The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-02
DIMES MANUFACTURERS
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE CONvEN-
TON AT AUGUSTA

the ACCESSIBILITY OF Forming a Per-
manent Organization, and the sub
stitution Of Cotton for Jute Bag
Rsng
AUGUSTA, GA, May LIN pursuance of
the call Of President Hickman, the southern
manufacturers met here to-day 20 take into
consideration the condition Of cotton man
ufacturing in the south, to discuss the ad-
visibility OF permanent organization Of
the cotton manufacturers in the southern
stetes, aud alS5 whether cotton bagging
could be substituted for jute bagging.
Manufacturers were present from Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama,
Tennessee and Louisiana.
PRESIDENT HICEMAS's ADDRESS.
President Hickman, in addressing the
convention. said:
The question Of building new mills should b
freely discusSe We MAKE serious mistake
10 build mills and put them in operation with
ont having the commercial capital to protect
our interests The result or this policy is that
We sbip our goods 70 agents for the purpose Of
raising money to keep our mills in motion.
Once our OF our control they are often forced
upon the markets and sold without reserve and
without profit. good agent is good thing 10
have IL you can control him but II he controls
you. the danger line viii soon be reached Com
petition is ts5 sharp to make money on SUCH
business principles.
BROWN COTTON GOODS.
We have had some success in making brown
cotton goods, but We are in danger of losing
our advantage. We are making more than the
country needs hence the very low prices now
We are making the same mistake in manufact
urLng cotton that the planters make in growing
it Al cotton and no corn is bad policy. All
brown goods without diversifying our interests
:. equally bad. We have large stock on hand
IN this country and on March 81 Shanghai was
loaded down with 1. So bales of drills and 21.O0
bales Of sheetings. with prices very low. Con
yenient AMI cheap outlets for goods deserve
careful consideration.
GOVERNMENT AID.
We should control the markets Of South
America and Mexico. land to accomplish this de
sired end snOul1 invoke government aid.
oar iiGy should float over every bale Of goods
which leaves our port. Tle British govern
ment, taking advantage Of some supposed
trouble between Clna and our government,
with the nope OF prejuGiC.Dg that country
against our goods. has passed a Law requiring
every piece Of sOO-s manufactured il this
country and passing tlroug1 England t. China
70 be Gran led manufactured in L.. ;. A. We
would like 70 have our goods reach China with
out passing through England AID without the
use OF English bottoms.
AMERICAN SHIPS WANTED.
Give rs American ships, let China SEQ the
American flag. II our government would lend
a helping hand in placing our products in
foreign countries, At would not be long before
you would see Manufacture IN U. : A" on
goods made in Manchester, England. One
other important matter we have invited our
cotton growing friends, and the consumers of
our goods to meet with us to discuss the great
and absorbing question Of manufacturing cotton
bagglng from cotton, and trust that you Will.
in your wisdom, be able to fall upon s0ms plan
that viii give them substa tial aid and com
fort.
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
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suggestions, resolutions were adopted pro-
viding for a permanent organization, with
headquarters a. Augusta, Ga, where shall
be stationed a secretary, whose duty 1t
shall be 10 collect and keep on record
statistics showing the number Of mills in
the south, the looms, spindles, quality and
quantity Of the product, and all informs-
ton Of value 70 southern cotton manufac-
turers.
SUBSIDIES FOR STEAMSHIPS.
A resolution introduced by j. F. Hansen
Of Macon was unanimously adopted to
memorabilia congress to grant subsidies 10
steamships from our ports TO Central and
South America.
A resolution was adopted pledging south
eTn manufacturers % pay 10 cents per hun
dred pounds more for cotton baled in cot
ton or other light bagging, than for cotton
bailed in jute bagging.
The impression Of the convention seemed
to be that cotton bagging Is not altogether
practical, but the spirit of the manufac-
turers is to do all in their power to aid the
planters.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF FARMERS.
Repress ntatiyes from the Georgia Farm
ers' Alliance and South Carolina Grange
and A lance were present by invitation
and took part in the cotton bagging discus
sion. One mill in New Orleans and three
IN Georgia are nov making cotton b1gging,
and it Is probable that Others will be put
on it.
The annual meeting Of southern manu-
fac,urers will occur in Augusta in DC -ober.
ALLIANCE MEN PLEASED
The alliance men tonight express them
selves as entirely pleased with the result of
Io-days meeting, and issue u circular to
the farmers OF tue state, announcing their
cordial reception aud cOrteous treatment by
the manufacturers, especially in their
action in agreeing to pay 10 cents more per
hundred for cotton baled in cot n bagging,
and announced tlat the committee APP
pointed 10 secure cotton bagging have
contracted with certain manufacturers for
100000 yards of cotton bagging this year
The circular is signed by W. J. Nortnen, X.
w. Everett, J. I, Dejsrnette w. a.
Wilson, w. X. German, j. r. Jones, Oliver
S. Porter, w. f. H. Searcy, T. f. VIM
and XIII Brown.
NEW MILLS.
BALTIMORE, May THE MaRufdc-
tursrs' Record of this week will report
great activity in cotton mill building
throughout the south. In the last three
weeks about fifteen companies have been
organized to build cotton mills. Florence,
Ala, leads with three new mills at an ag-
gregate of $500, 000, two of which. costing
5000, 600, are to be moved from Philadel
phia, New England capitalists will
build $4,000 spindle mill at Denison and
one to cost $500 at Fort Payne, Ala
Galveston is to have a $500, 1000 mill and a
100000 Irvine factory; Spartanburg, s.
c., 500, 900 mill with $4,000 spindles;
Atlanta $500, 900 enlargement Of an old
mill including $4,000 spindles and 600 looms (;
Texarkana, Ark, a $l20. 900 mill aud Green
wood, s. C., 800 600 mill, while q large