Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-24
THE COTTON PLANTERS.
ADDRESSES DELIVERED ON
MANY TOPICS.


session of the National Cotton Planters
Association of America was largely at
tended. After an hour devoted to routine
business Major Barna of Atlanta, Ca, de-
liyered an address upon the subject of cot
ton, its history, the growth of the industry
and improved methods of planting. Pro-
fessOr Meyers, State Chemist Of the Miss
issippi Agricultural College, spoke at
length upon the subject of cotton seed, its
products and it's value for feeding, oil and
fertilization, giving exhaustive details
from strictly scientific standpoint, show
ing its value to planters, and the diversity
Of products obtained from it. After the
technical description was ended the Pro-
fessOr gave figures of the enormous per-
centage of profits realized by oil mills at
the expense OF planters. He described
simple methods of clarifying crude oil. of
which he exhibited many samples, and
advised the association to establish mills
OF its own. Soap made from crude and
refined oils was also exhibited, the latter
equalIng white CASTLE, and the Professor
stated that the fact was developed in a
recent suit in Chicago that cotton seed oil
was largely admiXed with tallow and sold
as lard. He reduced all the scientific de-
tails to simple money value for the bet
ter comprehension of the audience. ThOs.
Pray, Jr., of Boston, editor of Cotton,
Wool and Iron, spoke of the diversity of
interests in cotton and advocated more
direct intercourse between planters and
spinners, and the organization OF State
committees from members of the assOcia-
ton for the purpose of cooperation in i'm
proving the quality of the staple by ad-
yanced methods of cultivation. Mr.. Pray
has carefully studied cotton IN the field
four consecutive years, and interested the
audience greatly when describing the re-
suits of examinations made by him over
all the cotton belt. He took issue with
those who said that the South needed
the assistance ofcapital, claiming that the
soil and climate were all sufficient.
Planters ought to have their sons taught
mechanical arts instead of learned pro-
fessions, thus saving the paying of big
salaries to trained Northern men. Mills
had failed because of the inexperienced
men who managed them. To be success
full machinery repair shops should
be established. Some Southern men
had already thought of this, and instances
were cited where their sons had passed
through all the grades at the Lowell
Machine works, and received training
that enabled them to ill places of the
highest responsibility. When he mad
concluded the venerable Ex-Governor
Patton, of Alabama, arose and
warmly thanked Mr.. Pray,
saying that for fifty years he
had advocated that policy and was happy
TO know that it was at last favOrably con-
sidered.
John Chaffee, the New Orleans
banker, cOrrobOrated both of the speakers
and referred to young man of his
city who had had some experience and
was now the superintendent of an eXten-
sive iron establishment, on a large annual
salary. All three speakers were frequent
ly applauded. +. G. MOrehead, OF Vicks-
burg, was reelected President for the
sixth consecutive term; Permanent Secre-
tary, L. p. Grasley, of Vicksburg;
Treasurer, w. A. Pollak, of Greenyille,
Miss.
The afternoon session yesterday was
addressed by Hon. A. j. Whirtar, Com
missioner of Emigration. He is Presi-
dent of the society recently organized at
Louisville, composed of leading men from
every Southern State. He spoke of the
misapprehension existing in foreign
lands respecting the South, which are due
to the publications of agents of land
grant roads interested in settling the West.
Maps with black spots marked yellow fever
were employed to frighten foreigners
from the South. He advocated the estab-
lishment of connections with foreign
transportation companies, and depots for
emigrants at Southern ports. He paid
the Africans the high compliment of
speaking of Fred Doug lass, Bruce and
Revels as the Epaminondas of the race.
a. w. Crandall, of Louisiana, Chairman,
read the report of the Committee on Reso-
lution5. Those adopted related to the
Worlds Exposition desiring the co-opera-
tiOn of the States in memOrialiZing Con-
gress for the procurement of an appropri-
alton sufficient to enable the several States
and Territories to make collective exhibits
Illustrative of the resources of the whole
country, and also inviting the government
to make exhibits by the heads of the de-
partments, similar to those of the Phila-
delphia Centennial, and asking Congress
to make an appropriation sufficient to
cover the expense.
The convention of the National Cotton
Planters Association to-day adopted a
resolution memorialiZing Congress to
make prompt and necessary apDropria-
tiOn for the improvement of the Misss-
sippi river, and urging Congressman to
advocate the erection of levees. Hon.
j. Floyd King, Congressman of the fifth
Louisiana district, said that he would
vote for no candidate for Speaker who did
not favor the improvement recommend
ed by the Mississippi River Commission.
Hon. III. II. FOote, of Macon, Miss, the
ldl ScSt ucdfSI VI luOTOu8DDIeuS, T6dQ Il
valuable paper on cattle raising in the
South. Important action was taken re-
lating to woman's rights. After inter-
esting debates resolution making women
eligible to membership, on the same basis
as men, was adopted. Mrs. Charles H.
Smith, of Washington county, Miss. was
the first lady member enrolled. THIS reso-
luton was drafted by Mrs. Maria j. John
ston, an accomplished Louisiana writer,
W n.lNr
South larger field for wOman's works.
This is the most important step in this
connection ever taken in the cotton
States. AS further compliment to
women Mrs. Johnston was made an hon
Onary member of the association. The CITY
Council of New Orleans and the manage
ment OF the Worlds Exposition and Cotton
Centennial extended a formal invitation
for the association to hold their next
annual convention at the opening of the
exposition in New Orleans. Papers sWere
read from ). MCGOWAN, of Georgia, and
Edward Atkinson, of Boston, on cotton
ginning. Resolutions were adopted ask
ing Congress and the State Legislatures
for appropriations in aid of agricultural
and mechanical colleges and the estab-
lishment of experimental stations in the
South, and condemnatory of specuIations
in futures, inviting communication on
this evil for publication in the Planters
Journal, the official organ of the associa-
tion.
Hon. w. w. Stone, President of the
Delta Jute and Fibre Company, of Green
vile, Miss, spoke at length on the prac-
tical experience of jute culture and its
future, saying that he planted 100 acres
this year, which had demonstrated the
possibility of that industry. A teIe-
gram was received from the South Caro-
lima Agricultural Society and the Mavor
of Charleston, inviting the association to
meet there next year, but New Orleans
had already been selected
The officers of the Exposition were
requested by resolution to call a peace
congress from all the civilized nations at
New Orleans next year. A resolution of
respect was passed to the memory of the
late Parish G. Furman. OF Georgia. tne
most successful and famous farmer in the
South, and member of this association.
who made ninety bales of cotton on land
previously producing eight by fertiIizing
andlmproved methods of culture. Thomas
Pray, Jr., of Boston, editor of Cotton. Wool
and Iron, gave an address on improved cot
ton ginning. AS representing New Eng
land he was received with the utmost
consideration. He said that the roller gin
would supplant all saw gins. Resolutions
were passed advising more attention to
grass culture, the establishment of facto-
ries, indOrsing the recently organized
Southern immigration established at Cas-
tie Garden, at New Orleans. and other
Southern ports, asking Congress to Give
us fair legislation i'll tariff matters but