The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27
COTTON SEED CRUSHERS
The Southern Association Meets 10 Con-
vention at Memphis.
ASSOCIATION 70 BE MADE MORE EFFECTIVE
All Mills in the South to
Join Them.

| Memphis, Tenn, July 26.--Not less thar
meeting of the Cotton Seed Crushers' as
ISOLATION today. When President Haskell
called the convention to order he said the
frs, business would be the election Of new
members and long list of names was
favorably acted upon. After selecting New
Orleans as the meeting place President l..
w. Haakell OF Savannah delivered his an
nual address ThA was followed by the
reauing of the annual report OF Secretary
and Treasurer Robert Gibson OF Dallas,
Texas. which was referred to the auditing
committee President Haskell announced
thai The gene al business could MOI well
be proceeded with until the questions or
greatest Importance to be decided during
me meeting had been discussed in the
papers to be read.
lie called upon Vice President Alexander
first and his subject was our Association
aad How to Make 1t More Effective" MI.
Alexander said the consideration was TO
hold the present membership and next to
take steps to increase 1t. While the or
ganization was young, 1t had accomplished
great good, but too many mills were out
that should be brought into the fold. He
wanted all members to do what they could
to get the new mills already constructed
and being constructed to come into the
organization
The second address was from j. w. I.
Yopp of Dallas, Texas, and his subject was
Uniformity in Rules" He was a great
believer in rules, but saw many serious
obstacles In the way OF adapting them.
Vide differences for example existed be-
tween the opinions of this association and
the Texas association according to their
respective rules, but If possible TO get the
buyers, the consumers and the crushers
t. gether, he would favor almost any plan
suggested.
Texas buyers who control the greater
part of the output of the Texas mills are
satisfied with present rules for testing
and grading, but could not accept the
rules of the interstate association. How
ever, quite good deal OF crude Texas
oil is sold to New Orleans. Louisville and
Cincinnati dealers, and here was one evil
dence of the need of uniform regulations
He favored arbitration, but buyers and
sellers would not always submit to exist
ing Texas authority
Mr.. Yopp thought 1t would be wise for
the association to establish some method
OF arbitrating difference between buyers
and sellers and have two departments and
have two committees on standard and ar
pIlIdtIOH-oue SmDOuylnS the states east
of the Mississippi river and the other
west OF the river. He further suggested
that the executive committee of this as.
ISOLATION be instructed to consult with
the executive committee of the Texas as
ISOLATION in fixing standards and tests for
oil in the Western territory. He thought
both oil and meal We're made in his State
OF quality superior to that made In 500 9
cases on this side Of the river and be-
lieved tests and standards should be fixed
to suit that condition. He thought arbi- |
tration would be happy solution to the /
question OF trouble between buyers and
sellers.
E. NJ. Durham of Vicksburg was next. |
His subject was standards and Rules for
the Classification of Cotton Seed. He said |
formerly there existed no such necessity
but that the experience of cotton seed /
buyers last year emphasized that some
thing should be done and moved that the |
chairman appoint committee of five to
report and recommend standards for the |
classification of seed. A committee was
appointed. Another meeting will be held
tomorrow.