The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-16
CUT DOWN HOURS
COTTON MANUFACTURERS AGREE
UPON THIS.
WILL STOP NIGHT WORK
AND OPERATE ONLY FOUR DAYS A
WEEK.

Committee Recommended This at
the Meeting I'm Charlotte, and the
Recommendation Was Adopted.
Artificial Conditions Now Prevail
ing Render This Step Necessary.
June 1 to Is the tiOn
IL to Take ETect-COnditiOns in
the south Are Discussed.
Charlotte. N. c.. May 15.-The South
ern Cotton Spinners' Association to-
day decided to change the name to the
American Manufacturers Associa-
tion.''
The following officers were elected:
W. C. Heath, Monroe, N. c., president;
Thomas M. Swift Elberton, Ca. vice
president, and Clarence B. Bryant,
Charlotte, secretary and treasurer.
The following report of a special COM
mittee was unanimously adopted:
THE cotton manufacturing world
using American short staple cotton is
facing conditions that are likely to
continue so long as present artificial
influences dominate the market for the
raw material, and these conditions are
so serious that action by the Southern
Cotton Spinners' Association is deemed
imperative, and your committee, TO
whom this subject has been referred,
would recommend that the whole intu-
ence of the association be used. first,
to bring about an entire cessation of
night work; second, operation of mills
not over four days per week; third,
these recommendations to take effect
not later than June l to Is, 1903.
CO-OperatfOn for Southern Mills.
Your committee are of the opinion
that by a proper effort the cooperation
of the majority of the mills in the
Southern states can be secured, and
believe that an appeal should also De
sent out to banks, as we'll as comms-
sion houses. to throw their influence
in the same direction.
IF favorable action is taken by the
convention, your committee recon-
mends that the American consul at
Manchester be cabled to communicate
these actions to Liverpool and Man
chester exchanges"
Two notable addresses were deliver
ed to-day, one by H. j. Weber OF
the plant breeding laboratory OF the
United States Department of Agrlcul-
ture, and one by E. W. Thomas, for
mer president of the New England Cot
ton Manufacturers Association.
Mr.. Weber spoke at some length
on hybrids, and as a result of his con-
illusions, said:
"Whilfa narimepts thus far have
2 4fUFYsbeen altogether satisfactory, YET
in general the Indications are that we
may expect to be able to grow per-
fectly satisfactory product of Egyptian
cotton, and can also expect that tne
growing of long staple upland cotton
will become much more extensive ana
general in the near future.
Great Manufacturing, Section.
Mr.. Thomas spoke upon THE Ad-
vantage of Diversifying Manufactures
in the South" He said he did not re-
gard it as in any way incredible that
in the near future with raw material
at it's very doors, the South may be
destined to be the great manufacturing
center of the world. He concluded as
follows:
ITO make this section the great man
ufacturing center of the world, there
are many things that should secure our
attention:
Our prompt, persistent and energetic
efforts to open up new avenues for Tor
elBn IfaQe WIN OlHeT Countries
Establishment of centers in foreign
countries and where samples OF pro-
ducts of this country may be exhibited
Having our consulate service par
take more of a commercial nature.
There is also much for us to do in
the sanitary, educational and religious
measures, which must be given our
work people, and it is a pleasure for
me to testify as to the willingness OF
the Southern employer generally to
furnish all these advantages"