The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-16
CHARGED FALSE
MARKET REPORTS
SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE
ACCUSED OF MISUNDERSTANDING
TRUE MARKET VALUES.

jacksonville Market is Based on
Savannah Quotations, as is Every
Other Naval stores Market in the
World, and Jacksonville Brokers
Claim That Quotations Sent out
Do Not Represent True Market
Values.
Jacksonville. Fla, Sept. 15.-After
adopting several resolutions, and elect
ing officers for the ensuing year, the
convention of the Turpentine Operators
Association adjourned at noon to-day.
The officers elected were: President
A. D. Covington; vice president, w. j.
Hillman; treasurer. H. A. McEachern;
secretary, J. A. Hollomon; Executive
| Committee, A. r. Covington, w. j.
Hillman, H. A. McEachern, A. p. Ma
10y, r. S. Hall, w. P. Conoley, w. w.
Timmons. J. D. Callahan and J. A.
Hollomon. The following resolution,
submitted by the committee, were
adopted after lengthy discussion:
Resolution Adopted.
Whereas, We have reasons to be-
lieve that conditions might at times be
such that the quotations made by the
Savannah Board of Trade would not
represent the true market value of
spirits and rosins, resulting in loss to
the producer and,
Whereas. 1t is the wish
of the association that spirits and
rosin shall be sold at their true value,
and tho Z tba Y,aarI,a+ shau II Mt - doti
tious to the detriment of either seller
or buyer. but that a fair and staple
market shall be maintained, and
Whereas, We believe it is the duty
of the association to inaugurate any
movement that will result in securing
full market prices for naval stores.
now therefore, be it resolved,
THAT the Executive Committee of the
association take steps from time to
time, as conditions may require. to
maintain a true and stable market for
spirits and rosins. and see that the
quotations sent out are not fictitious
but represent the true market value.
Be it further resolved. That the Ex-
eeutive Committee be, and the same is
hereby authorized. il, in their opin-
ion. conditions require. after careful
consideration. to organize committee,
to be composed of operators. factors
and exporters, whose duties it shall
be to carefully study the conditions
and devise ways and means by which
the purposes of the first above named
resolutions will be carried into effect,
always having an eye first to the pro-
ductors' interest. And be 1t further re-
solved, that said Executive Commit
tee is authorized TO go to any reason
able and fair expense in securing the
necessary information, or expense that
may be incurred in doing other things
necessary towards properly and WISE
ly carrying out the purposes of these
resolutions, and draw on the treasurer
ror the same.
Want Arrests Made.
A resolution was also adopted call
ing upon the Governor of Florida to
take action and enforce the law in
regard to the killing of jackson Dun
can and the wounding of Marshal
Duncan while en- route TO Baxter, Fla.
Sunday night and the shooting of
w. M. Duncan at Baxter Monday
pndrhnE. This action was brought
about by receipt OF a letter to the
president Of the association from w.
M. Duncan, at Baxter. in which the
writer stated that the authorities had
not taken any steps to bring the ac-
cused to justice and the sheriff Of
Baker county had failed to make any
arrests.
Sheriff Herndon of Baker county was
here to-day. He says the Altmans are
all at MonIac. on the Georgia side OF
the river where they live and. there
fore beyond his jurisdiction.
The conductor of the train on which
the homicide occurred says that the
train was in Georgia when the men
were killed.
Price of Box Cutting.
p L. Sutherland offered a resolution
which was adopted, to fix the price OF
box cutting at one and one-half cents
per box and to ignore the price OF
chipping. A resolution was adopted
directing the Executive Committee 10
memorialize the Florida Legislature to
pass a vagrancy law similar to the one
I'm Georgia.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the Legislature OF all states in the tur-
pentine belt to enact pure spirits laws
similar to the Florida law on the sub
ject.
The attendance was quite large and
the convention has been a most salts
factory one 10 the operators.