The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-05
GlNNERS IN ATLANTA.
Cotton Reports and New Movement to
Control information Discussed.
Taylor Scores Government.

me Georgia cOttOn slnneTs anu
those of neighboring states gathered
in Atlanta Friday afternoon, some fiji
ty strong, the meeting having been
called by a circular letter sen out by
the National Ginners' Association OF
Dallas, Texas.
J. A. Taylor, OF Wynnewood, Ind.
T., president of the association, cali
ed the body to order, and in a pleas
ant manner told the story OF the or
ganization. After the government re-
ports for the month of November
came out, he said he became convlnc-
ed that the Gotten planters were MOI
getting just what they had right TO
expect. He was not alone II that
view Of the situation.
1T was the information the ginners
had given which was working US
wrong" he asserted. That informa-
ton was giving the markets the best
Of the growers. because OF that, ln1or-
nation the speculator was working.
We could have given out that infor-
nation just as we'll as LEI others DO 1t.
When We gave away our knowledge
we gave away our stock in trade. We
equipped the man up east who has
the money to dictate the price OF our
staple. Had that information been
retained by the ginneTs, then that gin
ner could have advised his customer
the planter. whose cotton he had been
ginning, as to the demand and the
supply; could have equipped him
with information which would have
told him when to hold and when tc
sell"
President Taylor informed the gath
ering that there were about thirty
thousand ginners in the south. and as
serted that il they would stand to-
gether. keep their information and al
low no secrets OF the trade to escape
the planter and not the eastern mar
ket would, within short ime, control
the price Of cotton.
1--WE know he said, what the gov
ernment did for us with the last re-
port. It sent cotton values away
down. Now for one don't believe
that report was in any way correct"
President Taylor then illustrated
how the information which had been
and was being transmitted to the gov
eminent was gathered, asserting that
many of the reporters employed in
that line of work were biased. infu'
enced and wholly unreliable. He e1'
pressed doubt as to the reporters
having done their work, adding that
in many instances the information
given the reporters" came from
ginners who. Influenced by desire tc
show a large work. had given erro'
neous figures.
The ginners of Georgia and Ala.
bama have been generally faithful
about making reports to the govern.
ment, say the men who met In the
ginners' convention. -
Their opinion was secured by ques.
tioning them in regard to the state
meat made By the Memphis cotton .ex-
change that q large number Of Ten
nessee, ginners had made no reports
to the government. to which Census
Director North had replied that
where no reports had been made
there had been no attempt to make
estimates by the bureau.
When asked about the Fort Gaines
cotton burning incident. the delegates
to the convention, almost to a man.
asked not to be quoted. On the part
OF some. this request was made on
the ground that they did not care to
have their names linked. even In an
interview, with anything so absurd"
Others objected to talking on the
ground that it would be unwise to pay
serious attention to the incident.