The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-12
BY r. NJ. L.arner.

Washington, May 11.-Georgia, South
Carolina and North Carolina are large
ly and ably represented at the eighth
annual convention OF the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association
now in session in this city. Conspicu-
Gus among the officers of the associa-
ton is Vice President Thomas M.
Swift of Elberton and B. E. yelling
ham of Macon. and E. Long of West
Point. Ga, members of the board of
governors.
other members of the Georgia dele
CATION are C. B. Bidwell of Atlanta,
S. Y. Stribling of Roswell, r. L. Will
son of Lyndall, G. C. Walters of At
lanta, ]. d. Massey of Columbus, ]. S.
Custman of Atlanta, A. B. Harvard
of Atlanta. H. A. Orr of Atlanta,
Charles S. Webb of Augusta, John d.
Moss of Athens, Capt e. Long of
West Point, George w. Towne of Co
lumbus, b. w. Hunt of Eatonton,
Charles w. Davis of Augusta. w. H.
Harris of Atlanta. H. P. McKlehaney
of Lindale, w. NJ. Kendrick of Augusta,
w. D. M. Steill of Aragon, J. N. King
of Rome, S. C. Wheless of Augusta,
Frank G.. Noots of Atlanta, f. w.
Stone Of Atlanta.
South Carolina is represented by j.
w. Norwood of Greenville, H. L. Clay
ton of Liberty, j. p. Smith of Liberty,
Miss M. L. Cleveland of Greenville,
w. M Harmer of Dillon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles l.. O'Neill of Spartanburg A
l.. Scott Of Greenville, J. r. Jennings
Of Spartanburg, d. Cardwell of Column
bia, NJ L. Smith of Clovar, E. w.
Thomas of Columbia, A. E. King of
Columbia, L. ]. Guion of Columbia,
John C. Cary of Lockhart, T. II.
Hayne Of Greenville, George f. Dick
inson of Greenville. T. H. Rennie of
Graniteville.
The North Carolina delegation is
headed by the capable and popular sec
rotary. c. B. Bryant of Charlotte.
With him are r. M Miller. w. j.
Condlon, George B. Hiss, A. E. Smith,
David Clark, X. 4. Ray and r.. S.
Reinhardt. The latter is chairman of
the Board of Governors.
Reception by President.
Many of the delegates are accompa-
MED by ladies. Among the social func-
lions arranged for the entertainment
of the visitors is a card reception by
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt to-
morrow to the delegates and their
ladies. s
The association convened here to-day
for its eighth annual session. The
meetings are being held in the banquet
hall of the Arlington Hotel, and will
last two days.
About 200 members of the association
were present. T he programme of the
morning session included addresses by
w. c. Heath of Monroe, n. c., presi-
dent Of the association; Secretary Cor
telyou of the Department of Commerce
and Labor: r. NJ. Miller, Jr, of Char
lotte, N. c.; Prof. r.. G. Carpenter of
Ithaca, n. Y, and j. w. Norwood OF
Greenvlle, N. c.
The Question of Labor.
President Heath, in his address, said
that the most serious condition now
the cotton manufacturers
is the high price of raw cotton, coupled
with the small returns for the manu-
featured product. The manufacturers
are largely responsible for this condi-
ton. he said. When the price Of raw
cotton began to go up recently they
had told their customers that the in
crease was due to speculation and ma
This, he asserted, was not
the case. The high price of raw cotton
was due solely TO a response to the
law of supply and demand.
The scarcity of farm laborers in the
South, due to the migration Of the ne
gro to the cities, Is one Of the serious
10 be met. To meet II the
immigration Of Italian and other for
elgn farm labor will have b be en-
Touching on the labor prob
IAns. ~. Heath asserted that while the