The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-03
EXACT JUSTICE TO
EVERY EMPl0YE.

New York. oct Sat yesterdays ses-
ron OF the semi-annual meeting OF the
New England Cotton Manufacturers as
Bociation In this city papers on tension In
rowing frames and on the underfeed
stoker were read by William f. winches-
Ter OF Philadelphia and George C. Tewlxs-
bury OF Boston,
. Secretary c. j. II. Woodbury. read a
paper on tests Of cotton yarns. prepared
by George f.. Smith OF Bradford. Eng
land. The paper recommended new
method OF testing single threads with the
'pulr' gradually Increased by the filling
with water of a bucket at the end OF
lever. while the thread is under observa-
tion through n 6O-diameter microscope at
tached TO the apparatus.
A paper dealing with the labor question
was read by Charles w. bennett OF North
Adams. Mass. Mr.. bennett said: What
are the factors which. combined make a
successful manufacturing concern? There
are six. viz: Capital. plant. technical
knowledge skilled management. trained
and disciplined body of help, an efficient
selling organization.
"A "All these are needed 10 reach the de-
sired objective. that Is. a steady. dividend
paying concern. No one OF the six fac
u LOIS CdD Sdg TO the OlDtTk. Il nave no
need OF YOU, neither can any combina-
tion of five say TO the sixth: We have
no need OF you Like the human body,
they together formed an organized whole.
and each member is dependent for fits
fullest usefulness upon all the others.
Without skilled labor there Is no good
merchantable product 10 sell.
TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE.
ga s,at,,.<y "a ,1,.otr,,~oa h,a,, -. Aot.,
is an iridescent dream without good man
agement Good management must be ac-
.companied and supplemented by techni-
cal knowledge. Labor, management and
technical skill are helpless without good
buildings and modern machinery, and the
latter Is an impossibility without capital.
and capital is a stagnant pool. useless
and dangerous. without the channels OF
manufacture and trade I'm which 10 run.
'Col. Carroll D.wright. I'm his report on
the coal strike situation, gave as the
most fundamental reason for the bad con-
dition OF things the utter lack OF conf
dence between employers and employees.
Established confidence between the help
and the management Is a valuable asset
for any company
TITS harder to make trouble when
such a feeling exists. To be valuable IL
is not necessary that II be universal That
rs too much to hope for. But IL the best
help feel that their employers are willing
10 meet them on common ground and do
the best for them that business condi- |
lions permit II Is a great point gained.
Exact justice to every empioye, no |
matter how small or insignificant, should |
be insisted upon. More than one strike |
has been caused by an arrogant, blund- |
ering or tactless oversecr. Amid all the |
trouble and turmoil and disputes, the |
law-making and law-breaking incident to |
contests between employer and employe, |
one great truth stands unshaken and un- |
moved, viz: That fundamentally IL is a |
moral question OF right and wrong. and IL |
will never be settled by greed and vio-
lence on either side"
At the afternoon session n long list OF
new members was voted on and the new
members elected. Papers were read on
the export OF cotton goods by William r.
Wilson. director OF the Philadelphia Com
mercial museum, and on cotton mill ex-
pansion by Arnold r. Sanford OF Boston.
THE RICHEST MARKETS.
Mr. Wilson said:
''It has been stated that the Orient is
prospectively the richest market In the
world for cotton manufactures. With
population estimated TO be over, rather
than under 4oo,coO.00. with every inhab-
tant user of cotton goods and with the
certainty that increased wealth will &c
crue through the development OF the rich
natural resources OF China the posel-
bilities OF extension In that direction in
cotton goods. as we'll as I'm other manu-
factured goods. are illimitable.
II behooves the cotton manufacturer
20 study this market In detail The FIRST
step Is the recognition OF existing condl-
tions In China. and the character OF the
fmportations. OF which three fourths are
furnished by Great Britain.
Japan Is showing her ability 10 take
care OF herself In the way Of manufac-
lures.
''LAst year we sold TO Cuba only s214.
900 worth OF cotton goodsn while in the
same year she bought from other coun-
tries more than b.600.0 600 worth That Is
20 cay. we supplied Cuba with less than
per cent OF her cotton goods, less than
we sold TO San Domingo the British West
indies, the British East Indies or Aus
tralia. II Is less than one-fourth as much
ss we sold little Porto Rico. and less than
one-half what we sold Chile. country
remote, difficult Of access and little in
ciined 20 cultivate intimate relations with
us. With Cuban reciprocity and a little
EFFORT on the part OF American manutac-
turers. big trade could be developed
with the people Of that island.
THE JAPAN MARKET.
1T win thus be seen that while there
may be a gradual increase in the market
OF South America, the market IN Japan
r. likely 70 disappear through increase
OF home production, while China offers
an Increasingly widening market and in
this direction we may expect 20 see the
efforts of the great manufacturing ma
items redoubled.
Both Germany ana Russia are looking