The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
SOUTHERN SPLNNERS
DEFENDED BY LOWE
Have Done More for Operatives Than All Philanthropil
Organizations in World Combined, He Says--Inter-
esting Papers at Morning Session

When The convention was called to
order al 1920 o'clock by PresIden,
TANNER. the Rev. NJ S. Colonna, pastor
OF Park place Methodist Church. offer
ed prayer, after which Governor Swan
son delivered the first address OF well
come. In his Introductory remarks
PRESIDENT Tanner said that the board
or governors had acted wisely In
bringing the convention TO Richmond
referring in high terms to the history
and development OF the Common
wealth.
AS Governor of Virginia., said Cow
ernor Swanson, II welcome you wherh-
er you come from the North or the
South. for Virginia has always been
famous for its national patriotism. Your
association las a broad. liberal and
lofty purpose. 1t marks our modern
progress. and l hope the time will
come when all the cotton of the world
Will be manufactured in the United
states" The Governor dwelt at length
upon the resources of Virginia
On Southern Manhood.
Mayor Mccarthy struck sharp
chord in his brief address OF welcome.
Referring tc the Confederacy. the war
struggle and the character of the peo-
pie of nte-bellum days, he said, he
was afraid that the day might come
when the people would be SO absorb
ed In progress that they would lose
those characteristics which are known
throughout the world. He quoted an
other who said that America might
have to reform the world. and that the
task Of reforming America would fall
upon the South. where the standard
of manhood was highest. I'VE want
material progress said the Mayor.
s"but hope that materialism will not
seize our people and lead them to those
pabits and customs which are near
Akin to debauchery. But we are proud
ITO have you here, because you repre-
slsent a brave, hospttable and noble peo-
Iple, and because you are engaged in
IAN honored and useful industry" Mr..
s. Dabney Crenshaw, representing the
Gnamber OF Commerce, made an ex-
3ended address OF welcome.
Supremacy in cotton growing he
said, led him to believe that eventually
America would be supreme in cotton
spinning. N"If the next thirty years
keeps pace with the last thirty years"
he added. 1.-THE world will need more
than 50.0o0O0000o bales of cotton, and
the United States must furnish the
most OF IT. Showing the value Of
manufacturing to the South, Mr.. Cren-
shaw quoted the record of North Caro-
lima for last year. when the raw pro-
/, duct brought in s3sooo,oo0, against
ts140, 100000 for the finished goods spun
out Of that same amount of the staple
Mr.. loves Vigorous Reply.
When former President A. H. Lowe
of Fitchburg, Mass, was introduced tc
respond to the welcoming addresses. he
was received with more enthusiasm
than had been created by all the other
speakers.
IT have been asked to respond to the
kind words OF welcome" said Mr.. Lowe
"and Will gladly doSso and be brief
but any Yankee from Massachusetts
must fail If he stands up against three
Nirginians.
This is a great country, and we are r
not pessimists. A year ago we met II
philadelphia and We're happy; we hat
plenty Of orders. To-day we meet
1 under different conditions. Most Of u:
have cancellations or short bank &C
counts, but we have Just as much
courage as we had a year ago in Phila
delphia.
'The Mayor has referred to the higf
manhood OF the South, but these same
\ ideals are held by the people all over
the country. No one section holds
manhood, honesty and integrity higher
than any other part Of our country.
"Mr. Crenshaw has expressed I'M
hope that In time all the 3cottot
spinning would come to America Grea
reforms and great revolutions NOV
slowly. but you cannot bring all tn
operatives to the United states an
do all the spinning here.
Defends Southern splnncrs.
IT doubt If tho people in any sec
ton OF the world have been SO vicious
4 " criticized as the cotton manufact
4 urers Of the South. Now. am on
pr them, forBI, operate q mill In Ala
hama. We have been branded as crue
and unkind. with the result that .peo
pie did not desire to come int on
n q act lon. \. We hava haan. held una- a