Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
MANUFACTURERSMEET
National Cotton Association
Members in Session.
WELCOMED TO THIS CITY
Visitors From European Countries Ex-
pected Here Tomorrow.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE
Addresses by Secretary Of Agriculture
and Director of Bureau Of
American Republics.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE

The eighty-third semi annual meeting Of
the National Association of Cotton Manu-
facturers, successor to the New England
Cotton Manufacturers Association, con-
vened in the New Willard Hotel at $50
o'clock this morning. with large attend
ance of members from all sections of the
country. Four business sessions, including
the meeting this morning, are scheduled for
today and tomorrow, and 1t is expected
that about 100 cotton manufacturers from
European countries will reach New York
in time to come here for the two meetings
tomorrow. This gathering is really pre-
liminary to the International conference of
cotton growers, spinners and manufac-
turers to be held in Atlanta, Ga, October
z to 0. A committee from the Chamber
of Commerce, including William F. Guide.
A. D. Albert and Chaplin Brown. has been
DESIGNATED to assist in the entertainment of
the visitors.
William D. Hartshorne of Lawrence,
Mass, president of the association, called
the meeting to order at $50 o'clock this
morning, and an address of welcome was
delivered by Commissioner Macfarland.
welcome to Washington" Mr.. Macfar-
land said I'VE regret you have not
oftener met here. This is the place where all
national and international conventions
your foreign guests. and are sure that they.
too. will enjoy their visit here. Like all In
telligent Americans you know that this Is
your capital and that you do not need to
be given the freedom of the city. And we
know that you take pride and interest in 1t.
With US you want to see it advanced and
developed.
Pay Half the Expense.
Although we who live here pay half the
expense Of maintaining this common
capital, or this year $1,000 per capita, and
all the rest of you citizens Of the United
States pay only about six cents per capita,
we welcome you to an equal share In its
privileges ana responsibilities. 1t Is not
commercial or manufacturing city, distinc-
lively. although we have, according to the
United States census, more wealth than
any one of twenty-five enumerated states,
and our financial institutions have a hum
dred million dollars resources, while
hope without spelling its beauty to increase
its commerce.
But it has unique distinctions, in the
presence Of the national government. every
President since Washington, every Congress
since the Fifth; the Supreme Court, begin
ming with Chief Justice Marshall; here are
the monuments, buildings and men, men
like the distinguished Secretary Of Agricul-
ture, who has done SO much for your inter-
ests and for all our interests that you want
to see. Beautiful now, to be in every respect
the model capital of the world, Washington,
Greater Washington, welcomes you heart
lily"
George Otis Draper of Hopedale, Mass,
responded on behalf of the association.
A committee to consider all resolutions
vention was appointed by the president. 1t
consists of Charles T. Plunkett, chairman;
George Otis Draper r. NJ. Miller, jr., James
P. Tolman and ]. r. Montgomery.
Address by Secretary Wilson.
An interesting address, covering the init
mate relations between the Agricultural De-
partment and the manufacturers of cotton
goods, because of the work of the depart
ment in improving the cotton crop, was
made by Secretary Wi son.
THE problem presented to our cotton
grower he said, lis not much the cost
of labor he may employ as 1t Is the 1ntelli-
gence with which +he crop Is grown. We
had experience along this line in growing
rice along the gulf coast Of the southern
states. 1t found that one American
could produce as much rice in year as
four hundred orientals SO that our cotton
producers do not have to fear lower wages
in any other part of the world.
The Department Of Agriculture has been
helping the cotton producers in every way
within it's power. The diseases of cotton
and the insects that ravage the crops are
being carefully studied. A few years ago
the Sea Island cotton industry was threat
ened with serious disease. The depart
ment scientists developed varieties Of cotton
that were resistent TO this disease and re-
established the industry. They also found
plants like the cOWpoa that resist this dis
ease and add fertility to the soil. Through
cotton breeding and selection many new
types have been secured, and some of them
have demonstrated their superiority over
the ordinary kinds. Some of the finest up
land cottons have been produced by this
method and some of them are nearly equal
to the Sea Island.
Necessity of Seed Selection.
1.-The department Is teaching the neces-
sity of seed selection, better methods of
tillage, the use of legumes in furnishing
nitrogen to the soil and the Introduction of
animal husbandry. 1t has been found that
by proper seed selection the quantity Of
lint which has been around 200 pounds per
| acre, has been practically doubled where
experiments have been made. BY better
farming the amount of cotton now pro-
duced can be grown on half the prese mt
acreage. by better farming we can
| double our production Of cotton on the
acres under tillage. The possibilities of
cotton production in this country are prac-
tically limitless.
THE invasion of the boil weevil from
Central America through Mexico has pre-
scented problems to which the scientists of
the country have been devoting their en-
orgies. New hybrids have been produced
that are early, prolific and of fine staple;
that can be successfully grown in the re-
gions invaded by the boil weevil. These
cottons are not resistent to the weevil,
but good crops can be produced from them
account of their earliness. The depart
ment is working in advance of the pest.
with view to securing cottons that will
take the place of those now in use and
Will be sufficiently early in maturing to
escape the ravages of the insect
Our n-growing states have been
hir dered from getting the full benefit Of
the rotation of crops and the grazing Of
domestic animals on account of the pres
ence of the cattle tick, that has compelled
the quarantining of those sections against
the move ment of cattle except during the
winter months This has circumscribed
the full use of domestic animals in main
tanning the fertility of the soil. and nat
urally prevented the improvement of cat
tie necessary on every farm where rota-
ton should be r~acticed The United
States government, through the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is eXterminating this
cattle tick An area equal to the state of
Virginia in size was cleared of the pest in