The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-20
Richmond Alrea dy in
Field to Bring Them
Back Next Year.
ELLISONsSMYlH
NEW PRESIDENT.
Erwin Elected viee-President
and fuller Beconaea Chairman
of Board-Many Papers
Read and Reports Adopted II
Before Convention Adj
journs Sine Die.


Election OF oGicors, tho adoption ot
series OF resolutions and The reading
of number OF paperS or technical
rather than Sencrnl Interest, conclud-
ed the convention or tho American 4
Cotton Manufacturers Association at
the Jefferson Hoiol yesterday morning.
Ellison a. Snyth. or Greenvilio, S. c.. b
president OF tho Peizor Manufacturing
Company. anu OF tho Bolton Mills, was
elected president by reclamation. W.
~ Erwin. who has been chairman OF
the board OF governors for the past
year, was elected Vice president. He is
secretary and treasurer OF the Erwin
Mills. at West Durham, y. c. c. B.
Bryant, of Charlotte, ~ c.. was re-
elected secretary end treasurer, q POSI- z
tion he has held for II number or years 4.
| New members elected TO tho board or
governors for q term or three years
we're: John A, Law. Spurtnnburg. s.
C.; William e. Hooper, Baltimore; S.
w, Cramcr, Charlotte. y. c., and L. L.
i Wainwright, OF Stonowall. Miss
Immediately after the hnal adjourn
ment OF tho convention. which cana
at 1880 O'clock, ths board OF governors
held brief soYslon and reorgunized, IA
electing Charlca d. fuller, secretary Il
and treasurer OF the Exposition Mills
! OF Atlanta, Gu, as chairman for tho
ensuing year,
Next Meeting Place. M
! Tho selection OF tho next place or
meeting is left In the hands Of the
board Of governors, Richmond being z.
the only city as yet In the neld the
Chamber of Commerce having extend 4
cd an invitation to the association to
mako this its permanent annual meet
Ing place. a plan favorod by many
members because OF the central loca-
ton and the absence of local bias M
The report of the committee on reso-f
buttons was unanimously adopted 4
! thanks being. n nj 1t,bo nod
! assisted in the convention, to speak
| ers and others, Sir Charles W. MacarA,
Bart, president OF tho International
| Federation. Master Cotton SpInners's
and Manufacturers Associa tion. was
| elected an honorary member The reso-
lutlons, signed by r. NJ. Miller. Jr..
Arthur Ii. Lowe. c. d Tuller and Scott
Maxwell. contain the following:
/ Resolved, that standing committee
| OF not less than fifteen. be appointed
| by the president, to be known as the 4
committee Oh tarifr and other legis-
latlon, whose duty shall be to act for
and represent the association and CO.
operate with committees from other
similar organizations. in all matters Of
Legislation and that meetings OF the
same be subject to the call of tha
chairman OF the said committee"
Committee Named.
President-elect Smyth announced the
following as members OF the committees
oil Tariff ana ieSlSlatlon as called for
In the report Of the committee on reso-
| buttons:
| R. M Miller. Jr.. chairman; d. y,
COOPER and s.w. cramer, North Care
lima: a. II. Behnson. Virginia: Lewis
w. Parker, j. D. Hammett, j. II. Nor
Hickman, Georgia. Scott Maxwell
and L. D. Tyson, Alabama. and
Tennessee: T. l.. Wainwright. alissis.
i sippi; Paul j. Nfarrs. Lousstena, and
| one place to be filled by representa-
| tive of the State of Texas.
Honor Memory OF Oliver.
| Lewis W. Parker and Ridley Watts.
on behalf OF special committee to
| prepare series OF resolutions on the
] death of Vice President Charles X
Oliver, which occurred since the last
meeting of the association, stated that
! he had rendered most valuable services
to the association. as member.
and on the board or governors ana II
as chairman OF that body, and as vice.
/! president. The resolutions were adopt-
| ed by rising vote.
Attendance at the morning session
| showed q sharp decline from the pre-
! yious nfternon /. Many members evi. Il
! IDENTIFY considered the debate on the f
relation OF the association to the New
York Cotton Exchange the real issue
| of the convention. and when that mat
| ter was disposed OF. members left for
| their homes, leaving a bare quorum to
hear the final papers and transact the
! business OF the body. H,a
Papers Read.
! W. A. Gilreath OF Greenville. S. c.,
read paper on Gin Compression OF
! Cotton" which While technical in Its
nature, proved OF great interest Ia
| the members present. Former Presl-
/ dent r. Fl. Rennie followed with the
! report OF the committee on ginning, ri
1 haling. buying. tare. etc. The com
| mittee had little progress 10 report.
| and was continued. y large delegation
| OF planters OF cotton having come 10
! tho convention from the Mississippi
| Delta, on motion OF Lewis w. Parker.
| they were given privileges OF the iloor.
and ]. p. Sturdivant, OF Greenwood.
Miss. read paper on behalf OF the
! wood, which Is the centre OF the long
staple cotton section along the Yazoo
! and Tallahassee Rivers
Other Papers.
Howard Ayres, OF New York. read
a paper on The Importance and Pos
| sihilitiss OF Cotton Goods Export
! Association" j. e. Cheesman. OF New
1 York discussed The Present status OF <
the Cotton Ginning Industry the World /
4 Over" giving many illustrations OF
i methods III other Countries $
| =. NJ cmith. OF Cleveland. O., read a
paper on Lighting the Way to Frohta
| in n Cotton MIL his general TOPIC
| being the Importance or illumination to-
| secure full efficiency. A9
/ II, NJ. Miller, Jr.. presented u brief
report on behalf OF the committee on
| publicity, and the committee was cons n