Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-21
WITH COTTON MANUFACTURERS


Messrs. B. N. Moore, w. B. Moore
and ]. G. Wardlaw of Yorkville and
Messrs. r. T. Fewell, ]. R. Barron,
and s,upt. Moore. of the Manchester
mill, Rock Hill. were the York county
representatives at the annual conven-
ton of the American Cotton Manufac-
turer's association in Philadelphia last
week, and all were we'll pleased with
their experience.
Speaking of the occasion yesterday,
Mr.. B. N. Moore said that the con-
vention was something worth while
all the way through. He had his eyes
opened to quite a number Of things,
especially as to the frank open friend
illness Of the northern people with
whom he came in contact.
"I had never thought Of q northern
business man as knowing a great deal
about what We are pleased to call
southern hospitality but I am pre-
pared now to admit have been labor
ing under a false impression. The
whole city was wide open. There was
no charge for telegraph or long dis
tance telephone service, theatre tick
cts, automobiles, anything. Just
whatever we might take fancy for
was ours, just like the comfort, con-
veniences and pleasures around our
own homes. And they did 1t in such
a way that you could not possibly feel
the slightest embarrassment.
THE main object Of the association
would say, is to fasten closer and
more intimate relations between man
ufacturers, commission men, producers
and machinery men. Anyhow. that
kind of feeling seemed to permeate the
Atmosphere Of the meeting. AS a
matter Of fact the association had its
origin with manufacturers down In
this section. men like Messrs. McAden,
Tanner, Rheinhardt and others, who
instituted 1t for the purpose of trying
to get more satisfactory consideration
from the commission men as to south
ern yarns and other matters. They
had had up hill work for quite a
while; but at length all allied inter-
ests began to take notice and now the
association is one Of the biggest things
of the kind in the country.
1.-The main social feature of the oc-
casion was the banquet Thursday
night. 1t Is said by people who know,
to have been the biggest thing Of the
kind that has ever taken place in this
country. There were 996 people seat
ed at the tables, and that will give
you some idea as to its extent. What
1t costs, have no idea, but the under
standing Is that the Chambers Of Com
merce Of Boston, New York and Phil
adelphia united in subscribing the
money and you can imagine that they
put up a good many thousands Of dol
lars.
"As the members of the association
filed into the banquet hall the band
struck up Dixie and the cheering and
yelling that broke out with the music
was almost enough to lift you off your
feet You would have thought every
man there was from the south. There
were some good speeches at the BAN
|quet. Ex-senator John L. McLaurin
was one Of the speakers. In opening
he picked up the souvenir at his plate,
representing a southern farmer stand
ing on a bale Of cotton and said:
The cotton planter is on top, and he
Is going to stay there until the price
reaches 125 cents It was quite bit
before he could resume for the cheer
ing. He gave Grover Cleveland cred
1t for the present prosperity Of the
country, and that proposition also met
with approval. Mr.. VIM. Whitman Of
the Boston firm of Harding, Whitman
& Co., made a taking speech in advo-
cacy Of closer relations between the
cotton producers and manufacturer
and Vice President Fairbanks also
made talk that was we'll worth lis
tening to, his central Idea being no
north, no south, no east, no west; but
one great, glorious, harmonius coun-
try.
There are 1,042 members Of the as
ISOLATION. OF these 522 are north. Of
the Mason and Dixon line and $40
south. The precedent seems to be to
elect q northern man president one
year and southern man the next
year. Mr.. s. B. Tanner Of the Hen
rietta mills, was elected at this meet
ing. Arthur II. Lowe Is the retiring
president"
Mr. Moore said that the opinion Of
most of the spectators on the ex-
changes seemed to be that the tenden-
cy of the price Of cotton Is higher.
He also said that from inquiry Of del
egates from different parts Of the
country crop conditions are better in
North and South Carolina than In any
other part Of the cotton belt.