The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-19
COTTON WAS KING.


travels 1000 miles by rail and water, AMI
If the plan operates successfully, the
amount saved annually will pay the adj
citional expense ten times over, not to
speak of the cost and annoyance of ad-
justing claims
Maj. Williamson reported upon the
work of the inspection bureau. of which
he is chairman. This bureau is conducted
under the management and control of the
Savannah Cotton Exchange, and since its
organization on Feb. /. 1900, marked i'm
provement in COMPRISING has been OBJ
served. This is proven by the larger car
goes carried by steamships, enabling
brokers to give cheaper rates. Mai Will
Hanson called attention to the fact that
during the past season there were no
complaints made that ocean rates out of
! savannah were higher than those from
other ports. In fact he said, inquiries
nave been made from other ports in the
effort TO ascertain how Savannah could
| take cotton at the low rates that have
prevailed.
VERY great dissatisfaction had been Civ
en- by long and wide bales, that could not
be compressed to a density of 22la pounds
Resolutions had been adopted at last
years meeting in the effort to Sc
cure uniformity in the bales buy
they had not achieved that
object. Because of the lack of uniform
lty disastrous results follow when cotton
is screwed into the holds of vessels. the
oagging being torn from long and wide
pales, and the cotton being pressed out.
Maj williamson said he believed this the
reason for the quantity, of loose cotton
and the condition of bales when DISCHARGED
abroad causing the Liverpool Cotton Asso-
citation and other commercial bodies in
Europe to threaten to penalize bales in
bad condition. Mai Williamson also
found occasion to protest against the poor
bagging that was used during the past
season.
"A number Of improvements" said Mai
Williamson, have been made in the man.
ner of pressing cotton, and these improve
ments are controlled by few and cost a
great deal of money. Something must be
zone, and that quickly, TO retain your
business, for in this age of progress one
must make up his mind to use every ef-
tort to compete with his neighbor, or re-
tire from the contest. If you do moth
ing. your business will certainly be di-
verted into other channels
Il believe the solution of the whole
matter to be the universal adoption of the
"a by "a box and the use of good bagging.
l therefore strongly recommend your as
ISOLATION taking such action as to enlist
the cooperation of the railroads in a con-
certed move in changing the gin boxes to
"A by 81 inches. If such a plan were car
rled out, l do not think there would be
any danger to be apprehended from the
round bale or any other package, for do
not hesitate to say that a well- compress
ed standard bale will hold its own with
any improvement thus far discovered"
Maj. Williamson gave a statement,
showing the following reflections of cotton
during the present season from Sept to
April /: Plant Syst EN-, 600; Central Rail
road, $500: Sea board Air Line. 5,2SS, ware
houses, 230. A comparison of the figures
with those for the season before showed
that there has been great Improvement in
pressing, as the reflections the season be-
fore had been far greater.
The address was closed with the fob
lowing; Unless the Association takes
some decided action to minimize these
long and wide bales. I am afraid the In
spection Bureau in Savannah will not be
maintained, for already several brokers
have given notice that they will not con-
tinue to support it, with no resources
against these bad bales"
The report of the secretary and treas
urer showed that the association has no
liabilities. The association has sought to
make the use of the standard bale gen.
eral, and progress toward that end was
shown. On the secretary's register are
the names of 10000 ginners. whom the as
ISOLATION seeks to keep supplied with
printed matter relative to the standard
bale. The association was a subscribe
for a time to some 500 weekly newspapers,
seeking to keep informed of the efforts
OF the two round-bale companies to IN
troduce their presses. Because of a re-
ported hold-up in activity, the subscrip-
lions were withdrawn about a month ago.
1t was reported, however that renewed
energy was displayed about two weeks
ago by the companies, which put active
men on the road to place their machines
at large ginneries. The secretary and
treasurer recommended the renewal of
subscriptions to the papers, in the event
that the round-bale companies should
again institute their newspaper campaign
for the general recognition of their ma
chimes.
At the meeting this morning officers for
the Southeastern Association will be
elected. The officers of the Georgia and
South Carolina Association are Presi-
dent Mr.. ]. Florance Minis; vice presi-
dent, Mr.. I. B. English of Macon: secre-
tary and treasurer, Mr. C. c. Hanson Of
Savannah. The business of the associa-
ton will be concluded at the meeting
and this afternoon a trip down the river
will be taken aboard the pilot boat j. H.
Estill.
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