The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-11
COTTON CONGRESS
COMES TO AN END
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Is TO BE PERFECTED.
Meet in Paris Next Year-Report Of
Committee on Transportation is
Adopted Objection to Gov
eminent Crop Reports.

Atlanta. Oct. 9.-When the plan
adopted this afternoon by the Inter
national Conference Of Cotton Grow
ers and Spinners goes into effect the
cotton industry Of the world, from
the time of the planting Of the seed
to the time the mills turn out their
goods, will be under one great organ
ization Of planters and spinners. The
international conference this after
noon decided to make their organiza-
ton permanent, and in doing this,
will also invite the Continental Spin
ners' association Of Europe and the
Sea Island Cotton Growers assoeia-
ton of the United States to become
affiliated bodies with the association
and to have representatives in the ex-
ecutive committee which, under the
plan adopted, is to be the governing
body Of the international confer
ence. The plan adopted is subject
to the action of the bodies now form
ing the international conference and
the two other great associations in
vited to become members, but there
is little doubt that the action Of the
conference will be approved by these
bodies.
The international conference ad-
journed late this afternoon. The first
meeting Of the new worldwide or
ganization may possibly be held in
Paris next year as the International
Cotton Spinners' association Of Eu-
rope meets there and Herr Kuffler OF
Vienna stated this afternoon that de-
legates from all organizations Will be
invited to attend.
The conference at its sessions to-
day took action that it is believed
will soon result in a vast improve
= ment in the methods Of putting raw
cotton into shape for handling by the
spinnere with a consequent saving to
them w. .l.y $25,0OO,000 year, now
lost, it has been asserted, by reason Of
slipshod methods Of baiing.
A sharp fight was made over Con-
sressman Hefin's resolution calling
on the United States congress and
the British parliament to regulate
cotton speculation, but the matter
was finally referred to the different
bodies for independent action. Two
of the affiliated bodies, the Farmers
Union and Southern Cotton assocla-
ton. later took favorable action on
this resolution.
The spinners, while admitting thai
cotton speculation was an evil, yet
did not see how it could be eliminated
and the vote of the international con-
ference was four to one against con-
. ference recommendation.
Government crop reports also came
in for their share Of criticism. Here
too the conference refused to unite
in putting the powerful influence OF
the great organization behind the
movement favoring the discontinue
ance Of the government reports.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 9.-The Interna-
tional Cotton Spinners and Growers
this afternoon decided to form per-
manent organization, which will in
clude not only the associations now at
fliated but also the Continental Spin
ners' association Of Europe and the
- Sea Island Cotton Growers assocla-
tion.
At the afternoon session the con-
ference adopted plan of permanent
organization by providing for the
creation of committee to be known
as the International Committee Of
Notton Growers and Manufacturers
associations. This body will consist
of Is members two from each Of the
five organizations composing this con-
ference and two representing the
| spinners Of continental Europe and
two from the Sea Island Cotton
Growers association, which was ad-
mitted to membership in the confer
ence this afternoon. In addition to
the two organizations just named,
the international committee will
therefore. be composed of delegates