The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-09
SoUTH'S COTTON SPlNNERS,
ASSOCIATIONS ANNUAL MEETING
At CHARLESTON.

The Session Largely Given Up to
Technical Discussion President
NIcAden Tells of the SOuth's Rapid
PROGRESS in Manufactures-EX-
President of New England Manu-
facturers Association Says There
IL No Reason Why Bulk of Cotton
Manufacturing should Not De
Done in the south.
Charleston. S. c.. May s.-The sixth
annual convention of Southern Cotton
Spinners' Association was held at the
St. John Hotel this morning. Nearly
all of the papers and speeches were
technical or severely practical, deal
ing with mules, jacks, rund bales, sack
ines, card rooms, laps, Wrappers, etc.
President ]. H. McAden called the
meeting to order and the Rev. DR.. We'd
der repre- scented Mayor Smyth and
made the welcoming address to the as
ISOLATION. Arthur H. Low. president of
the New England Cotton Manufacture
ers' Association, expressed the pleasure
he felt in being here.
George B. Hiss, president of the
board of governors of the association,
responded to the address of welcome,
saying that as a financial feeder what
Roston is TO New England, Charleston
is to this portion of the South
President McAden of Charlotte de-
liVered the annual address. He said in
part:
The South is making rapid progress
in the character of its production. With
out modern equipment and good labor,
we are able to compete with the
world. l present you come beautiful
specimens of silk made entirely from
cotton cultivated in Louisiana, combed,
carded and spun in a North Carolina
mill, which will enqual in production
and in quality the product of any mill
in the country"
The address of f. w Thomas, ex-
president of the New England Cotton
Manufacturers Associations was one
of the features of to-day's session. His
subject was Cotton Mill Waste;
Means of Reducing and Final DISPOSE
ton of Same" 1t was long and filled
with textile technicalities.
Mr. Thomas said that there was no
reason why in the future the great
bulk of cotton manufacturing should
not be done in the Southern states,
and while this may be so, it is not
desirable by any means to lessen our
desire to obtain from each pound OF
cotton purchased the highest percent
age of merchantable salable product,
and to this end make every little count.
The address of George Z. Ladshaw,
hydraulic engineer of Spartanburg' ).
c., on Water Power, Amount Avail
able, Commercial Values and Cost or
Development" was of special signih-
canoe to cotton mill men.
The afternoon session was devoted
to routine business, the reading of Of
ficers reports and reports of commit
tees and the election of officers.
Charlotte N. c.. was selected as the
next place of meeting of the associa-
ton.
The following officers were elected:
George B. Hiss, Charlotte, N. c.,
president; Thomas NJ. Swift Elberton,
Ga, vice president, and c b. Bryant,
Charlotte, N. c., secretary and treas
uler.
The Board of Governors consists of
thirteen members, with w. c. Heath
of Monroe, n. c., as chairman.
w B. Smith Whaley, president of
the Olympia Cotton Mills, Columbia.
8. c., who was to have read a paper
on electrical transmission in textile
mills, was absent because of illness,
but his paper was read and heard with
great interest.
The association will tomorrow at
tend the Exposition in a body.