The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-09
FIFTEEN-CENT COTTON URGED No Negro Wages for Southern Whites. 50 DECLARES A DELEGATE Spinners Will Meet Growers on
 Fair Terms. subject ef Gin Compresaing and Uni- form Ealing Is considerd of
 vital Importance to the x
 Cotton Conference.
 
50 DECLARES A DELEGATE

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. e.--A'The Southern white is not going to live on the wages of the West African negro" declared D. D. Smith of Columbia, South Car oIina, before the international Confer ence of Cotton spinners and Growers today.
 eve are not going to take negro wages. The cotton planters of the south must have fifteen cent cotton to maintain their families. to educate their children and to maintain their bomes. to allow them to be men and good citizens" This declaration of the South Carolina planter was made dur fnr the discussion of the relations be- tween growers and spfnners, which was taken immediately after the con fsrence was called to order this morn ing, the discussion being continued
 sainner and grower alte-aatsd ia presenting his side of the cotton to the conference, and Mir. Smiths view of the necessity for fifteen cent cotton was listened to with marked interest
 The speakers on the spinners side ware: Thomas Coates Of England; Arthur Ruffler of Vienna, Austria. and William Howarth. of England. Fol the ulanters, Mir. Smith and T. J. Brooks of Tennessee, spoke and sam ueI T. Hubbard representing the New York Cotton Exchange. and Mike Thomas. of the New orieans Cotton Exchange, took part in the discussion. MT. Coates asserted that he repre- seuted ninety-five spinne-s with six million spindles and was loudly ap- plauded when he announced that he was ready at any time the cotton was offered. to take s2oosooo worth direct from the gower.
 sts<.. ~.<-.~s~~ hA snlS ssefanAQ ready at all times to take the cotton If they cannot take 1t at their ninety five mills they will dispose of 1t oth- erwise as soon as the growers are ready to give 1t to them direct. We are also ready to advance 7S per cent of the value until the cotton is graded and proved acording to contrast
 Frsm Grower 10 Npinner.
 Herr KunIer also said that the spin nera were ready to meet the growers on fair terms and take cotton direct frem the grower. The recommendation of his company; was in the form of a resolution to the effect that closer trade relations and much of the pres ent difflculty on the handling cotton. could be mitigated if the growers would adopt what Is known as the warehouse system and establish sell- ing agents both in Europe and Amer ica. This resolution was adopted unanimously and thus one of the most important objects of the conference, the furthering of the scheme of direct handling of cotton from planter to spinner was given an impetus.
 After the report Of the committee on better trade relations between growers and spinners. discussion of which was continued from yesterday, was disposed by the unanimous adop- ton of the report urging the cetab- 1ishmen$ of the warehouse system by the planters and the placing of sell ing agents in America and Europe the report of the committee on grow ;IIg and handling cotton was taken up and discussed briefly. Finally Herr Kuf- fer, of Vienna, said that in view of the importance of this report and the broad scope Of it's recommendations, 1t was impossible to act on it Immediate ly. The resolutions were therefore ordered printed and will be taken up for further discussion tomorrow.
 Standard Contracts.
 The report of the committee on transportation, recommending the adop- tion Of standard type of contract was also unanimously adopted. The con- , ference the nadJourned till a. m. to- morrow. Before the close of toduy'a session it became apparent that the subject of gin compfessing aud uni. form baling is considered of such vital
 
 in the conference. meaning as Chair man MacAlister of the transportation committee said mot only a possible saving of twenty-five million dollars annually to producer and consumer, but the obviation of competition in- voIving the future loss to the South of untold millions. that 1t was decided to devote the entire time of the con ference to this subject until 1t is thor oughly understood and final terms agreed upon. This subject will there- fore be taken up at tomorrow morn ing's session
 The Morning Session.
 Reports of sectional committees and made formed the program of this mornings session of the International Conference of CottorA Growers and Man to order at 10 o'clock by President Macoll and the report of the commit tee on growing and handling of cot ton, of which J. l.. Maxwell. of Louis- lana. is chairman. was laid before the conference. The recommendations O. this committee were as follows:
 First: That all planters select and save their seed for the next crop. the ob- ject being to insure higher standard.
 Second. That all cotton after being picked, be housed from forty to sixty days before being sent to the gin. European spinners have long complained of the dampness of the cotton received by them, a condition which they have proven is not acquired in the hold of shipments.
 Third. That as fast as possible plant CTS. either as individuals or in com munities adopt gin compressing. This was earnestly urged, notwithstanding the enormous expense 1t would entail as 1t would relieve the cotton planters in a great part of the exactions of tho so-called compress trust and permit of direct handling of the product of the Southern fields from the planter to the spinner.
 Fourth. That the Egyptian form of bale be adopted as fast as possible. This bale has one more tie and one more binder than the American bale, and bur lap is used instead of jute in bind ing. The saving by this it as assert ed would be enormous.
 The members of this sectional com nittee were much interested in a talK made by Secretary Pearson of the Ma