The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-11
COTTON CONGRESS
COMES TO AN END
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
rs TO BE PERFECTED.
Meet in Paris Next Year-Report of
Committee OH Transportation is
Adopted-Objection to Gov
ernment 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
lzatlon OF planters and spinncrs. 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 rs the International
Cotton SpinnerS' association Of ELL
rope meets there and Herr Kutflcr of
Vienna stated This afternoon that de-
legatcs 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 vast improve
mcnt in the methods Of putting raw
cotton into shape for handling by the
spinncrs with a consequent saving to
them of fully $25,000.000 a year. now
LOST, it has been asserted, by reason of
slipshod methods Of baline.
A sharp fight was made over Con-
grcssman Hcfin'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 associa-
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
ancc of the government reports.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 0.--Thc Tnterna-
tI''"i S'tlolI h'luHllGlS anu Jlp"clS -
this afternoon decided to form a per-
manent organization, which will in
clude not only the associations now af-
filiatcd but also the Continental Spin
ners' association Of Europe and The
Sea Island Cotton Growers associa-
tion.
at the afternoon session the con-
ference adopted plan of permanent
organization by providing for Inc
creation Of committee to be known
as the international Committee of
Notton Growers and Manufacturers
associations. This body vii! consist
Of Is membcrs-two from each of the
five organizations composing this con-
ference and two representing tho
spinners Of continental Europe and
two from the Sea Island Cotton
Growers association, which was ad-
mitted to membership in the confer
cncc this afternoon. In addition to
the two organizations just named,
the international committee will
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