The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-12
OIL MEN AT MEETING
CRUsHERs ASSOCIATION ORGANIZE ED IN MONTGOMERY.
Adopted Views With Alarm the High Tarfn on Coston Seed Products by Foreign Coun-
 tries.

For the preservation of the cotton seed oil industry and allied trades. the Alabama Cotton Crushers' Associa- ton was organized in MO MontEomesrs T0iasts of Pythias on Court Square. The fol. lowing officers were elected: Ernest Lamar of Selma, president; J: c' Wright of Roanoke. vice president J:
 The meeting was attended by thir- ty-six men representing fiftyrhve oil mills in Alabama, and the organiza- constitution and by laws was adopted as reported by a committee composed of J. W. Black. J. M. Kyser, B. J. Cassels' Ernest Lamar, and J. C, Wright. A number of resolutions were also passed.
 The annual meetings of the associa- tion, according to the constitution VIII take place between June 1 and July 1, and the place of meeting Is to be se- lected by the executive committees.
 The organization Is intended not on- ly for protection but equally as much for the bringing of the members into they may exchange ideas leading to the advancement of the industry.
 Among the most important resolu-
 R I've s'feei' feei tSat aS our 0nsi manufaetured against, both in the domestic and for elgn markets, and whereas. the Aus strict i duty on Cotton ssea of ss import ed from the United States, this duty being 300 per cent greater than the present tariff, and 1t is feared that the lead of Austria, and should they do so further demoralizatioD would be the natural result. Therefore, .rec- organizing the importance of making yerse sG5s s o 0R Rerd SsssT ppo a a committee of ten to be known as the legislative committee, composed of members of the Alabama crushers." new orSanization' the Alabama LaEis- iature Is asked to formulate memo rial to be sent to the Congressman and Senators of Alabama, seeking the Df3isoS@ Another TesoiutIon % dD ss wss passed au- thorizing the appointment of com mittee to be composed of i've members whose duty 1t shall be to furnish in- formation to the State chemist. such as the value of cotton seed meal and hulls as feed for stock, to disseminate literature among the farmers and give practical demonstrations of the usages of cotton seed oil at Fairs In Aiaba- ma.
 A resolution was adopted petition ing the Legislature to enact law re- qulring the Commissioner of Agri- culture to perform services in eonserv- ing the interests of the farmer and the cotton seed oil industry.
 A government committee. composed of thirteen members, was selected. This committee will meet at o'clock this morning in the Knights of Pythias hall. elect sub-committees and trans act such other business as may be necessary. Other committees to be named are; rules and executive com mittee; appeals and grievances: pub. licity; legislation; arbitration and chemistry. Work for the future will also be outlined hg the governing com mittee.
 The following is list of those who members of the association:
 Vernon, Birmingham; W. c. Davis. HaynevilIe. 8. J. Cassels, Montgom- cry; Ernest Lamar, Selma; M. W, L. Brown, Thomasville; c. A. Mattison, TaIladega; J. G. Wright. Roanoke; E. M. Douglass, Luverne; S. A. Solo mon, Montgomery, c. E. Borum Hurts boro; Otto stoii, Cullmant w, E. springs: W. A. Covey, Eufanla, w. D. Stone. Dadeville; George Walker. Montgomery; E. c. Cooper, Oxford; J. H. Adams, ozark; p. W. Stay Mont sGmfPPEi Er1 PEEitcSett Ms csnSssSon5 cs%ssS: E %sst. Uniontown; J. C. Cheney Evergreen; A. St, c. TennilIe. Montgomery; W. A. Stanley, Huntsville; William McGee. Greenville; J. H. McNeiil Decatur; Dothan; E. P; Cobb, Linden; F, B. TusRegee; R. c. Conner. Enterprise; H, c. Jernigan, Opelika; T. L. Smith, Epes; B. B. Nuzum, Tuscaloosa and J. W. Black, Montgomery.