The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-25
THE COTTON MdNUFICTURERs
ofNew England Meet at Atlanta Matters
to be Discus-ea..

ATLANTA. GA, oct A-Two hundred
ard forty members Of the New England
Cotton Manufacturers Association met
AT the Auditorium az the Exposition this
morning. This is thu organizations fifty
FIRST session, and i; was the frst thaI
has ever beca held outside the New Eng
land States.
"re party came in last night in q body.
They are being BOXED after BY Il COM
mtiee from the Exposition directors and
the Georgia Manufacturers ASSOC alton,
at Vhose Invitation they came South
After the morning session the MEM
bsrs saw something or the exposition.
Tomorrow afternoon the ladies' OF The
party will De entertained Dy Mrs. ed.
Peters. and tomorrow the gentlemen
VII be dined a the himball by the ieor-
gla manufacturers.
President Goodall presided at the bust
ness meeting. de presented Mayor King
and President Collier. OF the Exposition,
both Of whom welcomed the visitors 10
Atlanta.
President Collier quoted Edward At
kinson. who stated recently that the et-
fects Of the first Cotton States Exposi-
ton. neid in Atlanta In .SSl, had inAu-
e1ced cotton manufacturing throughout
the whole world
There are today" said he, more cot
ton mills M "A single southern State than
the entire South had when that Expos.-
tion was neld.
President Collier declared that there is
not well-managed cotton mill I'm The
South that does not pay a good dividend
on the money invested.
lie added that the South has given
notice that IL intends 10 aim for hrst
place In cotton manufacturing In the
world.
we do not accept the dictum which
comedies To the South unriyaled advan-
tages for the manufacturer Of the courser
grades Of cotton goods, but debars her
from competition with New England IN
the finer grades.
1--WE are in this race for every prize
that can be won"
President Goodall, responding. said that
the reasons for making the trip were
several
zone was TO see the South and the pro-
ducts that are distinctively it's own. An
other was to see the magnificent Expo
sitiOn and TO see the city capable of con
ceiying ard perfecting such an undertake
ing.
"l,ut the most important was that we
Of the northern States might come ia
contact with manufacturers Of tbe
South"
He said the keynote Of this meeting
would be the present methods Of ginning
and haling cotton, and the improvements
that are yitally necessary NH building
in the South will be exhaustively treated.
In closing, Mr. GOodall stated that the
S0uth's advantages in the manufacture
OF cotton are numerous. Wien the raw
material at the doors Of the mills and
cheap coal.
yet, we Of New England VIII stay in
the business. There is room In the busi-
ness for both of US, and In closer asso-
clation Of the two sections great good
may come"
The Woman's National Press AssOca-
ton met iii Congress Han, Of the We
mans Building. this afternoon. Mrs. II.
y. Sperry. the president, was not pres
ent, but her paper was read by Mrs.
North. the corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Marian Longfellow O'Donshuc
read an ode dedicated to Atlanta.
Papers were also read by Miss Pike. Of
Washington. "Dr Marable on Woman's
Contribution to Medical Literature"
Mrs. Cromwell Cynthia Cleveland read
papers on Press, Women and Civil Ser
vice Reform" Mrs. Hamilton also read
a paper written by Miss Terrence
The association meets again tomorrow.