Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-08
COTTON REPORT
DECLARED CROOKED
Great Wrong Done to Planters
of the South.
AN INVESTIGATION is DEMANDED

manding an Invest cation by Con
aress, that Report Was Cooked" to
Show Big Acreage.
Washington, d. c., June THE es
innate Of cotton acreage by the de.
uartment OF agriculture has resulted
IN demand that the reports ON whiCL
1lls estimate was based be sent ~
congress.
Representative Ellesbee, Of South
Carolina; President Haryie Jordan, OF
the Southern Cotton association AM
Others, will call upon President Roose.
Welt Wednesday and urge that he take
q hand in an investigation into the
methods resorted to by the depart.
uent.
II is claimed by Representative e..
lcrbee that the figures given out by
the department are not warranted by
the reports sent to the department.
Tie asserts that there is nothing in
these reports to warrant the estimate
q Increased acreage.
Late Tuesday afternoon he introduc.
oil in the house the following rcsou.
ton:
Whereas, the department Of agricul
maze of the area Of land planted in
cotton during the current year; and,
Whereas, it is believed that thi,
o'timated acreage is far in excess Of
t,o area actually planted in cotton.
md is not warranted from the returns
received by the department Of agriCul
'gro from its correspondents.
Resolved, Thai the secretary ~
agriculture be, and is hereby direct.
VI 10 furnish to this house a. once 'hc
'bu.ated sheet showing the estimate
- acreage made 10y the seven C'a--c,
.t correspondents viz; the h",i
agents. the state agents, he CORE.
so)ndents, the ginners, the special cor
7pOndents, and the individual farm
t..'
Hr Ellerbee asserts that he knows
o. his own knowledge having gotten
from a person who saw the report,
received by the department, that there
Is nothing In them ~ warrant an Is.
t"a'c II an increased acreage
IN ,Neaking Of his resolution and
H.a' called 1t forth, Mr. Ellerbee said
Introduced the resolution because
ave direct and positive information
ca ne returns received by the lie
'.-'mcnt OF agriculture have been ma
i.'R',a to the great injury of the
3D.
The department, has seven source,
~ Information from which his ',i
,"'o is made, II has about S."".
respondents In the cotton belt. AMI
= 5 TAR to say that Information from
various sources WILL on 'hr aver
-. BE- more reliable than thar from
&c or four field agents Who may
Influenced by personal con,.d0-l
p. as others have been In The pas
charge and can Prove thai TAI
he most numeruu- class. about
individuals scattered al over
80 bol'-thelr return, show a 'v
'es" in acreage from las year
further charge thai, 'asI1c a.
res 81 information cNcep' 'H'
Tree travelling agents the inc-"as'
80 be- lmmA,erial
charge that the department, o.
...." 70 show any returns from o..
''' esgonieuts jus'i'y.rs The sbsIr'
Ease which they report In oh,a
o'-a and Indian Territory. and yea
''' .-e assertion tha' the increase
.'''r'ei there IS double vAa' 'l'
's.-e, utii vArran'
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