Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-09
ALL OFFICERS RETAINED.
Cotton Men Make No Changes
at Atlanta Meeting.
SEVERAL SPEAKERS TALK
First Days Session Enlivensd by Some
Interesting and Instructive Remarks
on the Industry. Mike n. Thomas Of
TexA, Participating.

Atlanta. Oct. S.--All OF the present
officials Of international conference OF
cotton growers and manufacturers
were rcnoninated. These officers are:
James Il. Mccall. president. Provi.
dence. II. l.; c. W. Mccsra. vice-pres.
ident, Manchester. Eng: Harvie Jor.
don. vice-presdent. Atlanta: A. G..
Turner. vice-presldent. Henrietta, n.
c.: Charles S. Barrett. vice.president:
Atwater. Ga: c. J. H. Woodbury.. sec.
retsry. Boston. The nominations were
ratified by the conference.
The les, hour OF the morning session
Monday was devoted to brief talks on
the subject OF closer trade relations
between the growers and spinners.
speaking alternately.
Congressman J. Thomas Hefln OF
Alabama. representing the growers. as.
serted that the specultor In cotton
futures is responsible for violent fluc.
tuations in the market and declared II
NiN AliA'AAAhA ~ III AAAt lfAA
session oi congress. a bill 10 regulate
cotton and other exchanges, 20 doing
any interstate business 10 proh-sit
gambling In futures compelling drsl.
ers IN exchanges In good faith 10 de-
liver the cotton sold and the grade
agreed upon Rt the time and place
specified IN the contract He also said
that be would introduce this In sub.
stance In ;he committee on contracts
OF the cotton exchanges and make Il
the subject OF a resolution 10 be- sent
TO congress and 10 the British parlia.
meni
j. W Wyatt OF South Carolina. for
the gro~s-s presented ViceChairman
McCars vith four open cotton bolls
OF enormous size as an illustration of
the resources OF cultivation and 90 II.
lustrate To European investors that
American PEOPLE can grow all the
cotton for the worlds consumption.
Herr Kuffler of Australia took the
ground that II the planters improve
their product and save the wastes OF
COMPRISING. baling and transportation
they will always receive amply re
munerative- prices These remarks ap'
parently reflected the sentiment OF the
other foreign delegates.
The afternoon was devoted TO com.
mittee conferences In all of which
lively discussions were heard.
Congressman Heflin OF Lafayette.
Ala. introduced resolution against
future speculation in tho committee on
the buying and selling. asking the con
ference TO memoriallze congress and
the British parliament TO adopt meas
ures to stop speculation In cotton. ex.
eept that actually owned. which de-
veloped ST ons opposition and heated
debate. William podd. Of England. an
nounced that the British parliament
had been similarly memorslized and
had caused the Liverpool cotton ex'
change to be investigated and on the
report OF the committee refused TO dis
turb the present system.
NJ n. Thomas OF Dallas. Tex. made
a vigorous speech from the standpoint
Of a manufacturer In opposition. Ths
resolution was referred 10 a subcom.
mittee.
The committee on contracts ano ex.
changes which is 10 make . report on
uniform Classification and contracts
with exchanges will recommend the
adoption of standard type either by
the government or by an association
Of delegates for the cotton exchanges.
cotton growers and spinners, and that
the classification should be made
upon grade and condition. A uniform
will be recommended, embodying a
standard contract OF 50,o0e pounds In.
stead OF 100 bales net weight; that
actual tare be allowed and that the
matter Of damp In cotton should be
permanently regulated by uniform
rules OF the cotton exchanges.
Chairman McAllister made n state
ment thai the loss In transportation
from improper COMPRISING and baling
Is estimated at over twenty million dol
lars annually. and the cotton used OF
the Europ .an spinners
In the committee OF the growers and
handling OF cotton. sought through
seed selection, improved ginning. and
uniformity Of bales was brought out
by that fact the losses 10 foreign spin.
ners from faulty baling and damage
In the transport are so ermous that
energetic steps have been made by the
spinners &C. increase the output OF
foreign fields 10 the jeopardy delegates
said. lies in compressing and unfirm
haiing. They also urged the adopting