaries " o
The government bureau the States all cotton EXCHANGES
ana great number OF merchants and individuals commence
ue cunate and guessing acreage probable Weld
IN oas from the sowing OF seed until last bale is count
ed, and we all know how largely hey differ in ,,r,to 20
SUITS Some VIII show deficiency for the worlds rooj
others VIII show surplus and the meantime the farmers
of bulls and bears '''s' anu Snor's'
10 illustrate suppose it had been definitely knour ,b
" oi last January the size OF the 10000 crop The est
- We om 9,4oo'ooo to II,Soo,ooo, and it because
OIL 'se varying estimates that the farmers got reasona
price Had it been known in January or earlier tbat 49, @
olu We ABOUT ioSooooo the price would have dronnod -
'east cents per pound II it had been known thar bn 80
,.as oiH 9Sooooo the price would not have advanced
knowing the supply, every spinner weaver would -
age 10 get through short time etc II the croo ~
l5o0ooo as per some estimates being srrlns o,,s- 49,
worlds necessities the price would have hem 20 G t"e
good mans dog would have used if for b.d ,,,,,
Volon producers and einuers furnish the inform..io
1p "h'h IS sure to be used their detri,nent So
aP trust not It is nobody's business to know, !; 81
vance now much or how little cotton we o.oh ~ III az
hence would advise all enrers To rcfs ,Li lke and
would not allow government agents look A. @
~ ven Vist my premises seeking this data '' -
~ duuitlon TO all this, if the speculator al
Ne' 'o"s IN ADVANCE accurate KNOWLEDGE tba, ~ 80
Y was ample ney would FIX the price and have vo, bi p
AZ your risk and expense awaiting YOU Ho'd It
other crop " a''ep' the price before
ms whole nquisitoral procedur. will ..
49,. 'Y 20 the cotton producers IL the seben, ,na
IT, as outlined are successful Just ston ona puI
N ana dasnose this most innocent new r N"oush 10
VIII refuse the information sought o'e ana you
wish every paper in the State uor,, .,
deemed advisable, this article so tbat al ana publish
ana determine this question for hemselvs EefS VIII see
F. A. GLASS
Braxos Cotton pia1.