The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-27
THE COTTON GINNERs.
They Held a Harmonious and
Successful Meeting i'm Brook
haven Yesterday.

Successful Meeting i'm Brook
haven Yesterday.
Resolutions Adopted Favoring q Uniform
Press Box 81 ~ Inches.
In response to call issued by the
members of the Brookhaven Compress
Co., July 9th, nearly 40 of the principal
ginners of Lincoln, Lawrence and
Franklin counties met at the Court
house yesterday to consider the advis-
ability of adopting the uniform cotton
bale, as recommended by the Missis-
sippi Compress Association few weeks
ago.
The meeting was called to order and
its object explained by F. F. Becker,
Secretary of the Brookhaven Compress
Co.; whereupon A. M. Summers was
placed in nomination and unanimously
elected Chairman. On further motion,
w. W. KEGS was chosen Secretary.
The chair then requested all gin and
press men present who were in sympa-
thy with the objects of the meeting
and desired to participate in its pro-
ceedings to give the Secretary their
names. The roll as given in to the
Secretary is as follows: Irwin Smith,
Cobb's; Albert Smith, Brookhaven |;
w. II. Womack, Mccall; N. F. Hud-
son, Caseyville; II. L. Byrd, Similo |;
H. j. Grice, Similo; DR.. A. M. Dodds,
Veto; J. E. Price, Ruth T. B. Price,
Ruth N. A. Oliver, Kennolia w. r.
Williams, Caseyville; w. A. Decell,
Wesson; Neil Brown, Caseyville J..
M. Tyler, Bogue Chitto; ]. B. Talbert,
Wesson; E. G. Case, Caseyville /; ]. A.
Kirby, Union Church; D. Schwem,
Brookhaven j. I. Smith, Brookhaven;
VIM. Lawrence, Salisbury, R. M. Bris-
ter, Fair River; G. M. Brister, Bogue
Chitto; A. Mikas, Brookhaven John
w. Ross, Monticello; Wyatt Smith,
Brookhaven J. F. Daughdrill, Sontag;
A. G. Arlington, Brookhaven DR.. r.
r. Applewhite, Brookhaven; Everett
Smith, Kennolia; J. r. Jolly, Month
cello; Henry Ellzey, Caseyville; w.
II. Butler, Monticello G. w. Wilson,
Monticello; j. W. & w. J. Montgom-
cry, Eva; A. M. Summers, Wellman;
w. W. KEGS & Bros, Fair River; W.
G. Maxwell, Monticello; Brookhaven
Compress Co., represented by F. F.
Becker, W. H. Seavey, Louis Cohn, j.
W. McGrath, Geo. Bowsky, A. E. More
ton and W. T. Stevens.
Mr.. Becker reported the following
ginners not present, but who had writ
ten to him about the meeting, promis-
ing to adopt the standard bale: j. d.
Weathersby, Hebron; B. B. Hunt, Nc
Call Creek; Dan Buie, Caseyville; j.
J. Brown, johnson Station; J. L. Phil
lips, Martin; E. E. Shaw, Perth; d. A.
Dawson, Salisbury; J. H. Burkett,
Arm; B. X. Davis, Caseyville; w. E.
Dodds, Spencer T. H. Smith, Red
Star; E. V. Lewis, Similo; A. L. Evans,
Mccall Creek j. w. Armstrong, Sill
yer Creek w. w. Williams, Silver
Creek; Barney Williams, Spencer; s.
E. Carruth, johnson Station; G.. E.
Matthews, Eva.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to draft and submit resolutions
of the sense of the meeting:
j. w. McGrath, n. F. Hudson, j. W.
Ross, F. F. Becker and H. J. Grice.
The committee retired, and on re-
turning, offered the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to report that after careful
consideration of the matter, it is re-
commended that we adopt the set of
resolutions passed by the Mississippi
Compress Association at their meeting
held in Jackson, Miss, on May 20, 1893,
a copy of which is attached hereto.
THE resolutions referred to are too
lengthy to be incorporated in this re-
port, but will be published in full in
next weeks LEADER.
1t is also resolved, That each and
every member present will change his
press to the uniform or standard size
of "a "a inches in time for this sea-
sons ginning, and that he will use his
best efforts to induce his neighboring
ginners to do likewise.
Respectfully submitted,
J. w. McGRATH,
N. F. HUDSON,
H. j. GRICE,
J. w. Ross,
F. F. BECKER.
After a free and full discussion of
the subject in all of its phases, the re-
port of the committee was unanimously
adopted.
1t was further resolved to make this
organization permanent.
The Association then adjourned to
meet Tuesday, October 4th.
After adjournment, all the ginners
present we're invited, as guests of the
Brookhaven Compress Co., to go to the
College and take dinner Most of them
accepted, and the good feeling which
prevailed all round during the meeting
at the Court house, was accumulated by
the generous spread set before the
Asso citation by Mrs. Chambers.
Successful Physicians.