The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
COTTON EXPERTS
 FAVOR TOLL PLAN
Bankers, Growers and Others Discuss Marketing
 System

Prominent business men, including bankers. farmers, cotton buyers and textile manufacturers were the guests of W. D. Nesbitt of the Warrant Ex- port and Discount corporation at dinner yesterday at tho Southern club.
 The dinner was given In honor ot Victor b. Freeman and Arthur KuffS Tor of Vienna. Mir. Kuffler is con- neoted with the Kuffier cotton mills of Vienna, which ara among the largest in the world.
 The principal subject discussed was the toll system of marketing cot ton in foreign countries which was explained and endorsed by the speakers
 s. c. Dobbs of Atlanta, who is president of the Warrant Export and Discount corporation, presided and explained tho purpose of the meet ing which he said was to acquaint those present with the toll plan. He then explained the system fully.
 MT. Dobbs was followed by MT. Kuffler who discussed the manufao- turing and purchasing of cotton, de- claring that it Is necessary that some plan be worked out whereby the farmers can market their cotton, at all times. Europe, he said, will use hundreds of thousand bales of cot ton, but 1t Is impossible for farmer or planter to sell direct to the Euro pean mills and even at times the marketing In large quantities might be handicapped on account of finan- cial difficulties. MT. Kuffier dsclafed hat he believed the toll system the best thing for the southern farmer.
 Financially sound
 MT. Freeman spoke on the question which he endorsed. Mir. Freeman has been q large buyer of cotton for foreign mills for many years and is well versed on the subject of the meeting.
 Major H J. Dreher, banker of New Orleans, who has spent much time m Europe, spoke on the toll system rel ative to the financial phase and de- clared that 1t is & sound proposition.
 J. J. Fretwell, large planter of Anderson, S. C., and J. D. Scofield, of Jasper, who Is president of the Ala bama Farmers union, discussed the question from a farmers viewpoint and both spoke in favor of the plan.
 Those who attended the dinner yes terday follow:
 w. c. Tompkins. Edgefield, 8. C.; ". A. Storm, Edgefield, s. C.; K. M. Turner, Los Angeles. Cal; R. H.. Wharton, city; A. G. Means, Ander- son, S. C.. W. H. Tucker, Anderson, S. C.; John T. Mackcy, Camden, s. C.; c. P. Bales. Albertville, Ala; w. H. McLees, Townsville, s. C.; Dr. S. L, Whitford. Boligee. Ala; c. G. Win ston, city; John M. Cartwright, city; I. L. Tucker, Anderson, s. C.; P. Val Kolby, city; J. D. Moore. Sr., city; Judge B. M. Allen, city; Wm. Peeks, city; Leo K. Steiner, city; H. J. Dreher, New Orleans: J. D. Scofieid, Jasper: Victory E. Freeman, New York and London; S. c. Dobbs. At lanta; Arthur Kuffier, Vienna; John J. Fretwell Anderson, s. C.; F. l.. Gaines, Anderson, s. C.; G. T. Mo Eldery, Talladega; Pat Calhoun, Cal houn Falls, S. C.; Charles A Calhoun, city: A. l.. Smith. city; Win R. Mabry, city; Edgar M. Elliott. city; Oceola Dodd, Boaz; W. A. Morris, city; l.. o. Cox, Boaz; George I. Mil ner, Boaz; D. W. c. Yarbrough, city; ". K. Mullins, city; D. P. Coleman. Uniontown: Henry B. Mcintyre, Phila- delphia; l. B. Garber, city; H. K. Milner city; ". r. Gibson, Jasper; J. M. Williams, Montgomery.