The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-27
EXCHANGE WINS OUT.
Weather Reports for the Savannah
Cotton Exchange.

NeOAa ANACDathSCs
The Savannah Cotton Exchange is
soon to have weather reports which
will equal those of the other ex-
changes over the country, and partic-
ularly in the cotton country where
weather reports from all sections at
all times are important to the trade.
The exchange will receive these re-
ports regularly during the day, and
they will be posted by a government
employee on a big glass map, such as
was recently adopted for this service
by the Department of Agriculture to
take the place of the old blackboards
formerly used for the purpose.
Col @. A. Gordon. chairman of the
Meteorological Committee, handled the
application at this end of the line,
while Senator "A. 0. Bacon made the
application a personal matter at
Washington and worked until he Sc
cured it. The fact that the map is Sc
cured in time to display the reports of
this crop is very creditable to those
who did the work, for the reason that
the department at the outset was dead
set against doing anything for Savan-
nah owing to the fact that the appro-
priation for maps had been exhausted,
and IL was urged that nothing could
be done towards securing the service
before another appropriation was
made.
Col. Gordon called attention in his
correspondence to the fact that points
OF less commercial Importance than
savannah have the service, and that
IN view of the fact that Savannah
stands third among the cotton ports of
this country, for its receipts, makes 1t
mAnifestly unjust to serve the smaller
10 the exclusion of the larger. In deal
Ing out such government pie" as the
maps Col Gordon maintained that Sa.
Vannah stands well up in the list OF
eligibles.
What the Map Means.
The weather map rnsans great deal
Tor the cotton trade. In fact. the
records show that this has been a
night of previous meteorological COM
Lnlttees for some years, but in all cases
savannah seems to have in some way
been sidetracked. This time, however,
mere was to be the strongest of eff
forts made. Senator Bacon was on his
way to West Point recently, and took
occasion to stop over in Washington
LOT the express purpose of urging 10
cal claims for this map. He saw Mr..
Wills L. Moore, chief of the Weather
Bureau. That official took the matter
under consideration. Meantime, Sena-
tor Bacon went on his way, and upon
ms return to Macon some time later,
him:
My Dear Senator: Action was taken
Today to supply Savannah Cotton
EAchange with a glass weather map
II VIII be sent as soon as 1t can be
Dullt, and the order to the factory goes
onward at once. We cannot meet the
demands made upon us for these maps,
put IN view of your personal interest
"a this case. have made 1t special. l
know that Secretary Wilson will APP
prove my action, as he desires to i'm
prove wherever possible.
willis l.. Moore,
acting Secretary"
space will be made for the map where
me stock board IL now located on the
i.por OF the Cotton Exchange and that
DoaId VIII be placed elsewhere. The
Zap ~ eight feet wide, and with the
ompanying parts will take up con-
durable room. Weather conditions
~ an matters Of special interest AT
Jug the crop VIII be posted 20 mat
lions
The importance o. securing this sery-