The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-12

vision in the warehouse matter stood out most prominently and proved to be the most interesting topic of the day, there were other important matters that went before he meeting which had been called primarily for the pur- pose of hearing W. F. Vandiver and W. H. Seymour on the work accom- plished by the recent meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Southern Cotton Association in Hot Springs Ark Messrs Vandiver and Seymour are members of the commit tee They attended the Hot Springs meeting, and being present yesterday they delivered interesting and instruc- tive informal addresses on the busi- | ness transacted by the Executive Com mittee.
 The action of the National Executive Committee at Hot Springs was en- dorsed in a resolution ofrered by Charles L. Gay and 1t was the sense of the meeting that the farmers or Montgomery County should endeavor. 1 by every possible means, to hold their cotton TOT 10 cents.
 l Presiaent W H. Vaughan of the County Division. was absent when the meeting was opened at 11:S0 o'clock and Secretary Gay called the body to order. The attendance was Hairly | large and several negro farmers, who appeared deeply interested in the pro- ceedings, were allowed within the l room.
 ". F. vandiver speaks. On motion of MT. Gay, A. H. Eu- banks was called to the chair. The l objects of lhe meeting were stated anu Inc regular order of business was dis pensed with to give way to the ad- dresses which had been scheduled Tor the day. MT. Eubanks then called w. F. yandiver to the floor.
 The Montgomery wholesale grocer and capitalist said. in the beginning that if results of figures were to DC taken as a criterion. the southern cot, ton Association was indeed grea' organization. The Hot springs meefine | was well attended. He said nearly every member of the executive commit tee was present and they had worked all the time
 The first thing Mir Vandiver wanted to tell the Montgomery farmers apou the report of Harvie Jordan on the con
 terence in Washington between the Southern Cotton Association ana tn' l manufacturers It was an importan meeting because it was the first of et!
 kind ever held Mir. Vandiver himself was at this meeting and he reviewed it's results. He was sorry to say Una
 the spinners had not met the Southerf Cotton Association in the same spiri
 that the association had met the spin l[ [uers According to the report Of MT Jordan he was not satisfied with th'
 meeting
 The warehouse question. said MT Vandiver, had come up. and the repor
 to the executive committe was tha there have been and are being con structed q large number of warehouses
 MT. Vaudiver discussed the informa
 tion gathered by the committee regard ing the deterioration of the cotton crop
 He had given in Alabama as abou twenty five per cent off. The commit ltee was unable to arrive at any definite figures as to the total size of the crop He said he and Mir. Seymour favored 1 the placing of the price at eleven cent vEand sos voted He showed by conaputa Itfon how the figures were reached b! lthem He told the committee. If yol
 make the price ten cents how are yol going to explain it?' He was not ther' plain his reason for voting for clever cents.
 President Seymour Talks. President Seymour Of the Alabama division was called upon and reviewed the work of the Washington meeting He thought some good had been ae
 complished by # and such 8 meeting
 would be well every year. He pointed out the facts about the meeting tha
 gave him most encouragement ant satisfaction.
 MT. Seymour spoke of the action O
 the committee on the question of thu
 official organ and dwelt for seVera minutes on the warehouse question. H.
 gave special credit to the Farmers
 Union which had been a great factor From forty to fifty warehouses hat