The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-06-13

roems OF the board Of trade, There
were present 70 cotton mill nresidenta
representing 1885, 900 spindles in opera
tlOn In South Carolina, or more than
tWo-thirdB Of the srindles OF the State.
j. A. Brock, Of Anderson, yaa made
chairman and j. /. Westsrvelt, Of
ireenvilie, secretary.
Capt. Z. A. Smyth. of Greenville,
lnt!oanced seriea Of resolutions
saan;i, waien Were referred to o committee on
sesol9tions consisting OF Capt. E. A.
Parker, Of Greenvills, v. M. Mont
gomery, Of SDartanburg, Thos. Bar
rett, Jr., Of Augusta. Ca, who ia preai-
dent or the Langley mill in Sonth
Carolina, and II. Il. Wright, OF New
berry, The conference then adjourned
Tor an hour while collation. was SER
we'd by the mill officials of Greenville
and their lady friends.
Al the second session of the confer
tered, by the committee and unafi-
mously adopted: First, that O per
manent organization be effected, and q
committee to nominate officers was
appointed for that purpose to report
az meeting to De held on June 29 at
some point TO be q aecided upon later.
Inc following important resolution
was also adopted without Opposition:
:'Resolved, That 1t 10 the sense of
Il tais conference that the running time
OK the cotton Ei!tls In South Carolina
he voluntarily reduced BY the mill
managers ON July i, 1905. TO "a houra
per week, and on July /, 1908, 90 hours
per week: and on July l, 1910, so hours
''The mill managers recosnize that
Tor many reaeone it 10 best both for che
employees and the corporation that
this reduction 70 60 hours eh0uld be
gradual, and extend over o period of
yeare.
"Rssslved, That shis conferanca
urge upon all the cotton manufac.
turers in South Carolina TO Continue
70 carefully observe tho sge Law limit
i3g the employment OF children to
those OF 10 years Of age and older, and
1orDidding the employ menG, exeeDS
under lawful conditions, OF children
under u years Of age.
"hasolvsds That the conference of
cotton mill manufacturers eerneatly
approve the passage OF compulsory
school law ia South Carolina to apply
TO oil children under IL years of age,
ane also recommended the enactment
OF law requiring the repatriation OF
al births In South Caroli1a, and aleo o
Jaw requiring marriage certificates be-
tore eng ceremony can be performed in
South Carolina.
"Resolved, Thet the chairman of
this conference appoint a committee Of
seven who shall prepare circular let
Ter to DO printed and placed on the
desk of each senator and member of
the house Of representatives OF the
South Carolina legislature, urging
upon the enactment OF these three laws.
"Resolved, That 1t is the Judgment
or this meeting that there should be
no change made in the wages of the
employees at this time consequent upon
the change Of hours 90 proposed.
"Enabliug thereby euch operatives
as work by the day to secure the same
amonnt OF wages for the shortened 1ay
as they would have secured for q longer
day, 1t being the hope of the manufac-
turers here assembled that piecs work
ers will be able to secure, through in
creased energy consequent upon the
shortened hours Of labor, tho same
amount OF wages during the shorter
time that they have previously earned.
The name Of the organization is the
Cotton Manufacturers Associa ton of
South Carolina. Especial 60 The
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