The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-21
STILL LAGS BEHIND.
A VIEW oF COTTON MANuFA crrp
 ING INDUSTRY,
Samuel B. Dale Talks Interestine,x os His Observations of Interre.lo al Congress of spinners st
 Manchesfer

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 | Atlaptic. City. N J.. Sept. 2o.--Gov.
 ernor Stokes today opened the New
 England Cotton Manufacturers con- lvention with a speech of welcome dur. ing which he defended the attitude of the State of New Jersey towards trusts His remarks were applauded Re-
 sponse was made by Herbert E. walms- l ley, of New Bedford, Mass, an ex-pres-
 ident of the association. President
 James B. MacCoil of Pawtucket, R. l.,
 in his annual report said:
 | Cotton manufacturing has Jagged beyond the branches of commerce in l the recovery from the depression of 1908. The exciting fluctuations in the price of raw cotton and the conse- quent disturbance of values of manu- factured goods tend to destroy the confidence of buyers and to encour- age them to continue an indefinite poll | icy. For the year just closed the to- tai exports of cotton amounted to over l forty-nine million dollars in compari- son with twenty-two million the pre- ceding year. There has also been growing trade with Japan, the Pniiip- | pine Islands, Cuba and several couh- tries of South America"
 The president also said that the Southern cotton Growers Association I has done excellent work In exposing the dishonesty of officials in the Bu- reau of Statistics of the Agricuitural l Department. He said estimates or the acreage and condition issued by the Government should both be capable and honest. In conclusion he said: l Tt is premature and unnecessary to l get alarmed about the loss or the ter man trade because of their new tar if Germany realizes that the United states will not submit to be put on most favored nation basis with com netting countries and at the same time continue to be the favored nation treat ment toward Germany"
 At tonight's session the report oi Samuel S, Dale, upon the International Congr of Cotton Spinners was reao and elicited deep attention.
 MT Dale said the origin of the con Sreaa was the temporary scarcity or American cotton last year which gave speculators an opportunity of corner ing what little poor cotton was iett on the market. He detailed ms entnus astic welcome upon his arrival In Man. chester and said the main purpose or inc International organization is to pre- vent A scarcity of raw cotton.
 'sThis course can be accomplished in on1v two ways" he said, ''by using less or by producing more. The nrst method. which means short time' although one on which these delegates unquestionabiy place their man re ItAmE6.
 from the program and was not made nrominent in the discussions. There was. however, no mistaking the spirit oe tha congress The members were united and they were in deadly earnest in their determination to meet hign prices for American cotton with organized short time.
 "At the discussion of the second method, colonial cotton seemed to pc tbe hone of European cotton mills liber ation from the present dependence on the American crop.
 "At one session of the congress, the baling of cotton came up TOT discus sion and bitter complaints were made of the way in which American cotton is received in Europe. ID this con. press which represented purchasers or 4merican cotton to the value of SS5O,- OOO. GOO per year, there was not man who could say one word in favor Of American baling."
 MT. Dale said the markings were un- inteiligible and gave rise to suspicion that there was an intention to defraud European buyers. He continued:
 T personally Inspected much Ameri- can cotton as received at the docks; Few bales were intact. They varied from one tie off to none on bales or all sizes ragged and dirty. the heecy | staple bulging out and scattered In all, directions. In few cases did the bag ging completely cover the cotton.
 '"The cotton losses under such | methods are borne by every one who | handles American cotton, from the grower up to the spinner. Looking at fhese American bales one cannot | wonder that the European thinks the | American cotton is not worth more l than eight cents a pound. The cotton | itself is the best of it's kind IT. the | world
 Of the metric system of weights and measures, which came under discus sion at one session of the Congress, Mir. Dale said: The congress took no ac- ton beyond discussion of the ques- ton, but the spokesman of the conti- mental representatives stated that the l agitation in favor of the metric system | would be continued with undiminished | energy"
 in closing MT. Dale said: Although | the main purpose of the International Cotton Congress has nothing to com mend itself to Americans. we should not lose sight of the many mutual ad- vantages in international intercourse and a better acquaintance with our foreiGn friends We have many inter- ests In common with them. There are many lines of work that would be for the benefit of both. Among these may De ne0tlOneu tuS AuC9tiDhS ready taken up by the International Cotton Congress such as improving the baling of cotton; unifying the weights and measures of the textile world. and the evils of speculation. My visit to Manchester led me to believe that the cotton manufacturers of Flu rope are desirous of cooperating with the cotton growers and cotton manu- facturers of America and that they would be glad to send representatives to this country to investigate on the spot certain questions whose solution is for the benefit of all. They are re- strained from taking this step by the fear that such a visit in the absence | of a formal invitation from the manu- facturers and growers of America would be taken for an affront. There are, however, many conditions in the United States wnich they, as buyers of 6 ,000,001 bales of American cotton every year, have a right to investigate on the pot and discuss with author ity."
 President H. s. vreeland of the Railway of New York dis cussed the welfare and the better care of operatives.
 Charles c. Co'~an of New York read | a paper on The Relation Between Flu ture Contracts and Spot Cotton," and | Markets for Cotton in Cuba"
 
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