The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-01
G|NNERS TO AID
CENSUS BUREAU
Purpose of the National
Association.
TO DIRECTOR NORTH
A Letter From the President OF the Gin.
ners Association Indicates clear
Iy That They Are Seeking to
Make the Report More
Perfect.
1nv the Associated Press. J

Dallas. Tex, Dec. 30.-The follow
ing letter was issued today by }. FL.
Council, secretary of the National
dinners Association. declaring that
the ginners and farmers are in ac-
cord with the Census Bureau in its
cotton estimates:
Mr. North in todays Washington
dispatches complains TO Congressman
Burleson without cause regarding tht
disposition 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
hGrtful to the growers interests, but
TO large organizations of farmers
have SO expressed themselves as indi-
Gated lin Mr.. Norths statement. AS
secretary of the National Cotton Gin
hers Association in session at Shreye-
port this month, I am prepared to
state positively that no criticism of
the bureaus work was presented TO
pass though some severe structures
were offered for consideration.
Just why Mr.. North should assume
that il is the object of the National
dinners Association to gather infor-
nation regarding the amount of cot
ton produced in advance of the report
is beyond my understanding and at
Variance With the intention of the as
ISOLATION. There is certainly in the
constitution and bylaws of the Ma
tional Cotton Ginners Association
nothing TO justify the fear expressed
by Nj. North when he SAYS:
But | confess myself unable to
follow the reasoning which leads the
growers. and through the Sinners, to
imagine that il Will be TO q their ad-
vantage TO destroy the system etc.
j. A. Taylor, the president of the
National Cotton Ginners Association
Is in Atlanta today holding 9. meet
ing of the ginnerS of that section. but
/ will quote his letter of December p.
addressed TO Mr.. North from this Of
flee which will refute the assunip-
lions contained in the communication
addressed To Mr.. Burleson.
Dallas Tex, Dec. 227, 1904.
s. y. D. North, Director of the Cen
sus Bureau, Washington, ID. c.
"As YOU will PROBABLY have no
ticed III the press the ginners are or
galfizfT1g with a view of getting out a
report for themselves similar 10 the
one you get out. We will Use every
t.ndeayor TO make your report more
perfect. We are having our reports
sworn To and think this will make
ginners more particular than they
have been in their former reports. We
will encourage them TO still make re-
ports TO you when asked for. We will
ask for report at the same time and
the two reports should agree. We, as
Ginners. have this information and Will
compile it and will benefit by it if we
can. In regard to making our reports
public / must say that we have no de-
sireto do this ahead of you. We will
he glad 70 arrange with you so as 10
work in harmony. | will try 10 come
10 Washington in the near future and
talk the matter over with yoa.
Yours truly,
-. A. TAYLOR, President
= National Ginners Association:
Mr. TaylorS letter cannot be mis-
understood, and it seems probable that
the ginners' association can do much
10 improve the report put out in fu-
ture by the Census Bureau.