The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11

ldTy Oh the Ndtiondl piiiiieis os9oNi"
ton and publisher of the Cotton and Cot
ton Oil News, a paper devoted exclusive
ly to the cotton industry, was in Bir-
mingham yesterday on his way home
from New York and other eastern points.
Concerning the objects of the associa-
ton of which he is secretary, Mr.. Black
wen said:
The Ginners' Association.
"The National Association of Cotton
Ginners was the conception of large
number of ginners in the southwest,
which eliminated in a crude organization
at Dallas on the 10th of last December.
Its principal object is to enable the gin
ners and cotton raisers to profit by the
information the ginner has heretofore
been giving periodically to the United
States census bureau through the agency
of a government statistician in each prin-
cipal cotton county of the entire cotton
belt. and by mail from counties too
sparsely settled to admit of the expense
of such statistician.
These reports have heretofore been
made public for the benefit of all interest
ed a a stated time, and in the very nature
of things, the ginner and planter-the gin
ner icing in many instances remote from
telegraph conneetion-did not receive the
reports in time TO act
When Fully Organised.
1T is therefore the purpose of the as.
ISOLATION when fully organized to farther
and disseminate its own report to its
members from the head office at Dallas
in advance to the balance of the cotton
world. and this will enable the gimme, 3
and thelr customers to either sell or hold
taeir cotton as the amount ginned and
tn" orriltion of the crop may var az.
The association does not conflict with
any Interest and the e'nners are n'g'.i 10
EiIe a correct and prompt report 10 the
ocfsps bureau as well as to the secretary
of their own organization. In fat the
as~t. ;.t'or intends TO promote re oest
il t,1e~ts of the ginner and plnn.,r by
edr' ating the ginners to proper under
standing of the peculiar position they
occupy and by concert of action enable
them and their customers to sell their
cotton intelligently. and get its real value.
as gagged by large or small yield.
The association will also undertake to
promote the interests of the gnners
through various channels, such as the
discussion of handling and wrapping, the
proper care Of cotton.
Good Headway.
Encouraging Roadway has been made
west of the river and a county organi2a-
ton will soon be selected In each county
east of the river to push the organiza ton
to completion before the next ginning
season. An acreage report will be made
early in June The gnners association
and the Southern Cotton association are
working hand in hand practically for the
same purpose-to enable the cotton grow
er TO get the best possible price for his
cotton"
Cotton Situation.
Discussing the cotton situation, Mr.
Blackwell said:
Cotton is stronger statistically than at
any time since the 1904 crop began to
move, judged by the following points
"A consumption unprecedented since
the civil war. the foreign demand being
five times greater than eighteen months
ago.
The reduction of acreage.
THE unfavorable condition of the plant
especially in the southwest. In Texas it
is fully six weeks behind last year.
which greatly endangers 1t from the boil
weevil. In fact. the crop condition at the
present is not more than g. rer cent of a
perfect crop.
THE mills of the world are short of a
supply of cotton adequate to the output
already sold Our bear friends are very
Industrious In telling us Of the big crop.
but are omniously silent with regard to
the increased demand. At a moderate
price not to exceed 10 cents the demand
will continue active; the human race Is
growing every day and the first thing a
being needs on coming into the world
and the last thing on going out Is cotton
goods, therefore if the American cotton
planter will raise something to eat as
well as cotton and sell his cotton ntelli-
gently, he has the cotton consuming
world absolutely at his mercy. ! would
strongly advise holding cotton at this