The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-20
RICHMOND WINS
over ATLANTA
For Third Time Cotton Spin
ners Accept Dabney's
Invitation.
REPRESENTS GREAT WEALTH
Convention Of Manufacturers OF
South's Great Staple Com
ing in May.
REPRESENTS GREAT WEALTH

After several ballots Richmond won
over Atlanta yesterday and secured the
next annual convention of the Amer
lcan Cotton Manufacturers Association,
which will meet for the third time In
the Jefferson Auditorium next May
Twice this great convention of cot
| ton spinners has met in Richmond.
neutral ground between the growers
and mills of the South and the, manu-
facturers and markets Of the North.
| This year the convention went to
| Charlotte.
The board Of governors met yester-
day In New York City to determine
on place of meeting for next years
convention. Business Manager Dabney.
| of the Chamber of Commerce, and
Councilman Fred H.. fowell. of Henry
Ward, presented the invitation of this
city, and the board selected Richmond
only after number OF ballots had been
taken, and number of locations, both
North and South, proposed. In the
next to the last ballot, when all other
tied with Atlanta. Members of the
board, however, remembered the treat
ment the cotton men had received in
Richmond in former years, and the
final ballot told the tale. Richmond
won, although Georgians fought des
perately to the last for their capital
city.
Represents Great Wealth.
The association is regarded as one
Of the most important bodies of manu-
facturers in the United States. and its
deliberations are of a most serious and
far-reaching character. affecting as
they do the largest industry In the
entire South. For 1t may not be gen
orally known, although government
statistics prove 1t, that the South's s
output of cotton this year VIII exceed
in value the entire output OF all the
gold mines of the world for the past
twelve months The mills give en-
ployment to thousands, and have served
to build up chain OF towns and cities
following the lines of the Southern
railways all the way from Richmond
to Atlanta.
In securing this convention for the
third time, Business Manager Dabney
and the Chamber of Commerce have
established unique record in making
Richmond the convention city OF the
country, for seldom, II ever, has an
association national in It's membership
and scattered over wide area, met
three times out of four in the same
place Atlanta was tho chief opponent
A~chmond had last year, and 1t was
the strength OIL lne atluHtd Vote, WHlcn
finally threw the convention to
Charlotte Again Atlanta has entered
the field. and again it has lost to Rich
mond's enterprising representatives II
has been stated that in point of in
vested wealth, number OF people em-
ployed, value of raw material and out
put, the Cotton Manufacturers Asso-
citation represents more than any con-
vention which has ever met here, prob
ably the largest amount Of money ever
brought together In one convention in
the South. More than 1000 duly ac-
credited delegates attend each year
Important Problems to Consider.
During the past months many prob
lens have arisen affecting the cottos
Industry, and the deliberations OF nexl
springs convention will be OF more
than usual importance The board OF
governors recognized that fact, and be-
fore ballotlng on place OF meeting
agreed thattit was most important thai
a point shouldNh be chosen that was ac-
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