The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-26
AGREATASSOCIATION
NEW ENGLAND COTTON MANUFAC-
TURERs IN SESSION.
PRESIDENT FISH'S ADDRESS.
MEMBERSHIP is NOW ALMOST
WORLD WIDE.

BeginniRg with Four states and a
Membership of Forty-four 1t Now
Has "A Membership of GA, with
Twenty-one States Besides Eng
land and Three of Her Provinces.
Encourage the Young Men in the
Factories, Says President Fish.
The Past Year Not Prosperous
One.
Niagara Falls, N. Y, Sept. 25.-The
New England Cotton Manufacturers
Association convened here to-day at
the International Hotel. President Fish
delivered his annual address. The con-
vention will convene tomorrow. A
number of interesting papers to the
members were read to-day.
President Fish's Address.
Mr.. Fish said in part:
"Thirty-six years ago the New Eng
land Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
tion held its first meeting at Young's
Hotel in Boston, having at that time
membership of forty-four. represent
ing four states, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
To-day we meet with a membership
of 644, representing 21 states, besides
England, the provinces of Ontario,
Quebec and New Brunswick.
1T would seem, therefore, that we
have really outgrown our name, The
New England Cotton Manufacturers
Association, and sooner or later it may
| be desirable to consider the advisa-
bility of adopting a new name, which
will indicate, in way, our broadened
boundaries and our broadened infiu-
ence.
I'VE must in the end consist of one
mighty organization, extending from
| the factories of the far north to the
| factories of the extreme south, and
| from the Atlantic to tsc Pacific
"As we continue to increase our
boundaries and our membership so
must we increase our scope of useful
ness. The ideal cotton manufacturer
of the future, and 1 may say of to-
| day, is one who not only understands
| the arts of spinning and of weaving the
cotton fiber. but is also proficient, at
least to some extent. in the different
branches of engineering.
| Encourage the Young Men.
I'm following out this thought. 1
/ would recommend most strongly the
/ fostering of our technical and textile
schools and colleges, and the encour-
aging in every way possible the boys
! and young men in our factories. giving
to them opportunities for study and
Investigation, not only in the line OF
cotton manufacturing, but also differ
ent branches of mathematics and en-
| cheering.
II do also recommend that the policy
| already inaugurated by former COVER
nors of this association be approved
and encouraged and that we may have
| as a part of our records many papers
ard discussions upon the engineering
side of cotton manufacturing
Gentlemen, l regret that l am un-
able to congratulate all of you, or to
| congratulate you as a body, upon a
profitable and satisfactory business for
the year just past, but l can and dc
congratulate you upon the courage you
have displayed and the glorious. effort
| you have made to stem the ebbing
tide, and hold yourselves in position
to take ready advantage of the good
times which are soon to come, when
Lhe American manufactures will OBJ
tain for himself his just share of the
mighty markets of the world"
Mr.. Fish closed with an eulogy oi
the late President Mckinley.