Evening star., 1900-10-18
INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH
Theme o. Paper Read Before New
England Manufacturers.
ONWARDMARCHOF rEIrlLEINrERESrS
Secretary Wilson Discusses Agri-
cultural and Commercial Relations.
THE TECHNICAL TOPICS

THE TECHNICAL TOPICS
Features of the sessions Of New England
Cotton Manufacturers Association yester-
day afternoon and evening were addresses
by Mr.. Richard II. Edmonds, editor of the
Manufacturers Record, Of Baltimore, and
Of Mr.. James Wilson, Secretary Of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Edmonds alluded to the alarm
| felt in some quarters at the inroads made
| by the south upon the textile industry in
this country and the more rapid progress
in that section than in New England, and.
continuing, said: "One distinct advantage
OF the south-its supply of mill labor-has
been the subject Of agitation in spirit on
it's surface unfriendly to the south, and,
| judging from it's experience elsewhere, un-
| fortunate for the mill worker and mill own
| er. That the mill owner of New England,
rather than the mill worker there. has
taken the lead in this agitation. which has
even gone to the extent of an attempt to
| secure the amendment to the national Con-
stitution permitting Congress to interf ,re
/ with the relations of employer and en-
| ploye In any part of the country, seems 10
| point in any other direction than that pro-
motive Of the policy which must prevail If
| American cotton manufacturers are to reap
no interference with natural laws. If the
sale of the product of American mills were
| to be confined to the United States there
might be reason for alarm in the older
sections at the onward march of the south
! ern mills, for it is certain that they are to
| dominate in the manufacture of the coarser
grades, and there Is No reason to believe
| that they will not have a constantly in
| creasing share in the trade for finer goods.
Union of Textile Interests.
ha 10 hat ybat
may happen within the next twenty-five
years in the textile field. whatever may be
| it's own achievements there, New England
will hold it's own. 1t knows. too, that In a
union cooperation of all the textile in
| terests of the country there will be steady
betterment all along the line in spite of
| temporary setbacks.
1--WE have advanced in recent years Won
derfully well, but we have by no means
croaehed upon our possibilities. Interna-
| tional events since 1898 have opened the
way for the overcoming of many of the
difficulties which we have hitherto been
| obliged to meet, and have placed the United
States in position to command greater
| trade. We must avail ourselves of the op-
| portunity, first, by improving our trade
| connections by individual effort or by CO.
operation, and second, by inducing such
| legislation as may provide promptly and at
the lowest ultimate cost rapid communica-
! ton with our new possessions in the Pacific
and Atlantic with the Latin Americas and
| with the people Of the southern Pacific 1t
| Is hardly necessary for me to tell you where
the south stands toward such program.
The south, in broad. national spirit Is
working for the interests of all. in the
knowledge that thereby 1t will have it's
| own due reward.
THE world Is our market, and unless our
cotton manufacturers go I'm and possess il,
| they will be forced to admit that they are
| not equal in daring genius and broad lead
ership to the giants who have made Amer
lea the supreme power in the worlds iron
and steel interests.
The south proposes to 10 it's share;
though 1t has scarcely laid the foundation
for Its work. it boldly enters he field for
its share of the worlds trade"
Vast Interests Identified.
Secretary Wilson's address was chiefly
directed to the close relation borne by agri-
culture to industry and commerce
There is very close relation between
you men who manufacture and we, the
farmers. who produce he said when
you prosper and get plenty cf orders we
farmers have good markets and get good
prices. When We get good prices you have
good markets 1t has become an estab-
lfshed habit that we must vote with the
manufacturer. If he does not prosper we
cannot.
We send too much raw material abroad
which might be sent to factories at home"
he continued. I'VE send too much cotton
abroad There Is no reason why we should
not manufacture 1t all here except that
lts growth has been such rapid one fac
tories could not keep pace with the out
put The time will come when it will and
we Will be sending abroad for raw material
to be manufactured for the outside world
Educational Demands.
Hail or the American products are from
the soil, and yet no university or college
Is educating about the soil. We have ad-
vertised repeatedly for soil. plant and do
mestfc animal experts. but cannot get
them We have to train such men our
selves. We do not now advertise for them
1t would be useless When you go home
inquire what is being done. You support
the universities. colleges and technical
schools. Seek to know what they are do
ing for the producer Inquire of your edu-
Gators what they are doing with regard to
study of soils, pathology of plants and
science of domestic animals. Such is the
need facing us today"
A resolution was unanimously adopted
heartily approving the Pan-American ex-
position, to be held in Buffalo next year. as
an international event which will serve to
promote increased trade among countries of
the western hemisphere, and selecting Buff
falo as the place for the seyenty-first meet
Ing OF the association.
Technical Papers Read.
The technical papers read during the ses-
sion were follows:
'The Cotton Plant" by Walter H. Evans.
Ph.D.. Department of Agriculture; Amer
lean Grown Egyptian Cotton" Lester H.
Dewey, Department Of Agriculture. and
THE Possibility Of Cotton Manufacturing.
Especially in the South" by r. NJ Miller
jr.. of Charlotte, N. c.: 1.-THE Use Of Sta
uonary Cells in Place of Rotating Cylin- |
ders In the Drying of Textile Fabrics" by
Charles H. Fish of Dover. N. H.: Putting
Up Of Yarns for Use and for Market" by
F. H. Bishop Of Boston. and Yarn Testing
and Testing Machines" by George r. |
Smith of Ossett, near Leeds. England.
South to BE Studied.
The association met again shortly before |
3 o'clock today, and will reach an adjourn
ment tonight, after officers are elected, and |
an address by Prof. Paul Schulze of Gre |
field, Germany, Is delivered.
Following adjournment the delegates will |
leave guests Of the Southern railway in |
a special train, to make journey OF inyes-
tigation and study Of the southern cotton |