New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
COTTON INDUSTRY
 GAINING STRENGTH
Hints of Improvement in New
 England Textile Plants

 iions. declared President R. Mac Coll tlis afternoon in welcoming n.n,uers C. ta. National Associatiou Of Cotton Manufacturers assembled ut inc opening Of tho auuual cou- ,cnnoD O. that organization in the topl.y-rm1a.
 "T1a roroy,ry.' continued Mir EIaoCoi "lw, hayn slower than cN- r,-,.I Many ,aluuu." lessons hav, u.ru l,arral during this period o1 'H- al~alu.. necessity of coopcra- uop lr qpar.ntly required an eX- p@rjunss such as wr have passed through O arouse us sufficiently ,o urGauZn a great clearing house such gs the Cotton-TrXtiIe Institute"
 Robert Amory. president or tle Cottou-Toxt.le Institute. 1rosid- ,d at the session, which was de voted 10 inc activities and plans of Inc institute. Secretary George A.. Sloan spoke in the absence O. Pres 1lant Walksr D. Hines and gayc th. details of the growth and progress Of the institute, which has just com plctcd its first year.
 Cotton In Expensive Dresses
 To-day cotton is being used for expensive dresses declared Ernest C. Morse. in charge of the depart fueut of the institute devoted to eX- tending DNis'img u~rS and 10 doyel- oping new uses. For lnstaucc," he continued, "ona Fifth Avenue store is. selling styled cotton dresses for $6a 10 5-N5 each. The same store IS selling cotton piece goods for as high as S4.3o per yard.
 Fuller skirts but not full skirts, longer skirts hut not long skirts, may I believe, be taken as the proper in torpretation Of Dame Fashions au- thorlzation for the seasons immedi- from an authority on the subject. Continuing 10 quote from tn" same source, he pointed out that the tight. sCanty skirt which has had so considerable vogue for some years is passing from the scene and that I'olfS. piiliH'SS tll''IS L!lu tlItlldl designs are becoming daily more pronounced in popular favor.'
 tDeclaring that undoubtedly there is; q growing realization of the im- portant part style plays in the mar ket for wearing apparel for women. MT. Morse declared that already much has been accomplished by the industry in this regard but we be- liave there is q great deal more that can be done"
 Many ~cS for Cotton
 The big ma jority Of woven cot 'nn goods in this country" he con tjuued, "ar,~c onsumcd by industries. jGiore constructive work can be ,ione toward extending the usc Of ratton in rhis field. we believe it is .,lrntial to find out what is now
 d and how, what the advantages
 objections are. what the potential
 i'H,t + and who controls what -'lE".c CT mHt. rial that ir to be used
 Cac Of the biggest industrial uses r. for containers or bags for all sorts
 ''''.i'f' VI IT 'N' ''t't7 ll Olll '''s'll |" machine parts, from flour to nuts, 'l'. Tents and awnings now con- @ume abou: one half the cotton duck produced. \ study develops the fact taat in Atlanta awnings cannot be lnGtall'd above the second floor; in New Dri ans they ar" moi allowed on ofiicn builGings-all because of the danger of awning fires. While in most cities, such laws do not cN- ISt the fire hazards retard their use. X study $ now started Of all known methods Of fire resisting treatments With the hopes that such study will feNcIop satisfactory method or trcgtmrnt for cotton fabrics and thus make possible increased yardage for awnings.
 Tt has been suggested thai too many sizes of b,dsproads are now manufactured and sold. A survey shows more than 4n sizes. Fourteen milie or their selling agents have been interviewed and all express the desire 10 reduce the number of sizes In the immodial" future we shall call a meeting of h"iSurrad mauu- factrrcrs 10 determine if if k their desire that W~ ashy fuc department Of commerce to call together the manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers and ,niea,or to work out smplijod practice in this branch of rh" industry"
 Mills Must Know Their Costs
 'BusineSs cannot continue jud"fi- nrteIy without profit, and 1t has been said that is very hackhou" is It's cost systom." declared George W. Duncan. cost accountant Of tine in stitUie, "It it Ie properly designed and usrd you Wil know exactly ,horc you stand Ht all tuues.' j." continued. '\auy Of you have been 'Orcod To s"lt ut d pIr- below nor ual cost simply t'paL-, some Ill., INjdual mIli or muS UaE. sold goods on iuad"qul'. aui rl5s,aItag Information which rad uo proj,l r.- ia'lon 10 the roS' Of production. II is most important to oluea', thos, mills that practic.uly have no cost systems to realize tho aa>au'aG, 4 t.rivod rom adruIa', aud m-rmHt" .o-' data. This will faN" 'lru.. hHt proEr'ss has already mru uudr and
 has br'u ,,ry gratifying io so, 'U" hearty r'-ponso aui -pl.tlj -writ ut roop1a'iou uy Ina iudi>i- aui u.Wn.r~ Of rt. -roW- the iu- #'me I.as approached
 'T0u "uHk o. 'lu. institute in -Htu.mu4 Eir1 statistics on tho in- p7-'ly e1jnu ar, uoN proving Of gr.ot aid to tl. mannfactur"r. was explained JE paH E. Ilals}rad. in n'av-. O, rb.. statistical section. who MS inc u'H.r rp.nisyr.
 This ning 'Hr auud fashion r.'H. of t.u @-4outflou WilI hoe held a rouu-c,luu with ,t, duurr-dancc and entertainment yt ih- Copl,y- PiD2a. hca|4.~rI,rs For lhy comyvn- lion. Tomorrow morning and yt',r- noon prohl ms affecting lip. industry