The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24
FOREIGN OUTLET
 FOR COTTON MILLS
Major Carson Addresses Cot tonSeed Crushers
EXPLOITING SoUTH'S OIL
If Americans Were Familiar With the Qualities of Cotton Seed OH It Would Take the Place
 of Olive OH.

Norfolk, Va, May 23.-The principal feature of today's session of the Inter- state Cotton Seed crushers association in convention at the Jamestown exposition, was the address by John M Carson. chief of the bureau of manufacture of the de- partment of commerce and labor. His subject was, Foreign Trade" and hls address was heard with great interest by the large number of cotton seed manufac- turers in attendance.
 Major Carson predicted that the time will come when foreign outlets will have to be sought for the production of our factories and mills and particularly cotton mills, because of the extent to which American industrial energies have been developed. The exploitation of foreign markets, he said, Is of the utmost con- cern owing to the large and increasing output of our factories. After securing a foothold in the foreign market the pro- ducts of American factories must be held there by intrinsic merit and enterprise.
 Major Carson then pointed out how to secure foreign markets for American products, and the way to hold that trade. He urged the necessity of having repre- sentatives in foreign countries to repre- sent them who must he said, possess thorough knowledge of local requirements and the characteristics of the people. To sell manufactured products in foreign lands, he said such products must con- form to climatic conditions. and be of such character and form as will be adapt ed to local needs and agreeable to popu lar taste.
 ",rhe cotton seed industry presents greater attractions" said Major Carson, and offers greater possibilities in the im- mediate future for enlargement in for eign markets than many others of our principal industries.
 Our manufacturers of cotton oil might profitably direct their efforts to bringing their product to the attention of the American people. If our own people were made familiar with real qualities of cot ton seed oil, very much of the olive oil now imported would be permanently dis placed, and very much of the animal fats now so extensively used in the prepa- ration of food would be expelled from American kitchens. I suggest that the producers of cotton seed oil, through the agency of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' association, perfect plans for maintaining their integrity, and protect them against questionable practices which it is alleged have attended few recent shipments to Europe"
 Major Carson's address was considered by the association to be so valuable that 1t was determined by resolution to have it printed for general circulation. The resolution included thanks to the speaker.
 o. P. Goodwin, president of the Farm CTS union of South Carolina, followed in an address In which he dwelt on the ad- visibility of doing away with the middle man between the producers of and the crushers of cotton seed.
 The question of where the next annual meeting shall be held was debated, but was not settled. An invitation from Dal las, Tex, was read. i7a'
 New Trade Rules.
 Following the speech of Major Carson, the convention adopted new trade rules, giving cotton seed meal and cake food classification and changing the grades of meal from choice to extra prime and prime to good, with the same ammonia percentages as before. were adopted by the Cotton Seed Crushers' association during their session at the Jamestown eX- position today. Over the question whether the rules committee could meet at any time subject to the call of the chairman or should meet three days be- fore the annual convention, the conven- tion waxed a little warm. B. F. Taylor wanted the rules committee to hold It's session immediately before the conven- ton claiming then all interests could be present and could give in their ideas of trading rules. Col J. W. Allison of Texas declared that if the rules committee met earlier, about thirty days before the con- vention, the rules could be printed and distributed among the members. This plan was adopted.
 l.. A Ransom of Atlanta was elected president of the association at the close of the session. Henry J. Parrish of Mem phis was elected vice president and Rob- ert Gibson of Dallas, Tex, secretary treasurer. Membership was bestowed upon Joe N.. Carpenter of Natchez, Dr. w. H. Wiley and Maj. J. M. Carson.