The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-20

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I beneficial in some localities In regulating
| labor, but In others they have not. They
/ have done some good in bringing about
/ better feeling among operators, but II
/ seems TO me that the central idea which
/ prompted these organizations has been
/ overlooked, that is, 70 reduce production
and advance prices.
MISTAKEN IDEA.
| ut is strange, but nevertheless true,
that many men go into these organiza-
! tions with the idea that by concert Of &C
ton remunerative prices will prevail IT.
respective of supply and demand. Where
one is imbued with that idea he is very
| apt TO redOuble his efforts in mapping out
larger business than he would other
wise do clinging in the vain hope that
the community of interests being under
central control will result in higher prices
irrespective of the quantity produced. be-
lieve that the sub-associations should be
kept up They can do many things to
| benefit the industry, but l do not believe
that an individual who sets up in business
for himself should place himself in a pO-
sition where he viii have to ask his
neighbours advice and consent as to what
he shall do.
Let him map out his own work and
execute it."
A REORGANIZATION NEEDED.
"What about the general association"
he was asked
If it is to be perpetuated the bylaws
governing that body should be framed IN
manner TO indicate more clearly than
they now do the functions of the body,
but the general disregard of the radical
measure adopted by the general assOcia-
ton on Aug 1G, which was precipitated
to large extent by the failure on the
part of the sub-assOciatiOn to restrict pro
ductiOn, clearly indicates to my mind that
the great masses of operators will never
allow their diverse interests to be placed
under the control and government Of
few. I believe that the functions of the
general association should be restricted
to passing upon specific measures which
are brought up by delegates
from the sub-associations who have
received specific instructions from their
associations. The general association
should not legislate for the sub-associa-
tions."
Should factors belong to the associa-
tiOnl' Mr.. Williams was asked.
Factors should not be members of the
association but should only be consulted
in an advisory manner. The membership
should consist only of operators of good
standing who are not factors.
SHOULD BE CONFINED TO OPERATORS.
Gas one of the objects of this association
should be to foster competition and there
by insure the highest possible prices, l
believe that the best results would be OBJ
tanned by combining the membership to
operators who ship their products to cen
tral markets.
Operators who dispose of their products
directly to the consumer may contribute
aid in doing many things which foster
the industry, yet to the extent of his di-
no af1sa1
kets he weakens competition in those
markets, by filing the demands of con-
sumers who would otherwise be forced
to go to the central markets and buy on
competitive basis
''rhe editor of the Operators News
does business within thirty-fiYe miles
of Savannah. He sells his spirits to the
Standard Oil Company. When asked
why he did so he stated that he made
money by selling to the Standard Oil
Company, but when asked the question
what he thought would be the result if
the operators were to ship their stuff to
the markets where competition governs
prices he stated that he believed that the
average prices would be 4 to 4I5c more
than they are now Is Mr.. Cassels doing
what he can to foster the best interests
of the industry? Is he not taking advan-
tage of his neighb0r who helps to regu-
[
he not weakening his neighbor in that he
contributes to lower the price of his
neighbours product
REPLY TO MIR. DOUGHTRY.
"With reference to Mr. Doughtry of Cor
dele, l think that the object of Mr.
Deughtry's utt erances was to attain noto-
riety. l cannot believe that they were
made with view of promoting the best
interests Of this industry, for he made
statements which were misleading ana
damaging to our markets, and which
were not borne but by the facts. Some of
his neighbors think that he has political
aspirations, and rs Dooly is soldidly dem
ocratic, he has taken this tack
to bring himself more prominently before
| the public. His idle vaporings con-
corning me and my actions do not disturb
me in the least, but in all sincerity, think
that his utterances have been given too
| much prominence. He has been I'M
guarded in his statements, utterly ignor-
ing facts, and as the public are not fully
advised as to the unreliable source
from which they come, they have been
misleading and to some extent damaging
to our industry. One would suppose
from his statements that he is not only
running the sub-association at COrdele,
| but that he IS also debating the policy OF
the general association, forecasting its
actions, and In a general way, an indiS-
! pensable factor to this industry"
| MIR. Williams was asked what was the
present status of the naval stores in
| dustry.
''In a general way he said, "every-
| body is winding up work. The receipts
will be large for some time yet, but they
will fall off rapidly after Oct. Is. Novem-
Der will show a large decrease as CON-
pared with last year. The crop will be
about 10000 casks short as compared with
| last wear ~