The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-26
PRESIDENT D. 7. COOPER.
Hiyh Honors Come to Weknon Captain Of lndustry-Ds
ng,isbed Citizen Of Henderson Elected President Of the
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Who Has Won Position Of Prominence and
Success IN the World Of Business
and Finance
and Finance

Judgment ard fzSe bz1ss1ess and exee-
utIFs ability
Nr. CCsCpT has E0a high pIaee II tie
5zzlDe= and Industrial world. and his
iuEgrs = Tet brilliant with pg0nise-
Frse13s and rirals alike render gsrer-
oaz tribute 70 his ga5zerTirg iureg-
r4.y AID business ability. TIE value q
sch Z man TO Z community ezunot
beestiuated- Intelligent, =i9=-aEake,
p15l5e-sDirite1 and progressive II
hLs Ifez=. Mr. Cooper has heen q
fading fgu-e and important factor
, 4 tie Gp51lI1iCg and advancement
q lis tOE1- county ard State. Stand
ing readF alEaFs 70 contribute hber-
ally o. liz tine. talent. and means
for r1s establishment q aDy neefe1
enterprise Or public improvement
AID Charities Ee has made Z name
that, Ike Ab0u BGn Adbern'=, lads ali
rbe res
Personally, Mr. Cooper l. one OF
tie brightest and most companion
able Of Eaen. and withaI one Of the
most popular In manner he i
frank. II intercourse friendly, in ad-
dress aEable, and 70 know him f. 10
admire hin for his sterling qualities
u head and hart. His strong per-
@Oaality i tie main spring % his
-gccess and popularity Mr.. Coop
rs domestic life Is al IDEAL OLE. He
sOves his home AID 10 joy comes 10
hin % sweet az the happiness he
finds Il the companionship o. his
family and his home town people
II politics Nr. Cooper i D=mo-
crar. reasonable and conservative in
al tbing=- He has never sought Of
fce for himself but l. loyal 20 his
friends and believe= II selecting the
b4st men for the Office 70 BE- filed.
The News and Observer Of last
Thursday said this e1icOrially OF our
distinguished toEnsman:
The old saving that where North
Carolina sits i the head OF the table
has again ben exemplifad by the
election yesterday 0: Mr. b. I. Coop
e, u Henderson, as president Of the
American Cotton Manufacturers Az
ISOLATION II session at Charlotte.
This i one II the highest honors that
has ben conferred upon a North
Carcliniau. for this Association NUM-
ber= eleven hundred members. en-
bracing the men who are the captains
0: This great industry Il Is an hon
Or well deserved and gives 70 the As
ISOLATION az its executive head one of
the ablest and most resourceful bust
ness men Of the country. Mr.. Coop
Ct Is 4 man of resource and business
tatesmanship, for he has converted
his town into one Of the big cotton
mill centers and everything hetOuch-
s prospers. He not only under
stands the details Of this foremost
Southern industry, but-aDd that Is
quite as important-he understands
folks and knows how to deal with
them, being at home alike with the
youngest and most inexperienced
operative in his mill and the richest
banker who is accustomed TO deal
with the largest business trans
( actions. He is q born leader Of men
az well az man Of marked business
acumen. In all matters OF public
concern, he takes deep interest a. a
/ t4L1L~I4 anu -1O % 4CdfASA IL III ttF II
as well as commercial concerns.
Mr. Cooper is a broad-gauged man
Of affairs and as president Of the or
. gained cotton manufacturers under
stands the need Of a closer relation
! ship between cotton gro Ter and cot
ton manufacturer Mr.. Cooper be-
lieYes that the chief hope ofthe South
lies in good prices to farmers for
their cotton and he wishes such prices
as will enable farmers to prosper. He
! recognizes that their success gives
/ the best customers to the cotton
mills az well as TO the other manu-
/ facturers in the South. He will seek
to pursue such policy az will make
for the prosperity and cooperation
/ OF both grower and manufacturer.
There are manufacturers in the South
who are shOrt-sighted enough to de-
/ sire cheap cotton. They look only
to single year. The statesmanlike
manufacturers OF Mr.. COoper's cali
/ Der know that in the long run the
/ farmer and the manufacturers must
prosper together. Under his leader
+ ship We look to see farmer and manu-
/ facturer in the South holding confer
/ ences and working together for mu-
tual prosperity, the mudsill OF which
Is stable and remunerative prices fol-
cotton and cotton goods.
North Carolina rejoices in this hon
! or that has come to the State in the
| person Of Mr.. Cooper for be is a pub.
lic-spirited and patriotic citizen who
has won his high place at the head OF
American cotton manufacturers BY
his ability and we'll directed indus.
try. The Association has found out
what North Carolinians have long
knOwn-that Mr.. Cooperis one of the
ablest and most resourceful of South.
! ern captains OF Industry