Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-15
NAyALSTORES INTERESTS
ruE GEORGIA MANUFACTU-
REIs IN CONVENTION.

NANALSIURES lNlEhEolO
THE GEORGIA MANUFACTU-
RERS IN CONVENTION.
Tho Circular of the Savannah FacIois
Relative to the Regulation of Prices
and the Reduction of Wages for Labor
Indorsed-The Operators and the hali-
roads-Looking to Reduction IN
Transportation Rates
The convention Of Naval Stores
manufacturers in Georgia. called
to meet in this city, assemDieu
Yesterday. in pursuance to the call, al the
Marshall House, where a temporary Of
ganization was perfected by the election
of DR.. r. G.. Norton, of Ehnghaln' as
temporary Chairman, and Mr.. +. l.
Roberts as temporary Secretary.
The Savannah Board of Trade EXTENDED
an invitation for the convention to meet
at the Board of Trade rooms on the bay
and on motion the invitation was &C
cepted.
4 motion was then made that a COM
mittee of three be appointed on credeh-
falls. and it being carried, the Chair APP
poiuted Col. George y. Tharin, Messrs'
IL. Hand and VIM. Lettord.
A motion to adjourn to the Board oil
| Trade rooms was carried.
| ON the reassembling Of the convention
| at that place. Mr.. Hand moved that men,
| hers of the press and the naval stores
/ factors be invited to seats on the moor.
| Carried. .... 80
! An enrolment of members present was
made from the representatives of the tur-
/ pentine operations from the different
/ counties of the State, when the names oil
/ the following gentlemen were reported;
| Geo. y. Tharin, :. ). Tyson, \. b. Z. Nc
! Geachv. r. q. Norton, bingham county.
! W. 4. Jones, Butler Daniels, Liberty
VIM. Letford, Bryan county.
| J. p Simpson, Marion county.
| VI. Ford, w b. Thomas. jefferson county.
| Thomas & Massey, Washington county,
Reinford & Thomas, r. NJ. johnson, Eman-
r. H. Mcmillan, sharp Bros, scriyen
! county. ,,. so-.,o.,
| Oatland. johnson X Co. BullOch county.
| j 5 Crowie Il Son. Wheaton.
I McRea & Branch. r. W. Hammond, ID. \.
! Cameron & Co., Liberty county.
| Z. ii. Butler. Thomas county.
| RIVALS. Harralson & Co., Norton Edwards,
! Allen Tyson, Neidlnger X Co., LIhngham
CoIllas & Bags, J, L. Hand. Mitchell
G. Tichtfoot & Co.. Thomas county
| :. 4. Crosby II Co., Graham.
| johnson. Pike Il Co., Hazelhurst.
| +. f. Mimms. BaXley.
| J. j. Carter, Wheaton.
! Kittreil. smith X CO., Telfalr county.
/ Overstreet 4 Co., bonneville
| Overstreet & Thomas. Surrcncy.
| j. G.. Peterman n Co, I. l.. LlghJlOoi' L. IA
/ jenkins. Mitchell county.
/ LightfOot Bros, Decatur county.
! J. II. Pedrich, LOwndes county.
! j. W. BRYANT, A. A. Afford, A. j. Afford,
! q McPhauI. w. II. McPhaul, Barnes X
| johnson, Paxton Mccain, Hunt " " lgSs'
| w. W. Beach. MAN. Me-
Pritchard Matthews }. y. Riddle Mount
". IL. McNeal.
On motion, the representatives OF rall,
/ roads. including railroad agents ana
\ Others identified with the transportation
! of naval stores, were invited to seats on
! the floor.
Sir. Hand, of Mitchell, said: "Inas-
much as the question of labor IS an I'M
/ portant one. and one for which this con-
! vention is called to consider, move tnal
rice operatives and rice planters be IN
! vitpd 70 seats on the floor" The motion
was carried.
Mr.. LetfCrd made a motion that one
| operative from each county be appointed
! BY the Chair as committee on OrganlZa-
| ton. and to nominate a permanent Presl-
! dent and Secretary. Carried.
| This committee was. on motion, subse-
quentlv reduced, and Mr.. Hand was elect
! ed permanent President, and Mr.. +. l.
! Roberts permanent Secretary.
The Committee on Organization con-
sisted of Messrs. Baggs, LettOrd, hlmball,
| Mclean. Crosby and Col. Tharin.
4 committee of two were then APP
pointed to conduct Mr.. Hand to the Chair.
Or. Norton introduced the President to
the convention and thanked that body for
/ the indulgence they had showed himself
as temporary Chairman, and expressed
! the hope that the proceedings OF the con-
! ventiOn would eliminate in promoting
| the best interests Of those who were iden-
| titled in the manufacture of naval stores.
Mr.. Hand, on assuming the chair, SAID
he was man of few words. He thanked
the convention for the honor they had
conferred. He concluded by saying that
/ he would try to act impartially as PresI-
| dent of the convention.
! DR.. Norton moved that the convention
indorse the circular issued by the naNal
! stores factors of Savannah, relative to the
RECITATION of prices and the reduction of
| the wages for labor. This circular was
| nublisbed in the MORNING NEWS few
days ago.
Some members objected to the motion,
| and said that while they were willing TO
| recommend the wages proposed by the
factors. they did not feel justified by IN
| dorsing them to say that they would bind
themselves to be governed by the terms of
the circular, when a number OF manutac-
ture1s. who were not represented in the
convention, might give more or not as
| they pleased.
! MIR. Letford said that he would not bind
himself to execute the terms of the circu-
lar as long as he had no guarantee that
other manufacturers would DO so. lie
said that the idea expressed by the clrcu-
! lar was a good one. but he could not
admit that it was practicable or that 1t
could be enforced.
Mr.. Tharin said that he, for one, was
willing to accept the suggestions OF the
factors, and that he saw no necessity to
/ give all the profits Of the operatives to the
! labOrer.
Quite a lengthy discussion followed, in
which Messrs. Afford, Baggs, LettOrd,
/ jackson, of Savannah, DR.. Norton, MIR.
/ LightfOOt and others participated, and
! finally, when the question was called, a
| substitute introduced by Mr.. Tharin was
carried by vote of 20 to 10. The substi-
| tute reads as follows:
Resolred. That the prices suggested by the
Board of Trade of Savannah be adopted;
| that is to saw, that the wages of the clippers
/ be at the rate of SIG per month, and that ]
cent be given for cutting boxes and 25 cents
! for dipping.
A communication from Mr.. Hopper, OF
! Boston, Ga, was read, when Mr.. w. Nc
| Neil was called upon to explain the
meaning of the note to which Mr.. Hopper
referred. MIR. McNeil's response was
satisfactory, and the convention passed a
resolution generating him from all
/ stigma that may have been implied by the
/ writing of the letter referred to.
! Mr.. Baggs moved that a committee of
| three be appointed to confer with the rail
/ WAYS relative to charges made by the
! companies for freight. The resolution
was carried, but was subsequently amend
| ed, so that the committee should investi-
! gate the question of the weight of turpen-
| tine and rOsin as delivered by the rail-
ways to the factors. The committee APP
| pointed under the above resolution con-
! sists of Col. Tharin, j. n. Mclean and j.
5. Neidlinger.
DR.. Norton suggested that the commit
tee be requested TO confer with a similar
committee from the Board of Trade.
The President replied that it was pro-
bable the committee would do so without
instructions, as that was their most direct
way, and that they would call on the rail
way officials afterwards, if they deemed
il necessary.
Mr.. LightfoOt moved that the committee
be instructed to inquire what are the eX-
DpnSps for bunging, gauglng, etc. The