Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-26
INTERESTING MEETING.
New England Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
lion Opens Annual Meeting.

Boston. April 25.-The annual meet
ing of the New England Cotton Manu-
facturcrs' Association was opened in
Chapman hall. fremont Temple. today.
With 4 large attendance. Prior to the
hour Of opening the members Of the
association We're busy registering ana
re, Giving badg ana informal reunions
were held in various parts of the hall
and the corridors.
At II o'clock. President u. NJ.
Thompson of Providence, r. l.. called
the convention to order and G. ].
Woodbury.. secretary. read the call for
the convention ana the records Of the
last meeting. after which 4 nominating
committee Of five was appointed.
Mayor Thos. y. Hart was then intro
duccd. II his usual hearty way he
greeted the delegates and told them
that whatever the city of Boston could
give them in reason they Were well
come to ana he hoped they would have
pleasant time while they We're in the
city President Thompson then made
his address. Al the close Of the presi-
dents address, Theodore c. Search of
Philadelphia. president Of the Nation
al ASS citation Of Manufacturers which
is in session here. briefly addressed the
convention. The report Of the secrc-
tary ana treasurer q. II. J. Woodbury.,
was read ana adopted. ON motion Of
stephen \. Knight Of Providence. a
resolution was unanimously adopted
rul0Gistic of the late President Fred
crick f. Clark. Owing t. Il severe col
Of Edward W. Thomas OF Lowell. his
paper on Waste in Cotton Mills" was
read nv President Woodbury.. This
paper was followed ny anr On Southern
Cotton Manufacturing by NJ. F. Fos-
ter of Milford. y. II.
When The afternoon session had
been called to order. Secretary Wood
bury read a paper on "Bclting- from
Hide to PulIeys." which had been pre-
pared ~ ]. Fl. Eurchar1t Of Boston.
I'll" address of ~. WIN. r. Wilson.
director If the Philadelphia CONNER
ciIi Museum. On Export Oppartun-
ties in Manufactured cot m" which fol
lowed. was one of the most interesting
If tn" session. Hesaid he wished tpuTCr
upDn the New England cotton manu-
flcturcrs the claims Of the foreign cot
ann trade.
G-orE Il. MaItby of Boston. read IN
interesting paper on Lighting Build
iucs hy Rcfractcd Daylight Through
LuXif"r rrisms." This system. which
is in use in many New England fac
tories. was explained in detail by the
speaker. At his close Edward Atkin-
son. who had just entered the han, en-
livencd the proceedings somewhat by
announcing his disbelief in The refract-
Cd light theory, ana his desire tD ques-
ton Mr.. Matby. which he proceeded
To do.
The sessions will continue. tomorrow.
Under the head If "Niscclanc0us Rusi-
ness" cN-Maynr Schiercn of Brooklyn.
SPOKE briefly on the subject Of CONNER
cial education. a committee was then
chosen u consider the subjects Of com
merCill ana technical education. ana re-
port t. the convention. tomorrow. For
mer Governors -. n. Gnodell ana T.. &.
Cheney Of New Hampshire. We're present
ed and the former briefly addressed the
convention. President Thompson of the
Cotton Manufacturers, also made Il few
remarks.
The evening session brought out al
dresses BY weIl-known men. Richard
Young of New York. spoke on "The Evo-
luton Of Leather Making in America and
I he Possibilities Of EXDDrt IsusjnpSS'