The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-08-11
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL cor
CONGRESS-.

awe eatnerlng OF cotton manu-
f~acturers from all parts of the world.
More than $50 delegates were
present, representing every country
III which the cotton industry is
carried on, with the exception of
japan and Russia.
Papers were read and discussed
which related to the subject of cot
ton manufacturing in all its stages
and the problem confronting the
industry today. Among these sub
Jets may be mentioned the x
pansion of the present cotton fields
md the opening up of new ones III
my part Of the world where this
;an be done with success to meet
ever-lncreaslng req lIrements; the
more scientif: cultivation of the
raw material; improvements In the
ginning, baiing, warehousing. and
hBop'i1lAS VI CoCtou, CoF6 Caoliy
American cotton, by which urge
savings can be effected; the inter
national standardiz alton of grades
of cotton, and reforms in the market.
ing of same; plans for the applica.
ton of world wide short-time run
ming, to deal with the over-produc-
ton of cotton goods and the conse-
quent universal depression in the
industry and trade; mill fire insur-
ance problems; the drafting of a
uniform contract for the purchase
and sale of yarns and cloth; and the
establishment of a table of percent
ages Of moisture to apply to. Cotton
yarns.
Raw Cotton Fire insurance.
Among the matters discussed at
the congress the subject of the
handling of raw cotton should be
of peculiar interest to the United
States. For several years this or
%ganization has been endeavoring to
secure the adoption of a uniform
system of buying cotton on a net
weight contract as opposed to the
! present method in vogue in Europe
&c. i. f. and 6 per cent?. 1t is con-
tended that under the latter system
1t is to the interest of the ginner to
add additional canvas in order to
make the weight of the tare equal
to 8 per cent, whereas the purchase
of cotton on the net weight contract
would encourage the use Of less
canvas and the packing OF a small
er, more compact bale. A special
committee was appointed to draw
up a form of contract that wovld be
equitable both to the growers and
to the splnners of cotton and to
confer with the representatives of
the cotton exchanges of Liverpool,
Bremen and Havre. The net-weight
method Of buying cotton was recon
mended and the manufacturers
we're urged to buy at least a part of
their supply of raw material on this
basis and to Go everything in their
power to induce the American
planters to adopt this system. In
this connection the British, German
and French manufacturers associa-
tlons were urged to confer with the
respective cotton exchanges at
Liverpool, Bremen and I1avre re-
gardlng the rules and regulations
for buying cotton, in which they
have no voice at present.
The countries affiliated with the
international fed Grafton we're urged
to encourage the formation of
mutual fire insurance companies in
order to facilitate the establishment
of an internati ,nal mutual ~associa-
ton for the INSURANCE Of Cotton mills
against fIe.
Yarn Contracts.
In order to secure the adoption
of a universal Contract for the sale
of yarn with a uniform condition as
regards moisture the international
committee was authoriz d to make
A careful study of thelaws of natural
absorption in the various numbers
Of yarn AMI several class IS of cotton |
and 10 appoint scientists to conduct
experiments, if necessary.
The congress also EXPRESSED it's
with the constant efforts
being maie to increase the ar. a and
cultivation of colt N and the aid Civ
tn t. the movement by the several
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