Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-11

bales In 1890; 35O0, 600 bales III 1900. and
over 100000 bales in 1902. In 1903 the
the unusually high price of the raw mate
rial.
Asks Cooperation.
Very briefly I have tried to touch upon
one or two of these general relations of
your industry to the consideration of
which the new department can properly
give especial heed. l repeat to you what
I have said many times-that the new de-
partment looks to the commercial organi-
cations of the country for cooperation
and support in the work that has been
allotted to 1t. We hope to accomplish much
in the broad field that Congress has as
signed to US. In fostering. promoting and
developing the commercial and industrial
interests of the nation, but results will be
meager unless the interests we represent
join hands with us IN our efforts to make
the department of practical service and of
increasing usefulness to the people of this
country.
If at any time this association feels that
the new departm of the government
can be of service to it, and If you will be
good enough to advise us of your desires,
we shall try to do promptly and effect
lively whatever may be possible to advance
your interests.
. So much for some of the material aspects
of your work and for some of the more
practical results that may be expected
from your meetings. But there is one other
thing 1 wish to say to you before con-
Guiding my remarks. and that is that such
gatherings as this are of incalculable serv-
ice in promoting good feeling among the
representatives of all portions of our coun-
try. Meeting you do in this beautiful
city, upon the border of the southland, the
great cotton producing section of the coun-
try, l cannot but feel that better and
greater than any material result from your
convention must be the fostering of the
spirit of fraternity which should come from
the opportunity thus afforded for mutual
interchange of views.
/ If there was more of the spirit of frater-
nifty abroad in the land today we should
hear less of differences between capital and
labor, we should do away with the last
vestige of sectional feeling; we should real
iZe that in open-mindedneSs and conServa-
tive judgment and liberation of the rights
and feelings of others there is a common
ground where all can unite. May the spirit
of every organization of this character be
not alone that of commercial supremacy,
but also of the supremacy of good fellow
ship and fraternity among the people of all
sections. Actuated by that spirit and con-
trolled by such high impulses, the Amer1-
can people can press unfalteringly on to a
greater and more glorious destiny.
Brief Papers Read.
Following the address of Secretary Cor
telyou, which was enthusiastically ap-
plauded, three brief papers were read
They were by r. NJ. Miller, jr., president
of the Elizabeth mills, Charlotte, N. c., on
Fine Cotton Yarns" Prof. r. c. Carpenter
Of Cornell University. on "The Cost of
Power" and ]. w. Norwood, president Of
the City National Bank, Greenville, s. c.,
on Cotton Manufacturers Bank Ac-
counts"
At the conclusion Of the reading of these
papers adjournment was taken for lun-
cheor, the afternoon session being called to
order at 3 o'clock At this session the
arrangement of the program included an
address by F. H Newell, chief engineer,
United States geological survey, who spoke
on Forests and Water Power" one by
Arthur H. Lowe of Fitchburg Mass, of
the Eastern Manufacturing Company, the
Lowe Manufacturing Company of Hunts
vile, Ala, and the Parkhiii Manufacturing
Company of Fitchburg Mass, who spoke
or Conditions of the Cotton Industry"
David Clark of Charlotte. N. c.. on 1.-THE
Cost of WASTE" w. L. Wells of Vicksburg,
Miss, on STAPLE Cotton and Frederick
S. Green of the American Manufacturing
Company. New York, on Rope Transmits
sion of Power"
The session this evening will be held in
the hall of Columbian University, beginning
at $50 o'clock, at which it is expected an
address will be delivered by w. D. A. Ryan
of the General Electric Co, Lynn, Mass,
on Light and Illuminating Engineering"
Tomorrow afternoon the delegates will
be received by President Roosevelt in the
east room of the White Mouse at 2:30
o'clock.