Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-26
TO EXTEND COTTON EXPORTS.
Creation of a Trade Commission Fa.
vored by Southern Delegation.

Representatives of the cotton industry
throughout the country came to Washing
ton this morning in the interest OF legisla-
ton yesterday in the interest of legisla-
ture Of cotton. Prior to appearing before
the Senate committee commerce In the
morning at IL o'clock the delegates held
an informal meeting In private apartments
at the New Willard Hotel when they dis
cussed the status OF the cotton industry in
this country and the prospect for improv-
ing the conditions.
In explaining to a Star reporter the pur-
poses which the delegation had In view.
Mr.. William Whtttam. Jr.. OF Charlotte
N. c.. editor OF the American Cotton Man
ufacturer and chairman of the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association said
that one of the principal objects was ad-
yocacy of the bill introduced in the Senate
by Senator Overman of North Carolina for
the creation OF a cotton and trade commits
sion.
What we desire" he said, us TO have a
careful and exhaustive study OF trade con-
dttfons made with a view OF extending the
exports in cotton. Taking the whole trade
OF the country. We now always have a bal
ance in our favor. which would not exist
were 1t not for the big production of cotton
and tine export of cotton goods. The ex-
port trade In cotton goods in the entire
word is between 500 600 900 and $500 OOO.-
600 What this country now gets out of
that In the export trade Is $50 600 600 which
amount is nearly twice as large as the fig
ures for the preceding year This country
produces 70 per cent of all the COTTON grown
In the world. and the idea is to develop our
Doresn trade In cotton goods and at the
Same time to spin at home all that we pro-
duce II we can sell $50. coo. 600 worth or
the raw material abroad, why can't we
make II up here?'
He referred to the big oriental trade In
fho& if
tiaI that no sectional or political reasons
should be allowed to dominate In the Sc
Lection OF the proposed commission Of
fve members. Mr. Whittam said that the
movement had been Endorsed by nearly
every cotton association and cotton ex-
C cnanse IN me country The American
Cotton Growers Association. the New
England Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
tion. the New York Cotton Exchange. the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange and the
Cottonseed Oil Association were among
the names which he mentioned as sup
porters of the movement.
Among those present at the gathering
at the hotel yesterday were former
Senator John L. McI.aurin of South Caro-
lima, chairman of the foreign trade COM
mittee of the Cotton Growers Associa-
ton; j. A. Brown of North Carolina, also
representing the Cotton Growers Associa-
ton; j. r. McColl. president of the New
England Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
ton; Erister Ashcraft, representing the
Alabama Gotten Manufacturers Associa-
ton; Joseph Cannon of Concord. N. c.;
C. c. Moore. president Of the North Caro-
lima division of the Cotton Growers As
ISOLATION: E. D. Smith, president of the
South Carolina division of the Cotton
Growers Association, and c. p. Bryant,
secretary Of that association; J. p. ALI
son Of North Carolina: A. c. Hutchinson,
secretary of the Hosiery Yarn Associa-
ton: e. III. White, editor OF the Daily
States of New Orleans: C. H. Fish and
Arthur H. Lowe, representing the New
England Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
tton, and many others.
Among those who presented their views
to the committee were Senator Overman.
former Senator McLaurfn Of South Caro-
lima Editor Whitman OF the American
Cotton Record and DIR. ]. F. Croweli, sta
tistician. Of this city.