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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOFRNAL, ATLANTA, GA„
TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1913.
CROP CONDITIONS OVER THE STATE
TOLD BY REPORTS TO THE JOURNAL
TWIGGS—Fields are in good condi
tion. Corn unusually small. Stand of
cotton poor. Crop will be very late on
account late coming up, if it comes up
at all; no seeds to plant over should it
be necessary.
RANDOLPH—A general rain has
broken the six weeks’ drouth and has
materially helped all classes of farm
ers. Everybody more optimistic than in
April.
HENRY—Crops two to ..three weeks
late. Good stand of cotton; chopping
has just begun; acreage 5 per cent less;
above the usual amount of fertilizers
used. Wheat and oats very poor.
SCHLEY—The crops in this section
are very backward. We have a poor
stand of corn throughout the county.
T^n per cent of cotton crop up and do
ing well. About 5 per cent of cotton
crop is not planted. We have not yet
had a sufficient rainfall to bring up
cotton all over the county.
PAULDING—Crop conditions have
greatly improved within the last few
weeks in Paulding county. Plants are
small, though good stands are noted.
Cotton especially is rapidly growing
under the best of a summer’s sun. Lack
of rain retarded corn plants, bat since
the recent rains growth is perceptible.
WEBSTER—Crop prospects, especial
ly as to cotton, are very poor on ac
count of the drouth of seven week’s
duration. The cotton that was planted
failed to a great extent to come up. I
hear farmers say that not more than
a third of the crops of this county al
ready have come up, and many are
waiting for rain to plant again. Corn
crops are good, but oats have not turned
as well as hoped for.
JENKINS—Crops in this section are
in good condition. Fair stand of cot
ton. Corn and cotton well advanced.
Fair crop of oats. Rains have been
very light, but sufficient to keep crops
supplied.
CLARKE—-The crop conditions since
the recent rains have changed for the
better in Clarke county. The farmers
coming into Athens report fair stands
of cotton and corn. Indications are that
cotton will be a week or ten days late.
The wheat crop is good, and early oats
are showing uo well.
HEARD—The farmers of Heard coun
ty are greatly encouraged over the re
cent rains during the last few days.
They have good stands of cotton and are
preparing bottom lands that got too
hard to plow during the last dry spell.
Crops generally are ahead of what they
were last year, about one-third more
work ha* been done up to now more
than last yea" at the same time.
BARTOW—Crop porspects in rsartow
county best in years. Farmers well up
with work. Good stand of cotton and
corn and crops clean and soil well pre
pared. Grain crop larger and better than
usual. A large corn crop planted. Aver*
age acreage in cotton and more attention
to diversified farming, cattle and hog
raising. Farmer® in better condition in
this county than ever before, and owe
less money. Th ? s bids fair to be one of
the best agricultural yeais in the coun
ty’s history.
- APPLING—According to report of
Mr. Roy Rogers, farm demonstration
agent, the crops of Appling county are
in good condition, considering the dry
weather which has prevailed. The acre
age of cotton thas been reduced con
siderably. More velvet beans have been
planted than ever, before. Numbers of
a i 'os of cotton have been plowed up and
planted ever, but that and all other
props which are up, are making rapid
growth. The 225 c^rn club boys have
things looking much better than could
ever have been expected the first of the
year.
CHATTAHOOCHEE.-r-Poor stands of
•cotton throughout the county on ac
count of dry weather. Some rain fell
•recently but very much ;ln need of
more. Good deal of cotton being planted
over on account of no stands. Will
make cotton four to five weeks late.
Oats complete failure. Corn small and
needing rain. Farmers very much dis
couraged over crop prospects.
PICKENS.—The long drought in this
section has caused the situation to be
come quite serious with the farmers.
Little cotton has come up and in many
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places the seed have rotted. A large
per cent of the cotton that is up is dy
ing. The corn has not suffered like
cotton, and there is the best prospect
for a good corn crop*in Pickens county
as has ever been. The fall oats have
not suffered on account of the long
drought and will make a good crop,
while the spring oats are almost a com
plete failure.
TURNER.—In spite of the fact that
no good general rain, has come in sev
eral weeks and things are getting very
dry the condition is encouraging. The
corn that was planted early is in good
shape and the crop is about 90 per
cent. Cotton is doing well, although
some have planted the second and third
time. The crop is about 80 per cent.
The oat crop is light, being about 25 or
30 per cent off on account of the
drought. Cantaloupes are in good con
dition and we may look for some early
shipping.
CARROLL.—Indications Tor a crop in
Carroll county are much better than
last month. Light showers over the
county have helped cotton and a good
stand is general. The rain here this
morning will greatly benefit corn and
grain. The farmers are chopping their
cotton, and with the exception of
its being lath on account of the dry
weather the prospect for a crop is good.
TIFT.—Oats are being harvested; fall
planted are good. Spring oats are popr
owing to d£y weather. Truck crops cut
off half owing to dry weather.
Corn crop good and in fine shape.
Cotton where planted early came up
good. Later planting poor stand, but
showers recently will make good stand.
Crops are all in good shape and clean
of grass.
PUTNAM.—Good rains during the
past four days have encouraged Put
nam's farmers greatly, although many
are still disheartened and discouraged
over the more than three weeks’
drought and occasional cold spells
during that time. Poor stands of both
cotton and corn are reported from all
sections of the county and many farm
ers are replanting. The recent visit of
about a dozen farmers of Putnam to
the state agricultural college, at Ath
ens, means much for the county. Even
with poor seasons and stands, with
their cows and a successful co-opera
tive creamery to fall back upon, the
situation is brighter than it would be
otherwise.
ECHOLS.—The present crop condi
tions ar^ somewhat more promising
than they were thirty days ago, as we
have had some rain recently. The corn
crop is fairly good. It is small, but
in a healthful condition. The most of
the cotton will be late, as it was too
dry at the proper time to get it up.
COLQUITT*—General rains have fall
en the past weeks and crop prospects
are greatly improved. Late cotton which
was not up before the rains is now
coming up. • The corn acreage is large,
the stands good and the condition above
the average. Oats are being harvested,
and the acreage is large. They were
damaged first by rust and later by
drouth, but a fair crop is being made.
Watermelons are bearing, cantaloupes
look well and pinders are growing rap
idly and are free from grass.
DAWSON.—The recent light rains
have insured a fair stand of cotton in
this section, other crops have withstood
the continued dry weather nicely and
are well worked and clean.
SUMTER.—The cotton crop prospect
in Sumter county is the poorest ever
known at this season. Only one half
the crop is up, and stands are generally
poor. There has been no rain here in
eight weeks, and while cotton has been
twice replanted the seed cannot come up
until it rains, and k large portion of
the replanted seed are rotting in the
ground. Farmers are decidedly blue at
the prospect. There are no more cotton
seed to be had for another replanting
of the crop. The oat crop is turning
out a 50 per cent yield, due to rust and
drouth. The corn crop is poor and needs
rain very much.
WHITFIELD.-^—A protracted rainy
season has delayed farm activities for
the past few weks, interfering with the
planting of lowland corn. Farmers have
cotton ready for chopping, and upland
corn is well advanced for this season.
Whitfield farmers have planted an aver
age cotton crop, while much land has
been planted in corn. The small grain
crpps look unusually fine. V
THOMAS.—General rains throughout
Thomas county have greatly improved
crop conditions within the past two
weeks. Late plantings of cotton have
come up and that already up has put
on fresh growth. Corn generally is in
fine condition. Watermelon vines are
growing off rapidly and the vines full
of young fruit. Cantaloupe prospects
also good for fine yield. Much of the
oat crop has been harvested and the
yield is above the average in spite of
the threatened failure of the crop from
rust.
DEKALB.—Crop prospects in this
section fair. Although cotton is at least
three weeks late, good stands are gen
erally reported. The prospect for good
corn crop is excellent. Wheat and oat
crop good. Abundance of rain here re
cently, which was badly needed. The
farmers are well up with their work and
ready to chop cotton and harvest the
wheat crop. H
FORSYTH.—The recent rains have
brought up an abundant stand of cotton,
many fields of whic.* had been planted
four weeks or more and not a seed
sprouted. seems that the corn has
been doing its best. Wheat over the
county is above an average and a
record-breaking oat crop is now almost
assured.
PIKE.—The continued rains have
brightened* the crop prospects in this
section considerably, where stands of
corn and cotton have been obtained,
though in a number of instances farm
ers haven’t finished planting. The rains
came too late to help oats or wheat. The
outlook is mucii more promising.
JOHNSON—The grain crop has been
unusually good, but was retarded by
the drouth. Corn and cotton, though
late, are very promising, since the rain.
If the weather conditions continue fa
vorable this county will produce about
75 per cent as much cotton as last year
on account of decreased acreage,
while a great deal more corn will be
produced.
TOWNS—The prospect for wheat and
rye in this section is fine. The acreage
is larger than usual. The acreage in
corn is much larger than last year.
The farmers have their crops in fine
condition and with good seasons we
will have fine crops.
WHITE—Cotton is fairly good.. Wheat
is a little better than the average. Oats
are excellent. Corn is better than eith
er of the two previous years. Farmers
are welL up with their work and the re
cent rains have been very encouraging.
BUTTS—Cotton is coming up nicely,
though here and there a field will have
to be planted over. Some farmers are
now chopping their cotton. Corn is do
ing well, and there appears to be a
larger acreage than usual. The farm
ers are busy now harvesting their oats,
the acreage and yield of which is the
largest know here in years. The rain
has put the farmers in an optimistic
mood and they are bending all their ef
forts towards producing a good crop.
M’DUFFIE—Cotton in McDuffie is
more backward than at this season last
year. The first planting was killed by
the cold nights. The second planting
has been greatly damaged by the con
tinued drouth and in many instances a
third planting has been necessary. Corn
is normal for this season. A good
small grain crop has been made.
HART—Farmers of Hart county are
well up with their work. Good stands
of cotton and in good healthy condition.
Corn, wheat and oat crops are fine, ex
cept late oats. Recent rains have
greatly benefited all crops, and the rain
was general over the county.
WILCOX—The crop condition of Wil
cox is very poor indeed. Not over 40
per cent of the cotton planted has come
up, on account of continued^routH. In
some localities the cotton seed has been
in the ground from five to six weeks. A
good many farmers have planted their
land twice and have failed to get stands
of cotton.
HANCOCK.—The major portion of
the county has had no rain in seven
to eight weeks, consequently have
very little cotton up. During the past
30 days we had cold nights that killeu
cotton that was.up. In two other sec
tions two heavy rains have fallen; also
some hail. These sections also poot
stands of cotton on account of pack
ing the ground and the cool spell. Corn
looks fairly well and the oat crop In
some sections good, especially fall-
planted oats.
CHEROKEE,—Notwithstanding the
fact that there has been but little rain
during the spring months, crops in
Cherokee are very promising. Cotton
is well up and growing rapidly, and the
corn and small grain crops are fine.
Lands are in splendid condition and
the farmers all through this section
have a bright outlook.
tr5 ACI ^ SON ' —The condltl n of the Cot
ton and corn crpps at present Is about
®° per C T' The dry weather Is.pre-
plants from growth and much
seed has never come up. Small grain
iTsm 3 ,? V ne C ° ndU1 °n. but the oro"
L ®.™' a “’ *' lany farmers have already
o f™ Plantin * oorn ' and ootton will be
condition 85 ^ aS the Sr ° und ls >»
the E t^ Y r Dry weather bas prevaileu
of the cot S t X ^ e6kS ' Ab0Ut 30 per cent
of the cotton is up. The stand is poor
on account of drought.
t; * General rains over this sec
tion the past wee have brought un a..
bten S *h the 8Tound - Much cotton** has
condltion° PP T h ° Ut aPd ls ln a healthy
Earlv oat. /° rn Crop ls excellent.
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Crawfo^ P ? RD ,~ Cr ° P conditions In
Com y are far below normal,
percenter n ° rmaI ' Cotton about 60
per cent of crop now up. Owing to lack
60 “cent. 5 P6r C6nt UnP,anted ' ° at »
condi ‘ions ln Wal-
™ re favorable than they were be-
able than It C ° rn CFOp more favor -
than cotton on an average. Farm-
ers believe that they will vet have a
fn°1h S t and °f cotton and ‘hat the year
on that product will be gratifying „
oats°not CO n n R ,lm ’ e s faVOrabIe - Wheat ^and
oats not as good as hoped for; were
vested. y r8,n ' and grain is beins haf -
sec^sV 0 ?, 1 ’ 32 -™ 6 corn «■ this
oTthP il l n ,f V6ry wel1 for the time
out arJ ? 6 ™° St °' f 14 is worked
“ ‘ f nd ln a Sowing condition. The
I> i<f K^ f ? n . ls the poorest in years.
It is doubtful that in the early plant-
In^the ll h t er th i G Seed WiH Come U P* but
the nai r r plantln S the rains within
the past few days will in all proba-
b *' ty c . auae the cotton to come up by
the last of the week.
STEWART.—The farmers are very
blue. The crop outlook in Stewart
county Is the poorest in the memory
of the oldest inhabitant. There has not
been moosture enough to bring up the
cotton seed. Some say they haven’t any
very® poof n ? Iant ' The corn cr °P is
very poor. Oats are being cut hut are
considerably cut off. The drought ,seems
to be general in this section. “
dro 1 ?ght K Tn A '7h? WinS ., t0 a Protracted
drought in this section, not more than
°/ 8 Stand oT ^n has
been obtained up to date. Showers
general throughout the county rece^riv
Z " ra4ieve this condition, but the delay
In getting a stand will bake the cron at
least 30 days late. A small decrease »,
acreage is reported.
LUMPKIN.—The crop outlook for
b ™ pkl " county Is bet ter than for
years. The weather has been dry for
some time, but this has enabled farm-
ers to prepare better than before ana
to plant more carefully. This, together
with some iig. ht showers which have
fallen recently, Is bringing 'crops up.
More cotton has been planted than
ever before. One party, well Informed,
•says: There has been 100 per cent
more cotton planted above Dahlonega
this spring than ever before.”
HOUSTON—The crop conditions ln
Houston county are, as a whole, not
favorable, on account of a four weeks’
drought, which was broken by rains in
most of the county recently. The wheat
crop ls good. The oat crop is gener
ally poor, with some exceptions. Early
planted corn is looking well. Only
about one-half the cotton crop up to a
stand.
GWINNETT.—Crop conditions are
more promising than in the past 30
days On account of fairly good rains
which have fallen pretty generally ove.
the county within the past week or 10
days. The drought kept back cotton
to a great extent, and a stand was dim-
cult. Conditions have Improved con
siderably. Cotton is now estimated at
about 60 per cent stand, and curn 7o
per cent.
DOOLY Owing to continued dry
weather Dooly farmers are having trou
ble gettting a good stand of / cotton.
Probably 50 per cent of them have a
good stand which Is doing well. The
corn crop ,'s doing exceptionally well
and a good acreage is planted. The larg
est oat prop in the history of Dooly
county is now being cut and the farm
ers are preparing to sow a heavy pea
crop.
MONTGOMERY—The cotton prospect
in Montgomery county at this time is
very gloomy, owing to cbntlnued dry
weather. Very little cotton is up and
the ground is so dry that seed will
not germinate. Corn prospect is better,
but much corn also is not up. Oat crop
is greatly injured by dry weather.
WASHINGTON—The crop conditions
in Washington county are very promis
ing at this time, with the exception of
one or two small sections that were
damaged by the hail storm about the
15th. A good many farmers had their
entire cotton crop to plant over as a
result of the hail. The grain crop, which
is probably the largest in the history
of the county is, as a rule, very good.
MARION—The crop conditions in Ma
rion county are not at all satisfactory.
In many places there is no cotton at
all and what is up is very spotted and
poor. Corn is small and the* grain crop
is off fully half on account of the dry
weather. There has been no rain here
since April 11, except a light shower
last Saturday.
MADISON—On account of the recent
dry spell the crop conditions are not en
couraging in Madison county at this
time. A light rain fell here last week,
and the cotton and corn that had been
planted seems to be coming up. The
wheat crop is good. The fall oats are
good, but oats that were sown since
Christmas have suffered for rain, and
the crop is npt very good.
MURRAY—Crop conditions in this
county are good. Most of the crops are
planted and are in fine shape. The oats
are above the average; wheat hardly up
to the average. Grass crop will be good.
Farmers are well up with their work.
HALL—Crop conditions in Hall coun
ty are much better now than they were
at this season last year. The grain crop,
wheat and oats* is better than for the
past several years. During the past
week we have had a general rain over
the entire county; cotton is coming up
and the grain that is up is looking
fine. The outlook for good crops in Hall
county this year is very good indeed.
MUSCOGEE.—The cotton crop in
Muscogee and throughout this section
of the state has improved wonderfully
since the recent rain, and the farmers
are much encouraged over the change
for the bfetter. While the stands are
far from perfect, the young cotton in
some sections is still coming up, and it
is believed by the farmers that they
will have a fairly good crop after all.
No replanting is being done in Mus
cogee.
WILKES.—Wilkes county’s cotton is
In a critical condition. Very little is
up and chopped out; much has been
planted over, and of that which is be
ginning to come up, a great deal will
have to be replanted. Farmers report
generally good grain crops, and corn in
almost every seetioVi ife in good condi
tion. Unless conditions improve won
derfully, Wilkes’ cotton crop will fall
below the ^average for this county.
PULASKI.—Crop conditions very
unfavorable on account dry weather up
to recently, when good rains fell. Good
part of cotton not yet up, poor stand
in some places. A large percentage of
crop has been replanted. Corn late but
doing well. Farmers busy cutting oats,
of which there is a large acreage and
fair yield. ' .
GLYNN.—Crop conditions in Glynn
since the recent rains are most satis
factory. Sugar cane is doing splen
didly. Corn is fine, also sweet potatoes.
The rice crop has been very greatly
reduced through short acreage, but
what has been planted is flourishing.
In some portions of the county the oats
crop was materially affected by rust,
but in others good yield reported.
Long staple cotton in good condition.
BERRIEN.—The recent rains have
helped crop conditions wonderfully. in
Berrien county. Prospects for 1913 'in
Berrien are good. •
RABUN.—Apple crop short about 25
per cent compared with last year.
There will be practically no peaches in
this county. Oats excellent, rye good;
prospect for corn much better than last
year; potato crop good; onions good.
ROCKDALE—The recent rains have
been very encouraging to the farmers
in Rockdale. Cotton is coming up fast,
and indications point to a good stand of
cotton and corn throughout the county.
Wheat and oats suffered for lack of
rain, but these crops are above the av
erage for this section.
DOUGLAS—The crop prospects in
Douglas county, as compared, with last
year, are very much more promising,
and compared with any year are good. As
a rule, there are good stands of corn
and cotton. Good preparation, cultiva
tion and seasons. Wheat and oats fair
ly good. Our farmers are hopeful.
QCONEE—The farmers of Oconee
county are buoyant of the present crop
conditions. The late rain that fell re
cently came very timely, being badly
needed, but not too late to make \the
cotton come up at once. The grain
crops, especially oats and wheat, are
the biggest in the history of the county.
This means also ft great peavine hay
crop planted after the grain.
MONROE—Since the recent rainfalls
the farmers of the county are decidedly
more optimistic over the outlook. How
ever, the indications are that the crops
in Monroe county will be much below
the average. The ig:ands of cotton and
corn are poor; much of the early plant
ing of cotton not' germinating, owing to
the lack of rain. Mbst of the grain in
the county is being harvested. This crop
is good, but the spring small grain crop,
from indications, will be below the av
erage.
WORTH—The prolonged dry spell is
working quite a hardship on the farm
ers of Worth county. Many of them
have not been able to get their cotton
up. One of the largest planters esti
mates that 30 per cent is still in the
ground. The corn and cotton that is
up is in fine shape. The oat crop is
yielding far better than was expected
two or three weeks ago.
EMANUEL—Recent rains have caused
heavy movements with crops. Balance
of cotton is being placed in ground.
That already planted is coming up, but
much complaint is heard about poor
stand, the dry spell causing lots of it
not to come up. Corn is up very well
and is being sided; many farms have
plowed out the corn crop the first time.
Oat crop fell short of expectations and
is nearly gathered.
EFFINGHAM—Rains have come in
parts of the county; showers in other
parts. Truck crops are being harvest
ed; the yield is rather light, but prices
fair. Corn crop is doing well, and cot
ton is growing nicely where ' stand.
Sugar cane is showing up a fairly good
stand, and the crop is growing well.
WARREN—The crop conditions in
Warren county are not at all promis-
GETTYSBURG FIELD
Congressman J, Thomas Hef-
flin, of Alabama the First
Southerner to Deliver Ad
dress at Gettysburg
(By Associated Press.)
GETTYSBURG, Pa., June 2.—Stand
ing on historic Gettysburg battlefield
and bringing “a message of a reunited
country,” Representative Thomas Hef
lin, of Alabama, today paid eloquent
tribute to the heroism of the men who
wore the Blue and the Gray. His was
the first address ever delivered by a
southerner at Gettysburg Memorial day
exercises.
“Our colonial fathers from north,
south and east and west,” Mr, Heflin
said, "fought together when they
brought this republic into being, de
fended it together in the war of 1812,
and triumphed together /when they car
ried the stars and stripes into the heri
tage of the Montezumas. The final and
crucial test of the republic’s strength
and durability was the combat on the
field of battle in the war between the
states.”
He added that the question of the
right of the state to secede and the
right of the union "to prevent it, the
status of rights and relationship be
tween state and federal government,
“could not be determined in the coun
cils of peace; it had to be settled by
the arbitrament of the sword.”
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hind. Cotton was planted early, but
on account of the dry weather was late
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JASPER—Ground preparation better
than in several years. Farmers are com
pletely up with their work. Stands of
cotton and corn are the poorest at this
time that has ever been known here.
The greater part of the cotton and
corn crops have been replanted. This
is caused from the dry weather that
has prevailed for some time. Showers
fell over the northern section of the
county recently and relieved the great
er part of the drouth. There is an
abundance of oats and wheat this year,
which is now being harvested.
FAYETTE—Recent rains have im
proved the crop conditions in Fayette
county considerably. Local showers have
fallen over the larger portion of the
county, a&d where a good season has
been obtained cotton seed are coming
up, and the general impression is that
a good stand will result. Scarcely any
chopping has been done yet, and some
are still planting. The oat crop suffered
considerably before the rains.
TERRELL—Crop conditions in Terr
rell county have shown wonderful im
provement in the past ten days. While
some sections are badly in need of rain
to bring up the late planting, for the
most part the crops are up and grow
ing nicely. Oats r are ’being harvested
and are much better than was antici
pated. The acreage is unusually large.
Corn is looking fine.
SPALDING—-Crops are showing mark
ed improvements since the recent rains.
Corn and wheat are fine. Oats ar4 off
from 35 to 50 per cent. Cotton has not
come up, and in fact it has not all been
planted so far, and without favorable
conditions in the future will be a very
short crop.
TENNESSEE—Fo) Jewing the recent
rains which came at a time most need
ed, the Tennessee farmers are wearing
the smile' that won’t come off. It has
been estimated that thousands of dol
lars have been made for the farmers
by reason of the general rains which
fell. The wheat crop Is in excellent
shape and the first offerings will be in
within a month. Oats are in splendid
condition, and the same ls true of al
falfa. The corn crop is coming fine and
the hot, dry weather prior to the rains
enabled the farmers to get their fields
almost free cf weeas.
The Tennessee strawberry crop is
moving in great style and thousands of
crates have been shipped to market.
There is a profusion of garden truck
and the fruit prospects for apples and
peaches is splendid.
Taken all in all, the Tennessee farm
er at present is a sure enough optimist
and he has every reason to be.
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Report, Showed Surplus
When There Was Deficit
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, June 2.—Charges
that Frank H. Hitchcock, as postmas
ter general during the Taft adminis
tration, made misleading reports involv
ing almost $1,000,000, that he withheld
promotions, allowed vacancies to go
unfilled to the detriment of the service,
and made a deficit of $750,000 appear to
be a surplus of $200,000, were set forth
in a report received today by Postmas
ter General Burleson.
The allegations are made by a com
mittee composed of Daniel C. Roper,
Joseph Stewart, A. M. Dockery, James I.
Blakslee and Merritt O. Chance, respec
tively, first, second, third and fourth
assistant postmaster generals and chief
clerk of the department. Their review
covered the whole record of the depart
ment during the last four years.
It is charged that unjustifiable meth
ods of' bookkeeping were used by Mr.
Hitchcock in order to show a supposed
surplus. It is also asserted that he
failed to fill vacancies, postponed pro
motions, and withheld the letting of
big contracts until the very close of
the administration for the purpose of
keeping down expenses and swelling the
false "surplus.”
LAST SURPLUS IN 1883.
One of the foremost claims of Mr.
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approximately $17,500,000 ip 1909 had
been entirely eliminated and that a sur
plus of more than $200,000 was attained
during the fiscal year of 1911. Refut
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That the facilities furnished during the
last four years were not the best is
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played in the effort to place the depart
ment on the so-called paying basis and
the resultant injuries to the service, the
claim of the former postmaster general
that the service actually yielded a profit
in 1911 has no foundation in fact,
as is shown herein.
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