The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-05-18
SHORTAGE IN LABOR
Declared to Exist in South by
Mr.. Hunt of Georgia.
IMMIGRANTS ARE WANTED
Above Statement Was Made in Speech
at Convention Of Cotton Manufae-
turers In Knoxville - Officers
Fer Ensuing Year Elected.

With the unanimous adoption OF
. renort from the committee on the
nomination of officers for the coming
wear, the annual convention Of the
American Cotton Manufacturers Asso
citation came to close at Knoxville,
Tenn. Thursday afternoon. The OIL
GERS chosen were:
President-R. M. Miller, Jr., OF
| Charlotte, N. G.
Vice President-Arthur H. Lowe OF
Fitchburg, Mass, reelected.
Secretary-TreasurerC. G. Bryant
of Charlotte, N. c., reelected.
Chairman Board Of Governors-R.
R. Ray of McAdenville, N. c., re-
! elected.
Associate Governors-R. S. Rein
hardt Of Lincolnton, N. c., F. II. Re-
mey Of Augusta, Ca, David Clark OF
! Charlotte, N. c., and E. A. Smith
! Of Charlotte, N. c.
The next place Of meeting was not
selected by the convention. but was
referred to the board OF governors
which will meet within the next sixty
days to determine. New Orleans and
AUGUSTA are the favored cities.
During the closing session B. w.
Hunt of Eatonton, Ca, made some
rather startling statements about Ia
Dor In the south in discussing the
subject, What a northern man has
learned from thirty years residence
In the south" He discussed the need
Of immigration. In his section every
mill had a labor shortage. These
native born Georgians, reared on tho
farm from pioneer times, preferred
to remain there. With cotton at 8
cents the only person who could
make living cultivating 1t was the
man who lived in cabin, ate scanty
food, had scantier clothing and worked
hard on a little patch Of land. Some
thing had to be done to supply the
labor necessary for mills and to pre-
vent the continuous scramble for en-.
ployes and to stop employers robbins
each other Of hands. He advocated
getting a tide Of Immigrants turned
| to the south. Foreign labor and
rench-Canadian labor offered a go
luton of the question. He knew thai
shorter hours and strikes would prob
ably come, but this trouble could be
no worse than having few or no Ia
borers. He had little complimentary
to say Of southern negroes.
Various resolutions Of thanks were
passed by the convention at this
Iuncture and very complimentary
words spoken by speakers regarding
the treatment accorded the conVen-
ton by Knoxville.
J.H. M. Beatty Of Clemson Is. CO.
college, made a strong plea for the
cotton manufacturers to establish
; scholarships in southern textile
schools, of which he said there are
now five.
A pleasing feature OF the CLOSING
hour was the presentation OF a silver
set Of two hundred and sixty-fVe plec'
es to the retiring president.
Entering into executive session I'M
portant resolutions were passed.
One, by George B. Hiss OF Charlotte
: N. c., commended the frank and thor
ough report Of President Roosevelts
merchant and marine commission, and
urged congress at the next session to
enact vigorous legislation for the up
building Of American shipping in over
seas trade as the most effective meth
cd Of commercial expansion.
One by Mr.. Ashcraft pledged the
co-operation Of the convention in the
extension Of foreign markets for COT
ton products. The resolution urges
President Roosevelt to appoint a spe-
cial commission to formulate a plan
for the extension Of these markets.
A committee will be appointed by this
association to cooperate with a SINH
lar committee from the: Southern Cot
ton Association.
cEuEN MINcoe MEET ncArL