Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-04

ty-fve bales. We are anxious that the New
England spinners should adopt the same
plan
Following Mr.. Green's paper President
Hartshorne introduced Arthur kuffler pres
dent of the Austrian Cotton Spinners' AS
sociation and extensive cotton manufac-
turer in that country. Mr. Runner urged
cooperation between the manufacturers in
this country and Europe to the end that
better bales of cotton may be secured; bet
ter marking of bales accomplished. and
other improvements of general interest to
the trade brought about.
New York and Cotton Trade.
Arthur r. Marsh of New York discussed
al considerable length the Economic Posi-
ton of the New York Cotton Exchange and
Its Relation to the Cotton Trade
Cotton Mill Fires.
The session Of the convention last night
was devoted principally to discussion OF
cotton mill fires and to methods Of fire pre-
vention.
There are more fires, large and small, in
the cotton mills than In any other business,
aside perhaps from those where dangerous
chemicals or explosives are employed in the
processes Charles II. Fish of Dover, N
H., said in opening a paper on General
Questions of Cotton Mill Fires"
conflagration in a cotton mill in Dover in
January, 1907 to ILLUSTRATE his contentious,
and he pointed out many errors in con-
struction which might figure largely in in
creasng the damage to both plant and con-
tents in a cotton mill fire
Investigation Of Methods.
H l.. Phillips OF Hartford, Conn, repre-
senting the National Fire Protection Asso-
citation, also read a paper on the fire ques-
ton, dealing particularly with the cotton
manufacturer and fire waste" He stated
that his association is investigating the
methods of baling cotton with a view to
decreasing the danger of spontaneous com
bustion and other causes of fire.
BLACK is White; the Customs Admnistra-
ton Color blind was the theme OF dis
course by Edwin A. Hartshorn of New
York
The cotton men by unanimous agreement
departed from discussion of their own bust
ness for a few minutes to listen to James
l.. Cowles secretary of the Postal Progress
League.
Outline of Platform.
Mr.. Cowles outlined the following plat
FORM and then added supporting reasons:
First-A general two-cent four-ounce let
ter post, l cent per each additional two
ounces.
Second-A local one-cent four-ounce letter
post. within city delivery limits
Third--A local rural post limited to the
different rural routes, all mail matter in
one class, weight limit eleven pounds;
parcels up to one pound cent; parcels
one to five pounds, cents; parcels five to
eleven pounds. cents.
Fourth-A fve-cent regist -ation fee.
Fifth-A two-cent foreign letter rate.
SiXth-A fractional postal currency and
postal insurance.
Seventh-The substitution of space" for
weight in determining railway mail pay.
Elghth-An appropriation of $4,000 for
an experimental door-todoOr rural serv-
ice. using auto post-wagons.
Ninth-An appropriation for a similar
experimental city collection and delivery
service.
In behalf of this program, Mr.. Cowles
said
'First-As to a general two-ounce letter
post, England extended her letter weight
unit from one to four ounces on the occa-
sion of Queen Victoria's jubilee in June,
1897.
"Second-As to the proposed one-cent
four-ounce city service. London had a two
cent-a-pound letter and parcel post as long
ago 1880 The cities of Germany and of
Switzerland have long enjoyed local one
cent eight-ounca letter service.
'.Thrd-The proposed local rural post
will Immediately place the rural service
a paying basis.
'Fourth-As to the five-cent registration
fee cents is the common registration
charge of the civilized world