The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-08
CONFERENCE
 IN SESSION Cotton Men Meet in
 Atlanta. o FFICERS ARE RENOMINATED 0cser Trade Relations of Growers and Spinners Discussed. Congressman Henin, of Alabama, As serted That Speculation in Futures Are Responsible for Violations
 In the Market
0 FFICERS ARE RENOMINATED

Atlanta, Ga. Oct 7-with delegates present representing every phase of the cotton industry, from the time the cotton leaves the planters hands to the time when the products, wo- ven into fabrics, is sent to the mar kets of the world. and including rep resentatives of many foreign coun- tries, the International Conference of Cotton Spinners and Growers met at the State capitol building in this city today for a three days session. More than five hundred delegates were pres ent, nearly a hundred of these rep fesenting the great mills of Germany, Great Britain. France. Italy. Spain and Portugal with an aggregate wealth in farm lands, cotton crop and mills of nearly four billions of dollars.
 During the session. questions of the greatest importance to the grower and spinner alike will be taken up for discussion and action. and 1t is hoped that this meeting will result in Q bet ter understanding between the men who produce cotton end those who weave the staple into fabrics.
 That. this will result was indicated by the talk of many of the delegates after the addresses at today's session, in which the great losses to the spin ners due to poor methods of handling and shipping the raw product. were shown, and the great saving that would be effected both to grower and spinner if more system and care were used ip the initial handling of the producto of the fields. A lively fight for regulation or prohibition of spec. ulative dealing in cotton was also in- dicateds before the committee on buy ing and selling, when Congressman HefiiR of Alabama introduced a reso- lution asking the conference to me- morialize Congress and the British Parliament to stop speculation in cot ton, except that actually owned. But the fact that an investigation follows ing Q similar resolution had resulted In refusal by the British law mak- ing body to disturb existing conditions was brought out and fsx0Eable re. port by the &sub-committee to which the matter was finally referred will undoubteiy be accompanied by a wig. orous minority report against such ac- tion. .
 Abolish Hiddlemnn.
 Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, in his address of welcome to the dele gates, caused much applause by advo- eating the ginning, compressing and baling of the cotton on the planta- tion and abolishing the manipulation of the middl dleman, and undoubtedly this feature of the cotton industry {, will receive much attention.
 South. Fully five hundred delegates were present when President James R Macoll. of Providence R. l. called the meeting to order. former President Ar thur Kuffied. of Vienna, Austria, and delegates from Great Britain. GermanI. Belgium, France and Spain being pres- ent
 The bodies forming the International Conference are the National Spinners Association. the Farmers Linton. the Southern Cotton Association, and the Interstate Cotton Crushers Association. The morning session of the conference was taken up early, with addresses of welcome and responses, and the ap- pointment of committees of two nuem- bers from each of the four organiza- tions present at the conference to nominate permanent officers and select chairman and vice chairman for the sectional committees. 1t is these great meetings that much of the actual work of the conference will be done, tho body thus adopting the methods of State Legislature in referring commer- cial matters coming before 1t.
 These committees met for the first time this afternoon. and tomorrow reports from them will be presented to the main body for discussion and act ion. It was shortly after 10 o'clock when President Maeoll called the con ference to order. After prayer, Presi- osnt Macoll delivered his opening ad- dress MT. MacolI outlined the objects of the conference and made suggestions for the elimination of differences be- tween grower and spinner. and meth. ods of increasing the value of the pro- duct of the grower.
 Alter giving a brief history Of the works. and opJects Of Ine associatlon Macou salu: one important oDJecI which those of us who are American citlZens, either growers Or spInners. have in view, Is to demonstrate to our european frlends who consume two thirds Of the crop, the wonderful re- sources yet undeveIoped In the south ern states for the production Of the raw material. We want them to see for themselves that America will grow on the other nand, It IS oeslrabIe TOT the growers by personal contact with the spinners to realize that If they are must be a forward movement Tn the dlrect1on of the removal or several abuses that now exist In the growing, handling, and marketing or their prod uct. GroWer and spinner are equally interested in the reformation or aboIl- ton of methods employed by mlddIe men, which are wastetul ana there rore, injurious. me planter, II ne wants to sell oIrect to the splnners, must, in some way, do the work Of mlddleman, and nave the same man. cial responsibility; he must grade, car ry and nnance the cotton as the mer- chant now does. The crop should be
 
 factory with the least possible expense. So that grower and spinner may share
 All admlt that the tlme mas now come TOT oennIte suggestion ana prompt action to aHect neeoed re- forms.
 To this end we should dIscuss gin cOmpressing, which would enect an enormous saving in transportation and insurance, and enable the over-bur- dened railroads to move more expedi- t1ously the increasing crop. The proper marketing Of cotton should be insisted upon.
 Uniform Bill of Lading.
 The cotton needs a upltorm Dill or lading. which states authentlcated acts regarding shipment and affords adequate protection to the owner O. the cotton, and the banks that help them to finance the crop.
 Equitable tare and now to make IL for the interest Of the grower to oaie cotton right are also important top ics. The Cotton Growers Associations propose to reduce speculation by build ing warehouses and marketing the crop slowly through the year.
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