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f THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1S07. 8 ARROW INTERLINING IS CUT AWAY WHERE COLLAR FOLDS —THIS INSURES FLEXIBILITY AND PREVENTS CRACKING. VCR 200 STYLES IN QUARTER SIZES. CLUPECO SHRUNK. ISC. EACH ! 2 FOR 2SC. CLUETT, PEABODY A CO., mskcbs. First Session of Con ference Monday Morning. Never before in the history of Geor gia or the South has there been gath ered together ns representative a body of men of the world as are In Atlanta the first three days of this week in at tendance at the International Confer ence of Cotton Growers and Manufac turers. The first session began at the capltol st 10 o'clock Monday morning. Never before In the history of the world, in fact, has there been held an International conference of cotton grow ers and spinners, of all the great organ- liatlons of both branches, and of the leading men of these organizations. The Farmers' Union and the South ern Cotton Association have forgotten all past differences apparently and the officers and members of each great or ganization are commingling and Inter mingling In brotherhood In Atlanta to day, all working for a common cause— the cotton grower. The representative men of the Amer ican Association of Cotton Manufac turers are linked for the while in union with the representative men of the In ternational Cotton Spinners’ Associa tion of Europe. Even the New York Cotton Exchange, that beta nolr of the Southern farmer, •j represented, and the representative Is getting as cordial a handshake and as courteous a hearing from the farm ers of Georgia and Texas and the other Southern states as he would receive at a convention of hts own people. People of Europe. Belgians. Frenchmen. Austrians. Eng lishmen, Saxon, Italians and men oi other foreign countries are com mingling as If all were of a common race and a common country, and Inter national disputes and differences are lost sight of for the nonce, while the cotton bale looms up as the one great spectacle and topic of the hour. Peace conferences! There probably was never such a one as that being held In the Gate City of the South this week. And these men are not theorists, dreamers, visionaries. They are men of the world—wealthy, substantial men, representing nearly a billion dollars of Invested capital—capital Invested in the cotton business. . _ At the Piedmont Hotel Sunday and again Monday morning, so harmonious was the gathering of these hundreds of men from eight different nations that it was with considerable difficulty that one could learn, without asking, what countries the different delegates repre- "iheman who looked like the picture of an Englishman might be a Belgian, whose English vocabulary consisted of no more words than a man could count on hts lingers. The well-dressed- dapper little man. with the sallow com. plexlon and upturned mustache, might not be a Frenchman at'all—possibly he hailed from Austria. HOW KING COTTON STARTS ON LONG JOURNEY FROM DIXIE FIELDS TO FOREIGN FACTORY SCENE IN A DEKALB COUNTY COTTON FIELD; TWO BALES TO THE ACRE. In the pnrlors of the Piedmont ope could see a typical Texan, the loud, good-natured man of the West, with a cowboy hat and a suit of near-Jeans, discoursing with a gray-eyed, light- suited cotton broker from the New York Cotton Exchange, with an Eng lishman and a Frenchman, and a Bel gian and several others eagerly Us- tenlng to the conversation, and Inter jecting their own views at appropriate moments. It Is a great convention. And At lanta knows It. Not a stone has been left unturned, not a detail forgotten or forsaken In the. way of arrangements for the proper reception, care and en tertainment of the distinguished guests; Atlanta's most representative men have forsaken their respective places of business. Tho mayor, the members of the city council, the manufacturers, the capitalists, the real-estate and pro fessional men and the merchants are vleing with one another In making the convention a success, as far as In their power lies. Nearly every form of social enter tainment has been planned, and all the arrangements for each have been per fected. Beginning Monday evening with a re ception at the Capital City Club, which will be an event of memorable propor tions and enjoyment, and concluding Wednesday afternoon with an automo bile ride to all the points of interest In the city, the entire delegation of visit ors will be given three daye of almost continuous entertainment. Monday afternoon the delegates will be taken to the Georgia School of Tech nology. They will be shown through this splendid Institution by President K. G, Mntheson, who Is also chairman of the committee on the visit, to Tech.' Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock the delegates will be taken to Cold Springs, where a barbecue will be served. May or Joyner ts chairman of the barbecue committee, and he announces.that ev erything will be In readiness for this entertainment, which will be something unique and new tV-most of tho foreign. “BOO HOO” Shouts a Spanked Baby. A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of a well-known Religious paper, has writ ten regarding the controversy between Collier's Weekly nnd the Religious Prees of the Country and others. In cluding ourselves. Also, regarding suits for libel brought by Collier's against us for commenting upon Its methods. These are his sentiments, with some very emphatic words left out: "The religious Press owes you a debt of gratitude for your courage In show, log up Collier's Weekly as the "Yell-Oh Man.” Would you care to use the In dexed article on the "Boo Hoo Baby” as ths "Yell-Oh Man’s" successor?” "A contemporary remarks that Col ller’s has finally run against a solid hickory ‘Post’ and been damaged In Its o«n estimation to tho tune of 1760,- Mo.no, "Here la a publication which has, In utmost disregard of the facts, spread broadcast damaging statements about the Religious Press and others and has suffered those false statements to go uncontradicted, until, not satisfied after finding the Religious Press too quiet, »nd peaceful, to resent the Insults It makes the mistake of wandering Into a fresh field and butts Its rattled head against this Post and nil the World laughs. Even Christians smile as the Pott suddenly turns and gives It back « doso of Its own medicine. "It Is a mistake to say all the World [ought. No cheery laugh comes from Collier’s, but It cries and boo boos like « spanked baby and wants 1760,000.00 t0 ,"?othe Its tender, lacerated feelings. Thank Heaven It has at last struck » man with ■back bone’ enough to call « spade a 'spade' and who believes In telling the whole truth without fear or favor." Perhaps Collier’s, with Its "utmost disregard for the facts," may say no •uch letter exists. Nevertheless, It Is “n file in our office and Is only one of a mass of letters and other data, news paper comments, etc., denouncing the yellow" methods of Collier’s. This volume |g so large that a man could not go through It under half a day's iteady work. The letters come from various parts of America. usually a private controversy Is not ' n, ' re, tlng to the public, but this Is a Public controversy. •[“"ler's has been using the “yellow” methods to attract attention to Itself, “ut. Jumping In the air, cracking heels together and yelling, "Look at me,” •'V, n’t suffice, so It started out on a Th* n Thou” attack on the Be- iiflous Press and on medicines. j.; y e leave It to the public now, as we “Id when w« first resented Collier's at- '*'**■ to say whether, In a craving for , 1 nsstlon and circulation. Its attacks not amount to a systematic merce- **■7 hounding. Ws likewise leave It to the public to say whether Collier's, by Its own policy and methods, has not made Itself more ridiculous than any comment of ours could make It. Does Collier's expect to regain any self-inflicted loss of prestige by demon strating thru suits for damages, that it can be more artful In evading liability for libels than the humble but resentful victims of Its defamation, or does It hope by starting a campaign of libel suits to silence the popular Indignation, reproach and resentment which It has aroused 7 Collier's can not dodge this public controversy by private law suits. It can not postpone the public Judgment against It. That great Jury, the Public, will hardly blame us for not watting until wo get a petit Jury In n court room, before denouncing this prodigal detractor of Institutions founded and fostered either by Individuals or by the public Itself. No announcements during our entire business career were ever made claim ing "medicinal effects" for either Post- urn or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal effects are results obtained from the use of medicines. • Thousands of visitors go thru our en. tire works each month and see for themselves that Grape-Nuts contains absolutely nothing but wheat, barley and a little salt; Postum absolutely nothing but wheat nnd about ten per cent of New Orleans molasses. The art of preparing these simple elements In a scientific manner to obtain the best food value nnd flavor required some work and experience to acquire. Now, when any publication Roe* far Enough out of Ita way to attack u» be cause our advertising Is "medical, It simply offers a remarkAble exhibition of Ignorance, or worse. We do clalnj physiological or bodily results of favorable character following the adoption of our suggestions re- gardlng the discontinuance of coffee and foods which may not be .keeping the Individual In goon health. We have no advice to offer the perfectly health ful person. His or her health Is evi dence In Itself that the beverages and foods used exactly fit that person. Therefore, why change? But to the man or woman who Is ail ing. we have something to Bay as a result of an unusually wide exper'yncc In food and the result of proper feed- Ing. In the palpably Ignorant attack on us In Collier's, appeared this statement,— "One widely circulated paragraph la bors to Induce the Impression that Grape-Nuts will obviate tha necessity of an operation In appendicitis. This Is lying and potentially deadly lying. In reply to this exhibition of ——well let the reader name It, the Postum Let It be understood that appendicitis results from long continued disturbance In the Intestines, caused primarily by undigested starchy fond, such as white bread, potatoes, rice, partly cored cereals and such. ... .... Starchy food is not digested In the upper stomach, but passes on Into the doudenum, oc lower; stomach and In testines, where. In a healthy Individual, the transformation of the starch Into a form of sugar Is completed, and then the fond absorbed by the blood. But If the powers of digestion are weakened, a part of the starchy food will lie in the warmth and moisture of the body and decay, generating gases and irritating the mucous surfaces un. til under such conditions the whole lower part of the alimentary canal, in cluding the colon and the appendix, be comes Involved. Disease sets up and at times takes the form known as ap pendicitis. When the symptoms of the trouble make their nppearance, would It not be good, practical, common sense, to dis continue the starchy food which Is causing the trouble and take a food In which the starch has been transformed Into a form of sugar In tho process of manufacture? This is Identically the same form of sugar found In the human body after starch has been perfectly digested. Now, human food Is made up very largely of starch end la required by the body for energy and warmth. Naturally, therefore, Its use should be continued, If possible, and for the reasons given above It Is made possible In the manu facture of Grape-Nuts. In connection with this change of food to bring relief from physical dis turbance, we have suggested washing out the Intestines to get rid of the Im mediate cause of the disturbance, Naturally, there are cases where the disease has lain dormant and the abuse continuer! too long, until apparently only the knife will avail. But It Is a well-established fact among the best physicians who are acquainted with the details above recited, that pre ventive measures are far and away the best. Are we to be condemned for suggest ing a way to prevent disease by fol lowing natural methods and for per fecting a food that contains no "med icine” and produces no "medicinal ef fects,” but which has guided literally thousands of persons from sickness to health? We have received during the years past upwards of 25,000 letters from people who hnve been either help, ed or made entirely well by following our suggestions, and they are simple. If coffee disagrees and causes any of the ailments common to some coffee users quit It and take on Postum. If white bread, potatoes, rice and oth er starch foods make trouble, quit and use Grape-Nuts food, which Js largely predigested and will digest, nourish ers and many of the Easterners. A Progressive Dinner. Tuesday night a progressive dinner will be served at the homes of promi nent Atlantans In Peachtree street. The first course will be eerved at the home of Air. and Mrs. John E. Murphy and the laat at the governor's mansion. The Intervening courses will be served at the homes of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Turner, Mr. and Airs. W. A. Wlmhlsh and Mr. and Airs. W. H. Kiser, all on Peach tree street. A special "piloting” committee was appointed at the meeting of all the committees Saturday afternoon, with H.ahvle Jordan os chairman. The other members are Messrs. Roberts, Peel, 'PaxAn, Cabanlse, Hannan and Pope. This committee will "pilot" the dele gates to the different homes In the or der In which, the courses will be served. Wednesday afternoon the members of the Atlanta Automobile and Good Roads flub will take the visitors on an auto ride through the city and to the points of Interest In and about Atlanta, winding up with a visit to the big cot ton mills. First Business Session. Ths first business session was held at 10 o'clock Alonday morning. All the meetings will be held In the halt of the house of representatives at the state capltol. The total attendance at the conven tion Is In the neighborhood of 600. Of these 115-arc foreigners, about 160 are Eastern spinners, a few are from the West, nnd the remainder are the spin ners and the cotton producers of the South. The following organizations are represented at the convention; The Association of Cotton Mnnufac furors, the American Manufacturers’ Association, ths International Cotton Spinners' Association of Europe, the Southern Cotton Association, the Farm ers' Educational and Co-operative Union. Tho purposes of tho convention are manifold. Chief among these may be mentioned; The prevention of specula tion In the cotton exchanges; the pre vention of violent fluctuations In the price of cotton; tho discussion of the proper methods of baling and ware housing cotton; the establishment of a closer union and a better understand ing between the grower and the spinner of cotton. The following topics will be discussed during the convention: 1. Better cotton by seed selection, etc. 2. Improved ginning. \ I. Compressing, l 4. Uniformity of bales. Trsnsportstion, 1. Country damage. 2. Warehousing. 3. Transportation. 4. Insurance. Contracts of Cotton Exchanges. 1. Uniform classification. 2. Contracts of exchanges. Buying and Selling. I/Equltable tare. 2. Buying net weight. 8. Stability of price. 4. Buying for future delivery, 6. Speculation. Reports and Statistics. 1. Government crop reports. 2. Statistics. For Tuesday. 10 a. m.—Reports of sectional com mittees and discussions pn topics sub mitted. 1 p. m.—Take cars at the capltol for Cold Springs. 1:30 to 3 p. m.—Barbecue at Cold Springs. I p. m.—Trolley ride to points of In terest. 3:10 p. m.—Meeting of sectional com mittees at capltol. 8:30 to 11 p. m.—A series of recep tions to' the delegates at' prominent homes on Peachtree street. Including the governor’s mansion. For Wednesday. 10 a. m.—Reports of sectional com mittees and discussions of topics sub mitted at both morning and afternoon sessions. 3 p. m.—Automobile ride to points of Interest, Including the cotton mills, for delegates who wish to accent the In vitation. 6:30 p. m.—Final adjournment. The Officers are: President. James A. MaColl. Providence, R. I.; vice presi dent, C. W. Mat'ara, Alanehester, Eng- S.C.A. COMMITTEE MEETSjIM Campaign For 15-Cent Cot ton To Be Pushed Through out South. MASTER COTTON SPINNER DELIVERS FINE ADDRESS A mooting of the executive committee of tho Southern Cotton Association > la being held in the library at the state capltol Monday afternoon for the purpote of formu Intlng plans for bolding tho price of cot ton at a figure oot less than 15 cents per pound. The committee hopes to accomplish' this by an aggressive campaign and a series of addresses throughout the Southern ststes. President Hurvle Jordan will, In all proba bility, Im» placed In charge of the cam paign. The association has determined that outside Influences shall not control the price of cotton, and the pinna for enforcing this determination will be discussed In detail at the meeting Monday afternoon. The committee will also consider the roposltlou to establish bonded warehouses ..j each county In evory Southern state. This plan has already been adopted In North Carolina, and Is proving most satis factory, The plan Is to organise a stock company In each county with a capital stock of a million dollars or. s basis of 20,090 bales of cotton. The warehouse la then built, a buyer Is put on the streets to buy all eotton that Is being offered nt less than the minimum price, and It Is store*! In the warehouse nnd kept there until the price demanded Is reached. The committee will hold several sessions during the present week. LEASED WIRE MEN MAY YET STRIKE New York, Oct. 7.—In spite of the fact that Sylvester J. Small, president of the telegrapher*' union, la opposed to calling out the men on leased wires. It la likely that the men will be called out Wedneaday. Fifteen thousand mes senger boys were called out today, GREEK BANISHED FROM ATLANTA Jim Lewis, the young Greek who was arrested Friday for annoying at tentions to Miss Blrtye Ward, a pret ty young stenographer employed on South Pryor street, was fined $5.76 In the recorder's court Saturday after noon. Lewie promised to leave Atlanta If the penalty was made light. Khorastans Parade. Following Fraternal Day at tlf- state fair, on October 19. members of Klhla temple. No. 123, are planning to have a grand street parade. It will be In the evening and the. Illuminations will be brilliant. It Is expected that over 400 men will be In the parade. The following address was delivered by C. W. Macara, chairman of the com' mlttee of the International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Man ufacturers' Associations, and president of the English Master Cotton Spinners' Federation, at the Monday morning session of the convention: “The position 1 have had the honor to occupy for many years In connec tion with the English Federation of Master Cotton Spinners, and. during recent years. In connection with the In ternattonal Federation of Muster Cot ton Spinners' and Manufacturers' As soclations. has rendered It necessary for me. In conjunction with my colleagues on the committees of these two organ! zntlons, to devote much careful atten tIon to the solution of many dlfficul problems'as they have arisen In con nectlon with the carrying on of the col., ton Industry us n whole. The results accomplished have been most encour aging: nnd a perusal of the reports of tile four International Cotton Congress, os. which were held successively In Switzerland. England. Germany and Austria, will,show what the Interna ttonal movement In the |tast lias coin inunded, in so short a time, so much attention tn government circles. The possibilities of commercial energy, en terprise and organisation, aided by the support of the governments of the countries Interested, are unlimited. The report of the fourth International con gress Is Just Issued both In America and Europe. A copy of this highly Interesting document has been provided for each delegate to this unique con vention of cotton planters and spinners, and will, I hope, materially facilitate the discussion of the numerous Impor tant subjects which sre to be dealt with. Such being the case. It Is unnec essary for me to enlarge on these sub- ^*”The International Cotton Federation was formed to further the welfare of a world's induHtry, and Includes within the scope of Its operations everything In which Interests common to all are Involved. An organization with such films can not be successfully carried on except by working on the broadjf* lines, and with due regard to the legit imate Ihterests of all who are engaged In the Industry, whether they be the growers of the raw material, the legit- (mate middlemen who nre responsible for thi distribution of that raw mate rial. tno Isppners, the' manufacturer*, or of any other interests thit are de pendent upon them. "All these are entitled to a fair re. numeration for their labor and enter prise, and anything that with the smooth working of on Indus try that concerns the welfare of mil lions of people ought to be energetical ly dealt with by united action and re- m "Those I have Just enumerated are necessary factors In the conduct of this great Industry: but there are, unfor tunately, people who are not engaged In any of these departments who are us ing the raw material of a world s Indus try as a counter for gambling opera tions. . . , , "Simultaneously with the second In ternational Cotton Congress, which was held In England In May. 1905, there met In Rome, at the Invitation of the king of Italy, an international congress of the representatives of many nation* delegated by their government* to dis cuss a scheme for bringing Ihe agricul tural Interests of the world Into line. The Idea was conceived by Mr. David Lubln. an American cltlsen. who suc ceeded In getting the energetic and far- seeing king 6f Italy to take the Initia tive In a movement the success of which Is. I think, now practically as sured. The International Cotton Fed eration. which la kindred In Ita alms, has cordially co-operated In this move ment. In the light of what has been achieved, there la a fixed conviction In the minds of all who have taken part In the work that It Is by International combination alone that the Interests of any world-wide Industry can be ade quately safeguarded. "The first practical work of the In ternational Cotton Federation was to endeavor to secure thoroughly reliable statistics of ths annual consumption of the raw material and stocks In the hands of spinners nt Ihe middle and end of each cotton season, and as there are already returns obtained from the owners of about 100,000,000 spindles It Is expected that It will not be long ere a complete return from all the spln- dlee In the world will be available. The International Institute of Agricul ture has similar alms In view as re gards furnishing reliable statistics of the supply of agricultural products. Includ ing, of course, cotton. When these two sets of statistics are available It Is ob vious that the work of the outside ma nipulator of prices will be rendered ex tremely difficult. If not Impossible. "The American cotton crop plays such an Important part In the supply of the world's needs, that operations which affect tt practically affect, more or less, the entire cotton crop of the , — ■ nent, w . aia. sra, aiam-nexier, r.ng- and strengthen when other forms ofj | ln q. vice president, llurvle Jordan, f.i.ul do not. it's Just plain old common Atlanta, Go.; vice president, B. B. Tan- „ rns ,, I ner, Henrietta, N. C.; vice president. There's a Reason" for Postum and (Charles 8. Barrett, Atwater. Oa.; sec- Orapc-Nuts riftary. C. J. H. Woodbury, Boston, Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Mass. You may buy coffee which costs you a trifle less than Arbuckles’ Ariosa Coffee, but you really pay more for it and do not get as good coffee. Don’t get confused—Arbuckles’ Ariosa Coffee is really the cheapest good coffee in the world. In s. alcd packages for your protection, ARBL'CKI.B BROS.. New York City. world, and when consideration Is giv en to the colossal dimensions of the world's cotton crop, and to the fact that the raising of the annual average price by Illegitimate speculation by even 1 cent per pound represents £13,000.000 (190,000,000), tt must be obvious that it Is time that some determined effort was made to rid the Industry of this serious and unnecessary burden. "It Is Impossible to Imagine any more Important work, or one In which grow ers and spinners can more readily Join hands, as It is Inimical to the Interests of both that such colossal sums sljoul.1 be extracted by those who neither grow cotton nor manufacture It. nor. Indeed, render any actual service In the distri bution of the raw material or Its man ufactured products. “Cotton planters have been urged from time to time to hold for extreme prices, hut It Is doubtful If the adop tion of such advice would In the long run be to their advantage. It must never be lost sight of by the growers that this staple supplies the clothing for the poorest people of the world In every country, and that applies more icrtlcularly to the 700.000.0Ui) In India and Chinn, to whom a great rise In price certainly meane a limitation of their purchasing power, with a conse quently reduced employment for the spinners and manufacturers of the world, upon whom the growers of cot ton are dependent. It has been the aim of nil engaged In the manufacturing of cotton for many years to reduce the cost of production by taking full ad vantage of science and Invention, anil great economies have been effected. I think It would be well If this example were followed by the growers of our raw material. "In addition to the saving which might be effected by t)ie suppression of outside manipulation, very great econ omies might also be effected In the cost ot growing: handling and marketing cotton, as Is made.evident In the report Issued by the Lancashire private cot ton Investigation commission, which will be found In the appendix of the report of the fourth International cot ton congress. •'The great majority of people who are engaged In the growing of cotton and Ita manufacture are too much oc cupied with the concerns of their own businesses to have followed the enor mous, development of the cotton Indus try. Thirty yeara ago the total crop of the United States was only about (.- 500,000 bales. Now America herself Is using annually 6,000,000 bales out of a crop of 11,500,000. The crops of the other cotton growing countries hnve also Increased largely, nnd nil this cot ton has gone Into consumption. "With the spread of civilisation, cou pled with the success of tho effortx which are now being made to reduce the possibilities of war. It Is not, I think, taking too sanguine a viqw to; assume that the progress of the next, thirty years will be In a much greater ratio than that of tho past thirty yearn.' With such prospects' before u*. It Ik essential that we should encourage. In evory way, the enterprise of all who nro endeavoring to make provision for tho ever-increasing demand for the raw material of an Industry that plays so Important a part In the clothing of the people of the world. Great efforts have been made during recent years to develop cotton growing In the colonies und dependencies of European nations, and many enthusi astic vlewa are expressed with regard to the progress that will bo mode In these new countries. Although 1 am of opinion that the experience of Amer ica In the early years of the cotton- growing Industry will probably be re peated, and that the progress will be slow, there la little doubt that any at tempt on the part of the American growers to maintain prices at an ab normally high level will have the effect of giving an Increased stimulus to these efforts, and progress may conse quently be much more rapid than under normal condition*. ■What Is equally Important, however. In the Interests of the cotton industry as a whole, la that prices ot the raw material should not be reduced to a level which will not adequately re munerate the growers. We shall cer tainly have, as In the past, bad seasons alternating with good, but as cotton, unlike most other agricultural produce, can be stored for yeara without de terioration. It would surely be wise and prudent, In tlmee of over-abundance, to establish a reserve for years of partial failure, which would also have a steadying effect on prices. In conclusion I should like to em phasize that, taking Into consideration the magnitude of the Interests Involved, the risks to which the cotton plant is exposed and the prospect of the contin ued development of the world’s cotton Industry, we should be short-sighted Wdccd If we did not take energetic measures to Increase our present sup ply of the raw material, to broaden the basis of that supply, and likewise give attention to the establishment of a re serve In years of abundance as an In surance against years of partial failure and all the suffering which this entails. 1 quite appreciate the great difficulties which surround this last suggestion. I but when difficulties are resolutely I faced it Is wonderful how they can be | overcome. i “Important as are the objecte of this J convention which has brought the men (of so many nationalities together, tt Is (even more Important as affording an- I other demonstration of how much the | Interests of all nations are bound up [together. The more fully this can be realized the greater will be the suc- | ers* Of the efforts which arc happily I being put forth by exalted per*.mages i and the governments of the world to j remove International Jealousies, to set- j tie International disputes by arbltra- I lion and to promote peace and good will among men."