Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-24
THE COTTON CONGRESS.
Third Days RF0ceedinGs-BIecIfO OF
Permanent OmceFs-ImpOrtRhI
hAtters Discussed.

GREESBRIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, July 23.-The Cotton conven-
ton to-day elected John Phelps, Of New
Orleans, president, and Stephen Harri-
son OF New, York, vioe-president. The
following are the directors elected: f.
G Stone, Galveston; w. L. Tenholm,
Charleston; Henry Hall, Mobile; J. w.
Lsthrop, SAYannah; w. A. Goodwin,
Memphis; J. +. Wheless, Nashville and
w. e. Reynolds, Norfolk.
A committee Of three were appointed
by the president to inquire into the
question OF insecurity bills OF IadiDg.
1t was moved that the convention re-
commend 10 congress an early compile
ton OF the Texas and Pacific railroad,
and the acceptance Of the proposition
made by Colonel Thomas A. Scott. The
motion was agreed TO without discus
sion.
Mr.. Pinckney, Of Charleston, moved
that two grades be established in add.
ton 10 those already 1t the last cOnven-
ton, to be known as mlddling fair and
fair, and that the committee on classifi-
cation il New York be requested to put
up some and forward to other ex-
changes.
Mr.. johnson, Of Savannah, moved
that all cotton exchanges represented at
the convention should account for the
oili:isl u,s Of the figures Of the next crop
statement, 10 be compiled by q committee
appointed from the National exchange
for that purpose.
The convention then received the re-
port OF the com mitteo upon the plan pur-
sued by the New Orleans cotton ex-
change TO secure correct Information and
make up sn official crop statement for
1874 and 1875 1t WIS favOrsbly
and 1t was resolved to adopt some plan
for national cotton exchange reports in
the fu ure.
The report OF the committee upon de-
fnitiCn of false and fraudulently packed
cotton and mixed cotton was received.
False and fraudulently packed cotton is
defined TO be such bales as may contain
any foreign substance, water packed
bales, or bales containing damaged cot
ton in the interior without indication of
such damsge upon the exterior Of the
bale, and such bales as are plated or
composed Of good cotton upon the exte-
riOr and decidedly inferior cotton in the
interior Of the bales, in a manner not to
be detected without opening the bales.
This definition WIS unanimously adopt
ed and made official. 1t was, moreover,
resolved that reclamation OF such cotton,
10 be valid, must be made within one
hundred days after arrival, and be pre-
scented to the seller, a, the point OF ship
ment, within thirty days thereafter.
The same committee reported the fol-
lowing definition Of mixed packed cot
ton to be suc1 bales as contained more
than one quality Of cotton, the lower
quality being substituted. In bale that
no design OF false or fraudulent packing
appears, the difference, however, ia
qualities must equal at least One-half
the grades in bales sold as low mid
ding and above, and one full grade of
bales sod as below low middling.
This was adopted and made official.
There was an evening session, at
which the subject of locating the Ma
tional cotton convention was brought
forward. The committee was in favor
OF Augusta, Georgia.
This report was adopted, as was also
a motion that the executive counsel be
instructed to obtain charter and pro-
vide seat for the National cotton ex-
change a. OciStiOn.