Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-02
Negotiations Between Growers
and Manufacturers.
WAREHOUSES; I'M EACH STATE
Proposition to Eliminate the Middle
man in Dealings.
l PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
United States Win Be Able to Supply
the World for Ages TO
Come.

Come.
Negotiations between the cotton growers
and the cotton manufacturers were con-
tiifued at the mutual convention of the two
interests at the New willard today. Mat
tiers progressed about as far they are
likely to go at this time. 1t is said. The
growers told what they were doing and
what they intended to do In building Chains
of warehouses in each state to house and
hold the cotton SO that it could be market
ed at a fair price for the benefit of the
producer. The manufacturers were polite
and affable. They said that when this con-
.dition progressed to the point where the
growers were able to grade and hold their
cotton subject to the call of the mills they
would be pleased to deal direct with the
growers and eliminate the middle man! But
up to the close of the morning session they
dill not give any concrete assurance of just
how or when they would be willing to meet
the growers and deal direct.
Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Az
ISOLATION summed up the situation when
he said that it was natural that the manu-
facturers should not want to break up
their present trade relations with the mid
dlemen now and start into an untried field
of direct dealing with the growers But,
he added emphatically, and nthis he was
backed by other growers. that the scheme
of warehousing and holding the cotton IN
the south had passed beyond the point OF
an experiment. 1t was already an ap-
proved success, ii was stated, and when
the system OF warehousing advances 1T
tie further, the mills will md that they
must go to the farmers for their material.
Thus the end that both side want ultimate
ly will be reached. Mr.. Jordan remarked
that he was perfectly satisfied with the
verbal assurances OF friendship that the
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that back to his people sufficient in
dorsement and encouragement. But, he In
timated. as did the other growers. that
they had the raw material and were in a
position to force their terms on the manu-
fa cturers as soon as the warehousng plan
developed little further.
Discuss Permanent Organization.
The question of permanent organization
tai king In both the planters and the manu-
factnrers was preached and probably will
be contaminated before the convention adj
journs. A committee to prepare a form OF
organization viii be appointed and viii re-
port at q future session But the general
plan OF cooperation has been fairly well
mapped out
r. III. Miller. IT., president of the Ameri-
can Association of Cotton Manufacturers,
temporarily assumed the chair, and Prest-
dent Mccall sat with the audience, taking
part in the discussion occasionally. The
subject officially under discussion was the
proper growing and marketing OF cotton
But the whole turn OF the talk was as 10
whether not the manufacturers would
be willing to cooperate with the growers
by dealing with them directly and thus
helping to establish stable prices for cotton.
Mr.. A. E Calvin of Texas read paper
on cotton production. He said there was
no question, even with the immense In
crease in the consumption of cotton. that the
United States would be able o supply the
needs of the world for ages to come. he
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examples, the room for expansion being
almost unlimited. Mr. Calvin added that
If he were to mention figures for acreage
the people of his own state might even look
on him as dreamer and visionary. But, he
remarked, there are 6OoOoUOo acres In
Texas and 100000 In Indian Territory
capable of being added to the cotton lands
of the United States. If violent fluctuations
of the market were eliminated he went on
to say, the United States could take care
of the increased consumption all right. But
the farmers did not want to plant profit
less crop and be heavily penaiized by low
prices for having grown enough to supply
the worlds demand. What the farmer de-
mands is not an unreaSonably high market.
but stable market. The speaker said he
does not want ,as he had often seen, the
market to fall off twenty points while he Is
hauling his cotton from the farm to the
town where he expected to dispose of 1t at
fairly remuneratiye prices. The growers
will do anything to eliminate the cotton
the price of cotton from the field to the
mill, it was declared.
Saving in Weather Damage.
Campbell Russell of Indian Territory said
that he is the representative of 5000 farm
ers and cotton growers. He read his ere
dentials to the meeting to show that the
growers are willing to stand behind any
plan of action that the conference might
approve. The plan of warehousing the cot
ton had been tried 1t was set forth. and
the saving in weather damage in a single
year was almost sufficient to pay for all
the warehouses needed Continuing, the
speaker said that he does not expect the
manufacturers to come forward till the
farmers show that they are ready to do
their part In the proper handling and hold
ing of the crop.
But" he added, I'VE want direct dealing
with the manufacturers, and there are two
ways you can help US. Say You are will
ing to come forward and establish rela-
tons with and it will help us. Say
you are not and that you will have nothing
to do with us, and 1t win stiffen our backs
to so home and fight this thing to sue
cessful issue"
When the planter from the west had con-
cluded, Mr.. McAiister of Manchester,
typical English business man, said that the
manufacturers Of course would be pleased
to enter into direct relations with the
growers IL they could be shown how 1t
was to be done; that they were perfectly
VIKING 10 learn, ne WOu1Q ike some
concrete illustration OF what was to be
done.
II will tell you briefly what has been
and is being DONE" Mr.. Russell said. I'VE
are building warehouses to store the cot
ton and protect it from the weather. We
win there sort and grade IT., pack IT as it
should be packed and guaranses that it
shall come UP to sample when Il Is deliv-
cred. Then when you want cotton you can
order from us a hundred or hundred
thousand bales and know what you are
getting and the price YOU will have to
pay for it,
Want to Deal With Consumers.
Mr. r. w. Davis of Texas said that the
growers simply wanted to deal with the
consumers and they wanted to know wheth-
er the consumers would agree or whether
they feared the growers worse than they
did the cotton spectators.
MIR. McAlister replied that so far as he
could speak for Lancashire. England, the
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