Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-22
COTTON CONVENTION.
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE IN
ST. LOUIS.
The Agricultural Bureau and the
PeOple-The VsIue of Crop Re-
pOrts-The Need of uOre Stations
Urged-The New Ohlcers.

sT. LOUIS, July 2l.-The report of the
Executive Council to the Cotton Convention
yesterday repeats q considerable part of that
of 1879, especially calling for an extension
and careful fostering of the Agricultural and
Signal Service bureaus. 1t states that the
Washington Agricultural Bureau, as it now
exists, is of material service to the people,
but it is hsmpered by the mistaken ecoro-
my of Congress, which has furnished it
with means too small for the proper
accomplishment of its object, and unless
some Improvement can be effected in the
monthly reports of that bureau they should
be abolished. It also recommends a reYis-
ion of international standards. The report
of the Committee on Information and Sta-
tistjcs complained Of great variance in the
statements made by different persons re-
garding the crcp, and suggested different
systems of districting, which would keep
parts OF one State from being lodged into
those of another State. These reports are
furnished and circulated by the Associated
Press, but the committee thought they
either ought to be made much better or
abolished altogether. The Treasurer's re-
port showed prosperous financial condi-
tion OF the Exchange. At the evening ses-
sion the following officers were elected for
the ensuing two years:
President-Louis Busch, of New Orleans.
Vice President-Henry G. Hertz. of New
York.
Executive Council-J. g. Elliott of Nor
folk, w. Fl. Gardner of Mobile, s. K. Nc
Ilheny of Houston, II. NJ. Senter of st.
Louis, j. F. Wheaton of Savannah, Geo. s.
Erman of Cincinnati, j. B. Skinner of Gal
weston, 8. A. Campbell of Vicksburg, John
H. Clisby of Montgomery, Ala.
This council will elect the Secretary and
Treasurer. Adjourned until to day.
The National Cotton Exchange met again
this morning. The Executive Council
reported that they had re elected Henry G.
Hester Secretary. aud elected Thomas G.
Airey, of New Orleans, Treasurer. They
appropriated So, $50 as expenses for the year
1880 and 1881. and recommended that an
assessment of $40 be made upon each mem
Der of tn 9 National Exchange. The Com
mittee on Crop Reports stated they con-
CURED with the Secretary in his statistical
reports.
A meeting of one expert from each con-
stituent exchange, and two delegates from
New Orleans and New York, was fixed to
meet at New York on August 18Th, for the
purpose of establishing a standard.
A committee of three members was ap-
pointed to memOrialize Congress for an ap-
prOpIidGiOu 10 cSbdOliku sbdJlOnS bbrOuSHOub
the South to furnish additional crop re-
ports, and it was recommended that the
local exchanges be requested to US their
influence for this purpose. The various
business committees reported on the sub
jects referred to them, and after some
further unimportant proceedings the con-
venlion adjourned sine die. The place of
meeting of the next convention will be de-
termined by the Executive Council. After
the adjournment the delegates visited the
Merchants Exchange By invitation and
were Informally received by President Nc
Ennis and other officers of that body.