Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-04
COTTON MILLS.
Important Convention of Southern Man.
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Augusta, Ga, April 8.--Thc cotton.
mill owners of the South met ts day
ana discussed the question of supply
aud demand Of cotton goods. II was
stated In Il circular issued toy the Au-
Eusta cotton.mill men. who originated
the call for the convention, that 1t was
their belief that the purchasing power
Is not oVual To- the supply,
and that for the benefit
otal concerned, II l. of the'VgreAte,t
interest and Importance that some
plan should he agreed upon To reduce
production OF cotton goods. Presitcn I
Hickman OF the GTauitevillc Manu-
featuring company called the cOnven
ton to order, and welcomed the man
utacturcrs To Augusta. j. H. Hanson
of Macon was elected president, aud
y. IL, Vwitchel OF Clifton, :. c.,
secretary. Hanson said that mann.
featuring interests just now were III
anything hut satisfactory condition,
and he hoped united action would re-.
suit in good, President Young of the
Eagle and Phoenix mills OF Columbus,
In Il letter regretting that lac could not
attend the meeting, said
he thought the surplus complained
VI was lhNlt hlNl'tlNuA tllill
real; that iobhers swcrc now buying
and trading hom hand To mouth, and
compelling factories 10 carry goods
formerly bought in bulk. lie thought
limiting production would hurt the
needy operators aud engeuder strikes.
The committee on business, through
Chairman Hickman, made the iOl.
lowing reports
...k,.4st.tst.ss, haA Ala, l,n,.,e .
port for immediate action by the col
vcntion of the organization OF an as
ISOLATION TO be known az the South,
ern and Western Manufacturing "A, 50.
citation, the object and purpose of the
association TO I've of the same general
character ~ the New England Man.
object, we recommend the
election by this convention
of an executive cOmnit,e,
of Is, OF which the chairman of tbi,
convention shall be ex-o;llcio chair
man, 10y whom said organization shnl
be prepared. Printed copies of sal,
plan of organization are TO he malice
to each spinner and manufacture
south OF the Potomac and Ohio rivers
and membership in this organization
cepting the proposal.
In view of the short cetton crop las
year, we recommend the adoption o
! the following resolutions:
| Resolved, that we recommend tina
our splnners and manufacturers re
duce their production in proportion 4
the quantity of raw material now II
| the country.
The plan OF organization OF tn
Southern Manufacturers association
was unanimously adopted.
Resolutions looking To
reduction of production wer
long considered. All tn
speakers were agreed as TO the neces
sIty for curtailment OF production o
yarns and cloth, the only difference
being as to the manner of accomplish
ing the result.
| Ex.Gov. Bullock OF the Atlanta cot
ton mills offered the following resolu
ton, which was unanimously adopted
lvesolved that IL IA the unal
imous sense OF this mee,in
that the production of yarn
and cloth be curtailed, pendin
definite action by our committee.
The committee of fifteen. TO whor
was referred the organization Of til
the Southern Manufacturers nsssocii
ton, were instructed TO formulate
plan reducing the production of yarn
and cloth. Tue committee was autho
: lied 10 call special meeting of man
, facturars TO act upon THAR report.
| The convention then adjourned