Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-26
COTTON MANUFACTURERS Advocate a Change to the Cylin-
 dricaI Bale. AN IMPROVEMENT IN FAILING Was the Leading Question Discussed by the
 Association Yesterday. THE EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS OPENED Twenty-Five Years Ago This Same Asso- ciation Met in Atlanta Every Sec
 ton of the CountryIs We'll
 Represented.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 25.@The New Eng land cotton manufacturers say that the method of packing cotton must be re- formed Improvement in baling was the leading theme of today's session of the manufacturers. Several able papers were read on the subject. w. F. Anderson of Little Rock Ark, advocated cylindri- cal bale. A paper by President D. c. Ball of the St. Louis cotton exchange on the same subject was read. MT. Ed munds of the Manufacturers Record spoke on the growth of the cotton indus try in the south. The cylindrical bale is coming into use in Texas, which l3ads in improved packing. The present method was pronounced by several speakers to be behind the times, crude and injurious to the strength of the fibre. Jerome Hill of St. Louis spoke on baling and com pressing. Indorsing the cylindrical bale and cotton ginners compress system, MI. Edmunds declared that no one can question the south's great future in cot ton manufacturing. But this. he said does not necessarily involve decrease in manufacturing by New England or Great Britain. A party of fifty of the as sociation will go down tomorrow on special to Columbus, Ga., to see the cot ton mills there. The ladies from New
 
 ernoon by Mrs E. c. Peters, and the gen. tlemen were entertained at dinner by the Georgia Manufacturers association
 Papers were read before the Woman's National Press association as follows:
 Mrs Belva A. Lockwood. "The h. spiration of Press Work" Kate Fair mont Woods Justice In Journalism; Mrs Dora Voorhees, "Our Forefathers;" Clara R. Calby, "Woman's Debt to the Daily Press;" Dr. Rosetta Gilchrist, Literary Pyroteehnics;" Mrs. Mary $. Lockwood, "A Literary Round Up"
 The Educational Congress.
 The educational congress of the ex- position was opened In the auditorium at thce exposition grounds this morning by the National Educational association. The session began at 10 o'clock. and at thst hour there was a large crowd in the building. There are representatives here from every. portion of the country Among those who were present are Prof Newton c. Dougherty of Peoria. H., president of the National Educational assoeiation; Principal F. w. Parker of the Cook County Normal school, Chicago; Prof. E. Orame Lytle of the Pennsylvania State Normal school; Prof. Edward A. Alderman of the University of North Car olina; President William R. Harper of the University of Chicago; Commissioner w. T. Harris of Washington; Oscar Coop CT of Galveston and President Francis A. Patton of the University of New Jersey.
 This is practically the second meeting of the National Educational association in Atlanta. Twenty-Five years ago, when the association had very small member ship, the members met here and trans acted their annual business. Although this is not a meeting of the association, the congress is under their auspices and the prominent members of the associa ton are conducting this congress. Gov ernor Northen has had charge of the ar rangements for this congress, and he called the meeting to order this morn ing. He introduced Hon. A. Winship of Boston. who offered up prayer. and then President Stewart of the Georgia State Teachers association was introduced He delivered a short address of welcome to the teachers. Governor Northen then in- troduced Chancellor w. E. Boggs of the University of Georgia. Governor North en stated that the congress would be turned over to the National Educa tiona1 association, and introduced Professor Dougherty as presiding officer, who re- sponded briefly to the address of well come.
 Prof. r. w. Parker, principal of the Cook County Normal school of Chicago, delivered an address on 'The Training of Teachers" Dram LytIe of Pennsylvania and George A. Ramsay of Louisiana also delivered addresses.
 The congress will remain in session un- til the last of the month.
 Mrs. Belva Lockwood came out for wo- men war correspondents on bicycles. She suggested that female correspondents should be sent to the front declaring that the result would be that the prospect of cntangling alliances or foreign compl- cations would be very much reduced.