The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-31
President Taylor Criticises Dr.
rector N0rIhs Letter
THINKS IT is UNJUSTIFIEQ,
Ginners Are Eager to Gather Accurate
Statistics and to Aid the Depart
ment at Washington In
Its Work.

Dallas, Tex. December 9o-The follow
ing letter was issued today by J. H, Con-
nell of the National Ginners' association,
declaring that the ginners and farmers
are in accord with the census bureau IN
its cotton estimates:
'Mr. North in today's Washington dis
patches complains to Congressman Burle-
son without cause regarding the DISPOSE
tion of the National Ginners' association
to destroy the work of the census bureau
Here and there farmers are found who
declare that the census cotton estimates
have been hurtful to the growers in this
but no larger organization of farmers
have expressed themselves as indicated
in Mr.. Norths statement. As secretary
of the National Cotton Ginners' associa-
tion, in session at Shreveport this month.
am prepared to state positively that no
criticism of the bureaus work was per-
mitted to pass, though some severe stric-
lures were offered for consideration.
Just why Mr.. North should assume
that 1t is the object of the National Gin
ners' association to gather information
regarding the amount of cotton produced
in advance of the report is beyond my un-
derstandlng and at variance with the in
tention of the association. There is GER
tainly nothing in the constitution and by
laws of the National Cotton Ginners as
sociatioa to justify the fear expressed by
Mr.. North, when he says:
"But 1 confess myself unable to follow
the reasoning which leads the growers
and through them the ginners to imagine
that it will be to their advantage to de-
stroy the system, etc
Taylor Writes Letter.
'NIr. j. A. Taylor. the president of the
National Ginners' association, is in At
lanta today holding a meeting of the gin
rsrs OF that section. but l will quote his
letter of December 27 addressed to Mr..
North from this office which will re-
fute the assumptions contained in the
communication addressed to Mr.. Burel-
son:
dallas, Texas December G. 1904.
'Ir. S. N. d. North, Director of Census
Bureau, Washington
Dear Sir: AS you will probably have
noticed in the press the ginners are or
ganizing with a view of getting out
report for themselves similar to the one
10 make your report more perfect. We
are having our reports sworn to. and
think this will make glnners more par
ticular than they have been In their
former reports. We will encourage them
to still make reports to you when asked
for. We will ask for a report at the
same time, and the two reports should
agree. We as ginners have this nforma-
tlon and will compile It, and will benefit
III
our report public, l must say that We
have no desire to do this ahead of you.
We will be glad to arrange with you so
as to work In harmony. / will try to
come to Washington In the near future
and talk the matter over with you.
Yours very truly,
u. A. TAYLOR,
president National Ginners' Cotton As
ISOLATION"
"Mr. Taylors letter cannot be mis-
understood, and 1t seems probable that
the ginners' association can do much to
improve the report put out in the future
by the census bureau. Mr.. Burleson, the
author of the act instructing the bureau
to gather the cotton statistics, intends,
according to the Washington dispatches
Oh today, to amend and amplfy his orig
inal measure.
Ginners Have Plan.
The constitution adopted by the Ma
tional Ginners' association In session at
Dallas recently, suggests definite ways
and means by which this may be done
as stated in the four objects to be served
By the order. All bear directly upon the
statistical field, that in no way inJure the
work by the census bureau. The four
objects are:
/. 1t shall be the object of this associa-
tion to secure a .ull and complete report
of cotton ginned. field condition, acreage
and amount unsold at iterior points, for
the formation of ginners and their Gus
toners.
O. 1t shall be the object of this organiza-
tion to gather these facts by a system
of FREQUENT Individual reports. and return
the full report and meaning of these
figures promptly to every member of this
association.
g. 1t shall be the object of this associ-
alton to obtain information bearing upon
cotton production In other fields, the con-
sumption of cotton by domestic and for
eign mills, and the supply of cotton goods
stored.
4. 1t shall be the object of this associ-
alton to give the most reliable facts re-
lating to the market conditions in the
worlds cotton centers.
The ginners hope to see the most COM
plete work done by the census bureau in
behalf of the cotton growers because
large percentage of the ginners are cot
ton planters and the gin customers in
terests are closely associated with those
of the ginners throughout the south.
While the ginners will be first to benefit
from an organization OF ginners II prop
erly developed, the cotton interests of
the south and the cotton markets of the
world will receive substantial benefits
More complete information will do
much to curb the speculative influences
upon the cotton market.
Steamer Is Riding at Anchor.
New York. December 30.-The new five
masted schooner Singleton Palmer which