The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17

Montgomery, September 16-tSpe- cial. )-Capt. Reuben F. Kolb, commits sioner of agriculture and industries, has made public the following cor respondence which is self explanatory:
 '3S Orleans House, Edmond St.,
 "Liverpool. September 6, 1911. Hector D. Lane, Esq, Secretary Board of Agriculture. Alapuma;
 "The attached cutting from the Iiv- erpool Daily Post newspaper, which is the most widely circulating journal dealing with the sale and purchase of raw cotton throughout Lancashire, is our excuse for troubling you. You will observe that it purports to be a cablegram from New York (we can not exactly find out, but think 1t em- anates from Messrs. Rick Brothers of that city). It suggests, and the sug- gestion will find ready credence here, that you have asked me farmers of vour state to underestimate the con dition by overestimating the deteriora- ton. For ourselves we cannot dis cover that this Is even implied in yQur letter, but the cable Is having its eff feet and as Liverpool IS deluged with similar reports the contradiction com ing too late eff 1t comes at alb to have any effect, we write thus fully to you, meaning if you reply to us to send a copy of this letser and your re- ply to the local newspapers, hoping thus to check this most insidious form of lying-that of the lie with cir constance.
 "Without intending to advertise our selves we venture to invite your pe- rusal of an enclosed circular letter, which bears on the matter and we think somewhat explains a difficult sit uation.
 We gladly refer you to MT. Frank B.. Hayne Of New Orleans, Messrs. McFad- den Bros. of Philadelphia and others, as to our bona fides. Yours faithfully.
 HAYWOOD COMPANY"
 The clipping attached Is as follows:
 Especial Cable.)-We have received the following from New York:
 ''The following circular letter, issued to the Alabama farmers by the agricul- tural board furnishes a sample of the report excessive deterioration:
 robbed of millions of dollars of their just Dear Sir: I will thank you to give me at your earliest convenience the per cent of deterioration in the cotton crop since July 25 This is very important, for the rt ason that the misleading report Is out that the farmers have the prospect for the largest cotton crop ever grown, and in consequence thereof the price of cotton has been greatly reduced. If this is not corrected, the farmers of the south will be robbed of millions of dollars of their just earnings. Kindly hurry this information to me as soon as possible.
 HECTOR D. LANE,
 Secretary of Agriculture"
 Captain Kob's reply is as follows:
 'Montgomery, Ala, September 16, 1911. ''Messrs. Haywood & Co.,, Liverpool, Eng land
 My Dear Sirs: thank you very much for your kind letter of the 9th inst The circular letter you attach and which was published and given wide circulation in Europe is a verbatim copy of circular let ter sent out by this department and with my authority The morning the conven- ton of the cotton growers. business men and bankers of the south met in this city to discuss the condition of the cotton crop and take such action as said condition demanded. circular letter was received by this office, sent out by Dick Bros, of