Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-17
SUBJECTS TO BE DIS, USED
Among Then, Are Interstate Com
merce and Reciprocity-strongly
Diverse Views Held by Members
Opposition TO Government owner.
ship and Labor Legislation.
Rx Aasnclutrd prcssA

~ I'm ~. GA. May H. More
than 300 Of The 3.0GO members of the
National Association of manufacturers,
accompanied by Il hundred ladies. as.
Hembl"d today al the opening of the
| tenth annual lncctius Of The nssc, la
lion. Rcpr' acntativCs from almost
every section If the country were
present. Tho purpose of the gather
ing was indicated by the fact that tho
heihl "rSliip represents Il majority OF
the Sl3.1OO n00.0np of invested canitaI
uf the United States and by tho a!di-
titn;a. fact that among the questions
10 nc discussed during the three DAYS
sessions arc interstate commerce and
reciprocity.
| That strongly diverse views upon
The subject arc entertained WAS mani
| Fest in The discussions of the afternoon
sessitn. when opposition to govern
ment control Of transportation rates
| WAS sounded.
| Welcomed by Governor.
Tho morning session was called III
tp'icr by l'rcSi'l"n, r. T. Maddox III
tic l"ca! chamber nf commerce. Vel.
| COMING; addresses were made Ivy Toy.
crnnr j. Al. Terrell Mayor James C..
Woodward and John Temple Graves
editor Of the Atlanta News. The re-
Spouse WAS by Vice President VIM
McCarrrll. of New York.
Following these complimentary adj
dresses, the regular program of the
convention WAS taken up. The annual
address uf President H. NJ. Parry, of
indianapolis. WAS first in order. It
was devoted 10 Il resume uf the years
work
The report of Secretary Marshal
Gushing reviewed ut length The work
OF the dissertation under various de-
scriptivc heads. Reference YVES made
To the bad legislation" in Congress-
particularly To the antiinjunction and
eight hour bills. The matter of for
eign countries was reported as show
ing remarkable results. less than 81
per cent. nf the claims having been en-.
leIcu lS unCulICctablc.
Opposes Government Ownership.
Ludwig Nissch. of New York, then
addressed the association. Ills adj
dress was largely devoted to discus
sion of the un-Amcricanism of govern.
mcnt ownership Of public utilities. He
said III part:
no In;
service corporations is unquestionably
the cause for the now general demand
OF tho minimizing public for a system
of municipal or State ownership OF all
public utilities.
IF these principles should be ever
put into general practice in this com.
try. the result would be the destruc-
ion of our liberty. We would go
from progress to lcthargy and from lib.
erty To slavery. because we should live
In state nf socialism which aims at
equality with the lowest Instead If
teaching to aspire To the highest.
Urge Strict Surveillance.
AS remedy for these conditions.
would offer the following hints for
your careful consideration. First-All
public service corporations should be
under strict surveillance of the author.
ity that creates ihcir.
Whenever n charter nr
franchise is granted to public ser
wee corporation il should be granted
| only on condition iha: tho service rem.
dercd by such corporation Shall be
adequate to the public needs. Such
charters or franchises should not be
allowed to he given away, sold. leased
or merged with that of any other cor
poration except under terms carefully
specified by law"
D. a. Tompkins. of Charlotte. n. c..
followed. His subject was Cotton its
marketing and eGuaizing supply and
price,
rs to Cotton Production.
After reviewing the conditions which
produce short or large crops of cot,
ton, MIR. I'omplilns declared that In the