The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-10
HAIL KING COTTON!
Conference of World Interest
is Held in Atlanta.
SPINNERS MEET GROWERS
Ill interests Lesitimateiy Connected
Connected With Mighty Industry
With Mighty Industry Get To-
cether for Discussion for


The fifth international congress OF
the Master Cotton Spinners and Manu-
sacturers' Association, and the second
international conference OF cotton
growers and manufacturers, opened au-
spiciously in Atlanta, Ga, Monday
morning.
The first business session was called
TO order in the hall Of the house OF
representatives by Chairman James r.
McColl Of Boston. The grim and aus
tere state capitol had strange appear
ance. The Georgia state flag fioated
from the mast over the pediment OF
the Washington street entrance. The
hall of the house was hung with the
aags of all the countries represented
in the congress. The speakers stand
was decked out in flags and bunting
and shaded electric lights. The visitors
gallery held a brass band, which in
terspersed the welcoming addresses
with the national airs Of the various
countries, which brought the whole
gathering repeate;- y to its feet. When
the American and English national
anthems-"America" and God Save
the King"-were reached all the Eng
lish-speaking delegates sang the same
tune, but used the words of their own
hymn.
In the Corridors Of the capitol were
many bales of cotton, representing the
different types of baling and covering
the staple.
After the appointment of commit
tee, consisting of two members from
each of the organizations calling the
congress, to nominate permanent Off
GERS and the chairmen and vice chair
men of the various sectional commit
tee meetings, the chairman of the con-
gress introduced Governor Hoke Smith
to welcome the visitors to Georgia.
Governor Smith assured the visitors
that 1--WE are glad to have you with us
and will like you better the longer
you stay
Charles Wright Macara, president OF
the international association, in the
course of his response, told the dele
gates that he believed the foreign spin
ners, by joining with the spinners and
manufacturers of cotton in America
and holding out the right hand of fel-
lowship to the cotton grower, would be
able to render a vast se'vice to the
cotton industry. He declared there
was need in the cotton business for
legitimate middle men, but showed the
necessity of eliminating the gambling
element on the cotton exchanges. He
said only by international organiza-
ton could the interests Of this world.
wide industry be safeguarded and the
producer and manufacturer protected
from the manipulations of outside par
ties. He said:
Since the raising or lowering OF the
annual price by only one cent repre-
sents a difference of 100000 pounds,
or s9O,OOO,OOO, it is impossible to i'm
agine any more important work in
which grower and spinner could join.
Gambling in cotton futures is inimical
to the interests Of both"
Mr.. Macara said that cotton was
largely sold in the poorer countries
and that seven or eight million people
in India and China were not able to
buy goods when the price was unrea-
sonably high. He believes that the
saving to be accomplished by getting
rid OF outside monopolies would make
possible great economy in the manu-
facture and handling of cotton and
Weld larger returns to both producer
and consumer.
~. 10, .Ao HoowEpS