The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-10
SOUTHERN COTTON MEN

An Important Convention Decides on
Curtailing Production.
AUGUSTA, Ca, April 3.-The cotton
mill owners of the south met to-day
and discussed the question of supply
and demand in cotton goods. 1t was
stated in the circular issued by the
Augusta cotton mill men, who origi-
mated the call for a convention that it
was their belief that the purchasing
dover is not equal to the supply, and
that for the benefit OF all concerned it
is of the greatest interest and import
ance that some plan Shonld be made
to reduce the production of cotton
goods.
President Hickman, of the Granite
vile Manufacturing company, called
the convention to order, and Welcom-
ed the manufacturers to Augusta.
Fl. Hanson, of Macon, was cleo
ted president, and A. ii. Twitcheu, OF
Clinton, S. c., secretary.
Hanson said the manufacturing in
terests Just now were in anything but
prosperous condition, and he hoped
united action would result in much
good.
President Young, of the Cogle and
uOtulA lulllo, VI SO1uuOuo, LII q 1OO-
ter regretting he could not attend the
meeting, said he thought the surplus
complained of was more apparent
than real; that jobbers were now buy
ing and trading from hand. to mouth.
and compelling factories to carry
| goods formerly bought in bulk. He
thought that limiting the production
would hurt the needy operator and en-
gender strikes.
A committee on business, through
chairman Hickman, made the follow.
ing report:
Your committee has the honor tC
report for the immediate action of the
convention, the organization of an as
ISOLATION to be known as the south
ern and western manufacturing asSo
citation, the object and purposes of the
said association to be of the same gen
eral character as the New England
manufacturing association. To effecr
this object, we recommend the cleo
tiion by this convention of an execG
tive committee of Is, Of which tht
chairman of this committee shall b.
ex-officio chairman, land that by
said organization shall be prepared
printed copies of said plan of organi
zation to be mailed to eacf
spinner and manufacturer south
of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, an(
membership in this organization shall
be obtained by the written reply &C
ceptipg what said plan proposes. Ii
view of the short cotton crop last
year we recommend the adoption Of
the following resolution:
Resolved: That we recommend
that our spinners and manufacturers
reduce their productions in proportion
to the quantity of raw material now
in the country.
The organization then unanimously
adopted resolutions looking to the
reduction of production. All the
speakers agreed as to the necessity fol
curtailment of production of yarns
and cloth, the only difference being as
to the manner of accomplishing the
result.
Ex-Governor Bullock. of the Allan
ia cotton mills. offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
| adopted: Resolved:-That it is tht
unanimous sense of this meeting that
the production of yarns and cloth bt
curtailed, pending definite action by
| our committee.
The committee of fifteen, to whom
was referred the organization of tht
Southern Manufacturers association
were instructed to formulate a plaI
for reducing the production OF yarns
and cloth. The committee was alsC
authorized to call special meeting Of
manufacturers to act upon their re
port.
The convention then adjourned, sub
ject to call of the committee. Thi;
was the largest and most Influential
meeting of cotton manufacturers evel
held in the south.
Interviews with members of the
committee show majority of the
manufacturers in attendance stand or
the tariff plank in the Ohio democratic
platform.