The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-09
EUROPE AND COTTON COMPRESS.

high density cotton compress for Pensacola
IN practically assured. with only few thousands
more needed to put across this enterprise, y -
great Importance the development OF the port.
Nothing is OF greater moment at this time than
the increase Of facilities for handling cargo mere
and the high density will aid IN SOWING 'he
problem OF cargo for ships making this port. me
Improvement OF transportation and the elimination
OF waste are important features of our trading
rrobler, Among the topics which will be taken
up at the world cotton conferences which convenes
In New Orleans early In October besides the grow
ing and handling Of cotton. new sources OF produc-
ton and better insurance and better STORAGE
methods and elimination of waste space in cargo
carriers.
At the conference in New Orleans Prof j. A.
Todd the foremost expert in the world. win
assist the preliminary work; Sir A. Herbert DIX
on, was British cotton controller during the
war will make a study of cotton planting in the
United States and numerous other trade authori-
ties on cotton and world trade. from all parts of
the world, will be present
In connection with coming conference. Full
Ter l.. Galloway. chairman of delegation which
spent many years in Europe acquainting textile
manufacturers of Great Britain, France. Belgium
and other countries with the purpose Of the meet
ing. says,
Naturally the English spinners are par :
ticuiariy anxious to improve present methods
of cotton growing and baling. America has
the credit of producing the major part of the
worlds cotton and the d1Scredlt OF producing
the worlds worst cotton bale We inn
perativesy called upon lessen the extent Of
country damage" loss from exposure to
rain and ranging from to 100 pounds per
bale. This loss has been due chiefly to lack of
facilities for warehousng. Seventy five per
American cotton crop is produced
by small planters with labor. and coop
GRAFTON with them Is greatly to be desired. The
time is coming when there will be at every
railroad the cotton district a suitable
ginning and compressing plant that the vast
losses caused By present neglect be elm
mated.
After weeks in England visited
France and Belgium Belgium liberal
systematic help because of the destruction and
wantonness by the Germans. Association of
Belgium spnners. merchants. manufacturers
and bankers will from Client and other
Cities and the Belgian government will send
official delegate. Cotton manufac curing
centers in France less interested. Lille.
Rouen. Havre. Roubaix and other cities will
send delegates will Paris and the French
government. Aisace will take part proudly as
restored French territory
carried news OF the conference to Switz-
erland and Italy. both OF which will be official
H represented and both OF which will send
strong delegations of bushes We were
unable to visit Norway Sweden and Denmark
but we cordial invitations these coun-
tries BY correspondence also we assured sub
stantlaI men Poland and Czecho- Slovakia
Of desire to confer with them.
Besides the convention to be held in New Or
leans. great mass meeting has been called for
Cotton Association will meet in some city in the
cotton belt recommend a minimum price for the
growing crop cotton.
Both OF these important conferences stress the
important place that is taking in the world
market. and II Pensacola Is compete with other
ports. II is imperative that modern press be in
stalled here at the earliest possible opportunity.