The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-03
AGREE ON GINNING
 AND EALING COTTON
Growers and SpinnerS Get
 Closer Together
BOTH OPPOSE SPECULATION
International Cotton Congress Atti- tude Favorable to America-Jor- dan Tells of Failure to Ex-
 tend Cotton Culture.

Vienna, June 2.-The International Cot attitude of the congress from the stand- point of America was on the whole fav- orable The most important thing the congress did was to reach an understand ing as to show how cotton should be gin ned. baled and delivered An interesting feature was the fact that both growers and spinners were united in opposition to speculation in cotton futures and in this connection a resolution was passed In favor of compression of cotton at the ginneries or at the point of production.
 Tn the matter of the question of tare, the congress adopted resolution estab- fishing maximum allowance of tare at twenty-two pounds per bale, instead of the six per cent of the gross weight of the cotton as Is now the custom. This ar rangement works in favor of the American growers.
 The spinners expressed a desire for clos CT and more direct relations with the growers of cotton and this attitude on their part may be taken as recogni- tion of the views on this subject present. ed by the American delegates to the congress, who in their addresses, labored to disabuse the minds of the spinners of the idea that the American growers had any intention of organizing for the pur- pose of unduly controlling or influencing prices.
 The question of insurance was referred to the next congress.
 In the matter of the extension of cot ton culture, the congress expressed the opinion that all countries where efforts are being made to extend the area of cu1- tivation as deserving of liberal support The congress was prompted to pass this resolution by the recognition of the fact that the worlds supply of cotton should not depend upon the climatic conditions of any one country. Speaking on this subject, the Ameioan delegates declared that according to their experience those European countries who are trying to introduce the culture of cotton into their various colonies are labortng with slight prospects of success. Harvie Jordan then reminded his hearers that during the Civil war fin the United States efforts then adopted to this end were more persistent than today and that they were in vain
 Daniel O. Roper concluded his address with an appeal to the delegates to the congress to participate indirectly in the growing of cotton on American soil He declared 1t would be a good thing If the European growers of cotton would send their surplus of able agriculturllsts to the United States In order to help ex- tend the cultivated area in that country, saying this method would dispose definite ly/of the question, where the world in the future would get Its necessary supply of cotton.
 The English delegates spoke in favor of the greatest possible decentralization of cotton growing. declaring that today Flu rope was as much dependent as ever on one part of the world for the bulk of It's cotton supply. This view was seconded by the German delegates and as an out come of this difference of opinion the congress passed the resolution to the ef- feet that all cotton growing countries should receive general support.