National Republican., 1883-07-21
THE COTTON INTEREST.
Annual Meeting Of the Executive Committee
Of the International Exchange.
Suggestions from Several Citics-A Protest
Against the Tax on Ties.
CnecinI IrlLer.


der by Vice President Hentz, of New York,
Europe. He delivered a short address, which
was we'll received, after which committee
on credentials was appointed, which reported
the following members present and entitled
to seats:
New York-Honry Hentz, George d.
Pilzipio, Charles d. Miller, II. II. Rountree,
and Louis Walter. New Orlea ns-John
Chaffce, j. G. Hazard, John A. Renshaw,
William A. Georger, s. d. Thomas, Il. NJ.
Housed, William Muller, Henry G. Hesber,
J.. +. Bigi, A. o. Ober, w. II. Gardner, II. G..
Buclxnor. Norfolk-C. G. Elliott, Henry S.
Reynolds, Adam Trcadwel, w. ID. Rountree,
and John n. Mayhan. Mobile-W IL. Gard
ner, l.. c. Drogan, J. w. Whiting Memphis
j. p. Petit, N. j. Crawford, w. b. Galbraith,
Benjamin Wilson, W. II. Fenstenbeirn.
Montgomery-J. o. Jannery was authorized
case it did not arrive. Savannah.
IL. Johnson, John Flannery, j. j. War
ren, Charles A. Shearson, @. II. Wood,
II. II. Gilmer, ]. ii. Garnett, John Nesbit.
st. Louis-T. ii. West W. ii. Souter, Henry
Doucker, J. X. Bell, j. Med. Massey, J. l..
Christian, w. b. r. Walton, George w. Kidd
to cast vote in absence of other delegates.
Galveston-Henry Singleton in case of ab-
sence Of other delegates, to cast the vote.
Mr.. Il. w Collins, of New Orleans, and Mr..
A. Norman Bell, of Norfolk, were elected as
sistant secretaries.
On motion, Gov. VIM. L. Cameron, of Vir-
ginia; Hon. John Nimmo, chief bureau of sta
tistics; and Hon. John h. Dodge. of the agri-
cultural bureau, were invited to seats in the
convention.
Tho report OF the executive council, which
embraced the reports of the president and
secretary, were presented and referred to o
committee of nino members on business
comprising the following gentlemen: William
Seuter, of St. Louis; W. b. Galbraith, Mem
phis w. H. Gardner, Mobile; John Chafiee
New Orleans Henry Seligson, Galveston r.
II. Rountree, New York; John Nesbit, Sa-
vannah George w. Kidd, Houston, and
Charles G. Elliott, Norfolk. The president
was subsequently added to this committee as
its chairman
The secretary's report embraced a number
of suggestions from different exchanges as
follows:
From tho New Orleans exchange
l. Tho system of town reports to be re =
modelled in such manner as to indicate NOR o
clearly the movement of the crops in the
various states, &c.
2. Improved facilities for obtaining Liver
pool news. 1t is often not SO full as might
be desired. There is serious cause for COM
plant in the numerous delays which occur,
especially during the height of this cotton
season.
B. Renewal of uniform standard of classi-
fication which shall be recognized in the
published reports Of quotations of all princi-
pal markets.
4. Re-establishment of the monthly system
of monthly crops and acreage reports.
3. The matter of interstate arbitration for
the settlement of disputes and differences be-
tween members of constituent exchanges.
@. Should not n second method of Comput-
| ing the cotton crop by uniform weights be
added to the present system?
| BY the Norfolk and Portsmouth exchanges.
That the managers of railways steam.
boats and steamship lines in the southern
states be respectfully requested to establish
uniform rule among their agents which
shall prohibit the issuing of clean bill OF
lading for cotton to any shipper, whether
planter or merchant, unless the same be at
the time in apparent good order and mer-
chantable condition, and that cotton rendered
for transportation is plainly damaged from
| exposure to weather or otherwise, or is wet,
the bill of lading shall state that the same is
received in bad order.
BY the st. Louis exchange: Suggesting q
change i'll the system of crop reports rs issued
| by the agricultural bureau at Washington
| The Improvement we suggest is that the re-
| ports be based on the probable yield.
BY the Savannah exchange: Protection OF
cotton against damage from bad weather on
levees and railway stations.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth eXchan ges
presented Il series of resolutions setting foTth
the injury to the cotton trade by the tax on
! ties thanking the President for his efforts to
| prevent an inc crease of the tax, and calling
upon all members to use every effort to defeat
an attempt in congress to increase the tax
The report Of the treasurer was submitted
to II separate committee, when the convention
adjourned, leaving the committees to theiI
respective duties.
The convention met this morning at &
o'clock. The first business in order was the
election OF officers, which resulted rs follows
| VIM. ii. Gardner, of Mobile president; Henry
Hentz, of New York, was reelected vice
president; Thomas H. Airey, of New Orleans
| treasurer. The following gentlemen were
elected members of the executive council fol
the ensuing two years: j. II. Johnson
Savannah; II, w. Grandy, Norfolk; Thos. III
| West, st. Louis; II. Seligson, Galveston; s.
l.. Taylor, Cincinnati; John H. Clisby, Mont.
gomery Ala; w. ID. Cleveland, Houston
Chas. Il. Black, New Orleans, aud J. p
Petit, Memphis.
Tho executive council were instructed 70
prepare system of rendering crop reports
which shall be uniform, which shall be sub.
mitted to the constituent exchanges, and be-
| come rule to govern when approved by a
| two-third vote of tho exchanges.
Gen. Dodge, of the agricultural bureau. by
invitation addressed the convention, and ex-
planned in detail the manner IN which crop
reports were collected. He also stated that
he would try the system suggested by tho on
| Yention, in addition TO that now in use
The convention then took up the reports OF
the business and other committees appointed
yesterday, and after full and lengthy discus.
! siOns on the various points presented the re.
ports were adopted. The report of the com.
mittee ON cotton ties brought most Of the
members to their feet, and'the prevailing SEN
timept was that strenuous efforts should be
made TO prevent an increase of duty on this
Indispensable article, as such an increase
would fall entirely on the producers.
the convention adjourned at o'clock fol
the purpose Of visiting Newport News
FoRrREss MONROE VA, July 20-ThC
members of tho national cotton exchange
having completed their labors left Old Point
Comfort this morning on tho magnificent
steamer Luray, of the Old Dominion line fol
NOrtork, and were taken in charge by the
Portsmouth cotton exchange. After visiting
various places of interest along the water
front. they proceeded by the Norfolk and
! Virginia Beach railway, just completed, to
| Ocean Beach, new seaside resort that prom.
ises to rival Long Branch. An elegant cola,
tiOn was served in tho newly constructed
! pavilion, and after toasts were drank and ad
dresses made by President Allen, of Norfolk
eX-President Gardner, ofMobile, John Chaliee
Of New Orleans, Warren, Of Norfolk, ant