The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-09
MAY CUT IT DOWN
MANUFACTURERS SAY PRODUCTION
is TOO HEAVY
WITH COTTON so HIGH.
ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT AT
CHARLOTTE.

Gall VIII BE Issued for Another
Meeting, When an Effort Will he
Made to Secure the Cooperation
NJ Cotton Manufacturers Through
ont the COuntry-COmmittee Was
Named to Further the Plan of
CurtaiIment
charlotte N. c.. Dec. SIN response
10 a call by committee representing
the North Carolina Manufacturers
Association, over one hundred cotton
manufacturers, representing 244,392
snindles and S,O65 looms. located
throughout the Southern States, met
here to-day and inaugurated plan for
the curtailment of the production of
COTTON goods by the mills of the en-
tire country.
A committee of fifteen was named to
meet a similar committee from other
sections and agree to decrease produc-
+ion throughout the United States.
Even before the meeting was conVen-
ed it was evident that the one purpose
of the session would be to curtail pro-
duction or to make an effort in that
direction by a joint resolution.
Alfred A. Thompson of the Raleigh
cotton mills. made a motion that the
necessitv for national curtailment be
considered the sense of the meeting.
Mr.. Thompson suggested that meet
ING should be held in Washington, at
which representatives of manutactur-
ers from all parts of the world might
discuss this great question on a COM
mon ground He took occasion TO pre-
diet large cotton crop for next year.
The Thompson motion was referred
10 committee of three, which atter
half hours denberation. made the fol-
lowing report which was adopted with
but one dissenting vote:
Resolutions Adopted.
"Resolved, That with the view of Sc
curing national curtailment which we
think absolutely necessary to the cot
ION industry, we recommend that
committee of fifteen from the North
Carolina Association be appointed by
the chair to meet in Washington city
al as early a date as can be agreed
upon, with like committees from other
states.
That the other Southern states, the
Middle and New England states be IN
vited by the chairman of this meeting
to appoint similar committees, which,
when they meet in Washington as d
Joint committee, will formulate plan
that will bring about curtallment
throughout the United States.
And that this joint committee I'M
mediately call a national meeting OF
manufactur at such place ana GATE
as they can agree upon.
After the reading of the motlon'
there was an interesting discussion. w.
C. Heath of Monroe, N. c., president
of the American Cotton Manutactur-
ers' Association, stated that he did not
think it would do any good to attempt
to curtail unless a forfeit was put
up that would be binding upon all
men concerned in the matter. lie
thought that Immediately following the
meeting there should be held IN the
different Southern states meetings or
manufacturers, at which committees
could be appointed and the sentiment
of the bodies could be expressed at a
meeting to be held conformity with the
New England or Northern people. he
said the meeting would be unwise TO
put itself in a position where 1t seemed
to try to depress the price of cot
ton. Curtailment is all right, but not
now. Curtailment should not begin
before July or Augusta, when the
proper care could be taken of the OPP
eratives.
Plenty of Spectators There.
Mr.. Heath criticised the tendency
that sought to damn the spectators;
was tired of hearing this censure or
Brown and Sully and Frank Hayne.
He knew that two-thirds of the men
before him did what was termed gam
bling in the cotton market.
President Gordon of the Georgia Cot
ton Manufacturers Association. in re-
Spouse to call for a speech, said that
he favored the plan under considera-
ton and believed that curtailment was
the only solution. He thought the
price of cotton would remain high. 1t
remained for the manufacturers TO
regulate the price of their goods.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing were named on the committee: w.
A. Erwin, Durham, N. c.; A. A
Thompson, Raleigh; ]. w. Cannon and
j. M. Odell, Concord; w. c. Heath,
Monroe, president American Cotton
Manufacturers Association; F.. Holt,
Burlington N c.; w. H. Williamson,
Raleigh; w. H. Watkins, Ramseur, N
G; c. w. Johnson, Charlotte; w. L.
Holt Fayetteville, N. c.; B. F. Me-
bare, Spray, N. c.; Caesar Cone,
Greensboro; S. B. Tanner, Henrietta,
n. c.; ]. H. McAden, Charlotte; F.
billing, Kings Mountain, N. c.