The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-11

Atlanta, Ga, October 9.-When the
plan adopted this afternoon by the in
terhational conference of cotton grow
erS and SpinnerS goes into effect the
cotton industry of the world, from the
time Of planting of the seed to the
time the mills turn out their goods,
will be under one great organization
of planters and spinners to be known
as the international Committee Of
Cotton Growers and Manufacturers
Organization This body will consist
of fifteen members, two from each of
the five organizations composing this
conference and two representing the
spinners of continent europe and two
from the sea lslad cotton growers as
5 sOciatiOn, which was admitted to
membership in the conference this af-
SternOon. In addition to the two organ
y izations just named, the international
committee will therefore, be composed
of delegates from the Farmers Union,
the Southern Cotton Association, the
International Cotton Spinners AssO-
citation Of Europe, the Association o.
Cotton Manufacturers and the Amer1-
can Manufacturers Association. Tne
fourteen members or delegates forming
the committee will select a chairman
from one Of the associations repre-
sented. The opinion was expressed by
several of the leaders tonight that Jas.
r. Macoll, of Providence, r. l., CHAIR
man of the present conference and rep
resenting the American Association OF
Cotton Manufacturers will be chosen
chairman. Each organization Will
send the names of its nominees u
Secretary c. J. H. Woodbury. OF Boston
? 0d when all have bee;i naneT
Nairman will be formally elected.
The conference at it's meeting To-Day
took action that is believed Will soot
result in vast Improvement IN the
methods of putting raw cotton lnt(
shane for handling by the spinner
with a consequent saving to them o
fully $25 900, 900 a year now lost'
has been asserted by reason OF slip
shod methods Of baling.
A sharp fight was made over Con
gressman Heff1in's resolution callii''
on the United States congress and tn
British parliament to regulate cotto
sneculation but the matter was finall
referred to the different bodies for in
dependent action.
Two of the affiliated bodies, the far
mers' union and the Southern Cotto
Growers Association, later took taV
orable action On this resolution.
The spinners, while admitting tha
cotton speculation was an evil St
did not see how it could be eliminate
altogether and the vote OF the Inter
p national Conference was four 10 OH
aI,sinst conference recommendation
Government crop reports came III II
+beir share of criticism and the COZ
ference refused to unite In putting |"
noverful influence of the greaC or5:''
izo+ion behind the movement ta'Ollh
ta, siccontinuance of the goVerhlnei
Ueports. ,o+,,,ae
C,o-er trade relations oetWee
grower and spinner We're olscu'sou
tho roorning session. A commlttee II
,4 ~, the subject which was deoa''
+,o.,+or7o,, at some lengSh was hnal
CONF ,ocl, to the committee for reVi
ion.
The report at the afternoon sessi'
was finally adopted. The confer I'll
goes on record as favorlng the squa
bale, as it is preferred by most spl
ners. The paragraph relating 10 u
housing of freshly picked coteoh rea
Every gin shall be put in the best
der possible for the reason that mu'
< of the cotton when first picked
green and immature. we coniine'
all such cotton shall be housed I'D
GOOD condition pen at least thirty ga
before being ginned. By this proce
Of curing, the immature fibre conC'
ues to grow, evens up in style and
the absorption of Oil is given ri
creamy color, is much stronger. mo
flexible and has a much greater COZ
maciaI value
Ho1ooroS5ru will dAna