The morning news., 1888-12-01

COTTON MANUFACTURERS DAY A
BIG SUCCESS.

Governm ent Subsidies to Lines of
Steamer from Savannah and Other
Southern Ports to South America
Favored in the Resolutions-Harriso
Will be Unable to Come.
AUGUSTA, GA, Nov. S0.-The following
letter was received by the Augusta National
exposition people to-day:
INpTANAPoLIs. ISD., Nov 26, 1888.
To Patrick Walsh and Others, Committee, Au-
OtLstd:
GENrLEMEN-It gives me pleasure to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your communication of Nov.
II, inviting me, on behalf of the board of di-
rectors of the Augusta National exposition, to
visit the exposition and to meet the citizens of
Georgia, who will be assembled there, at some
time convenient to me. notice also with in
terest the kindly terms with whicb, on behalf
of your people, you extend and press upon me
this attractive invitation. ] assure you that if
1t were possible for me to leave home to
make such a visit, il would give me
great pleasure TO observe, in connection
with your exposition, the developm mt
your state is making in arts and manufact-
ures. The commerce between our people,
which is now SO much facilitated by our great
railroad system and the general diffusion of
manufacturing interests throughout the states
will, am sure, still more closely unite in in
tereSt and in sympathy the people of our whole
country. viii you please express to your board
OF directors, and also to the gentlemen who
you, my sincere thanks for the invitation and
my great regret that am not able to enjoy the
hospitality which they so cordially extend.
Very truly yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
COTTON MANUFACTURERS DAY.
To-day was cotton manufacturers day
at the exposition. Every southern manu-
featuring town was represented and gentle
men interested in manufacturing in the
north AMI east were present. Tne gathering
under the auspices of tine Southern
Manufacturers Association and developed
into one Of the most important ever held.
II. II. Hickman, president OF the associa-
ton, presided. Over 100 manufactures
were represented, and sixty exhibitors
of machinery were present at the meeting
Before business was transacted the dele
gates made tour of the exposition build
ing, and carefully inspected the exhibits,
particularly the manufacturing machinery.
The verdict was that the display is the
finest of the textile siud ever shown under
one roof in the world. After the tour of
inspection the business session was held.
ADDRESSED BY MAI. HANSON.
The meeting was addressed by Mai. J. F.
Hanson, president of the Bibb Manu- actur-
inc Company of Macon. on the improve
ment in cotton manufacturing in the south.
After roundly complmenting the exposi-
ton Maj. Hanson, stated that the progress
made in the south in cotton manufacturing
has been over 50 per cent. in SIX years,
and he hailed the future of hope and
progress which is before this section.
He declined to share in the alarm that
the incoming national administration
might adopt policy that would in any way
retard that progress, but he held that in
view of the great increase which we must
anticipate in output a larger market must
be provided. Tomeet this need he advocated
government subsidy of steamship lines be-
tween southern ports and the South Ameri-
can republics and the empire of Brazil.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved That the president of this assoca-
tion appoint committee of six or more, with
Hon. J. F. Hanson as chairman, TO memorialize
congress in behalf of subSdzing steamship
lines from Savannah and other southern ports
for the purpose of establishing trade with the
great republics of South America and the En-
pire of Brazil, and that said COMMITTEES request
Senator Brown Of Georgia, and Congressman
George T. Barnes to present and advocate the
course and purpose as set forth herein,
Under this resolution the following COM
mittee was appointed: j. f. Hanson of the
Bibb Manufacturing Company, of Macon,
Ca; d. N. Speer of the Exposition Cotton
Mills at Atlanta, Ga. W. C. Sibley of the
Sibley Manufacturing Company OF Augusta,
Ga; r. B. Bullock of the Atlanta Cotton
Mills of Atlanta; r. L. McCoughrn of the
Newberry Cotton Mills of Newberry, S. C.
A. Dahlgren of the National Manufacturing
Company of Nashville, Tenn, and H. H.
Hickman of the Graniteville Manufacturing
Company of Graniteville, S. G.
The meeting then adjourned to an elegant
banquet spread by exhibitors of supplies
and manufacturers of textile machinery.
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