The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-09
cotton men \ CU|.i|
OUT Middle MAN
Growers to Gin and Compress
and Sell SDirectsto SPIN
1lens.
WILL Be ENORMOUS SAVING. y n 6:
Planters Already Organizcd,s and
Will Sell Crop Directly{to
Factories

ATLANTA. GA, October S.-That the
time is not far distant when the cotton
planters OF the South hfwll sell their
product direct to the spinners Of Eu-
rope and America, instead of through
the middle man., and In bales gin-com-
pressed ut the plantation with methods
in which loss has been reduced to u
minimum, was Indicated by to-day's dis
crssion before the International con-
ference OF Cotton Growers and sp1nu-l
.ners. Spnners representing hundreds
OF mills and millions OF spindlcs told
the planters that they We're not only
willing. but anxious to buy their cotton
direct from tho plan tor just as soon as
the planter can deliver direct.
Big planters and representatives of
the Farmers Union told the spinners
of Europe that already they were or
ganized, had built a chain of cotton
ware houses, had perfected a business
system by which the spinners could
purchase an almost unlimited supply Of
grad ed cotton, and were ready to .a1im-
mate tho antiquated metho d of selling
Through a middle man. Butt said
Herr Arthur Iuftter, of Vienna, f"if YOU
planters wish to trade direct with us
you must give us better services than
the merchan is.
b TO Adopt Warehouse Systell.
Action furthering this con dition took
concrete form in the unam NOUS adop-
ltlon by the conference OF res olu-
tlon presented BY the committee on
trade relations between growers and
splnners. This resolution declared
that much OF. the present ditllculty
In handling cotton could be eliminated
1t the growers would adopt what Is
known as the warehouse system and
establish selling agents in Europe and
America. An asse n tial part Of this
scheIne Is the adoption or a standard
type Of con tract. classification Of cot-
ling OF damp cotton under uniform
rules. These points were embodied
lin the res o lutions3 presented by the
committee on TRANSPORTATION and these
also were adopted ny the conference,
THUS two long steps In the great
lwork OF the ,confe renee, the raising
LOT the standard Of cotton delivered BY
the simmer aud simpler and moro
Economical methods sof handling, In
yolvtnE III saving, 1t is asserted Of
something like s25, 5,O0N,OoO n year, were
itnken. Al # 5if III Az
Helm Resolution Approved.
THE great work OF the aconference
3yet remnns to- he done, This blskfinal
Eaction on the general subject OF grow
Ling and handling ofaeotton. Resolu-
/ tlonssi herring on thistFwers prese nted
lat days session blythe COMMITTEE
to which the subject was referred. ]. ,AnI
after IA Saorllewhat protract ted ii discus.
:sion were ordered printed.6and vii
4 come up3 for further discussion to,
1 morrow, With the probability that tn.
conf Ference will devote must Of tn.
4 final days session to their consIdara:
tlon. The committee on buying an,
llselltng, to which WAS ne terred Con.
4 '8gresslnan5 tlln's lesontl ON dIrertet
Y aga ms \ 8cot = TON 81, ecu Int lon, adapted
i, the resol luton, and then referred 1 t 4
1.-the sube0m mittae appointed yeater
4 day, Bof which Mr. TT ~ I'm / 81 chairman
u for fuyther' fsa attQn IS IA Il