The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-26
Action by Cotton Manufacturers.


reSenJing the American Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association arrived in Wash
ington this morning and assembled at
the New Willard Hotel, where they
he a preliminary conference before
gong to the Department of Agricul-
ture at 2 p. m. to keep their appoint
ment with Secretary Wilson Mr.. r.
M Miller Jr., president of the asso-
citation and president of the Elizabeth
Mills Company, at Charlotte, n. c.,
is chairman of the delegation. The
other members are Mr.. S. b. Tanner,
president of the Henrietta Mills, at
Henrietta, n. c.; Mr.. George b. Hiss,
president of the Rhodhiss Manufac-
turing Company, of Rhodhiss, n. c.;
Mr.. j. w. Cannon. president of the
Cannon Manufacturing Company, of
Concord. N. c.; Mr.. T. A. Blythe. pres
ident of the Lincoln Manufacturing
Company, of Philadelphia, Pa, and
Mr. c. B. Bryan. secretary of the
American Cotton Manufacturers AsSO
citation, of Charlotte, N. c.
President Miller said that Mr.. Can
non controlled the second largest
number of spindles-150, 000-in the
South, that Mr.. Tanner controlled Co.,
600 spindles, that Mr.. Hiss controlled
10000 spindles, and that Mr. Blythe
controlled more than 0,000 spindles.
Before calling upon Secretary Wilson
President Miller, as spokesman or
the delegation, said to q correspondent
of The Sun:
I'VE have come here on behalf of
the American cotton manufacturers TO
tell the Secretary of Agriculture that
we want facts. We want something
stable for without stability we have
no legitimate basis of arriving at the
facts We are not antagonizing the
cotton grower. We do not want low
prices SO much as stability and GER
tainty of prices. We realize that the
farmer has got to make living out
of his cotton and that if he can't make
a living We won't be able to get cotton
for our mills. What we do not want
is a condition where cotton jumps
Is cents a pound every fifteen minutes.
We cannot tolerate any fiuctuation in
the price of cotton on account of
leaks. and any fight we make will be
to protect the concerns we represent
from being victimized by unreliable
and dishonest reporting
Had an Hours Conference.
The delegation remained in confer
ence with Secretary Wilson and AS
sstant Secretary Willet M. Hays for
NOR than an hour. When they left the
Secretary's office President Miller in
formed the newspaper representatives
that the members of tn dlegation had
agred among themselves not to say
what occurred in Secretary Wilson's,
office
Secretary Wilson could not be seen
after the conference with the manu-
facturers' delegation, and Assistant
Secretary Hays was very reticent when
requested to explain the result of the
visit of the delegation.
''The members of the delegation did
not present any formal or written re-
quest for action" said Assistant Sec
retary Hays. They simply told us
in an informal way that they wanted
the facts and a stable market. They
claimed to be neutral in the matter
and said that many members of the
association We're growers as we'll as
manufacturers. We assured the dele
CATION that the department will take
special pains to report nothing but
the facts.
Revision of the June Report.
Assistant Secretary Hays refused to
give any intimation as to the position
of the department on the revision of
the June cotton acreage. He declined
to say whether there would be a re-
vision from existing data or from a
new inspection.
In the opinion of those most faml-
it is believed that only an entirely new
acreage report will ultimately satisfy
both growers and manufacturers.
When President Jordan of the South
ern Cotton Growers Association, was
in Washington he declared he possess
ed absolute proof that the June acre
age report included a great deal of
contemplated acreage which growers
expected to set out on May 25, but
NXh "a
been set out or has been abandoned.
1t is claimed that if new report
is taken the reduction in cotton acre
age will be shown to be at least 8
per cent less than last year, instead
of 11.O4 per cent, as claimed by the
government in it's June report, and
that this will mean 100000 less acres
of cotton than year before last, when
there was 100000 bale crop and
when conditions at this stage Of the
cotton season We're about what they
are today
District Attorney Beach issued last
night the following statement in con-
nection with the calling of the special
session of the grand jury:
The grand jury of the District of
Columbia, in pursuance of a call is
sued by me on the 10th instant, will
meet Monday. the oath instant, at IL
a. M, to consider, among other things,
certin criminal practices alleged to eX-
iSt and to have existed in one of the
executive departments.
Pending action by that body it is
earnestly hoped, as it is confidently
believed, that no Inquiries will be
made of the District Attorneys office
upon the subject To inquire of n
member of the grand jury or of a
witness, either under subpoena or af-
ter discharge, as to anything transpir-
ing before that body constitutes con-
tempt.
VIII Give Away No jury Secrets.
This general statement is made to
excuse the District Attorney from per-
sonal interviews with gentlemen of
the press. They have always shown
his office the greatest consideration
and preserved his confidence. But the
very limited time and force at present
at his disposal render this course i'm
perative.
No further statement will be made
until the grand jury announces in
open court the result of the investi-
cation. There may be much or little
or nothing to report, but while the
examination is pending it must, as
the law commands, be entirely Sc