Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-07-13
II SUNNI FRANCE AND SPAIN.
President C. r. Hishloxsr Tells
Interestingly the SsOry of His
Tn, Abroad.

- ron b.. re-s.l

J the reEUl1r annual meeting q the
/ International Master Cotton Spin (
DER Association. This associa- /
ton j. conposed otthe spinners
from all OF the cotton spinning
nations Of the world except the
United States. The American
spinners have a separate associ-
alton and do not affiliate with he
International Association. Del .
egatcs IRON al Of the cotton spin
ming countries were in attsud-
ance n the convention. The pro-
ese'iinSs were very interesting as
well as Instructive 70 all present.
There vas a very pronounced
( sentiment in favor Of getting cIo- .
. ser 10 the producers OF cotton. | .
had the pleasure Of meeting the
. delegates and discussing with .
them our plans for handling the
. American crop. and s1ccee1ed IN
/ convincing many that our system /
/ i not only one Of economy. but
OF sound business judgment The
sPinrsrs are very much interest
ed IN transferring the cotton from /
the lslls 10 the factory more /
economically. and a. that i the
purpose OF cur organization cur
efforts we're Commended by all
who took the pains % Investigate
I o. account ottEe many rex pu--
poses ig- which cotton Is being
used. and the increased co1sunp-
ion. TIE sQ:uuers nCliles,ei I
is1c ,Las the supply would nos
Keep pace With the demand They
therefore. passed resolutions urS-
az the European governments 70 /
Use every means possible 70 il
crease TIE Pryiucsion OE.c0.to1 in :
. ne colonies o; all European
Countries | investigated ve-y
carefully the possibilities Of -ot-
-0u PROTECTION II Cs1er cotton
-res.C- countries besides the
Cri-si States. ard I an II the
lpint01 that ~ decided ilcrsass
nay be l1ke1 Tor from those quar-
ers IT. the Near future am
-1nI-en; tSat TIE bulk of the
x1s.ls sup. 3 u cotton must
-1Ee ----l t-.s Cliset safes for
.1ary vas
an Also E-uly convinced that
tie C1tst Ss-tes can and vii
produce a s-iI-ie-- supply ct 81.
-11 % llees lie var.I's demands.
provided 4 fair ard profitable
r-s-e can b. Eai-tain-I fo- Is
1rodIe,.11- I @l als0 c1a-Ia>sd
s-cn yEals I S11E # Conditions
b. AraFzc1. tlzttlla ~orIl' needs
-l-aU5 5s supplied g 5he United
>-4.es unless q re-zInerztIEe v1l-
le IS maintained fo- IL p-odue-
ss5-- 81 ing as cotton can 5s
sod - e pr1dt for she production
, z--a Aa--asra LIE CT cotton I-=o-
3lcl1E Il tho Crisad States vii
e ~ 5as sxs-er1e Trait Eaere IRE
-II3se and s5d vIL PsrEi. tils
gro 9Th % eoztol-
TIE boil weeS1 infested Sec
iio1s VII als1 make greater e.
-OgTs 10 produce the staple. via
{ The lowering Of values. however.
ne SOr-asr1 linz Of cotton pro-
ducI0n vii be gradually ard
steadily pushed further Soush.
and other crops II the boI wee
vi sections will take the place Of
. cotton The sIress plan. there
tore- Tor the eos-91-eoaSu1InZ
world 70 supply Is needs vii Dc
10 cO-cQsr4ts Il keeping the IeveI
u prices ~eII Up.
The social functions given in
ucEcr Of the debates Attending
F TIE convention. b. the citizens OF
Barcel1ua- we're indeed 1os-
elaborate ard the hospitality was
F uu5o11 led L seemed that ev-
ely citizen Of BarceI1aa w1s ex-
eFuuc himself % adj - ths ca
IertzI1-e1t ard pleasure q the
visitors 1ld ! an sire they xlII
ever remember their stay n Bar
eeiCl2 With = great deal OF Pleas
uFe-
n excursion . M0nsarat vas
ore q the most eaj0yahie I ever
attended Spain. II the main, i
. Catholie country. Ionsarar Is
ar ancient and wealthy mOaas-
tery OF ! lofty mountain some
sixty niles from Barcelona. The
grandeur OF the mountain scene
~ ! unsurpassed. but the thing
that Impressed ne mast vas the
tremendous amount OF toll and
sslf-sac-iEee required to build
this great Institution on the noun
tain top The rocky mountain
SIDES have been made to produce
magnificent vineyards and orch
ards Of olives and one can but
admire the hsroisn and harSi-
. hood OF the citizenship that made
such feat possible
| had arranged with 4 number
OF spLnners 20 visit their mills be-
fore leaving Barcelona, which
did LATER also arranged for
cotton connections, which / bs-
lIsve viii lead 10 = satisfactory
business for the Warehouse Com
pany in Barcelona. during the
coming season This port re-
esives annually about three hun
dred and fifty thousand bales of
cotton. One OF the most sisnif-
can't, and believe viii eventual
ly prove 70 be the mostimportant
thing done by the convention.
was 70 pass resolutions endorsing