Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-17

tofore seemed to warrant the conf
dence placed in il. Insofar as we
know there was no demand for the
service which the Bureau of Markets
attempted to render, but aside from
that anything given out with the of
fetal stamp on it should at least have
been trustworthy. The. Bureau of
Markets, your authority according to
your statement, places the 'carry-over
at July 81, 1920, at 3,255,21S bales;
evidently this does not take into ac-
count linters, nor does it inclue any
American cotton that was not in the
Unitel States at July 81, 1920. The
Census Bureau report gives the
amount of cotton in the United States
at July 81, 1920 at 4,572,812 bales in
Guiding 1,009,650 linters. On that
date there were at least 1,576,000
bales of American cotton in Great
Britain and elsewhere, according to
unquestioned authority
"If YOU are really solicitous that
your readers-and we understand
that you have a large circulation
should know the truth in regard to
the cotton situation, we refer you to
Bulletin 145, issued by the United
States Department of Commerce, Blu
reau of the Census. This bulletin re-
lates to cotton production and distri-
button, season 1919-1920.
"Since, however, the report of the
census bureau mentioned in the fore
going, includes only such cotton as
was held in the United States, July 81,
1920, to ascertain the total supply of
cotton (American) it will be neces-
sary fof you to add also the amount
of American cotton held in Great
Britain, on the continent of Europe,
in Japan, etc, and amounts afloat on
| that date. For this it might be sug-
gested that the New York Chronicle
| is quite generally accepted through
out the world as authority. We know
of no government figures issued on
the subject of American cottons held
abroad.
awe wish further to suggest that
YOU inuuore of, and concerning Col
Henry. G. listers figures in regard to
the amount carried over at July 81
1920: also as to who Col. Henry
Hester is, as to what right he has to
be giving out statistical information,
and as to the success attending his
lefforts in that direction, during tie
past fifty years.
1.-THE question may be raised that
linters should not be included in the
carry-over figures. Census figures
show that there were 1,0O9,650
included in the carry-over of 4,572,-
812 bales in the United States at
/ July 81, 1920. Tfnters are not cotton,
but often take the place Of cotton,
and if linters were not used, cotton
would have to be substituted. Conse-
Iquently, while it may be useful to
know how many bales of linters are
included in the supply, it is also quite
necessary to take the said linters into
account in considering the total sup
1plv
"Your figures do not state whether
they include linters or not, nor do they
Indicate whether it is intended to in
lclude the supply in all positions
Throughout the world, nor indeed
whether you are anlking about Amer
]ican cotton, some other cotton, or all
kinds of cotton. As matter of fact
THE figures approximate only that
amount of cotton, without linters
held in the United States only at the
close of the last statistical year. To
that extent they were misleading to
every one not thoroughly conversant
with cotton statistics. Our figures
state very definitely what they pur-
port to represent and our source Of
authority. They were issued about
the first Of December. You have
waited long to raise question. In