Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-16

Mr. Townsend argued that there can be
no restriction of production "a long as
! factors advance as they do now without
regard 10 an OPERATORS unencum hered
property. / n 1888 the factors issued
| circular urging the operators 10 cutfewer
| boxes, and then several OF the factors
wrote TO their own customers and advised
| them to cut as many boxes as they could.
| A general discussion followed upon over
! production and overcharges. Maj. Let
| ford remarked that he bad known for
! years tnat he was being charged more
than the factors paid for inspecting and
! other expenses. lie thought it likely that
| nearly all the other operators knew OF it,
! 100. The chairman called for a show OF
hands, and tour SAID they bad known 1t.
/ the rest had learned it since the present
agitation.
THE AFTERNOONS WORK.
A recess was taken at O'Clock and 1t
| was O'Clock before the meeting again
! got to work. The chief thing done was
! the Endorsement Of a rough draft Of Teso-
| lutons drawn up by Mr.. Brantley. He
| was authorized TO appoint committee OF
! hYe to perfect the resolutions. The
revised resolutions are as follows:
| Be II res 1red by he Naoot Stores Ndnufac-
! tltrers ~ GeorGjo, "a Oonrention dSSflab'ed. az
| SI0aRndh, NoU. IS. 1856, Thatit is the sense of
! this convention that tho practice of certain
/ factors in charging on account Gales of splrts
| turpentine and rosln proht on the actual
| amount paid inspectors for coopering, samp-
! ling and weighing rosin, and gauging, bung-
| ing anu cooperlng sulrits ulpentine, IN add
| ton TO their regular commission on grose
/ value for selling said naval stores, IL both
! legally and morally wrong and i, calculated
! To destroy that confidence which shou ID exist
| between factors and their customers.
Be ii resoi0ed Iurtts,, That we respectfully
! petition the City Council of savannah 10 aid
us in correcting this evil. nasmuch as there
IL an ord nance in Iorce which We believe was
| intended for our protection. and not intended
! as source OF revenue to the naval stores fac
| tors; and hat we, further. respectfully petit
| ton the Savannah Board OF Trade to lend Us
| It's valuable assistance in doing away with
! this injustice TO shippers of naval stores TO
| this market.
Be It resoIoed further, That it is the sense OF
! this convention that factors should state on
their acc I'M sales of spirits turpentlne and
! rosln the names OF parties purchasing the
| same.
DOWN ON "HoRNING."
BE u 'esoIcsd further, That the practice of
| "horning' or changing the grades OF rosin ia.
we cons der injur GUS to the naval stores in
| dustry, and hurtful to the Savannah market,
| ana that we hereby respectfully petition the
! savannah Board of Trade to take such steps
! as they may deem proper to eradicate the
| practice.
B.u rs ~ther rssolosd, That we are strongly
OF the opinion that the in pectors OF naval
| stores, being regularly sppo nted city officials,
| should be directly under the control OF the
! city government, and solely responsible to
| the same, instead OF be ng dependent upon
] factors Tor their patronage; and we earnestly
! recommend To the City council that it IN
qulre into this matter, with a view 10 bring
! ing about a reform in the present system.
! b u further rtsOtDed That II is the sense Of
| tins convention that. in view Of the presentru
! inously low prices of a. grades of rosn and the
| terrible depression existing in the naval stores
| buslnes7, 1t is vitality important that expenses
! should be reduced III every possible way; and
we consider that the freight charged by trans
| portation companies on rosin is higher, in
proportion to Its value, than on any other pro-
| duct IN this State.
And be IL turtle rssoEoed. That a commit
| tee be appointed, co isis ing of the officers and
directors Of the Manufacturers Association
| tOrganized this day by this cOnvention) and
| such other persons as they may select, who
| shall proceed at an early day to Atlanta and
| appear before the Railroad Commission of
| Georgia. and use every possible endeavor to
! obtain lower rates of freight on rosln.
RELIEF FOR THE MARKETS.
| Be 10 further rss0lUSd. That we desire
| earnestly to call the attention of naval stores
| manufacturers to the enormous accumulation
! of rosiu, which has glutted ali the m trkets OF
| the world, and brought about the unprtce-
| deDtly low prices; aud IN view of the gloomy
outlook for the future. we recommend to all
| oDerators throughout TIE turpentlne belt that
| they cut as few new boxes during the coming
| season AS possible, and reduce their general
| operations.
The resolutions expressed the cOnven-
| tion's thanks to the Board of Trade for
layors, to the proprietor of the
| Marshall House for placing at
! at it's disposal rooms aud for other cour-
| tesles. The date of the adjourned meet
ing OF manufacturers was fixed for the
second Thursday in December. The resO-
buttons were signed Dy Messrs. } Ohm Nor
rison, j. NJ. Purdom, William Letiord, c.
| b. Townsend and Z. b. Parker.
THE ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED.
election OF the following officers:
Presdent-L. Johnson, Graham.
Vice Presldent-A. z. Brantley, Black
shear.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. b. Town.
send, Macon.
DirecJors-J. l.. band, Pelham; E. f.
Minis, Baxiey; William Lettord, Bryan
Court House; John Morrison, Eden; ID. G..
Newto Rotnwell; Z. b. Parker, Long
| view.
Before the meeting adjourned Mr.. How
ard Page, representing the Standard Oil
Company, stated that the company de-
sires to increase its receipts from tue
producers and TO take such receipts at
the stills. 1t was the opinion of several
OF the operators that il would be better to
sell direct TO the standard OH Company
than through IA factor. Mr.. Page said
that he could pay more for the turpentine
at the local station because he would not
have the expenses that the factors have
10 meet.
Among those present at the convention
were Messrs. A. p. Brantley, William
Letford, &. ID. Baldwin, S. IA. Collins, j.
NJ. Purdom, Z. Is. Townsend, }. Is. New
ton, ID. Z. Newton, John Morrison, W. W.
Beach, q. b. Parker, X. Nj. Patterson, f..
ii. Mcneil, A. &. Butts, X. Ii. Lyman, j.
NJ. DeutOn, j. J. Carter, w. l.. GIL, l.. X.
Bowling, E. Byrd, b. f. Outland, opera
tors, and Howard Page aud b. +. Stone,
representing the Standard OIL Company.
HE Cor fHS MONEY.
A Negro Arrested for Fraud in OBJ
tanning a Money Order.