The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-09
MEETING HELD IN ATLANTA
Southeastern Cotton Buyers
 Association at Work.
Hopes to Silence the Cry That New York and England Make All the Money on the
 Staple.

Atlanta, Ga. May S.-(Special.) )-The control of the cotton business of the South will no longer be left to Liverpool and New York, if the plan now on foot Is consummated. An organization is be- ing perfected to relieve the British 'oi the trouble of telling us what we should ask for our cotton and 1t is a matter of only a short time when the price of the South's staple will be fixed nearer home.
 The Southeastern Cotton Buyers Asso- citation will soon apply for charter and will be incorporated for the purposes out lined above.
 A meeting of a number of the leading cotton firms of the South was held today in the convention hall of the Piedmont Hotel. G. A. Nicholson of the Maddox Rucker Banking Company in the chair, and Chesley B. Howard, Jr.. acting as secretary. At the meeting 1t was deter- mined to incorporate the Southeastern Cotton Buyers Association and to take immediate steps to induce ell the other firms in this territory in the cotton busi- ness to form similar organizations. with view to the absolute control of the cot ton business here at home.
 Formed Two Years Ago.
 This association was organized nearliy two years ago, but has never taken vigor- ous action looking to the end that is to be pursued now. Sanders Swann & Co., and Inman & Co.,, are among the leaders in the movement and they are backed by a strong list of other cotton men, It is the intention of these leaders of the cot ton market to take the necessary steps at once to cause every State in the cotton belt to form similar associations, with a central body located either in Atlanta or in New Orleans, to absolutely take charge of the cotton business in the in- terests of the people who raise the staple and for the protection of buyers in this territory.
 It Is an old story that Liverpool, Man. chester and New York get all the profit there Is in the cotton industry. This cry has gone up for generations. and the people of the South have borne the burden patiently.
 The object of the meeting of cotton buyers was to put an end to all this, and to have Southern interests control the South's main. source of income.
 The Association that haa already been organized is composed of ' nearly every cotton firm of any consequence in Geor- gia. Alabama and North and South Car olina. As stated. G. A. Nicholson of At lanta is President and c. B. Howard is Secretary. J. F. McGowan of Inman and Company at Augusta. and I. Well of Veil Brothers at Opelika, Ala. are Vice. Presidents. All these officers were re- elected.
 Following is the list of firms that are ~A
 List of Members.
 Maddox-Rucker Banking Go. Atlanta. Ga.: sanders-swann and Co.,. Atlanta. Ga; Howel Cotton Company. Rome. Ga. 1; J. B. Hoist and Co.,, Columbus. Ga.; F. B. Fiske. Montgomery. Ala; Ralli Bros, Montgomery, Ala; Veil Bros. Opelika, Ala; T. D. Daughtry. Augusta. Ga; l; Lampley Cotton Co.,. Eufaula, Ala; Sam ders, Orr and Co.,, Charlotte. N. C.; c. E. Johnson and Co.,, Raleigh. N. C.; Elber- ton Cotton and Commission Co.,, Elberton, Ga.: George H. McFadden and Bro., Montgomery, Ala; R. l.. Moss and Co.,, Athens. Ga.; Knight, Yancey and Co.,, Decatur, Ala; c. Cochran and Co.,, Au- Rusta. Ga: c. A. Shearson, Savannah. Ga; Robinson Bros, Anniston. Ala. Decker and Co.,, Albany, Ga; Parker and Co.,, Albany. Ga; Heinekin and Vogel- sang, Augusta. Ga.; Bower and Son. Att gusta. Ga: Watson and Co.,, Augusta. Ga; W. D. Nesbitt and Co.,. BirminR- ham, Ala; Heath Bros, Charlotte. N. C.; W. H. Nance and Co.,. Sheffield. Ala. W. P. welch and Co.,. Selma. Ala; A. P. Loveman and Co.,, Tuscaloosa, Ala; Ba- shinsky and Co.,. Troy. Ala; Georgia Cotton Co.,, Albany, Ga.; Ford and Co.,, Macon, Ga: Vaudeville and Co.,. Carroll ton, Ga; Inman and Co.,. Augusta. Ga: John E. Cay, Atlanta. Ga.; American Cotton Company. Atlanta, Ga.; John Van Landingham, Charlotte, N. C.; F. M. and J. T. Jones, Decatur Ala.