The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-25
COTTON THE THEME
COTTON MANUFACTUR-
ERs' ASSOCIATION TO MEET.
Aside from a Progrup RePiete With
Interest, the social Features In-
cfdenf To Assembiage VIII
Prove quite Attractive.

Richmond, Va, May 24.--tKing Cot
ton will hold full sway In this. the
Capital Of the confederacy, this week.
The occasion will be the thirteenth
annual meeting of the American Cot
ton Manufacturers Association. which
will begin its sessions here tomorrow
and conclude its work on "Wednesday.
Cotton--that greatest Of all South
ern staples-will be the all-absorbing
theme OF which thousands of delegates
from many sections of the country Will
gather here TO discuss. Although this
industry is as old as the South itself.
IL Is a subject regarding which the
weary OF hearing
Valuable contributions to the WORLDS
knowledge concerning cotton spindles,
of which there are now millions In the
Southern States, where once they were
a scarce product, and how cotton goods
fare manufactured in the great mills of
the country, will be revealed at this
years convention.
The American Cotton Manufacturers
Association Is a body which embraces
all branches OF the cotton goods trade,
and which has in Its membership the
leading manufacturers in this industry
In the Eastern and Southern part of
the United States. 1t Is expected that
several thousand of those Interested
convention.
To the Richmond Chamber Of Com
merce belongs the credit for having
captured this years convention 1t
originally had been decided to hold the
meeting in New York city, but when
Richmond's claims were presented by
the Chamber OF Commerce as a con-
vention city, the Board of Governors
of the Association reconsldered their
aPffnn nd IN lie
time. This city possesses the addi-
tional advantage over New York of
being centrally located between the
cotton growers and the mills of the
South and the manufacturers and mar
kets of New England and the North.
Aside from program replete with
interest, the social features incident to
the assemblage will prove quite at
tractive. In addition TO smoker. to
be given in honor of the delegates at
the Jefferson Hotel, the various com
rnercial torganizations of the city have
arranged for an interesting trip down
the historic James river to jamestown
Island. The Journey will be made on
the steamer "Pocahontas"
The-convention formally will be call
ed to order at 10 o'clock / tomorrow
morning at the Jefferson Hotel by t.
H. Rennie, President of the Associa-
ton, following which an invocation
wiik be pronounced by the Rev. DR..
George w Mcdaniel. An address of
welcome will be delivered by the May
or, d. G. Richardson, to which a re-
Spouse will be made. Then President
Rennie will make his annual address
in which he will review the strides
which the cotton industry has made
during the year.
Addresses will follow by r. H. Nc
Keflar, Assistant Freight Traffic Man
ager of the Southern Railway on De-
veloprnent of Foreign Cotton Goods
Trade" w. A. G. Clark, Special Agent,
Department of Commerce and Labor on
Cotton Waste Manufacturer" August
w. Smith, "Baling and Handling of
Cotton" d. A. Tompkins of Charlotte.
N. c., THE Tariff on Cotton Textiles
The day will be concluded with the
presentation of a report OF the Com
mittee on Cotton Exchanges by E. A.
Smyth and a smoker given by the
Chamber of Commerce and the munich
patty IN the auditorium of the Jeffer-
son. E
On wednesday. the concluding day.,
an interesting report on the fnterna-
tional Cotton Congress held in Paris,
France, from June / to 8. 1908. will be-
read by D. Y. Cooper. The reports OF
L. w. Parker and Charles H. Gorton,
Chairman, respectively of the. commit