The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-29
COTTON Their KING
COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE
MEET IN RALEIGH.
THE STAPLE WAS DISCUSSED
COTTON's PRODUCTION AND MANU-
FACTURE CONSIDERED.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS o. u. stevens
Reported. Giving Interesting Conn
parisons-Secretary James A. will
son Gave nm Address Upon the
sOuth's Advantages.
Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 2S.-The Commis-
sioners of Agriculture of the cotton states
held their opening session here to-day in
the new auditorium of the agricultural
department.
Gov. Russell welcomed the visitors on
behalf of the state. He said il was always
pleasure TO him to welcome anyone to
the state, and he especially welcomed any
people or association which had for its
object the betterment of the farmers, who
are the basis of prosperity. The welfare
of the farmers is the welfare of all.
Years ago, he said. the farmers believed
that cotton was king and endeavored to
subject the world 40 the idea by the raw
material but they had learned that for
cotton to be king they must manufacture
it in the section in which it is grown, as
they are now doing. Instead of selling IL
al six cents, as then they are now send
twenty cents pound.
Prof H. c. White of the University Of
Georgia responded in happy manner 10
the address of welcome. He stated that
the association was confined to the Com
mlssioners of Agriculture of the cotton
states, not on account of sectionalisH,
but on account of the common interests
with which the commissioners had to deal.
The agricultural department in many of
the states had Joined with the scientists
to further the interests of the agricultur-
lists. He referred TO the achievements
made by North Carolina and the progress
sve spirit which to-day is alive in the
induatral sphere.
Among those attending are o. B. Stew
ems, commissioner of agriculture OF Geor-
gia: Hon ]. A. Redhead, commissioner of
agriculture of Mississippi; Prof II. c.
White, of the University of Georgia;
Secretary Royal Daniel of Atlanta; Chan
cellor Hill of the University of Georgia;
John NJ. McCandless of Georgia; Col r.
]. Redding Of the Georgia Experiment
| Station; Col. Robinson, of Louisiana; Com
missioner J. W. Lee. of Alabama, and AS
sistant Commissioner Frank Hill of Loui-
siana.
Mills of Three States.
the president, O. B. Stevens, and of the
secretary, Royal Daniels, were read. The
presidents report said:
"If the Textile of the World is correct
in its figures, then South Carolina stands
III 81 a'iiols 'nS 1oOu''e, III ~
iluii,o oeI VI ePi,luie9 Noi III Odt oipu ,iI
we kho" Is ili9t IN the hu'lDer vi hil9' ,'
stanus secoH" III tHe HNI'OVl VI 7piiiNiO7'
"hiie Heol sle - tAe .'lilu cottoh iila
.uihs sta'e VI tHe 'ou.ii' uiile19 ~ -
uucl ol nei ''ilIis eAceeua ~ V@Iue 'liat VI
eltner oil her oarolina sis'ers' "hicn was
''ie case III lo9V' o9V',-,-,,., -.
but "hat shoulu especlaIiy piedSe eNoIs
Iieiiiper ol tnls - the l"1' ma
lhe "noie Hou.n 70 inai el,I.s 'H ~ ~ ~
soaI VI Il1 ial 1noo w
season ol 1883 al,u l9vV 'iae 0"u,n' lUi 'ile
.. .'iI -. 10 a, -, 'l'e IN
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secretary WILSON'S address,
Secretary jones A Wilson of the De-
partment of Agriculture tonight deliver
ed an address before the body. The speech
was follows:
Secretary wilson said there was no ag-
r.cultural product that the Department Of
Agriculture makes greater effort to report
upon accurately than the cotton crop De
taiing the organlzadon OF IN service he
pointed out that there were III all 1900
guar cofrespcnden IN the cotton
growing states. Largely as thS result or
the spe cial measures put In operation, the
departn ent was able last December TO
publish an estimate OF the crop that has
proven to tie with cne-tenth OF l per
cent. of the hgures shown by It's subse-
quent movement. FROM the department.
latest sources CT Information lie said
there wire now in Norih Carolina ltS
mills, 2i,17S looms, and J0J3,.65 spindles,
which consumed aSO23l bales Of cotton In
1899
The total consumption In the Southern
states for the year was i0)026 bales. The
Secretary est mated that one-fifh of the
crop of the Southern ates is being man
rfactured within the South's borders.
Pointing to The figures of EXP orss of raw
cotton manufact lures, Secretary Wilson
said:
when we find the United States lo1n-
ing money to several foreign countries,
and certain lines OF manufactured cotton
goods being bought in the United States by
dealers IN Scotland, II indicates very en-