The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-27
TO CUT DOWN TWO-THlRDS.
NAVAL STORES PRODUCERS TO RE
DUCE THE NUMBER OF BOXES.

I The Factors Resolutions Endorsed
and Provision Made For Carrying
Ont the Plan Under which the
Cut OF View Boxes Next Year VIII
BE One-third What IL Was Last
Hear-The Cutting 20 Begin Dee. Is
and TO End Feb. I5-COmmittee 10
] See That the Reduction Is Made
The turpentine producers meeting at
/ Masonic Temple yesterday adopted the
/ resolutions Of the naval stores factors Of
| Savannah and Brunswick, passed at their
/ recent meeting IN this city. as expressing
J the sentiments OF the operators. Resolu-
/ tions were also adopted providing for the
/ carrying out Of the plan under which the
/ cur OF new boxes the coming season will
/ be but one-third OF what it was in 1855.
/ The meeting was harmonious one. Al
I though there were undoubtedly number
| present who would have preferred having
no boxes cut at all. they were willing TO
| subserve their personal wishes and accept
a scheme that was considered more prac-
ticable
There were fully 90 operators pres
ent. Georgia and Florida furnished
the majority Of them. but Ala
bama and South Carolina were represent
/ ed by some leading men in the Industry.
The hall was well filled with an attend
ance that was thoroughly representative
Of the naval stores business. In addition
to the operators there were present repre-
| sentatives Of every factorage house in sa-
vannah and Brunswick Owing to a mis-
understanding on the part or some Of the
agents Of the railroads numtNr Of the
| operators were not supplied with certif-
Gates that would secure them the one
/ third rate returning home. Some had Sc
/ cured written statements from the agents
or conductors. 1t is probable that those
! who are compelled to pay full fare return
/ Ing will subsequently have the extra fare
| returned.
Capt. John Morrison of Ellabeu was
/ made chairman and J. r. Powell of Fan
/ min, Fla, secretary OF the meeting. In
/ taking charge Of the proceedings Can't.
/ Morrison stated that there was no need
/ for him 70 enter into any long explana-
/ ton Of the causes that had brought them
| together. The existing conditions, so det-
! rimental 20 the finances OF the operators,
| are too well known, he said. by all to re-
/ quire more than a passing reference He
]
! mind; that they had come to Savannah
! for business purposes, would proceed I'm a
! business way, and would demonstrate
| that as business men it was possible for
| them to act collectively in placing their
| industry on a paying basis once more.
! Mr.. J. p. Williams, chairman Of the re-
| cent factors meeting. was called upon to
| present the resolutions adopted by the
| factors These resolutions, printed in the
| Morning News at the time, recommend
| reduction in the cut of new boxes to one
third of the total cut last season. Mr.
| Williams made a few preliminary remarks
| to the convention, stating that the fac
| tors proposed to stand together in aiding
the operators in restoring prices to point
! where the industry would once more yield
a proht and that they would be found as
sisting in any reasonable plan that the
meeting might adopt
A motion was adopted referring the fac
tors resolutions to committee Of nine
! which was 10 report resolutions to the con-
| vention. In appointing the committee
| Chairman Morrison placed upon It two
| factors, Messrs. ]. p. Williams and c.
| Downing, the latter of Brunswick Capt
| Williams deemed 1t inadvisable that any
factor should be upon the committee and
| urged that it be made up entirely of OPP
orators, the factors to be called into con-
! ference If the committee saw fit to do So
Chairman Morrison then amended the
committee and announced 1t as follows
Messrs. John A. Donaldson W. c. Yer
cen. w. w. Beach, Henry Covington. John
CURE, ]. A. Afford. c. w Smith, j. c. Au-
sley, John r. Sharpe.
The committee, soon after retiring call
ed upon the factors for their advice and
was In session considerably over an hour
In the meantime the number in the hall
was considerably lessened, there probably
being over fifty absent when the committee
returned with its report. a number had
come back before the convention adjourn
ed.
Chairman Donaldson, in presenting the
report of the committee stated that it
had been prepared after careful consider
alton of all circumstances and had been
adopted unanimously. 1t was in the opin-
ion of the committee. practicable for the
cut to be so reduced as to insure higher
prices for their products next year. He be-
lieved that in facing the common danger
that confronted them the opera tors would
stand united.
The report of the committee was as fol-
lows:
THE committee on resolutions, after
carefully considering all the suggestions
submitted to them, deem that the neees-
sites of the naval stores industry demand
of this meeting the passage of the follow
ing resolutions:
!. That the aggregate number of boxes
to be cut for the ensuing year do not ex-
coed 1919 per cent. of the cut of last year.
and that a committee be appointed by this
meeting. to consist of nine operators and
all the factors, whose duty it shall be to
distribute the cutting of the 1915 per cent.
OF new boxes among the operators so that
justice may be done to all and so done as
to prevent the cutting of more boxes than
herewith agreed upon.
,. That the cutting Of boxes commence
, on Dec. Is. 1896, and be entirely discontn-
ued on Feb. To- 1897
> 3 That the maximum price to be paid for
, cutting boxes be ! cent per box.
, 4. That the factors be requested to OBJ
tain the Endorsement and the concurrence
in these resolutions of all the producers
who are not here to-day.
Some discussion followed the reading Of
the resolutions. 1t was soon apparent tha5
, they were satisfactory to nearly all pres
, ent. Some objection was made TO the linz
iting of the time of cutting to the period
mentioned but it was shown that this
, was wise safeguard. and a motion 10
amend was overwhelmingly voted down
The point was also raised that the price,
for cutting having been fixed as u1urb