The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-13
Greer Pleased With Reception


 Manufacturer of Charlotte, N C., and also chairman of the programme com
 mittee Of the association, was enthus- iastic last night about his reception and that of his brother delegates in Birmingham
 We are to feel at home' said Mir
 Greer. and we certainly appreciate the attentions of Secretary Radcliffe and
 MT. Everett, for the careful plans they
 made for our entertainment. Every
 member of the Southern Textile asso- citation now in the city has expressed his delight that it was decided to meet
 in Birmingham. That's how we have been impressed by your city" MT. Greer who was formely superin- tendent of Avondale cotton mill. at
 Avondale, also made some very inter- | esting remarks on the cotton situation.
 He said
 Tn June, July and August there was slight falling off in the spindles in operation in the cotton mills of the south but September showed a gain of | 240.0oO spindles over August. and a gain | of 4S0, 900 spindles over that of Septem . 1 Der of year ago have not the fig ures for October.
 | Very much of this year, with the ex- | ception of the three summer months which I mentioned, has shown vast in- creases In the spindles in operation. In May alone there was a gain of 800, 900 spindles over the same month the year before. Another important fact is that the south is at present using more cot ton than the north. It is true that we
 have not as many spindles in operation, but the sheetings and other coarse flores manufactured in southern mills, consume more cotton than the finer grades of cotton cloth manufactured in the north. .& t.. very easy to give the Alabama cot ton growers a word of encouragement. The American crop this year will be about 15,000,000 bales That of 1911 was larger and 1t was handled at an adequate price, as l have no doubt but what the present crop will also average a good price regardless of the war, the elections and the pessimistic talk of business depression.
 Twenty Cents in Germany "The war, of course, has had cer- tain effect on the cotton situation. Cot ton is now selling at IS to 20 cents pound in Germany. and they get it at that price. It is true that all the warning nations have agreed to al- low cotton shipments in Germany, yet the high rate of insurance practically forbids at this time the exportation of cotton to the Teutons. England Is
 not buying much cotton and her mills are not operating on full time Bel
 Eium. which in normal times operates
 100000 spindlee, has been devastated and her mills completely ruined. The
 situation in France is hopeful. However. on the cheerful side we
 have the ever increasing number of
 spindIes in the southern states. This means that more mills are being built and more will still be built as the
 south can use the raw cotton and manufacture 1t into the finished pro-
 duct just as well and much cheaper
 than the northern and foreign mills.
 In my opinion the government reports
 will show that during October the
 number of spindles in operation far
 of the same month a year ago. This
 can mean but one thing and that is
 that the United States. despite the war
 will easily handle tho greater part of the cotton crop in it's own mills. And
 it also means that the price of cot
 ton has now reached the lowest level From now on the quotations will grad ua1ly be marked up so that in the end the average price per pound on the whole crop will not vary much iron, that of last years crop. There is now a better feeling in the business world
 and this helps all around. I look for prosperity"
 The officers of the Southern Textile
 association, which convenes this morn : ing. are as follows: E. c. Bowen of Greer, &. C., president, W. M Sherrod of Williamson, S. C., vice president: A. 'B. Carter. Green vile, $. C.. secretary; Marshall Dill ing. Siluria. treasurer Frank E. Hey mer chairman board of directors; James A. Greer. chairman committed on programme. Mrs. ]. s. Palmer of Birmingham Is chairman of the ladies'
 committee. which will entertain tho wives and daughters of the visiting deleg gates.