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HARVESTER TRUST
FARMERS
EXISTS SAYS BRACE
special Commissioner Filed Report With Mis-
souri Supreme Court in Ouster Suit
A BILLION DOLLARS
From the Cotton Crop of 1909-10 According
to the Figures of Secretary Hester.
THE LAW IS EVADED I SUMMARY OF NEWS
TO THREE POINTS
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In Missouri by Organizing a
Selling Concern.
OUTLINED THE HISTORY
Of the Present Concern Since Its
Formation.
COMPETITION WAS RUINOUS
Prior to 1902 They Argued and
the Combination Wat Ferfeoted
Through the Firm of J.
P. Morgan & Co.
(Associated Press Retort.)
JEFFERSON CITT. Mo.. September .
Special Commissioner Theodore Brace In
hie report to the supreme court In the
ouster suit filed today declared the In-
ternational Harvester company of New
Jersey a trust and a combine for the
purpose and with the effect of destroy-
ing competition In the manufacture and
aale of harvesting machinery. The In-
ternational Harvester company of Amer-
ica la declared to be used merely as a
selling agent by the New Jersey com-
pany In evasion of the Missouri laws
which prohibits the licensing of the New
Jersey concern by reason of Its enormous
capital of 1126000.000.
The subsidiary corporation aororfilng
to Commissioner Brace once had a cap-
ital and now It has none. Its existence
a a aeparate corporate entity Is a mere
fiction to evade the laws of States whose
policy Is not to encourage such vast ac-
cumulation of wealth and power In the
hands of a few as may Injure thd wel-
fare and prosperity of the many whose
policy la to keep open me field of com-
mercial and industrial enterprise.
I The commissioner found that the Mc-
Cormlck Harvester company the DWr-
lng Harvesting Machine company.
Warder BushneU. Oleeaner and Company
tha. Piano Manufacturing company D. M.
Oebeme and Company and tba MIln-HYikee
Harvesting Machine company the latter
being a respondent were In active com-
petition prior to 1902.
HOW TRUST WAS FORMED.
In June 190! Cyrus H. McCormlck went
to Oeorge W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan
and Company of New York and sought
his aid In rellovlng competitive conditions
from the manufacturers' viewpoint. Ac-
cording to the findings Mr. Perkins soon
was In communication with other har-
vesting machine manufacturers and per-
fected a plan whereby the McCormlck
company and other named companies ex-
cept the Milwaukee company ostensibly
Bold their properties to William C. Lane.
Lane the commissioner found pretCTided
to sell them to the International Har-
vester company. The original companies
received stork In the new company ap-
portioned to the appraised value of ttie
properties and for their bills receivable.
The officers of the original companies
except the Milwaukee signed praitlcaliy
Identical contracts at the same time In
the office of the attorney of J. P. Mor-
gan and Company. Morgan and Company
previously had purchased the Milwaukee
company. J-ane the ostensible purchaser
of the original companies the commis-
sioner found was a figurehead. The new
company was managed by former officers
of the old companies as was the Inter-
national Han-ester company of America.
MEMBERS OF VOTlNa TRUST.
The whole stock of the New Jersey
corporation was turned into a voting
trust composed of Oeorge W. Perkins
Cyrus H. McCormlck and Charles Deer-
Ing who now havo control until 1912. The
commissioner found that these men prac-
tically control the mower and binder
business and have potential control of
Other lines of harvesting machinery In
the United States.
Boon after the organization of the so-
called harvester combine the report
says. It acquired the D. M. Osborne com-
pany and operated It ostensibly as an
Independent concern for two years.
Other companies acquired in 1903 are
the Columbia Cordage company Mexican
Blsal company Illinois Northern Railroad
company. Autlman Miller company. Min-
nie company and the Keystone company
the last three being manufacturers of
harvesting machinery.
In 1904. It acquired the Weber Wagon
Company and patents of the Bettendorff
axle ompany and In 1906 tba Kemp com-
pany. In the first five years the aalea of the
company In the United States amounted
to nearly (300000000. In Missouri the
ompany does about 30 per cent of all
business Jn agricultural tools. Imple-
ments vehicles and machinery; In the
binder line 90 per cent and In the mower
line 75 per cent
ATTORNEYS' CONTENTION.
Attorneys for the company contend
that the organization was a legitimate
transaction in the ordinary course of
trade. The commissioner found that this
theory could not stand In face of the
fact that the old companies turned over
their properties to a company not yet or-
ganlaed for the purpose as they asserted
of putting an end to what they called
'Tulnous competition."
The report points out that the company
waa organised to control the binder and
mower business and that the companies
which entered the combine manufactured
practically nothing eacept harvesting
machinery.
The Harvester company will file ex-
paptlnna to. the report and the case will
be argued and submitted In the supreme
court at tbQcUatr Uw tits. bs1
TEE WEATHER.
Forecast for Houston and vicinity Wednes-
day Partly cleody; probably showers.
Temperature and precipitation records for
Houston for the twenty-four hours ended at 7
p. m. Tuesday:
t Temperature Maximum tl; minimum 76.
Precipitation .0.
WASHINGTON. September . East Texas
Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday;
continued warm; light to moderate south winds.
Louisiana Generally fair Wednesday and
Thursday; continued warm; light to moderate
sooth winds.
West Texas Fair Wednesday and Thurs-
day; not much change in temperature.
Oklahoma Generally fair Wednesday and
Thursday; cooler Thursday.
Legislative.
THE HOUSE steadfastlv refuses to designate
a date for adjournment.
THE HOUSE passed the penitentiary bill by
the overwhelming vote ot 76 to 12.
GOVERNOR CAMPBELL authoriied a de-
ficiency of $5000 to renovate the senatt
chamber.
W. G. BEAVERS a former Confederate of
Ellis-county delivered an entertaining speech
before the house
THE GOVERNOR signed the fire insurance
bill passed by both houses after being decided
upon in free conference.
YESTERDAY'S developments Indicated that
possibly the legislature might adjourn with-
out enacting a penitentiary reform bill.
THE HOUSE struck out the enacting clause
of the bill designed to place insurance com-
panies under the provisions of the anti-trust
act.
THE HOUSE adopted the Caves substitute for
the Maxwell resolution thereby reaffirming
the tariff doctrine of the Texas and National
platforms of 1896.
THE INABILITY of the conferees to reach
an agreement on a bill of lading measure
renders the enactment of a measure on that
topic improbable at this session.
Domestic
FORMER President Roosevelt set forth more
clearly his doctrine of the "new National-
ism" in speech at St. Paul.
THE GENERAL tenor of the speeches deliv-
ered at the conservation congress was for
National control of the country's nstursl re-
sources. VICTOR MURDOCK at Washington outlined
the platform of the progressive republicans
and predicted the dawn of a new era in
National politics.
COMMISSIONER Theodore Brace in his re-
port to the Missouri supreme court declares
that the International Harvester company ol
' New Jersey is a. trust.
THE SOUTH aisdsaad new a billion-dollsi
crop in 19091 according to Secretary Hes-
ter's report snd still leads in manufactur-
ing not only her own product but the
product of the world.
THE QUESTION of whether or not the find-
ings of the committee which investigated the
Ballinger-l'inchot controversy should be made
now or at the next session of eongresa will
come up today at meeting in Milwaukee.
Texas.
RALEIGH MADDOX was drowned while in
swimming at Port Arthur.
THE TEXAS Citrust Fruit Growers' associa-
tion adjourned at Beaumont.
WILL P EATON. 17 years of age was killed
hv a live wire at Greenville.
THE CITY of Palestine voted a 126000 bond
issue for city parks and new fire equipment.
IT IS ESTIMATED that the Texas pecan crop
will range from 6000000 to 7000000
pounds.
MOTION for rehearing in the Dallas judge-
ship election contest case will be heard al
Dallas Saturday.
BKXOA BROWN a wealthy farmer of Vic
toria was drowned in the Guadalupe river
while trying to save his son.
THE GOVERNOR offered s reward of 1600
each for the slayers of the two State Rang
ers killed recently in the lower Kio Grande
country.
VOLLEGE STATION was selected for the
next annual meeting place by the Rural Let-
ter Carriers' association at meeting in Mar-
lln. A WARRANT for the arrest of Fred Fleming
former president of the Western Bank and
Trust company of Dallas was received by the
sheriff of Dallas county.
Railroad.
TRAIN SCHEDULE for Frisco and Houston
and Texas Central agreement announced yes-
terday by the Sunset-Central general pas-
senger department.
GRIEVANCE committees of Houston and Tex-
as Central ind the Trinity and Braios Val-
ley met with road officials yesterday and
adjusted minor difficulties.
IT IS RUMORED that B. F. Yoakum pro-
poses purchasing the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass and forming a connect ion between
the Frisco north and south lines.
Sport.
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Philadelphia 1 Brook-
lyn 8; Chicago 8 Cincinnati 3; New York
S Boston I.
AMERICAN LEAGLTS: Detroit Cleveland
2; New York 3 Philadelphia 2; St Loui
3-3 Chicago 1-S.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Memphi 2. Mobile
5; Nashville tt Montgomery 3; Chattanooga
4 Birmingham 10; Atlanta ft. New Or
leans 3.
PRESIDENT WILBUR ALLEN of the Texas
league stated that the records of his office
show Dallas to be the winner of the pennant
for 1910.
Houston.
FIRE of unknown origin destroyed new home
of J. A. Cox in Magnolia Park.
CITY COUNCIL disposed of several petitions
and other routine business at adjourned ses-
sion. SEPTEMBER TERMS of civil courts opened
with great rush of business: many inspected
new county building.
FOURTEEN cssital case assigned for trial at
this term of criminal district court; 1210
veniremen summoned.
BUSINESS LEAGUE committees which are
soliciting for $76000 fund report that none
has yet refused to contribute.
PETITIONS asking for fire department bond
issue were tabled by Houston Heights coun-
cil; tax rate fixed at 11 He
THE STRIKE of Southern Pacific carmen is
confined to Houston. Galveston snd Lafay-
ette with about 300 men out here.
BEPtTBIICAN MAJORITY
In the Constitutional Convention of
Strw Mexico.
Anociali Prtsi Rtptrrt.)
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M. September 6
Notwithstanding a hard fight put tip by
tha democrats In nearly every county In
the Territory Indications tonight are thtv
republlcana have) elected 64 out of tha 100
delegate! to tha State oonsUUtkaa tVav
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BALLINGER REPORT
DATE OF AJraroUliCEMElJT
BE DECIDED T0DAT.
TO
It Is Reported the Majority Standi
for Vindication and Minority
' " Upholds Mnchot.
Asiotioted Prtst Retort.)
MINNEAPOLIS Minn.. September 6.
Democratic members of the Halllnger-
Plnchot investigating committee which
will meet tomorrow practically havo
agreed on their report In tha notable
controversy and at tomorrow's session
will make an effort to secure authority
to give out immediately the findings of
the whole committee.
While the oxact nature of tha majority
report to be made by the republicans la
not known it is reported the decision haa
been reached to vindicate Secretary Bal-
llnger. Contrary veneris also were In circula-
tion it was said but without apparent
authority that the republican members
who formerly had been reported to bo
stiongty In favor of vindicating the sec-
retary were Inclined to modify viewa pre-
viously held In this respect but to what
extent was not determined.
The minority report which wlU be
signed by Senator W. E. Purcell of North
Dakota Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of
Florida Representative OlUe M. Jamea
of Kentucky and Representative Jamea
M. Graham of Illinois will. It la said ap-
prove of the course of Olfford Plnchot
former chief forester James R. Garfield
former secretary of the Interior and
Louis R. Glavis tba discharged chief of
a field division of the general land office.
The details of the minority findings
were not disclosed but there la no doubt
that the report will condemn the actions
of the secretary of tha Interior and his
tart in tha dispute.
INDEPENDENT REPORT.
Representative Edward H. Madison of
Kansas a republican Insurgent wlU sup-
port the democratic members in tha fight
to be made at the session tomorrow in
favor of a decision to make public at
otica tha findings of the committee. That
the latter will succeed there is little
doubt unless tha republicans decide to
break tha quorum.
Incidentally Mr. Msullsan haa praiaarwd
a separate minority report. Tha nature
of the Independent findings of the Kansas
member could not be learned but It can
authoritatively bo stated it will uphold
Mr. Plnchot.
The democrats plan to Introduce at to-
morrow's session a resolution authorising
the committee to make known as soon as
possible the decision of the members who
have spent months In considering tha evi-
dence taken during the extended hearing
in Washington.
The republican members of tha commit-
tee who are here to formulate their re-
port are Senator Nelson of Minnesota tha
chairman; Senator George Sutherland ot
Utah and Representative Samuel W. Mc-
Call of Massachusetts.
Senator Frank J. Flint previously had
Informed the committee that ho would
not attend the sessions here and Senator
Root of New York who has been abroad
will it la said be unable to reach tha
city in time for tha deliberations.
URGENT CALL SENT OUT.
An urgent call has been sent to Repre-
sentative Denby ot Michigan to be here
as soon as possible and Representative
Marvin E. Olmsted of Pennsylvania who
had announced that he would not ba
present at the meeting also haa bean
asked to attend. Representative Denby
of Michigan was detained by tha holding
of the primaries In his State and It la
not possible (or him to reach the city
until Thursday. It la apparaat ta tha T-
pnaUcs.ni that tit tanoont aids! br
No Wonder the Old Lady Is Thunderstruck.
ANEW FEATURE
Today THE P08T begins a
new eerlea of artlclat on tha
present political situation In the
United States written by Willis
J. Abbott. Mr. Abbott haa been
managing editor of .the' Chicago 2
2 Tlmea;. .JtsL Va fo rears Jihe 2
chief editorial writer of the New J
York Journal and In two preel-
dential oampalgns he was man-
ager of the publicity bureau of
the democratic national com- a
mlttee. THE P08T will publish I
his articles exclusively in South 2
Texae. J
e a a
Representative Madison could force
through the contemplated resolution.
The latter fear that republican mem-
bers may be scarce tomorrow when the
meeting is scheduled to be held and an
effort may be made to postpone the ses-
sion until Thursday by which time Rep-
resentatives Denby and Olmsted could be
present. Should Messrs. Denby and Olm-
sted arrive Thursday and the meeting
called for tomorrow be postponed until
that time the republicans then would
have five members on the ground and the
democrats a like number. Were a vote
then taken on the proposed resolution it
la likely a tie would result. The demo-
crats have given the republicans no Ink-
ling of their purpose to have a resolution
adopted and will make every effort to
secure a quorum for tomorrow's meeting.
Inasmuch aa the minority members and
Representative Madison have agreed as
to the character of the findings they will
sign they feel that they should be made
known at once. The democrats say the
republicans have had sufficient time to
consider the evidence and they can see
no reason to delay formulating and giv-
ing out the report
SWEPT BY FLOOD
DAMAGE FROM OVERFLOWS
NEAR COMANCHE.
lUnconflrmed Reports Received to
Effect That Dozen Persons Lost
Their Lives.
(Houston Post Scwi)
COMANCHE. Texas. September 6. A
seven-Inch rain fell here last night and
the precipitation was even greater south
of town causing destructive overflows
In South Lone creek and its tributaries.
On this stream farms were swept clean
of crops snd several homes were
wrecked. Several persons had narrow es-
capes. Tha flood attained its maximum after
midnight near Oustlne fourteen miles
east of here where several farm bouses
were swept away and tha families were
caught unawares.
Rumors have been received here of a
doxen deaths by drowning which o wring
to tha bad condition of tha telephone
wires could not be confirmed at a lata
hour tonight. One report says that John
Lanier and his 15-year-old daughter were
drowned and their bodies recovered this
afternoon. Others escaped by climbing
trees. The same report declares that the
list of all who were drowned Is not-
known. Here at Comanche the rainfall was so
heavy that the southern part of the town
was flooded to the danger point. The
home of Mrs. Henry Carter waa flooded
and the family removed by a boat Tna
gala waa Use biarlast la tweatr Team
s aaaaaai
FARMERS LEARNING
BARRETT DECLARES THEY ARE
BUSINESS MEN.
The Organization Has Become a
Factor in Getting Seeded Legis-
lation He. Said.
(Associated Press Report.)
CHARLOTTE N. C September 6
The National convention of the Farmers'
Educational and Co-Operatlve Union of
America opened In this city this morn-
ing with a thousand delegates repre-
senting almost every State In the Union
In attendance.
Addresses by different members of the
union on subjects Interesting to the
statesmen of agriculture followed the
opening preliminaries.
In his annual address. President C. S.
Barrett spoke first of the farmer aa a
business man. Here and there he de-
clared the Individual farmer has much
to learn concerning business and busi-
ness usages. But the Important point la
that the leaven Is at work and the man
who tills the soil and the country Is ab-
sorbing with miraculous rapidity the lea-
son that business principles must be fore-
most In the management of his affairs.
The change is epochal In a revolutionary
sense.
"In every State I have Invaded" he
continued "the farmer debates today
not so much the everlasting round of
politics or the cruelly selfish ambitions
of politicians but how to make his acres
return the maximum of dollars; how to
make his best own opportunities; how to
furnish the beet opportunities to his sons
and daughters; how best to lighten his
wife's toll; how best to make attractive
clean healthful and permanent the home
that shall shelter them alL
"We havo organized State unions In
three States during the past year Cali-
fornia Indiana and Virginia" he con-
tinued "Catch the significance of the
National scope shown by these three or-
ganizations. "As an evidence of the determination
of the organized farmer to punish indif-
ferent public servants and reward those
who have shown their true colors and
abided by them It Is a well known fact
that the Farmers' Union defeated sev-
eral congressional candidates aifu a few
senators in a few Southern and West-
ern Suites. That Is moreover merely
the bt-lmung of the organization's flght
to secure attention to its demands from
men In public life.
"In a number ot States where the
Fanners' Union haa made Itself plain In
asking proper legislation from legisla-
tures. It haa goften practically all It de-
manded. In other States for instance
Arkansas and Alabama It has never
been turned down on a single one of Its
requests."
BIG DEMOCRATIC GAINS
Made in Vermont Election Several
Legislators Being Chosen.
(Houston Post Sfecial.)
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Vt.. Sep-
tember 6. Lieutenant Governor John A.
Mead of Rutland a retired physician waa
elected governor by the republicans in
the State election today by a plurality of
about 17.000 over Lawyer Chares D. Wat-
son of St Albans his democratio oppo-
nent The republicans elected the re-
mainder of the 8tate ticket and both of
their congressmen but the democrats
made gains In the leglstlature.
The republican plurality was the small-
est with two exceptions since 1870. but
Chairman C. F. Williams of the State
committee said tonight that the rain-
storm waa the principal cause of the drop
of 12000 In the plurality In two years.
Chairman Harris of the democratio
State committee expressed satisfaction
with the results and the democrats
throughout the State were inclined to-
night to Jubilate. Mr. Watson not only
carried his own city of St. Albans hut
Montpeller. the capital as well a feat
hitherto unheard of In Vermont politics.
A dozen towna went democratio against
five a year ago
SOUTHERN" PACIFIC CARMEN'S
STRIKE IS CONFINED.
Nnmber Out in Houston Close to
300 Officials Look for a
Victory.
The strike of Southern Paelflo car men
haa oentered in three points on the lines
the protective committee having called
the men out at Galveston Houston and
Lafayette. Various reports of the num-
bers out of the three shops are made by
the railroad and strikers the numbers
varying from 300 to 600. There was no
change in the strike situation yesterday
the difficulties having resolved themselves
In a determined effort upon the part of
the employee to win their cause In a fair
manner.
When 270 men failed to report for work
at the Houston shops yesterday morning
the road officials were brought face to
face with the fact that they had a real
strike on their hands and laid their plans
to cope with the situation as best they
could until some settlement waa made.
Figures Issued from the office of J. J.
Ryan superintendent of motive power
stated ninety-four In the coach depart-
ment were out while forty-two remained
In their positions. In the freight depart-
ment 174 were out and forty-four stayed
with the company. Of the paint force
only two were said to have deserted their
positions while twenty-three remained
with the road.
In the Lafayette shopa eleven went on
strike twenty-four remaining with the
company. A dispatch received at Sun-
set headquarters stated that aeveral more
men were expected to return to their po-
sitions today. There were no figures
from Galveston and the strike officials
had no figures on the exact number of
men out
At a meeting to be held this morning
the brotherhood members will receive re-
ports from other divisions of the road.
As stated from Thorn well Fay's offlce
the company Is willing to take back all
the men pending an lnveetlsjatlon of the
trouble. It waa said that the men had
acted hastily as neither Mr. Fay nor W.
G. yen Vleck had the grievances of the
car men put up to tlsernwiTbese pflldals
are In Chicago attending the rate hear-
ing and probably will not return to Hous-
ton intil the Investigation of the Inter-
state commerce commission la over.
The roae repudiated the rumor that
coaches from tha Southern Pacific were
being taken to the Houston and Texas
Central shops for repairs. They stated
that there would be no attempt made to
place cars In other shops so long aa the
present difficulties continued.
At a meeting of the strikers yesterday
It was decided to call a conference with
the Joint protective boards of the Brother-
hood of Railway Carmen of America from
three of the connecting lines with the
Southern Pacific that enter Houston. This
will be for the purpose of learning the
attitude of the other lines' employes and
to discuss the trouble with the Southern
Pacific.
OFFICIAL TALKS.
B. P. Lewie vice president of the Na-
tional organisation has not given his
sanction to tha strike neither baa the
National body but when questioned last
evening Mr. Lewis stated that if the
question was put to blm be would give
his sanction to the strike. The grand
officers telegraphed yesterday stating
that they were not in possession of the
facts In the present case and extended au-
thority to Mr. Lewie. The grand officer
said he -was in every particular favorable
to an arbitration of the trouble. "I have
no personal feeling In thla matter against
Mr. Ryan" he said last evening 'and
any decision that might be reached by
arbitration would be satisfactory to my-
self and the local men. We are asking
for nothing that the road haa not al-
ready granted to other classes of organ-
ized labor and we believe that we ahould
be treated fairly In the matter.
"Only three points have been called out
on strike. Houston Galveston and Lafay-
ette and w have no Intention of calling
out any more men unless necessity de-
mands it. I will make no promises nor
predictions and only will say that we In-
tend to conduct this strike openly and
honestly.
"I can not give any figures on the ax-
act number of men on strike but believe
the number near 600. There Is not an in-
spector at work In any of the three points
and the road la handicapped In this di-
rection. I believe we have the road In a
position where they will be forced to
meet our committee and discuss an agree-
ment. Bad-order cars are piling up In
the shop yards and with the cotton sea-
son reaching a height some action to-
ward a settlement will have to be done
by the roada."
TWO RETURNED.
One of the featurea of the strike waa
the returning of two carmen to work by
the organization. These were two who
had been crippled In former years by the
road but were given employment In the
shops as pensioners. Both the men are
members of the organisation and at the
meeting held Sunday Joined hands with
the strikers. They were advised to go
back to their positions for in case of fail-
ure upon the part of the organization to
gain their point the men would be left
without employment because of their
crippled condition. The two are said to
have received this verdict from the strik-
ers with bowed heads and tears In their
eyes.
No demonstration of any kind and no
radical speeches or discussions have
marked the strike to date. The affair
Is being conducted above board by men
who are determined to win or cast their
bread on other waters.
Little Change at Galveston.
(Houston Post Special.)
GALVESTON Texas September' 6.
But little change was noted today In the
strike situation. A report current that the
car repairers of the Oalveeton. Houston
and Henderson had Joined the strike waa
proved to be without foundation although
the master mechanic of the road refers
all inquiries to the general manager.
The railroad officials state 'that the
striking employes of the Southern Pacifla
number about twenty and that there Is
no chance In tha situation today.
Than Previous Year By Oyer
Three Million Bales. .
PRICES MUCH
BETTER';
And Over 95 Million Dollars Mora
Was Obtained.
SOUTH IS STILL IN THE LEAD
. . x v
In the Oonmmpticm of Cotton Xiy '
creating the Amount Manufaoa - j x
tared 110000 Balei 0tt'v1.-V
Previrms Tear 7 v 'i ;
y-if
(Associated rVast Report.)
NEW ORLEANS. September V-tkl
spite of a short crop year the South ab '
talned more money for its cotton during 1
the past season than ever before la tta ' . '
history according to the in son isj
statistics put out today by Colonel Henry -
O. Hester secretary and statistician of j
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.. .
The money value of the crop not In-
cluding cotton seed products amounted
to $776894096. showing that while the
quantity of cotton marketed was in rotuv
-figures 6116000 bales less than last year
better prices for cotton resulted in ti '
bringing $96099601 more. The neere
approach to this record was made fro .
the season of 19O6-071 when the ' tot ;
value of the commercial crop was $71".-
J62J65. a
When the value of the cotton See"
$124000000 Is added the actual wealth-
producing capacity of the Southern cot-
ton lands is shown to have been $902-
894096 during the past season. . '
During the previous season that of
1608-09 the value of all cotton produced
was $683794494 and the cotton seed was
valued at $92000000 making a tqta.1 of
$776794464. Thus during the past season
she value of the eotton swd eottoys g: 1
combined surpassed thai atwssessa. asasia
by more than $1260000. ' .'; '
SOOTH INCREASED LEAD. 1
According to complete reports' front .
both Northern and Southern milling eesv V
tors the South for the third consecutive 'j
season manufactured more cotton than
the North and increased the lead which ' :
It held last season. j -V
Today Hester's report forms a detailed
supplement to the report on tha crop .
which was put out at the close of bust-
ness August 31. That report plaoed tha
crop for 1909-10 at 10609688 bales a de -crease
under that of 1908-09 of M16.T64
and under that of 1907-06 of MUSI
These Colonel Hester constitute tha faoe
of the figures but considering the tall
Ing off In weight which averaged 1M-1N -pounds
per bale there Is the oqurealsnt :
of 136000 biles or a crop equal to vatf
10472.000 bates of last year's weight. . f
According to the report tha grade at '.
the crop waa good averaging praotloanj;
"striot middling." a bare shade undea
last year but not up to the latter in body;
and strength and length of staple. The) '
average price of middling oottoa for the)
year Is plaoed at 1417 cents par pottntV
and the average commercial value ( the) .
bales at $78.41. against $484 last yeM
and $68 for the year before. . ' ;
NO OLD CHOI?" LEFT OVJER. 'i7 ;
The report places tha actual gsowtti 4
16388000 bales and says that aa a re
suit of the high prices the Interior had
practically been swept oleaa. tarmers .'
having 'little or no old cotton left ores. 1
and Southern mm stocks having bees
materially decreased. v'
The report of the crop In tha principal.
States is given aa follows in thMssasdsT'
of bales:
Thla Tear. Lait Yean .
Alabama 1078 ' L4JS
Arkansas 716 L6 :
Florida 46 7
Georgia 1.972 2.1U .
Louisiana 282 . 46
Oklahoma 666 704 "
Mlssuwlppl L131 L67S '
North Carolina 676 747
South Carolina 1.184 1.29S
Tennessee eta 816 43
Texas 2.676 S61 .
Total crop 10.610 lt.SU
Touching on the cotton consumption by :
Southern mills the report says: V i).
CONSUMPTION OF SOUTHERN HILLS i
The spindles in the South number. :
11.63369 Including old. Idle and not corni
plete. Three years ago consumption iH
the cotton States was ahead ot the rest
of the United States 220000 bales; tail ; '
year the excesa was narrowed to 60606
and thla year it has again increased to.
170000. Thla refers to American oottoa. '
The North used ot foreign cotton thla
year the equivalent In thla year's Amerf '
can weights of 130000 bales while the
South used the equivalent ot 16000 but
even with these added the South la ahead i
in both American and foreign cotton to '
the extent ot 60000 bales. In the South?
many mills were experimenting for the
first time with small amounts of East
Indian cotton a-nd while the aggregate
was not large of seventy-tour Insti-
tutions used various descriptions of for-'
elgn against only twelve last year. V.
CONSUMPTION OF NORTHERN MILLS
The consumption of American cotton by
Northern mills. Colonel Hester puts at
2.174.0V0. against 2)0000 last .year. He
says: North and South "the aggregate
consumption was 4.616000 bales while
they used 150008 bales of- foreign cotton
making a total consumption of all kinds
of 4866000 bales against I.2U.600 last. year.
He puts tha. world's consumption c
American cotton at 21774000 bales 'ad
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