New-York tribune., 1905-08-01
PRICE THREE CENTS.
WILSON SEES PRESIDENT.
TO REFORM CROP BUREAU.
Baron R0sen Makes ARRANGEMENTS
for Reception of VI. Witte.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUvr.I


penipOtentiary. on the train that broug.-
the Ambassador came Secretary Wilson. OF the
Department OF Agriculture. to confer with tbs
President regarding recent developments in hi
department. and Joh1 w Riddle the new United
States Minister to Rumania. who wished to
pay his respects the President before start
ing for his post. Later in the afternoon Ralph
Peters, president of the Long Island Railroad.
called at Sycamore Hill
Secretary Wilson will thoroughly reorganize
the Crop Statistics Bureau. He is seeking men
of character. standing and education to conduct
the work Of the Sureau-men in whom the farm
ers and merchants OF the country will have i'm
pltcit confidence. and who viii place the reports
Of the bureau on standard of excellence never
before attained He has found one man already.
although he does not present wish to give hi.
name. The others he hopes TO secure in a Short
time Two of them viii be Southern men. who
are experts in cotton. and tobacco Statistics
This in brief is the plan the secretary explained
70 the President to-day. He is making rigid
investigation of other bureaus OF the depart
ment his determination being to purge IL Of
any taint of corruption In this work he has
tie approval of the PRESIDENT who has ordered
that evesy form of graft" mast be eliminated
After his conference with the President Sec
retary Wilssn announced that the Bureau OF
Statistics. which has charge of the department.
the col.trol of one
NEW CROP STATISTICS BOARD
his is entirely new" he SAID. and never has
been published II is my intention to create
board. with Assistant Secretary Hays at its
head. which shall handle all crop statistics.
appointed a board a little while ago. the MEM
bers OF which handle the statistics indiv idualy
and turn in their results to Mr.. Hays
/ The present board is sort of makeshift affair."
1t the best could organize In hurry
from the people in the department 1t is my in
/ tention to organize board OF four men, two OF
/ whom will be from the South. The other two
will be from other parts Of the country. They
/ will be the best men find in tho
eountry-men of character. standing and edu-
I cation They will be scientific experts in
/ whom the country viii have absolute conf
dence. All reports will be sent to me from
the field. and 1 will place them at the proper
time in the hands of these scientists. Each
/ will make up his estimate. and the four esti-
mates will be resolved either by by As
/ sistant Secretary Hays The members OF tho
! board will be regular employees OF the depart
| ment and they will spend some OF their time
in travelling in search of any information that
may bear on their work Through the work OF
this board think we shall have perfectly trust
worthy estimates made of all crop conditions
only one man the head Of the Bureau OF Crop
Statistics That one man might leave the de-
partment he might get SICK OF he might prove
to be a rascal. This idea eliminates any OF
these possibilities Then, too, II will insure per-
feet security and confidence.
Secretary Wilson also said emphatically tina.
he did not intend to resign under fire.
After returning to the village from the Pres-
dents home. Secretary Wilson and Baron Rosen
T.f-
pictures at the request of Tribune photOgra-
Iher.
NJ wITTE TO BE RECEIVED FRIDAY. z
II had very pleasant visit and luncheon with
President Roosevelt" said Baron Rosen. but
have no news to give out except that Count
Witte will be here on Friday. The President
will receive him after noon. and has invited him
to luncheon"
Secretary Wilson talked few minutes 70 tho
newspaper men before boarding the train
LAS To what passed between the President and
/ myself III have to refer you to him." he said.
..If the President sends for fellow TO see him
about something it would not be very delicAe
for that fellow to go around and tell al abous
their interview.
..yor probab1v discussed the cotton investisa-
tion and the nitro-culture incident% said one OF
, / the correspondents
, I'VE discussed everything that required dis
cussion" said the Secretary.
THE COTTON LEAK SCANDAL.
cant YOU give us any more light on your IN
/ vestigation?" he asked
.eyou know about all there is 10 tell he re-
) pI,ed The cotton trouble all came 20 the sur
face through a squabble between gamblers over
. Woman I cannot admit that our system OF
Gathering statistics is at fault. II said that
a. rrould ne an indictment against every man.
) a,,arv reporter. who helps get up our report by
| sanding I'm the figures. We believe that all our
reporters are honest. and have no fault 10 find
With their figures The whole cotton trouble
was caused by Hyde and Holmes taking those
figures and making erroneous deductions fronz
them. During the investigation the board ap-
nointed 10 search the matter found that when
thev footed up the figures they got a result dit-
ssring TO the extent OF about 31a per cent from
the deductions made by Hyde and Holmes"
is II fact that you knew Mr., Hyde was
70 take a vacation before he went?' the Secre-
tary asked.
81 knew he was going but didn't know thas
he was going as far away as Europe" Mr.
Wilson replied
His wife says does she not. that he was
! obliged to go account OF his failing health.
and that IL was only through her most urgent
efforts that she was able 10 set him TO take the
vacaton:"
Il got letter from Mrs. Hyde setting forth
that as a fact" said the Secretary. Il turned
!. the letter over 10 the Department OF Justice"
How many cases have you now before tbs
! Attorney Generals department.?
. "Onlv two: Hyde's and HOlmes's-excepf
: Moore's And Moore's merely referred -
the Department OF Justice as matter Of form
an, very sorry about Moore. He Is a valuable