The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-27
Southern Manufacturers ASsO- citation Has Interesting Meeting
HOBO LABOR DISCUSSED
President T. L. Wainwright Delivers Interesting Address, In Which lie Points Out Many Ttines
 for in4oro.5-#Iaat
fo. improvement.

Ifs stasasterr rztz r sfo -vf5esasfs Azsosl Iou which w4s rsui4aa it 1lonts mesg last ebruafy held Is first formal meeting beae gestGraag. It was called to order at n o'clock in the audHorium of the Commercial Club. The oDfect of the association n Is to premote t4e general interests If e#ttsn manafac- taeels, especially by putting st=p to Ihe q4.uatars migratiQns af eeyfan mil l, as4ayes who g from plae n.aee #Hz t.der tha tnvreuz4 zlEa 1a8a If IL different manufacturers f@ets. and at tn-. tlms tha following e1ieefa were eieeted.
 President T. L. Wainwright seeretafy and manager of the stonewau Mins stenewan Miss.
 Vice president, G T. Marsh, agent of the Mermac Manufaoturing Company, Huntsville.
 Secretary and Treasurer r. s. Moaher, general manager of the Baker Cotton Niia, Mobile.
 Board of Control-f |. Jones, seere- tary and treasurer Peoples Mills, Mont gomery chairman J. ". Sanders, gen eral manager Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company and Sanders Mills, Tusca- loosa, J. B. Goodwin, treasurer Annis- ton Manufacturing Company, Anniston; C. D. Fuller, secretary and treasurer Ex- position Cotton Mill. Atlanta J. O. Han mum, agent Indian Head Mills. Cor dova, Ala.
 Among those present yesterday were;
 T. L. Wainwright. Ston, <. Il. Miss, mills.
 G. T. Marsh. Merrimac Manufacturing Company, Huntsville.
 T. S. Mosher. Barker Mills, Mobile.
 J. 0. Hannum, agent Indian Head Mills, Cordova.
 Murray Dunlap president and treas urer of the Mobile Cotton Mills.
 T. L. Jones, secretary and treasurer of the Peoples Cotton Factory, Montgom- cry.
 A. L. Ware, manager of the Lowe Cot ton Mills Huntsville.
 T. o. Burris, president and treasurer of the Tombigbee Cotton Mills Columbus, Miss.
 Guy P stubbs of the ouachita Mills, Ouachita, La.
 ytsitors-John Hill southern agent of the Lowell Machine Shop, Lowell, Mass; with headauarters at Atlanta; Rogers w. Davis. assistant southern agent of the Lowell machine shop; B. B. Conner, pres ident of the Avondale Cotton Mills; D. B. Mckenzie, treasurer Chewalla Cotton Mills Eufaula.
 The Presidents Address:
 The president made an interesting ad- dress, which was warmly received, in which he said. among other things that the association was to be congratulateo upon having perfected an organization and that he was sure the interchahge of views at the various meetings would ba beneficial to all the attending manu- lecturers.
 Extracts from the address follow.
 .I am pleased to say that the work ,nps of the association have been smooth, harmonious and satisfactory, with no friction of sufficient moment to neces- sitate an appeal to the board Of con trol and the concensus of opinion or the members Is that the objects or the meeting have been carried out in satis- factory and successful manner and that great good has resulted therefrom.
 "one of the prime objects of our as- sociation as you know, is the suppress sion of the tramp and so-called 'hooo' class of labor who are constans-y max ing excursions over the country from mill to mill on transportation advanced which they in many cases never repay, and find themselves In rags and art besides, and it has been agreed by all or o,r former members that the advancing of transportation Is the bane and cause of all this trouble l would now respect fully recommend that one more step be taken in this direction, by requiring help to not only be able to pay their own transport ation charges from one mill to another, when they desire to change but to furnish as well. letter of recom- n,endation. or a showing that they have at least left their last employers honor ablv and in good standing. Our native born and bred southern people are today furnishing the textile factories or the southern states with class of opera lives not surpassed in any part of the world. and we should not allow them forced downward In the scale of life and civilization by the contaminating in auence of the common factory tramp, who is ever on the move, or as they have come to view it. a.n excursion at the expense of the mills. s.
 Every mill superintendent has been well nigh appalled, at times by the slip shod assistance, dowdy indifference ana half-hearted work Of 'tna aYe' tfgmp mil hand, ard iaapy bsd -.t if they speaaad iE resuAs 4ae.. nAsei.ln+ esa. tn Gu-cs iahs seantsnce. UeasEs oy fooR or GrogI. God ad.la .-tTa an s.- sal nf ,,eHt to assist him The southcru eatson ,:r!cs, inteliigerty iaahasea 7fa op- s1.. ..d by hanegt r9tige soathegn Rslp
 n.l bt ahle to earn dividends taat
 i'd satisfy owners and tempt invest 10 S. which 10 impossible withrthe class of .iftarnp help now constituting n largo per- ,tflta ge Of the working force Of the aver aee s3utAert min The supcrhefsl i'd ihat Che cotton factory creates ignoranet and low .;sndencies is absolutely a f. st ana .s drRa5+gn where the factory tramp aud hobo Iss discount enanced ard tsf1sed { eAinplossss srt.r. 2 rltfE .G .a .ss .lfi74xrnT The Canal
 The President said that the, Southern cotton manufacturing industry would never attain it's limit until there was an | ;.,t ar .o.s.,Srt isft rota.. ,apoa nd t,a