Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-06-15
RECORD IN COTTON EXPORTS
Value of Crop Sent Gut of Country Larger
Than Ever Before.
QUANTITY ONLY TWICE EXCEEDED
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BristOw Says MRchen's Plan of
Rural Free Delivery Would
Cost S1OOyOOO,O 900 n Year.
(From a Sian Correspondentl

Cost S1OO,OOO,OOO n Year.
(From a Stan Correspondent
| WARRINGTON, June 14-(Special Got
ton is still king in the export records of the
| United States and its record In the present
year is likely to surpass that of any pre-
| ceding year. The value of raw cotton ex-
! ported I'm the eleven months ending with
May Is, according to the preliminary figures
OF the treasury bureau of statistics, 1905,
! i4iC95, which is S5,O00,0OO In excess of the
/ highest eleven months record ever hereto
fore made. Two years ago the figures
reached $3OS. 1851 Should the June figures
equal those of June in the Immediately pre-.
| cedtng years the total for the fiscal year
would be $31,, ,O0n 900, or S4OOO,OOO in excess Of
the banner year 1901.
| The quantity exported this year is not as
| great as that Of the years 1898 and 1909.
| however The total quantity exported in
the eleven months ending with May is 3, ,4s1,-
S5S S1 pounds, against S.2OS, ,621. as pounds in
/ the corresponding months OF 1901 and 3721,.
! $4,000 pounds in the eleven months of 1905,
| when the value was but 1922 414,1S0. Thus
! the total quaEtity at the present time Is
! 2DM0,0O0 pounds less than that of the cor
| responding eleven months in 1898, but the
| value is $S6, 100000 III excess of the value
| for the corresponding period of that year
The average price per pound of the cotton
| exported. determined by dividing the
number OF pounds into the value stated by
the bureau of statistics records. is for the
eleven months ending with May, 1903, ss7
cents, and for the eleven months ending
| with May, 1895, 5.97 cents
Comparing the total values of cotton ex-
| ported with those Of preceding years 1903
seems likely to show the largest total value
| in raw cotton exports of any year in the
! history of our commerce In 1S4s the total
| value of raw cotton exported was. in round
terms, $62000,00O; in 1860. S192 900 OOO in 1870
s227. 100000 in paper. but s1S4 100000 stated in
gold; in 1880 s211. 10000; in 1890 S25OOOO. .OOO
in 1900 $242oOO,OOO in 1901, 1913 900 900 and as
already indicated. seems likely to be for
! 1903, $S17, 100000
Some other Tall Figures.
Meantime the value Of cotton exported in
manufactured form has also increased. and
Will make its highest record in the present
| fiscal year
At the same time the cotton manufactur-
ers OF the United States have increased and
are still increasing their consumption of
| cotton both from our own fields and from,
abroad. The total number of bales taken by
the mills of the United States last year for
the first time passed the 900 line the
| hsures being 4,0S3. 900 bales, against a644 on
| in 1900
| The importations of foreign cotton
chiefly Egyptian. are also growing with re-
markable rapidity, the importations IN the
present year being likely to reach 50 Oo0 ON
| pounds, to which may be added 20 oOo ooo
pounds OF "hocks," or cotton waste. with a
total valuation of about S12,OOOOoO. against
| 4S,OOO,OOO pounds of raw cotton and "a nm
nf Nxfo "a
less than $5,00O.0O0
| What Rural Delivery Costs,
ITO continue the rural free delivery SER
vice upon the lines laid down by former
superintendent A. w. Machen would cost
the government $1Oo,OOO.OOO annually" was
the startling statement made by Fourth
assistant Postmaster General Bristow to
The Bee today. THE rural free delivery
service with its army of carriers reminds
me OF the old Roman way by which am
| bilious soldiers and statesmen were ele-
! waited to place and power. Conouering
soldiers returning from the wars now and
then distributed corn to the Roman peonle
ana Dy that means rode into power This
rural free delivery business reminds me
very much OF the distribution of corn nrac-
ticed in the days when the Roman emnIre
| ruled the world"
Mr.. Brlstow is not an enthusiastic exno-
nent Of the rural free delivery system. He
frankly states that it was a mistake 70
| estaDlish II upon the lines adopted He ad
mlts however that undoubtedly II has
come to stay, that the people having hod
a taste or luxury in the way of having
their mall delivered at their own eateuaI
will insist upon retaining it, General Rr,s.
tow frankly says that 1t would be foolish
to fight public sentiment but he beI,avas
| that the wholesale establishment NJ ruraI
routes to please some senator or rner,hor
of congress should be curtailed and +hot
when rural route is hereafter estar
lished it should have merit behind n A..
soon as the investigation which he has a..
charge is at an end It is predicted that
there will be a complete reorganization 90
the rural free delivery service and a mr..
Der Of heads are expected to fall into the
basket
Uncle SANS Growing Busines.
The vastness of the business done bv the
government OF the United States is ~
yond comprehension unless brought home
to the people through the medium of q
tabulated statement. Auditor William n
Andrews Of the Treasury department. who
has seen the business of the government
grow as no other man has who has occupied
! u sllllldI poSitloil' mas preared for The Rec
a statement of the number of accounts and
amounts involved in the settlements made
by the various divisions of the audttor,s
office for eleven months of the present
fiscal year While the figures are approxI-
mated, they will not, 1t is believed. differ
very materially when the auditor comes 10
make up his account at the close OF the
present fiscal year on June 30 The follow
ing table shows the enormous extent NJ
the business of the government:
! Customs, 1850 accounts. ........S 4S9 oOO ooo
Public debt, 22l5 accounts. 49,. 6I7' OO0 66S
! Miscellaneous, SsSl accounts. SO O00 0O0
Internal revenues, Si,SS9 accounts 1000 900
Total. 1O6,231 accounts. ....... "a eg3 OO0 O0o
During the year 1902 the number OF ac-
counts settled by Auditor Andrews was
96,4S3 the total amount involved being
81, ,37S l1O,5S4. The reason for the falling OF
in the total amount Of the several accounts
is due TO the abolition of the war taxes
The number OF accounts. however, will for
exceed those OF any previous year the
work for the last month OF the present
fiscal year, including the usual monthly
average. as to the number OF accounts
settled and amount involved in such settle
ments.