Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-11

seed for the next crop, to insure high
standard.
That freshly picked cotton be housed
from 40 to 60 days before shipment.
| That planters as fast as possible,
either as individuals or in communities,
adopt GIN COMPRISING and the Egyp-
tian form of bale. The latter means,
in effect, ginning and compressing on
the plantation. :,
The committee on buying and SELL
| ing, to which was referred Congress
man Hefin's resolution, directed
against cotton speculation, adopted the
resolution and then referred 1t to the
sub committee appointed yesterday, OF
which Mr. Heflin is chairman, for FUR
ther action. This means that the sub
iect will be debated on the floor OF
the conference.
| Spinners and planters alternated to-
day in putting forward their side OF
the question of cotton growing and
spinning.
Addresses were made by Thomas
Coates and William Howarth of Eng
land, Herr Kuffler Of Austria, rep
resenting the spinners; f. A. Calvin OF
Houston, Tex, and T. ]. Brooks, rep
resenting the Farmers union; and E.
Id. Smith of South Carolina, who
warmly defended Is cents cotton
Samuel r. Hubbard Of the New YORK
Cotton Exchange and Mark II. Thom-
as of Houston Tex, defended cotton
exchanges. Speculation. said Mr.. HUB
bard. could never be abolished; 1t was
natures way of forwarding civiliZa-
ton and the elimination of speculation
would reduce the ratio of buyers.
| During Wednesday mornings session
| the conference took action which, IL
/ &; u-in rQCvlf q VAST
Improvement in the methods Of putting
raw cotton into shape for handling by
the spinners with a consequent saving
to them Of fully $25,000,000 a year
now lost, it has been asserted, by rea-
son of slipshod methods Of baling.
| A sharp fight was made over Con-
gressman Heflins resolution calling
on the United States congress and the
British parliament to regulate cotton
speculation, but the matter was final
ly referred to the different bodies for
independent action. Two of the afhl-
lated bodies, the Farmers union and
the Southern Cotton Growers associa-
ton, later took favorable action on
this resolution.
| The spinners, while admitting that
cotton speculation was an evil, did not
see how it could be eliminated alto
| gether, and the vote of the interna-
tional conference was 4 to l against
conference recommendation.
Government crop reports also came
| in for their share of criticism, and
here. too, the conference refused tC
unite in putting the powerful fnf1u-
ence Of the great organization behind
| the movement favoring the discon-
tinuance Of the government reports
Also a port bill Of lading signed on be.
half of the steamer by an authorized
agent after receipt of the goods into
the custody Of such agent or ship.
The committee on reports an' 81
tistics recommended the discontinue
ance of government crop reports. bu,
the conference decided to refer this re-
port to the different organizations FOL
action. Several Of the growers char
acterized the reports as guesses ano
therefore worthless. Walter Clark OF
Mississippi. said 1t may be fake re-
port but it is an honest report and Is
a foil for the reports of the cotton
brokerage firms who solicit future bus
mess.
| At the afternoon session the confer
ence adopted a plan of permanent or
SANITATION by providing for the crea-
| ton of a committee, to be known as
the International Committee Of Cotton
Growers and Manufacturers associa-
tions. This body will consist Of fifteen
members, two from each Of the fiVe or
ganiZations composing this conference
and two representing the spinners OF
| continental Europe and two from the
| Sea Island Cotton Growers assoc1a-
ton which was admitted to member
ship in the conference this afternoon
In addition to the two organizations
| lust named, the international commit
| tee will. therefore. be composed or del
agates from the Farmers union, the
Southern Cotton association, the inter
national Cotton Spinners' association
of Europe, the Association of Cotton
Manufacturers and the American
Manufacturers association. The four
teen members or delegates forming
the committee will select chairman
from one of the associations repre-
sented. The opinion was expressed by
several Of the leaders tonight that
James R. MacColl of Providence. r. l..
chairman of the present conference
and representing the American Asso-
citation of Cotton Manufacturers, VII
be chosen chairman. Each organiZa-
ton will send the names Of Its NOM
inees tc Secretary G. j. II. woodbury.
Of Boston, and when all have beer
named the chairman will be formally
| elected. No provision was made FOR
general meeting Of the conference. bu'
Herr Kuff1er said that as the lnterna-
| tional Cotton Spinners' Association o1
Europe meets in Paris next wear. tina,
delegates from all organizations VIII
be invited to attend. and thus another
international conference may be
| achieved.
The report of the committee or
Transportation was adopted. 1t rec
ommends that greater care be exer-
rised in preserving cotton in transport
| from the effects of the weather anG
that every effort be made to extend
the warehouse system for cotton In
| America: the adoption of a label or
cotton bales, identifying the grower
and the warehouse where stored, ano
showing gross. tare and net weight
Such q system is conducive to reduc-
ton Of country damage. A bill OF lad
| ing so drawn as to establish the con-
tinuity of responsibility of the severa
carriers from the interior point to the
ultimate destination is recommended.
| With the business Of the conference
completed. Herr Kuff1er offered the
thanks Of the European delegation tc
the various local and American COM
mittees for their extreme hospitality
and the chairman of each delegation
present thanked the other delegations
| Just before the hour of final ad-
iournment Chairman MacColl delivered
| 4 speech, in which he said the practi-
cal work accomplished for the cotton
industry will be OF great and perma-
inent value. The conference adjourned
finally at 6 o'clock. and the European
delegation left Wednesday night on
special train for a tour Of the cotton
states. going through Texas and re-
turning to New York bv way OF st
Louis. Chicago, Niagara Falls and To-
ronto.
After the adjournment of the con-
ference. the Farmers union and the
| Southern Cotton association delegates
held separate meetings in the Capt.
tOl and adopted resolutions endorsine
the resolution of Congressman Hefir
| If Alabama which was turned doWr
bv the conference, advocating nationa
and state laws abOliShing the gambling
features Of cotton exchanges.
Atlanta. Ga. October 10: Immedi-
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