The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-27

improvement
These figures can hardly he sugges-
tive of crop failure which was implied
in many of the reports reaching me
month ago, and in proof of which l
submit brief bits of information from
recognized authorities gathered by me
during the past few days.
The report from the chairman of the
Texas State Boil Weevil Commission
and from the State Board of Agricul-
ture for Texas, / regard as especially
important and conclusive, as both
these authorities, politically and per-
sonaliy, can have no possible object in
eXaggerating the prospect of the Texas
crop. The truth seems to be that
whatever deterioration has taken place
during the past sixty days was from a
condition in July of almost unparal-
leled perfection, and for this reason at
first impressed observers as likely
more seriously to curtail the yield than
at present seems probable.
Letter from Messrs. We'll Bros. of
Montgomery, Ala, dated Sept. 10: The
movement of cotton in this section is
simply enormous. 1t is no longer
question of whether cotton is going to
be made, for it is made. 1t is no
longer a question of whether cotton
will open, for it has opened, and pick
ing is going on at a tremendous rate.
In former years-that is, the last four
or five years-we frequently had COM
plants from farmers that they would
not make any more than the rent, and
the merchants that their patrons would
not be able to pay up because they
made such poor crops. Not a single
complaint of this character has reach
ed our ears, and we have made dill
gent inquiries in every direction. Bank
ing merchants say they will make bet
ter collections this year than since 1890,
that there are no failures in the crop.
Last season some made good crop,
but some of them did not make more
than two or three bales to the pillow.
We have yet to hear of one who will
make less than eight bales to the pillow
this season. 1t is not matter of
waiting for frost to determine whether
we make good crop, because a good
crop has matured, except that part of
1t which is taking on new fruit"
Letter from George c. Pendleton
president of the Temple National
Bank, Temple, Tex, dated Sept. 90:
81 reported yesterday that Texas
would make 10000 bales more cotton
than last year. This was a minimum.
On further information and calculation
l believe that 100000 bales increase is
a minimum. This county right in the
boil weevil region will make at least
20 per cent. more than last year. The
Indian Territory will make at least
100000 more bales, so you may say the
net increase from Texas and Indian
Territory will be 100000 perhaps AGO.
900, more than last year"
Telegram from Charles P. Johnson,
New Orleans, La, dated Sept. %.
Have Travelled over Sumpter, Greene,
Hale. Perry and Marengo counties,
Alabama. Find cotton crop much
larger than last year. Alabama will
yield more than is per cent. more than
last year. Crop conditions for Ala
bama will exceed rs for September,
which will be given by the government
report"
Union. S. c.. Sept. 24.-"Report of
frost from North Carolina absolutely
false. Crop simply great. ]. H. Riley"
From New York Sun of Sept. %:
| INCREASE IN TEXAS COTTON
YIELD.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 21.-Chairman
Jefferson Johnson of the Texas State
Boil Weevil Commission, in a state
ment of the cotton prospects In this
state, which he made to-day, says that
the yield will be about 2.640,000 bales
which is an increase of about 10 per
cent. over the yield of last year. He
saws that the increase in acreage
| planted is the cause of the increase OF
yield
From the New York Sun of Sept. "a:
| INCREASE IN TEXAS COTTON
CROP.
Dallas, Tex. Sept. 23.-The State
| Board of Agriculture estimates the
Texas cotton crop at an increase of II
per cent. over that of last year.
Theodore II. Price.-ad.