The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11


and America.
Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 8.-That the uhle
is not far distant when the cotton
n1anters of the south will sell their
cotton direct to the spinners of Europe
and America instead Of through the
middle men in bales compressed at the
plantations with methods in which loss
has been reduced to minimum, was
indicated by tOdays discussion before
the international conference Of cotton
growers and spinners. Spinners rep
resenting hundreds of mills and mil
lions of spindles told the planters that
they were not uniy willing but anxious
to buy their cotton direct from the
planter just as soon as the DIaQIeE Gan
deliver direct. Big planters and rep
resentatives Of the Farmers Union told
the spinners of Europe that already
they were organized. had built chain
of cotton warehouses, had perfected
business system by which the splnners
could purchase an almost unlimited
. supply OI Sldueu NOtCOAAI anu
ready to eliminate the antiquatcd
methods Of selling through a middle
man.
But" said Herr Arthur Kuffier, Of
Vienna, "if you planters wish to trade
direct with US you must give US bet
ter service than the merchants.
Action furthering this condition took
concrete form in the unanimous adop-
tion by the conference OF a resolution
presented by the committee on trade
relations between growers and spin
ners. This resolution declared that
much of the present difficulty in hand
ling cotton could be eliminated II the
growers would adept what is known
as the warehouse system and establish
selling agents in Europe and America.
An essential part of this scheme is
the adoption Of a standard type OF
contract, classification Of cotton Oy
grade and color, the unit to be 5O,0ot
pounds instead of 100 bales, net weigh
and the handling of damp cotton un'
der uniform rules. These points were
embodied IN the resolutions presented
by the committee on transportation
and these also were adopted by tn
conference. Thus two 1Ong steps i
the great work of %he conference. tn
raising of the standard Of cotton de
livered to the spinner and simpler an
more economical methods of handling
involving a saving, II is asserted, {
something like $25, 900, 600 year, wer
taken.
The great work of the conference We
remains to be done. his is final act1O
on the general subject of growing an
handling of cotton. Resolutions bear
ing on this subject were presented a
tOday's session by the committee
which the subject was referred an
after somewhat protracted discussio
We're ordered printed and will come u
for further discussion tomorrow, wit
the probability that the conference wi
devote most of the final days sessio
to their consideration.
The recommendations of this com
mittee embodied the following points
That planters select and save thei
seed for the next crop, to insure a hig
standard
That freshly picked cotton be house
from forty to sixty days before ship
ment.
That planters as fast as pOsSibl
either as individuals OF in communi
ties adopt gin compressinC and tn
Egyptian form of bale The latte
means in effect ginning and compress
in" on the plantation.
The committee on buying and sell
ing to which was referred Congress
man Heff1in's resolution directc
against cotton speculation adopted tn
resolution and then referred it to tn
subcommittee appointed yesterday q
which Mr.. Heffiin is chairman. fn
further action. This means that tn
subject will he debated on the foo
of the conference
Addresses were made by ThOma
Coates, and William HOwarth, of Eng
land. Herr KufI1er OF Austria.
Representing the spinners, E. A. Cal
vim, of Houston, Texas, and T. J
Brooks, representing the farmers un
ion and E. D. Smith of South Carolina
who warmly defended fifteen cent cot
ton. Samuel T. Hubbard, of the Ne.
York cotton exchange and Mark II
Thomas, of Houston, Texas defende'
cotton exchanges.
Conference tomorrow will meet at
a. M. and final adjournment will tax
,,1aco late in the afternoon.
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