The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-18
HosieryMen to Form Export
Combine; Production Drops
Annual Meeting Southwestern Division National Association Held
Yesterday Afternoon-Questionn Business Brings
Reports of Lessenng Demand and Production.

, prices to descend TO "ruinous" figures
A resolution was adopted looking to
the organization OF "A cooperative ex-
port department under the provisions
OF the Webb act. Champe 5. Andrews,
chairman Of the special committee ON
that subject, reported to the assOcia-
ton the export problems, AS they Were
before the war and as they existed To-
day He analysed the webb law, as IL
might be applicable TO the knitting
industry, and showed twice distinct
advantages to be obtained by co-opera-
tive export trade as against individual
activity.
w. Il. Davis, seconded by Il. H.
Johnston of Knoxville, then moved
that the southwestern division approve
report of the special committee; that
members OF the division be authorized
to sell their export under the Webb
law or any other manner deemed adj
visable: that details OF the export or
ganization be determined upon by those
members desiring To enter the combi-
natSon; that Champe S. Andrews be
entrusted with the organizing OF the
export department.: that any member OF
this association be eligible to the ex-
port project. that the sum of $3.50 be
appropriated for the purpose OF bring
ing the matter TO the attention OF the
members of the association" The mo-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Andrews outlined the general
plans of the export corporation. He
also reported that the Southern Whole
sale Dry Goods association had adopted
resolution favoring commercial arbi-
tration.
Production Fails on.
Figures given by members OF the as
ISOLATION showed that there had been
decrease in production in the period of
dozens in the mills of the members
present. This reduction of 90 per
cent over the same period last year.
The division also went on record as
opposing a change in the classification
OF cotton change waste from the sixth
class to the second class in railroad
tariffs, and objected to the density re-
quirement.
Frank Miller, Jr., president OF the
southwestern division presided at the
gathering, which began Friday after
noon about 3 o'clock and ended late in
the afternoon,
Those present:
Those present at the conference were:
F. l.. Miller, Jr. United Hosiery Mills
corpora ton. Chattanooga, Tenn; Il. II.
Johnson Knoxville Knitting miles,
Knoxville, Tenn; w. II. Mcclellan.
Alden mills, New Orleans. La; r. j.
Fisher. Athens Hosiery mills, Athens,
Tenn, II. G. Wick, United Hosiery Mills
corporation, Chattanooga, Tenn; r. r.
Carter. Aycock Hosiery mills, South
lllSDuiG. ~ -. NldnIl, NcWH
Hosiery Mills, Newman, Ga; j. Strimple,
Hyde RaEestraw company. Philadelphia.
Ia; G. Henley, Nick-A- Jack Hosiery
mills, Chattanooga Tenn, w, c. Kyle,
Kyle-Shelton mills. Chattanooga. Tenn;
Henry c. Stewart. Jr., Diamond Hosiery
mills. Jelico. Jenn.; C. S. KinCaid Mag
net Knitting mills, Clinton, Tenn;
James A. Huff, lockwood mills Rock
wood. Tenn; j. II. Wilson. Richmond
Hosiery mills, Rossville. Ga; c. II.
Bacon. Loudon Hosiery mills, Loudon,
Tenn; #. II. Mckinney, Dixie Mercer
izinG company. Chattanooga, Tenn; A.
NJ Burt. Kincaid Knitting Mills, Griffin.
Ga; o. A. Knox. Knox Hosiery mill.
Cleveland. Tenn; r. L. Boutwell,. w.
b. Davis and Son, Fort Payne, Ala;
William l.. McAllester Southern Host
cry mills. Chattanooga. Tenn; r. C.
McGuick. Cotton States Hosiery mills,
Chattanooga, Tenn; Ralph Wardlaw,
Wardlaw Hosiery mills. Chattanooga,
Tenn; A. McDowill, Scotland N sch Cot
ton mills, Scotland Mech, N. c.; John NJ.
Jones, Sweetwater Hosiery Mills, Sweet
water, Tenn; r. c. Aycoch, Aycock
Hosiery mills, Fort Payne. Ala: w d.
Davis, w B. Davis & Son. Fort Payne,
Ala; II. IT. Bryan, Richmond Hosiery
Mills. Rossville. Ga; T. J. Isbell, Cres-