The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-20
&C. HANSON
TALKS OF PLAN
To ENHANCE THE VALUE OF
COTTON SEED
Bv Opening Up Foreign Markets
Delinting Plants for Exporting
Raw Seed to be Established at
Southern Ports

Southern FoItS
The executive committee OF the |
Georgia Ginners' association recently
finished two days joint session III
Atlanta with the executive committee
of the Alabama Ginners' association
The meetings of these committees
were behind closed doors, and 1t mas
been rather difficult TO Obtain exact
information as to the object or pur-
pose of their prolonged stay IN At
1anta at this time OF the year
The reporter would infer from an
interview that he has had with l. 7.
Hanson. OF this city, who IS largely
interested in ginning properties, ana
who is also secretary and treasurer
of both these ginners ASSOCIATIONS
that not only the ginners IN Georgia
and Alabama, but the cotton produe-
ers At large have been, and are stu
verv much disturbed over the low
prices that have been paid tor seed
during the past two years. and the
lack generally of competition IN the
buving OF seed, especially during the
height of the ginning season JUST
ended
IT would seem that the ginners, as
sociations have up the matter OF Gre
atino for their members more COM
netition in the seed business through
control of oil mills that are owned
by the planters and ginners them
selves. or through an organization
for exporting seed to oil mills III
foreign countries Foreign markets
seem to be creating more attention
than the idea of controlling Oil m1ils
To make a market, as we are reliably
informed that the executive commit
tees of the two ginners' associations
mentioned now have a committee IN
vestigating delinting devices Inns
committee has been figuring With
numerous delinting machinery manu-
facturers. and we understand that
thev are now III Norfolk, Va, IN
specting delinting plant IN opera
ton at that point on export ship
ments of seed, the machinery Tor
which is covered by foreign patents
The idea seems to be to put IN de-
limiting plants to be used in exporting
seed to foreign countries at Whining
ton. Charleston, Savannah, Bruins
wick. Pensacola, Mobile and New OR
leans. What is done at Mobile ane
New Orleans depends largely upon
what the producers and glnners If
Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkansas
Tennessee and southwest Alabama
do Space for plant at Savannah
has been engaged. 1t is so locatet
that the seed can be delinted, sacked
and loaded on ships without the ne
cessity of mourning any switching
or drayage expenses.
1t is believed that the value OF thu
1inters accumulated IN connection
with delinting the seed will NOR
than equal all expenses incurred II
the operation of the delinting plan
and probably pay an interest on IN
investment.
It is stated that the oil mill ma
rbinerv manufacturers claim that tn
value of the linters accummulated
de1;ntinp seed with American-mad
machinery manufactured by then
not only pays for the delintlng es
nense but the money derived troi
this source goes long way towaf
defraying the entire labor roll OF I'll
oil mill.
Mr. Hanson stated i'll discussin
This matter with the reporter that Il
business transaction by the joint Sc
sion Of the executive committees
the Georgia ginners' association al
Alabama Ginners' association was
the interest. on the whole, OF the &C
ION producers. the ginners and
South. He claims that the meetii
was one simply of thoroughly OF
lining some plans, which plans t
associations would take up later a.
thoroughly work them. He said I'll
there was nothing OF a particular
confidential character; that within
short time the committees VOL
make their recommendations to
associations at large, whete they
be Immediately communicated IN
tail to the public
Mr. Hanson was asked II
thought It Was practicable to exp
upland seed to foreign countries,
which he replied in the affirmative.
As to the delinting OF upland $
for exporting purposes, Mr. Han
stated that this was not necessary
order 70 find foreign market for Sc
that he WAS connected with an IN
est that exported upland seed
season to foreign countries, and
these seed were sold to Oil n
across the water who had their s
IeIinting process. he further St.
thai the prices realized by the n
est with which he IS connected y
.-rs4s Sfdefah1y in excess OF the pr