The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-11
THE TURPENTINE MEN.
A GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF OP-
ORATORS ORGANIZED.

The Regulation of the Crop and the
Management of Labor Two of the
Principal Objects of the Organiza-
tion-The Most of the Business of the
Meeting Transacted in Executive
Session Under Oath of Secrecy-The
Effectiveness of the Association a
Matter of Speculation.
The Turpentine Operators General Asso-
citation was organized yesterday by the
turpentine operators of Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina and Alabama, with about
200 members and the following officers:
President-E. P Miller.
Vice President-John R. Young.
Secretary and Treasurer-A. G.. Cassels.
The meeting was called to order at II
o'clock in the morning by Col. E. P.
Miller, who was chairman OF the prelimi-
nary meeting held in this city some weeks
ago. Mr.. John R. Young, on behalf Of the
Merchants Week Association, welcomed
the operators as "the representatives
Of people and an industry
that contributes no small part to
the comm cree Of this great commercial
city, an industry that markets through
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900 and that employs $l2 ,000, 600 Of capital.
By force Of favorable location and by the
enterprise and liberality of her merchants,
Savannah has become the headquarters for
distributing your products, and enjoys the
proud distinction OF being the leading
market In the world in regard to them. 1t
is fitting, therefore, that producers should
meet here for mutual counsel and in
friendly intercourse. So intimate are the
relations that exist between producers and
merchants; so closely allied are the
interest OF one to that Of the other, that in
welcoming you feel that we are but OPEN
ing our doors to members OF our own house
hold"
THE VISITORS RESPONSE.
At the close of MIR. Young's remarks the
band played Dixie" Col. Miller then re-
sponded, accepting the welcome to Savan-
nah, in behalf Of the operators, In the
spirit in which it was given. AS naval
store operators are not men OF words, he
thought it well to proceed at once to action
and called on Mr.. A. g. Cassels, who was
secretary of the previous meeting, to read
its minutes. A motion making the officers
of the preceding meeting temporary officers
aud Chairman j. P. Williams,
of the committee on bylaws, presented a
voluminous report. After naming the Or
gauization 1t provided that its objects
should be the dissemination of information
among its members and 'the entering into
| of agreements and contracts which shah re-
douud to the benefit OF those interested"
| Subessooations are to be formed, with
membership of not less than five operators,
and each of these subassociations is to have
| one vote in the general association for each
| i've members, aud fractional parts proper
| tionately. Ths officers are to be presi-
dent, vice president, secretary and treas
urer, and an executive board composed of
| the president of the general association and
the presidents OF all the supassociations.
| Ali naval stores operators of good repute
are to be eligible to membership.
THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
Under the provisions of the bylaws,
| which we're adopted by sections, a commit
tee on credentials was appointed, consisting
| OF Messrs. J. P. Williams, T. A. Jennings
J. B. Fraser, D. c. Newton and ID. V. Cole
man. 1t reported that delegates were
| present representing the associations OF
Florida, Valdosta, Waycross, Lyons. Hines
| vile, Ocklocknee and Sparks and suggested
that as many operators who were not dele
| gates from any especial association
were present. that in perfecting a
| permanent organization all be oil
! lowed TO vote. This brought up
| the question as 70 whether factors were to
| be excluded OF not. The committee promptly
| announced that it had no intention to ex-
| clude those factors who were operators, and
| its report vas then unanimously adopted.
Before proceeding to the election OF per-
/ manent officers it was announced that cards
| for the open house were ready for distribu-
| ton among the operators and letter was
reed from President Purse rendering them
the courtesies OF the board of trade. A vote
of thanks was promptly rendered the board
and the Merchants Week Association for
| cOurtesies extended the visitors.