The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-05
TO DECREASE THE OUTPUT.
The Cotton Mill Men Agree to Cur
tail Production.

Cotton Manufacturers of South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, Georgia, Ala.
bapa and Mississippi after brief con-
ference and discussion Tuesday after
noon by vote Of 2,183,O5 spindles
against 100000 adopted resolutions
that all mills represented agreed that
production shall be reduced during
the months OF August and September
25 per cent.
The resolutions adopted we're:
THAT the mills present agree
that production shall be reduced
during the month of August and
September 25 per cent. by either
running all Of the machiney rs per
cent. OF the time or stopping one
fourth OF the machinery all the time,
as may be most advantageous to the
prospective mills, the object being to
lilnit production to rs per cent. Of
normal, and they further earnestly
recommend that all the cloth mills in
the States OF North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama which
are not curtailing to this extent shall
do so for the months of August and
September. 1t was further agreed
that the manufacturers would not pay
ftelght beyond New York on goods
destined to bleacheries and that the
bills should be paid within ten days
from date OF shipment or date of in
voice."
A rate schedule for the month OF
August was adopted and prices were
fixed below which the mills will not
sell. a committee was appointed to
notify the mills of any changes In
prices. Commission houses Will be
notified Of this tariff sheet.
kilograms were received from South
Carolina manufacturers indicating a
material improvement in the condi.
tion Of the goods market since the
Spartanburg conference when new
higher prices were agreed upon.
The question of curtailment aroused
most interest and the committee ap-
pointed au the ldau meeting 10 ascer-
tain the extent OF curtailment now
existing reported for North Carolina
SO per cent; South Carolina, 26; Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi, 25.
Col. Jas. l.. Orr, president OF Pied.
mont mills, presided at the meeting
and John A. Law, president Of Saxon,
w. e. Beattie, president of Reedy
River, and j. L. Westervelt, president
of Brandon mills, were the secre-
taries.
The meeting was primarily for the
purpose Of considering the curtailment
of the output Of goods.
The committee appointed to ascer-
tain and to discuss the feasibility OF
the proposition is made up as follows:
Alabama, G. w. Pratt and Arthur H.
Love of Huntsville; Georgia; j. p.
Verder OF Augusta and B. S. Walker
OF Monroe: North Carolina, George. b.
Hiss and A. E. Smith, both OF Char.
lotte: South Carolina, E. a. Smythe
of Pelzer and L. w. Parker of Green.
isyillel and COlumh Ia.
Conditions affecting the business al
the present time were discussed and
the exchange Of ideas as to the best
course to pursue In an effort to place
things on better footing was hao
There Is such wide margin between
the price of raw cotton and the selling
price of the finished product thai
many mills have been running at q
direct loss for some time. The man
ufacturerS believe the goods marke,
should be placed on a more satisfac
tory basis, and that benefit will result
from concerted action. -Greenvillt
MOuntaineer.