December 1905 was a month to remember in the cotton-growing states, but for all the wrong reasons. A scandalous report emerged from Washington, D.C., revealing widespread discrepancies in the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1905. The U.S. Census Bureau issued a bulletin on December 20, showing a staggering 9282491 bales counted, but officials were left scratching their heads as the numbers differed significantly from previous reports.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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