The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-08
WORLD MEETING OF
COTTON MEN IN 1921.

land. in issl u N'ts planned ~ ~
ralsy that this meeting would ps hSiN
- -, n,., .A. rresns,,ts are row
az a.
that 1'dS t@@& PH@N0 -
April Rufus Il wilson, general SEE
rotary Of the y7<srraanent organization,
r...--,,4 IN ,pufer
an 80" Z" ~ 4,t-,,r r~ostaent.
WIN 0tt So - -. tna exa-
"N" w." 49, sx.,t. a.te
NuI4NS ,' - "a fne
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Mill f'r7'et 4''eN
The FIRST w"rlu COTTON NoHie' F'''S'
SITcc tnat ~ i+"J "fteh y" Ak ''''
urcly representative "I b"e "ot IA
cotton industry, Was neia IaS> ian "S
New Orleans, thi& country pt'4's &c
1ceted for the first meeting because
OF the fact that the nJted states ~
by far the largest producer OF raw
cotton. Tho next conference IS io be
h.l3 al Manchester. IN view ~ Eng
lands leadership in spinning and
,eea,.fr.. f57 srsaas other future
,+,....,,.,If ~. sala NJ intervals OF
80 - ,, ethar lo,,nfries which
,|,.+,-., f~ ,rod,,cfur and
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,.e - - - - s,.,.,.s-.a.
a'Sbh't Fus1's9' ~ 0''% al 49,
IN attendance IS i" me ol'eisHf -
Interests aaa the number o. countries
represented ami as 10 the SeEp7uS
Thought given to the problems CON
rtrfst III the address, be-
IaTe The meeting ard IN The Teoiu-
- tIaua adopted as q basis for future a&~
tiou But Il was seen from tho start
thar tho Actual results accomplished
.r-.,,i7 i.. small unless tho ION ference
v..s ,rf74.iz.d mo a permanent body,
ycit}. .t,r,ats ana committees author
80 e., 49,. ~ ,.o54Ilf3,.qs into prac-
g.. ,gs.3,4. ana
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"'A7r WIZ " '"' .i''t =" .'@it'
,%"',i tf''g' 'i't - ill., -. I've
III, M''''e ester liteeSbfS HtA' e"1'
t'ino New 1f4e@iS COM - e'lNV'
tNtf" was iFtiS CAS- 0Ss4oh 81 INC w
St'rHtihc i4irlboas hoN USED III cotn-
pressing bahaE, "aFehoua'hs' mar
hfAn& ana Transporting american
COTTON iht european dtiebdAtS Sh1i
at'-' l1'hA th% pts7'ht Pt ~ e'''7 as
crVoe, an'l4 uaieo' ana "Asteiui m tht
extreme. E'sHinuohs were aooPleo
it htnE tn' way 10 sPeclhe fetaeNie5
for these conditions. II IA expected
tht' Wh"n the Manchester conference
FNHN mes the "itCi anu toiiii4'teetS
Nn!eh are carrying on the work QI
ihe conference between IN" hlehh12i
s' Ss'oHa MI he abi' 70 rtt"f' sups'A''-
jial progress 5n these matters
ne inhnehce 81 N" Ne" dreams
conference was exerted toward insur-
ing @n adequate production OF cotton
and toward sta htiizlhg me price nhoef
CONDITIONS "hich #ooia pc equlIdpie
70 both producers and consumers
vas brought Out clearly that spinhers
Gre not -" much concerned ABOUT the
p33cF OF cotton as about the volume
ana qualllN produced Sex between
lbr biehnid meetings. much thuGht Is
BENG given IL faoh pfoeiefhs as tite
future requirements 81 the "of'o
cotton trade ana the deVeiopineht OF
longer staples ana hlgher grades
through more careful seed seieetioh
ana more selthfhc CULTIVATION
me adequate "arfhohS'hR 81 cot
ton was announcer subject 10 "h,sh the
~" ~ 1,.4is CON, - eli's f 49,
h,"oh @A'eH'i"h' - Soses - 0! -!
aDi eau "'te pa tIenl,ti y 80
S'tS tu'0Nf""' ''0a i0o WIN 4
Warehouses, f9catta a. cohFtultf..
Po'H'S' "i cdp"c1@ 70 cas- 'a' % q -
~ 'V''"i 'f'@N ~o'li 1 - ~
A'--ltN 20 'i1' 49, - ~,
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nc - - ~ att,,r;,,o4ed
american oa4c Wonlo De tIlii iI tet
49, e''''s l'+,dT,rsi,1 :,
80" Y ~ ,'.i,'1f,l'a 80. x,a,,i9
nv a. N''' N''''1 - 't''N
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Financial strength. methods and
sctrc ~ lnerat{on MAJ would make
these. receipts acceptable in all the
world markets. either to the n{lrchas-
lns, BUYER or to the lending buyer.