The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-16
COTTON men MEET
ABOUT 1875 COMPREssoRs EXPECT
ED IN SAVANNAH.
TO HOLD TWO CONVENTIONS.
ASSOCIATIONS WILL PROBABLY BE
MERGED INTO ONE.

Association TO-morrow-That of
the Georgia and south Carolina
Compress Association Begins the
Day Aftcr-PrOgramme That Has
Been Prepared-COmpressO win
Have a Trip Down the River-Win
Inspect Webb Congresses on
HutchinsOn's Island.
Cotton compress men will gather in Sa-
vannah in numbers this week. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be some 1875 here to
attend the annual conventions of the Ala
bama Compress Association and the Geor-
gia and South Carolina Compress Asso-
citation The two associations will be
merged. the Alabama organization becom-
ing one with the Georgia and South Caro-
lima Association.
The Alabama Compress Association
will meet tomorrow, while the Georgia
and South Carolina Association will meet
the day after. 1t is probable that the
meeting of the former will be but short
and that it will be determined to merge
with the latter. The meetings will be
held in the banquet hall of the De Soto
and will be called to order promptly at
1870 o'clock in the morning.
Mr. C. c. Hanson, secretary of the as
sociations has sent out notices to all the
members, and he said yesterday he
thought about 1875 would attend. He has
indicated just what they may expect in
the way of business and of entertain
ment during their stay in the city.
programme has been arranged that, in
addition to the usual business of the con-
ventions. comprises addresses on matters
of interest 10 the compressors. 1t also
embraces a trip down the river, which
will he taken aboard the pilot boat ].
H. Estill which is to leave the dock at
the foot of Bull street at o'clock on
Friday afternoon.
A trip across the river 40 Hutchinson's
Island will be taken on Thursday morn
ing for the inspection of the new Webb
congresses. President J. F.. Minis having
agreed to have them in operation especial
~ for the benefit of the visiting COM
pressors who will be interested in them.
A greater density in bales is secured by
the presses, and that is what the COM
method or device that will tend to that
end. A pressure that will secure a dem
sity of IS pounds to the cubic foot has
been gained, but the cotton cannot be
held, as a rule, to more than one-third
that density Appliances to increase
this proportion are eagerly sought. Capt.
A. f. Churchill of Savannah has been
working for a long while upon a patent
that he has now secured. by which the
bales are bound with wire, thus holding
them to a density of more than 40 pounds
On Wednesday, Col o. b. Stevens,
Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia,
will address the convention. His sub
ject will be How compressors can Sc
cure the cooperation of farmers and
ginners in standardizing and otherwise
improving the present rectangular bale of
cotton"
Capt. William w. Williamson, Chairman
of the Inspection Bureau of Savannah
has also consented to address the asso-
citation on the Importance of continuing
its efforts in the matter of standardizing
the present rectangular bale of cotton"
He will make special reference as to the
comparative condition of the cotton re-
ceived at this port during the past twelve
months
Mr. E. II. Houseman, freight agent of
the Southern Railway at Macon, and a
member of the Committee on Marking
Cotton of the Local Freight Agents AS
ISOLATION, has consented to address the
compressors on the subject of THE best
system of marking cotton so that 1t can
be readily identified at the different
transfer points, and properly delivered at
destination"
At the last annual meeting of the
Georgia and South Carolina Association.
committee was appointed to revise its
constitution and bylaws. The committee
has sent in its report. which will be con-
sidered by the association.
1t is not improbable that the name Of
the Georgia and South Carolina Compress
Association will be changed to the South
eastern Compress Association, as other
states are being added to the organization.
IL is proposed to have the association com
posed of persons firms or corporations
that own. operate or lease cotton COM
presses i'm the cotton growing states east
of Texas and Indian Territory.
Mr.. Hanson was asked yesterday about
report of a tendency to compress cotton
in the interior, rather than in Savannah.
thus decreasing the amount of business
done by the local congresses He replied
that he knew of no condition or influence
that is to bring about such a decrease.
Many cities and towns now have com
presses, and each has a restricted terri
tory from which it draws cotton. The
building of any more presses within the
territory now recognized as Savannah's
would mean that less uncompressed cotton
would be brought to this city, but there
Us no report of a project for the establish
ment of such congresses.