New-York tribune., 1868-04-30
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COTTON MANU-
FACTURERs AND PLANTERS.

A convention of manufacturers, dealers, and
planters assembled yesterday at It, Nicholas Hotel
Delegates present from nearly every state in the
Union At o'clock the Convention was called TO ORDER
and Mr. Daniel Pratt of Alabama called to preside
On taking the chair Mr. Pratt made brief but effective
speech Mr. Arthur b. Lyman of Massachusetts was then
elected temporary Secretary on motion OF Geo. h. ward
OF Massachusetts, the following named Committee on
Organization appointed Messrs Tiffany OF Maryland
Clark of NewYork l.. II. Nudge OF Massachusetts, Geo
L. Ward Of Massachusetts, and W. Johnson OF New York
The fOOwu gnaIued gentlemen were chosen as 0ncers
OF the Association Richard Garsed OF Pennsylvania,
permanent Chairman, and Arthur I. Lyman of Massa-
chusetts, permanent Secretary The candidates were
elected On taking the chair Mr. Garsed said The meet
ing OF today calculated to give new life to the cot
ton interest this continent. lie saw around MN
men Texas and Alabama; he was pleased to see
them and he welcomed them Tor ne osyee MnSs If Was ss
chusetts then offered the following: =.
is desirable aud eHpedent that proceed to
measures permanent organization of Cotton Mannanters
Mr. Nudge spoke briefly yet forcbly on the motion.
Mr. j. Turner Morehead of North Carolina said that the
opinion Of those from distance had been asked and for
North Carolina he would say that as the dark storm
of had rolled away, We were ready with our young
energy in and earnestly develop our wonderful
natural resources and prove, with the aid oi Northern
manufacturers. formidable rival Of Old England. The
| formation Of National Association is a necessity.
The following named Committee was appointed to re-
port articles OF organzation A. Mnrdock oi AI1Daina
D. Lambert Of DesTare; J. Cary OF PenHSsyyY2ns Hcy
Henry Ward, of Mass.
tn h com5ee m reported & cpnssGn dHa aa ByMs sosos of
Cation Msnaaetar,r aud PlaneIsu p..,,.,, Via.
each represented the organzaon who shall
President the a>ecTeiary aud treasurer
The orgaraion will annually. There thA he I've Standing
Committees: Government Fna-ce Statistics hachineTy' ha~
Material
Gen. Patterson urged the. Importance of an Executive
Committee.
Mr. Bgelow President of the Wool Manufacturers As
socation concuned IL ordered that the Committee
on Government appoint an Executive Committee.
To- aud anEHal tax o. ~ FOR
thousand hjies manufacturers To planters ard all Others Sp
peryear. .
MIR Pratt OF Alabama made forcble speech. We can
make better yarn this country than III England. There
cotton In the world 10 compare with American sea
Island Cotton Thirty days ago, III Manchester, manu-
acurer told me frankly that their bOasted superiority IN
manufacturing cotton was all gainEOn that the mae nm
which their str tesnen bOastcd. could not equal
ours. Aud indeed go depending upon Africa or lhdia
they sending han, To the American c0tonclds 10
he of supply. Eugiishmcn saw with alarm that
UnIun Pacific Railroad bringing India nearer 10
than Il TO them They saw IL with alarm, for they
knew wei. that some day could supply the Indian
II resolved that the organization meet the last
Wednesday of June 1869.
Upon uIo;ion the following named Committee on
Permanent Organization and Officers was aP
pointed Patterson, of Penn; Dei0rd, OF Md.
Tiffany, Gf Nd; Johnson, OF Y. Smith, OF
" y Pratt OF la: Judge. 81 Mass; BOdcn of Ark.
Horrubin of Maine; Calender OF VA MurdOck, OF Miss
King, OF v. =; Brown, of Penn. Larnont Of Del; Ward
Of Mass: Waterman, III X l.; Lcn0ir, Tenn. Adjourned
Al a the Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
Mr. Garsed. Of Peun, In the chair. The Committee on
Lawrence esq of Boston, Mass. elected President
with Vice Presidents from state represented IN the
organization. Upon motion, the Convention adjourned
To IL to-day.