The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-22

Adopted FayOring the Passage of the
Appalachian Forestry Reserve Bill.
Recommendation That the Dates of
the Cotton Year be Changed-No
Convention.
Asheville, \. c., May 1.-THE fea-
ture of the forenoon session of the
American Cotton Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION was the announcement by
Secretary Bryant that rs new man.
bers had been taken in at this con-
Tention. This is the record for new
applications in this association. The
meeting opened with the reading of 4
paper On Recent Development IN Air
C0ndicions' by S. w. Cramer, of Char
Iotte, y. c. He was followed by S. b.
Perry, Of Boston, Mass, who discuss
ed The Efficiency of Electric Drives
in Cotton, Mills" NJ. V. Richards.
land and industrial agent of the
Southern railway, read a paper On
Ill1ll1I ldlIOu ollu ! 1NSldlloA " La
Dor. Supplies" Henry G. Hester, sec
/. retaly- Of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change, was unable to present his pa
per and it was omitted. One Of The
most interesting speeches of the ses-
SIGN was hat of S. H. Carver, OF
Alexandria, Egypt, who addressed The
convention on the Cultivation of Cot
ton in Lower Egypt"
The following officers were elected
Presidential. H. Lowe; Fitchburg,
Miss.
Vice Presidents. B. Tanner. Caro-
leen, n. c.
C. B. Bryant, of Charlotte, was re-
elected secretary and treasurer.
T. P. Rennia, of Graniteville, S. c..
was elected chairman of the board OF
governors, consisting of w. T. Lang,
Knoxville; T. A. Blythe, Philadelphia
c.. H. Fish, Dover, New Hampshire;
C. II. oGrton, Columbus, Ga, and j
J. White, McComb City, Miss.
At the close of Mr.. Carver's address
the convention went into executive ses-
sion, enc Of the most important tea
lures Of which was the discussion Of
the labor problem as it affects the
southern cotton industry. The subject
had been treated in a general discus
sion following the reading of Mr.. Rich
ards paper. The practice Of taking
each others help was roundly DE-.
nounced, and resolutions were passed
placing the association on record as
being utterly opposed to and condemn.
ing the practice which was character,
lied as being worse than stealing.
J. D. Moss, of Athens, Ga, took the
floor saying
The cotton manufacturers today are
under the scourge Of the politicians
our laws are such that only floating
riff raft will come to this part Of the
! county,. We need more liberal Jaws
| than those which now exist governing
| contract labor. We cotton manufac
turers, by the present immigration
laws, are forbidden to bring respect
! able and intelligent citizenship 10 tni
country TO work in our mills, | tel
YOU il is a rotten state Of affairs, an'
the responsibility for it lies with our
selves because of cur Indifference 4
the ballot box. We 90 there and vot
for those sordid Legislators who thu
! more Ct a scalawags vote than he
do of the prosperity of their cOnstiFu
ency. | say to you, we should end Il
We have the power to do So
MANY o. the delegates in urn recit
ed the difficulties experienced by the-
in getting efficient mill hands. T. +
Rennie, Of Graniteville, s.. c., declare
I that the cotton industry in the sout
was being held back by wan Of Ia
i Dor. we ere all bound by the unto
labor laws, enacted by congress, 'aw
--I;11- S1rhs1 ,1c 70 o0nf-ar- with fOf
d eign labor. Native help no lon2t
:, exists in the south. Our boys an
girls are going out of the factory n
going into other walks OF life. "
n must therefore fill theiF places vii
foreign help. We want hoeTi
laws regarding foreign immigration
The following resolution was pas
ed:
Resolved. That the American Go
81 ION Manufacturers Association in co.
i vention assembled do u~nhesitating
denounce the practice existing amor
cotton manufacturers whereby comDe
Ing mills seek 10 acquire each other
help. Further be it,
{ Resolved. That we denounce 4
system which provides for the Il
nishing Of transportation % mill han
Of competing firms"
Mr.. Lang came mp with a mino.i
report fixing a penalty of one veal
suspension on members Of the ass
et ciation found guilty of the charG
5 mentioned in the resolution and tot
Suspension for the second ~convictiE
The minority report vas freely d
y cussed and on a vote the original r.
S.! olution was carried, the minority i
port being referred to the board
governors.
The rep3rt-of SeeF.aEy Bryant "
MI read and received with much applau
bel II showed a gain OF 1856 new memo.