The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-28
GINNERS' REPORTS
ON I9O4-5 CROP
TO BE ISSUED oFTENER.
PROVISION MADE BY THE CENSUS
BUREAU.

Additional Appropriation Included
in Agricultural Appropriation Bin
Through the Efforts of Congress-
man Bartlett to Enable Director
of Census to Furnish More FIRE.
duent Information to Cotton
GrOwers-Six Regular Reports to
BE Issued Next Season With Such
Additional Reports as the COndi-
tiOns May Demand.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, April 27.-Representa-
tive Bartlett is personally gratified at
the recent action of the Census Blu
1eau in deciding to issue more fire.
ouently than heretofore bulletins con-
tanning statistics of special value to
cotton ginners. 1t was really at the
suggestion of Mr.. Bartlett than an ad-
ditonal appropriation was included in
the agricultural appropriation bill. to
enable the director of the census to fur
nish this information which is so high
ly appreciated by the cotton ginners
and growers of the South.
The story of Mr.. Bartlett's efforts in
this direction can be better told by the
correspondence with Director of Cen
gus S n. D. North.
Congressman Bartlett's Letter.
In his letter to the director of the
census, Mr.. Bartlett wrote:
referring again to the matter of
cotton ginners' statistics, you will re-
member that 1 had a conversation
with you, in which we discussed the
propriety of making the reports more
frequent.
Il understood when the appropria-
ton bill was up, providing for this
work that a sufficient sum had been
asked for by you and granted, to en-
able you to do this. and that the mat
ter of having the reports issued more
frequently would be left entirely to
your discretion. l would be glad if
you would inform me, so l may con-
vey the information to some constitu-
ents of mine who are interested in
having frequent reports, whether or
not you have determined to have the
statistics taken more frequently than
once a month, and, if so, how often.
Aid to Cotton Planters.
There has been nothing of late years
that has aided the cotton planter so
materially in having correct prices paid
for his product as the reports of the
bureau of the census containing the
statistics of cotton ginners. 1 earnest
ly supported the proposition when it
was first inaugurated, to have these
statistics taken, and have at all times
been interested in the progress that
has been made, and am gratifed, as
are the people of my district and sec
ton, who are interested in cotton rails
ing, at the efficiency with which this
work has been done by the officials
of your bureau; and in fact that the
price of cotton this last season has
been maintained as its proper level
in spite of the great fluctuations that
have taken place in the speculative
market is the strongest evidence that
the work of the bureau of the census
is relied upon by the people to give
them the true status of the amount
of cotton being produced"
Director NOrth's Reply.
In his reply Director North said: IT
am much gratified by the kind man
ner in which you speak of the cotton
ginning reports of this office, and very
glad to have your testimony as to the
great and growing usefulness of these
reports of the cotton producers of the
South. We hope to make them more
accurate and more useful with each
succeeding year, and l hope the plans
for covering the next seasons crop, so
far as they are already matured Id
this office, will meet with your ap-
prevail.
I'VE have arranged for six reports
showing the quantity of cotton ginned
from the crop of 1904 and correspond
ing with the report for the season of
1903, which showed the quantity gnned
to Sept. l, Oct. Is, Nov. IA, and Dec.
10, 1903, and Jan. 16, and March 10,
1904.
To Guess Extra Reports,
IF, however, the conditions sur