The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
Atlanta Conference Came
 to a Close.
REJECTS HEFLIN REs0L UTION
Decides to Make a Permanent
 Organization.
scores Government Crop Reports Takes Action Which May Result In Tremendou. Saving In
 Method of Ealing.

aoVRbGA tAiso aAtShhVcA oy thS AAtSth1 tional Conference of Cotton Growers and Spinners goes into effect, the cot ton industry of the world. from the time of the planting of the seed to the time the mills turn out their goods will be under one great organization of planters and spinners.
 The international conference this afternoon decided to make their or- ganization permanent. and in doing this, will also invite the continental spinners' Association of Europe and the Sea Island Cotton Growers Associa- ton of the United States to become af- Inflated bodies With the association. and to have representatives in the Execu tive Committee which under the plan adopted. Is to be the governing body of the international conference The plan adopted Is subject to the action of the bodies now forming the international conference and the two other great associations invited to become meni- bers, but there Is little doubt that the action of the conference will be ap- proved by these bodies
 Paris Next Year.
 The international conference ad- journed late this afternoon. The first meeting of the new worldwide or ganization may possibly be held in Paris next year.
 me conference at the session today took action that 1t is believed will soon result in a vast Improvement In the methods of putting raw cotton into shape for handling by the spinners. with a consequent saving to them of fully S25.000,000 a year. now lost it has been asserted. by reason of slip cd methods Of balin&.
 sharp fight was made over Con- gressman Heflin's resolution calling on Av&A a a British parliament to regulate cotton speculation. but the matter was finally referred to the different bodies for in- dependent action. Two of the affiliated bodfea, the Farmers Union and the southern Cotton Growers Association. later took favorable action on this resolution. sa M
 i The spinners. while admitting that cotton speculation was an evil. did not see how It could be eliminated a1togeth- CT. and the vote of the International Conference was four to one against con- ference recommendation
 Government crop reports also came in for their share of criticism. but here. too, the conference resolved to unite in putting the powerful influence of the great organization behind the move ment favoring the discontiuuance of the government crop reports.
 For Improved Hsnallng.
 Closer trade relations between grow er and spinner was the subject for discussion on the program for today's s sessicn. the final one of the cotton growers and spinners.
 The report of this committee was debated yesterday at some length and was finally sent back to the commit tee this morning. This report. which would commit the cotton growers of the South and the spinners of Europe and America to a campaign of revolu- tion of, the methods of handling cot ton, provided in brief. as follows:
 That more care be used in the se- lection of cotton seed in order to in- sure a higher grade of cotton.
 That cotton after being picked be held in the pens for at least thirty days before gin compressing, giving the cotton time to dry, and thus re- moving the cause of the long contin- ued complaints of European spinners of the dampness of American cotton.
 That the Egyptian form of bale be adopted, this including bale of uni- form size. with a better quality of bagging for baling. The loss by poor 000 year.
 That the planters install their own gin congresses. either individually or in communities. a necessary step in the desired elimination of the middle man and cotton speculator.
 Not much opposition to the adoption of this report was looked for. as the matter was pretty we'll threshed out yesterday
 The report of the committee vas finally adopted after several changes had been made in the recommendations of the committee. One of these changes Is important. in that the conference goes on record as favoring the square bale of the Egyptian type. the square baIe being preferred by the great ma 1ority of spinners.
 The paragraph relating to the hous- ing of freshly picked cotton was elab- orated. As adopted this paragraph read:
 "Every gin shall be put in the best order nossible for the reason that much of the cotton when first picked is green and immature. We recommend that aH such cotton shall be housed in a good cotton pen at least thirty days hafore being ginned By this process oS curinR the Immature fibre continues to grow, evens up in style and by the ahsorptIon of oil is given a rich creamy color. Is much stronger, more flexible. and has a much greater commercial value"
 The Heain ReHOIutIOn,
 The conference then took up the re- port of the committee on buying and selling. the especial point of interest heinz the resolution introduced by conRressman Hefiin of Alabama. and aimed against cotton speculation.
 This resolution provoked the warm est debate of the conference. After much discussion President Barrett of the Farmers Union offered a substi- tute providing that the Hefiin resolu- lion be referred to the different or aanlzations composing the conference, and that each organization take indi- vidual action thereon, a recess of five minutes was then taken to allow the different organizations to hold caucuses to decide how they should vote on the Hefin resolution and the substitute of President Barrett
 In the debate on the Hefiin resolu- fin Mir Macara, of the International spinners' Association, offered a resolu- lion that the Henin resolution. for