The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-05

and somewhat varied in its character
therefore, it is difficult to summarize II
briefly in report of this nature. 1t took
for three months, last summer, a clerical
force in my office of from ten to fifteen
people to keep up with the work Most
of this force was my own compress en-
pioyes, and their services were free of ex-
pense to the association.
I'VE have in South Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama, the names of about 10. 800
ginners on our mailing list. 1t has been
our practice to mail to these ginners al
most daily, all circulars, pamphlets and
other printed matter relating to the
standard bale. We have also been in fire.
quent correspondence with at least 50
per cent. of these ginners. In addition
to this we have had at one time about
forty travelling men on the road. To pro-
vide these travelling men with necessary
funds, direct their movements, answer
their many letters containing knotty prob
lens, which arose from personal contact
with the ginners and rauud bale agents.
was only part of the duties devolving
upon me In conducting this work 1t was
common occurrence, as can be shown by
examination of the files in my office, for
me to receive from two hundred to three
hundred letters day, all of which had
to be carefully read, answered recorded
and hled. The receipt of three hundred
communications inva riably called for from
me.
Some Of our members have been criti-
clslng my actions in connection with the
amount and class of literature sent out
therefore, think 1t proper to say some
thing on this subject. l am one of the
largest contributors to your working fund.
IN ADDITION to my contributions 1 have
Paid out of my own pocket about $500
travelling expenses during the past twelve
months, having made many short trips
IN South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama;
three long trips to the East and three
through the Mississippi Valley and Texas
all in behalf of the q by 81 standard bale
movement You see from this that l have
been spending my own money as we'll as
yours. have never sent out a single
document without carefully considering
the value of so doing, ana am prepared
TO convince, or make an honest effort to
that end, any or all members of this as
ISOLATION that all of my literature has
had the desired effect
Results may not have been all that
you hoped for, but 1 feel that we have
made substantial progress, sufficient GER
tainly to warrant me in urging its con-
tinuance with una bated vigor, agreeing
1ully, while here, as to the general line
along which it should be pursued. The
association has carried out measures dur
ing the past twelve months that it would
nave been impossible fer any Individual
TO execute Two years ago about per
cent of cur Gotten was put up in q by 81
gin press boxes; last year we had about
10 per cent; this season we have about
% per cent. put up in the "a by 81 stand
ara dimensions. In the states west of Ala
bama the percentage of standard bales is
even greater Twelve months ago many
of the railroads and steamship lines were
disposed to favor the cylindrical system of
haling Gotten; this is rot the case to-
cay Congresses are doing be ter work
L here has been a large increase in the
number of bales of cotton loaded per car
The number of bales of CO ton loaded into
steamers show a comparative increase.
Since your last meeting maritime asso-
Citations have been formed, and port reg
ulationS have been amended to favor the
"A by 81 standard bale. Three months ago
we had evidence that a SIS 900 90 gin man
ufacturing Company was opposed to the
"a by "a standard press box; to-day we
have convincing evidence that this COM
pany now favors the standard bale We
had in Atlanta last week, and have here
to-day, the largest attendance that we
have ever had at sny of our meetings,
and 1 understand that you now have
more business TO transact than you have
ever had before. These are a few of the
direct results"