The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-10
SLAVES OF KING COTTON.
Opening Of the Emancipation COnVel-
ton at Jackson.

Gov. Stone OF Mississippi the First I
Speaker of the Day-He Does Not Be-
lieve the Cotton Growing Industry
Win Ever Recover It's Lost Prestige.
He Advocates the Erection Of Cotton
Factories All Over the South as the
Only Means of Increasing the Value
of the staple-A Score of Plans sug-
gesteI by the Delegates.
jackson, Miss. Jan. 9-When the dele
gates TO the southern cotton growers
convention moved toward the han of re-
personalities. in which they We're TO meet
this morning. they trudeed through four
inches of snow. over $50 delegates We're
on hand at 10 O'Clock, at which hour the
body was called to order by Auditor Stone
OF Mississippi. He introduced Hon. II. d.
Lane Of Alabama, commissioner Of agri-
culture, who called on Gov. Stone of
Mississippi to make the opening address.
Gov. Stone spoke three-quarters Of an
hour and undertook to outline what should
be the line of effort Of the convention. He
began by telling of the decline of the cot
ton growing industry, and expressed the
DElltl Alldl IL MOutA never lNNhNtA AAH Ao9A
prestige, nor woul..rTe be sorry for that,
since it might force the planters into lines
of business of a more profitable charac-
ter.
In the way of suggesting a remedy he
had this to say: "why is it that the old
/ open-kettle process of our sugar making
neighbors of Louisiana is discarded and
] & f, flt,
| quality of our domestic sugars. The an
/ swer is to add to the value Of the sugar,
which added value secures to the planter
a greater net profit on his labor and CAPT
/ tai expended in growing, harvesting.
/ grinding and preparing it for market. This
/ seems to me a clear illustration of what
may be done by the cotton
planter. If these things are
true in sugar planting ana
other industries, why cannot the cotton
growers by cooperative effort establish
| in every city town and village in the
cotton growing states, factories for the
| manufacture Of the raw cotton into the
| more valuable commodities, before the
! final report and sale. thus saving TO the
| grower. merchant, laborer and capitalist
| i'm their own midst the difference between
the value of the raw, ragged ana con-
| demned bales of cotton and the same cot
ton spun into yarn at least, If not woven
| into fabrics? This is altogether prac-
ticable and 1 predict it will be done In the
near future i do rot advocate the cree
tion of large central factories, involving
| the investment of large sums OF money
| within the reach only of capitalists and
| men of means, but rather the establish
| ment Of small mills at convenient locali-
ties for utilizing the cotton grown in their
vicinity, numerous enough TO spin all the
warn. and so convenient and close as TO
he able to handle even the seed cotton and
gin it in the factory as it is spun
Gov Stones suggestions were approved,
MS evidenced by the long applause.
Robert D. Eckberger was chosen TO act
as secretary of the convention
A call Of the roll disclosed the presence
of delegates from Alabama, Arkansas,
| Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
| Carolina and Tennessee, nearly all of
whom are practical planters.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Resolutions-J H. Minge of Alabama;
| ex-Gov Jas p. Eagle of Arkansas; W. A.
Broughton Of Georgia; George T. Ganzee
of Louisiana; J. II. Williamson of North
| Carolina and Z. NJ. Priestly Of Tennessee.
Permanent Organization-Hec d.
| Lane of Alabama: J. f. Smith of Arkan-
sas; W. A. Broughton of Georgia; ID. w.
| Piper of Louisiana; J. II. Williamson of
| North Carolina; J. III. Priestly Of Ten
| nessee and j. A. Redhead Of Mississippi.
a score of plans were suggested in writ
| ing nv delegates and referred to the com
! nlittee on resolutions. one provides for
bankrupt law, another for an increase Of
/ the circulating medium so as to cheapen
| money but all the others relate TO lncreas-
! ing the value of cotton, the most popular
scheme being to decrease the acreage by
the formation of an organization whose
| members should pledge themselves to
| plant from % to 30 per cent. less than in
| 1894 Some Of the plans are very drastic
| in their tendency, proposing to hold mem
| bers up to public scorn as enemies or their
! country if they violate their obligations
Several delegates took the floor to ex-
! press themselves on the situation and the
| hest way to increase the price Of cotton.
1t was resolved to form a permanent
organization and committee to draft
| laws and a constitution was appointed
Among the resolutions offered was one
by Mr. Piper of Louisiana opposing deal
ing cotton futures and calling on the mem
bers Of congress to support the Hatch bill
| One by Mr.. Robinson Of Mississippi pro-
vides for the establishment Of cold storage
houses at convenient points throughout
the country.
Mr. Lane. for the committee on perma-
nent organization, submitted report,
which was adopted, recommending that
the association be known as the Cotton
Growers Protective Association. and pro-
Vidng for the election or appointment OF
officers. appointing the state presidents,
hut all officers after 1895 to be elected.
A recess was then taken.
At the night session Hector d. Lane
of Alabama was elected president Of the
/ national association, ex-Gov. Eagle of
Arkansas. vice president, and Robert 3.
Fckberger Of Alabama, secretary and
/ treasurer
The following resolution was adopted by
a vote of 247 to 10.
Resolved. That it is the sense OF this con-
vention that dealing in futures, or future
gambling is injurious 10 the agricultural
interests Of the United States and es-
peeially injurious TO The cotton growers
of the south.
Members Of congress were requested to
uass the Hatch bill or some kindred
measure All The states voted sOlidly
for the resolution, except Alabama and
Mississippi, which showed small frac-
tion against the resolution.
A Gold Brick Swindler Arrested.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 9.-Another arrest
was made early this morning in connec-
lion with the gold brick swindle that of