New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
COTTON MEN MEETING.
international Conference of Grozcers
and Manufacturers.

Atlanta, Oct. MEN who grow cotton and men
VINO manufacture II into cloths and other goods for
the markets OF the world met here to-day in the
International conference of cotton growers and
manufacturers. Fully five hundred delegates were
present when President James r. Macoll. of Provi-
dence called the meeting order former President
Arthur Kuffier. of Vienna, Austria and delegates
from Great Britain. Germany Belgium. France and
Spain being present. The bodies forming the inter
national conferences are the National Spnners AS
sociation. the Farmers Union the Southern Cotton
Association and the Interstate Cottonseed Crush
ers' Association.
Mr. Macoll. in his opening address. outlined the
objects of the conference and made suggestions
for the elimination of differences between grower
and spinner. and methods of increasing the value
Of the product of the grower. He gave a brief
history of the federation and objects of the
ciation and said:
One important object which those of us who
American citizens, whether growers or spinners.
have in view is to demonstrate European
wonderful resources yet undeveoped in the South
ern states for the production of the raw material
Ne tber hand m e il i GnsirabI {o tb rowsrs nv
personal contact with the spirners to realize that
If they to maintain their supremacy, there must
movaI Of so-caIIed abuses that now exist in the
growing. handling and marketing of their product
All admit that the time has now come for def
mite suggestion and prompt action to effect needed
pressing, which would erect an enormous saving
in transportation and Insurance and enable the
The proper marking Of cotton should be insisted
upon. The cotton world needs uniform bill OF
lading. which states authenticated facts regard
the owners of the cotton and the banks that
help them to finance the crop.
Gently issued by a committee OF the New York
Cotton Exchange on the certihcaton Of cotton in
as TO grade and staple This would. in my opin-
ion, tend to control speculation and at the same
time make the New York contract more service
able to spinners both as a hedge and for actual
To what extent government reports and statistics
are helpful or injurious and how they can be made
which are on the programme for debate.
In conclusion he urged the most important
action that the conference could take the forma-
tion Of a permanent international organization Of
growers and spinners.
Governor Smith Of Georgia delivered an address
OF welcome c. ". Macara chairman Of the COM
mittse o. the International Federation Of Master
Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Association
and president Of the English Master Cotton Spin
ners Federation and vice-presldent OF the interna-
tional conference. responded Among other things
he said:
tant part in The supply Of the worlds needs that
or i@ss the entire cotton crop OF the world and
when consideration is given 10 the colossal dimen.
9' hat the I raising % Or redueine the annual average
pound Represents 500 90 O0 It must be obvious that
Il IS time that some determined effort was made to
rid the industry OF this serious and unnecessary
burden
Cotton planters have been urged from time 10
hold for extreme prices. but II Is doubtful
II the adoption OF such advice would in the long
rlIu be their advantage. II must never be lost
sight OF by the that THE staple supplies the
clothing for the poorest people OF the world In
every country. and that applies more particularly
tho 10000 0co Inhabitants I'm India and China, TO
whom great rise in price certainly means q lin
ttation of their purchasing power. with a conse-
Quently reduced employment for the spinners and
manufacturers Of the world upon whom the grow
of cotton dependent.
Great Efforts have been made during recent years
10 develop cotton growing in the colonies and de-
tendencies Of European nations. and although I
OF the opinion that progress will be slow. there
Is little doubt that anY attempt OF the American
growers TO maintain prices at abnormally high
level Will have the effect of giving increased
stimulus to these efforts. and progress may conse-
quently be much more rapid than under normal
conditions
All the officers were reelected