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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
THtnSDAY, OCTOnER 10, iy>7.
PINNERS CONFERENCE BRINGS
GROWER AND BUYER TOGETHER
1 Spinners Leave to
Complete Tour of t
Country.
After a three days' session, In whl
every phase of the cotton business fi
the standpoint of the grower and A*
spinner was discussed, the Internatldn-
al Conference of Cotton Orowers and
Cotton Manufacturers came to a close
at 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
foreign delegates to the conference,
representing those who manufacture
the fleecy ataple Into the finished prod-
uct, left over the Southern railway,at
midnight for Birmingham and ' New
Orleans.
At the session Wednesday afternoon
the conference voted unanimously to
effect a permanent organisation and a
resolution was adopted recommending
that a committee of two be appointed
from each of the organizations com-
posing the conference, whose duty It
shall be to have charge of the details In
connection with permanently'organiz
ing the conference.
The conference also voted unani
mously to admit the Sea Island Cotton
Association to membership In the con
ference. •.' /
The remainder of the afternoon ses
sion of the conference was devoted
largely tp hearing reports of the various
sectional committees.
Classification Report,
The committee which.considered the
question of uniform classlflmtlon of
American cotton made a report, which
was adopted In the following shape:
"That standard types should be
adopted either by the United States
government or by an association of del.
rentes from cotton exchanges, cotton
1 growers and cotton spinners, and that
the classification should be made upon
i grade and c.olor alone, and not upon
I alaple.
••This committee, having considered
the question of cotton contracts, la
unanimously of opinion:
"J. That standard contracts of 50,000
pounds net weight should be adopted In
place of the present custom of 100
bales.
"2. That the net weight tenderable
shall not exceed 1 per cent above or
below the standard weight contracted
for. | f
•'3. That In ascertaining the net
weight actual tare, canvas and bands
(bagging and ties) be allowed.
“t. That the present 1 per cent fran
chise clause be abolished.
"6. That whegeas the question of the
excessive amount of damp In American
cotton and the Inadequate allowance
for same under existing various cotton
exchange rules are of serious Impor
tance to eplnners, this committee is of
opinion that steps should be taken by
the various associations here represent
ed with a view to remedying the evil of
excessive damp and placing the ques
tion .of clalpis as adjusted under the
present rules of the exchanges on a
more equitable basis."
Thanks From Visitors.
** PHoY trrtho -flnsb adjournment of the
conference'Herr Xuffler, of, .Austria,
loprescntlng th* foreign manufactur
ers. thanked Governor Smith, the state
of Georgia, Mayor .‘Joyner and tjie cjty
of Atlanta, and President J. WlllePope,
of the Chamber of Commerce, for the
.ordlal welcome extended them and
their efforts to make the visit a moat
pleasant one.
On motion of Charles S. Barrett the
c onference voted Its thanks to the Eu
topean' gentlemen for honoring then
with their presence.
Chairman MaCotl was thanked for
his impartial rulings and Secretary
Woodbury and Assistant Secretary
Bryan were nlso thanked for their esrv-
Ices,
Th* effect of the International con
ference »( cotton growers and cotton
manufacturers will be far-reaching,
ond it has served lo bring the producer
and the manufacturer In closer touch
tilth each other and to a better under
standing of the needs cif each.
Work of Conference.
Although the conference lasted only
three days, many things were accom
plished which will be of untold benefit
to both cotton grower and cotton man
ufacturer, and while It was admitted
that questions of great moment could
not be handled satisfactorily In so
short a time. It was generally believed
and frequently expressed that move
ments were (hade which will work great
changes In the cottton trade.
Among the Important steps taken by
the conference were the following:
It emphatically condemned gambling
In cotton exchanges. This condemna
tion was not confined to the grower,
who has suffered most, but a vast ma-
WILLIAM HOWARTH.
Delegate of the Fine Spinners
and Doublers' Association of Eng
land.
F. R. SEWELL.
A prominent yam merchant of
Manchester, England.
SAMUEL NEWTON.
Chairman of ten big spinning
concerns of Englanl.
JAMES LAWRENCE.
A member of the firm of W. M.
Lawrence & Sons, bf Chorley, Eng
land.
GEORGE OTIS DRAPER.
Secretary the Draper Company,
Hopedale, Maas., Cotton Mill Ma
chinery.
R. H. JACKSON.
A prominent spinner of England,
Hoyle A Jackson, Limited.
PH0T0GRAPH8 BY COURTESY OF COTTON, ATLANTA, GA.
SOME FOREIGN SPINNERS
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_ the picture are J. Haeffle,
. ’ingle, France; G. Duvillier, France! H. Taveira, Portugal,
and Camille t-ion, France.
Reading (rom left to right, those
France; K. Pin ' ~
Jority of the spinners declared their op
position to the methods employed by
many of the cotton exchanges.
It approved and recommended the
square bale of 500 pounds and of the
same style and covering as the Egyp
tian bale.
It recommended that planters store
their cotton thirty days before ginning
in order to allow It to mature.
It favored and recommended com*
Breakfast Monotony
—the same old chop*, or bacon and efcs*. and biscuit, for breakfast—may
be avoided. Try
Fruit (preferably cooked),
Four teaspoonfuls of Grape Nuts with cream or milk,
Eggs, one or two poached or soft-boiled,
Cup of Postum Food Coffee with cream or sugar.
Toast, one or two slices nice and crisp.
This will give you an Ideal combination of the three principal food
elementsLprotelds, carbohydrates and fata—In the most easily digestible
And It means a wide awake Individual with energy and a clear bead
to male a stir In the world; It replaces that dull, sluggish feeling which so
often follows the too-mucb-meat-end-btscult breakfast.
The man who has work to do can’t afford to be overloaded with the
IclntT i t food that requires undue effort on the part of his digestive orgaus
for a lime and leaves him with a “gone feeling" Just about the time of day
when he needs his best mental and physical;powers.
Crape-Nuts food affords real strength of mind and body with little
effort (or waste force) In getting It converted In the system Into energy
and staying-power—the power to act and to endure.
“There’s a Reason” for
Grape-Nuts
presslon at the gin.
It approved the buying of spot cot
ton for future delivery.
It urged more careful seed selection.
It unanimously favored closer trade
relations, and discussed plans for has
trnlng the time when the cotton planter
can trade directly with the apfnner,
thus eliminating the middle man and
aavlng to the farmer and to the cotton
spinner the millions of dollars which
he pockets au, a result of his operations.
GOSSIP OF SPINNERS,
"When may I hope to see a report of
ze meeting In se paper?”
The pencil pushers, who were rapidly
driving the graphite In reporting the
proceedings of the cotton conference
at the capitol Monday morning, looked
up for a iqoment In answer to the quer;
of the gentleman who came to the con
ference as a representative of European
spinners.
"Will It be in ge paper by tomorrow
afternoon?" he continued.
There was a look of amazement and
surprise on the faces of the men who
were then making "copy” which would
be a thousand miles away by "tomor
row after noon."
"No. sir, you will not have to wait
that long,” replied a scribe. "You ran
get a full report from the paper by 3
o'clock today.
"Bo? It etc fast buslqess, ees It
not?"
And there was' a look bordering on
incredulity on the face of the foreigner
ae he walked away.
Mike" H. Thomas, of Dallas, Texas,
a member of the New York Cotton Ex
change Bnd a "bull” speculator of re
nown, admitted making 31,000,000 In
a recent cotton flurry. In a speech be
fore the committee on buying and sell
ing of the spinners’ <unventlon.
He was defending the New York Cot
ton Exchange before the committee
when W. S. Miller, of Lake Creek.
Texas, n member of the Farmers’ Un
ion. broke In with:
"Didn’t you go to New York this
spring and In that cotton flurry make a
million dollars?"
"I plead guilty to making the mil
lion.” replied Mr. Thomae. "I have
made and lost several In my life. I will
say that the consumer, the man who
bought the cotton, lost *thc money I
made. I saw a chance to boom the
market in April, and with the help of
the other boys »e pushed It up SIS per
hale. The total Increased value amount
ed to 175.000.00a. for there were over
t,ooo.ooo bales of the crop. Am I to be
grudged my commission because I help,
ed put up the price of the fanners'
cotton? If I could I would send .out
the word 'buy,' and you would see cot
ton boom again.”
Among the Interesting and Interested
visitors .who were In Atlanta this week
In-attendance, upon .the rotton confer
ence wa* -Hon. W. J.-Bryan, ajf Texas, a
member of .the Texas legislature from
, Taylor county. ■ , , .
I Although thea-name Is %hf same. Mr.
! Bryan declares that he Is' no relation
I to William Jennings.
| Mr. Bryan was appointed as a dele-
i gate to the cotton conference by Com
missioner of Agriculture Milner, of
Texas, and this Is his first visit to the
Bate City of the South In twenty-two
years.
"I can hardly realise the changes
that hare taken place In the town,” said
Mr. Bryan. "I didn’t think nearly a
quarter of a century ago that Georgia
would have such a city as Atlanta to
boast of os I have found on my return.
"It.has Just been twenty-two yean
since I saw the city of Atlanta. I was
a boy then, but there are two things
that I distinctly remember In connec
tion with my flrsf visit htre. One was
a parrot named "Oscar.” and the other
was an Atlanta young lady. Btranga
that I remember the name of the parrot,
but have forgotten that of the young
lady. Anyway, the parrot could talk to
beat the band, nnd the young lady was
as pretty as a speckled pup. But don’t
put anything about that In the paper.
My wife reads them all. and I already
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
Is what many want, but none ever get. Even after
the most costly experience some still believe that
fabulous returns on very small investments can be
had in Life Insurance. Sound Life Insurance is a
business necessity, and every prudent business man
carries it, but legitimate and safe Life Insurance costs
money—just like any other article of value. How
ever, it costs more in some companies than others.
If you are a healthy man you are entitled to a policy
at the minimum of cost. This you can get from the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The
nearest ideal of all companies.
Ask for a proposition to compare with those
you are now considering. It will save you money.
“GET RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET WRITTEN”
R. J. GUINN, District Manager,
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
212-214 CANDLER BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA. •
have to put In too much time explain
ing thing*.’’
Mr. Bryan’s home I* In Abilene,
Texas, In a section made famous by
cotton and oil.
In discussing the probability of the
prohibition wave's striking the state
of Texas, Mr. Bryan eald:
"At present our people are very well
satisfied with local option. tVe have
the whisky traffic under control, better
control probably than any elate tn the
Union; but this le a question which I
believe will sooner or later be put up to
every legislature In the Southern
etatee.”
Edward Porrltt, of Hartford. Conn.,
who has been reporting the proceedings
of the International Conference of Cot
ton Spinners and Orowers for The Lain
don Times, The Glasgow Herald and
The Yorkshire Poet, of Leeds, returned
to hie home In Hartford Wednesday at
noon.
Mr. Porrltt. who has had experience
In reporting International conventions
on both sides of the water, Joined the
foreign spinners shortly after their ar
rival In America and accompanied them
as far ai Atlanta on their tour of the
Southern states.
The Sea Island Cotton Association of
Georgia and Florida held a meeting In
the capitol Wednesday for the purpose
of discussing plans whereby the sea
Island crop could be sold direct to the
spinner. Many of the visiting eplnners
were present and entered Into the dis
cussion. The eplnners declared that If
they could get ae good eervlce by buy
ing direct as they got by dealing with
brokers and middlemen, euoh a plan
would be satisfactory to them. Reiolu-
ATLANTA,
OCTOBER
14-15
MONDAY and TUESDAY
The Highest cast Exhibition In the World.
TWICE DAILY-2 anil 8 P. M. SHARP.
Mere Bdadtea Anlmsle than all ether Shews com
bined. 30 New Acta by 300 perfectly trained
POUR-FOOTED FUN-FURNISHERS.
OPP The ilarvcloua Juggling Not
OUEi The Wonderful Plying Zcraldae
Positively the greatest Feature Acts ore
eeen beneath a canvas.
STREET PARADE-Don’t Mist II
GRAND
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Thursday Matinee and Night
The Musical Treat of the Year
“THE UMPIRE
With the One Beet Comedian
JOE WHITEHEAD
And the Askln-SInger Company of 60
and the Foot Ball Broilers. Night 35c
to 11.80—Matinee 25c to 31.00.
Lmv.s Exhibition Ground. 10:30 A. M. One Tick.!
limit, to mrythlne. Door, open lor Inspettlcn cl
M.reeerleat * and 7 P V.
tlons setting out In detail the wishes of
the sea Island growers will be drafted
and Incorporated In the proceedings of
the convention. The meeting wne pre
sided over by Vice President J. B. WII-
llame, of Alachua, Fla.
County Buys Road Mules.
Griffin, Oa.. ’Oct. 10.—The board of
commissioners of Bpaldlnr county yes
terday purchased six large mule
Atlanta, which will be ueed In the
work of the county chain gang, which
now has about thirty convicts.
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CIGARETTES
Their sales are the largest ever known—and con
tinue increasing. Simply because their value is
the greatest ever produced
10c for 10
Why Pay More?
S. ANARGYROS, Manufacturer
New York
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&
Monday and Tuesday—Matinee Tuee-
day.
Charles Frohnian Will Present
OTIS SKINNER
In a New Play Entitled
THE HONOR £ FAMILY
Night 23o to $1.50—Matin.t 25o to $1.00.
THE BIJOU
TONIGHT—MATINEE THURSDAY
CHARLEY
GRAPEWIN
Aided By ANNA CHANCE
And a Company of Ability tn
“The Awakening of Mr. Pipp.”
Next Week, HAP WARD.
ORPHEUM
HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE.
Howard’s Ponies and Dogs.
Coombs & Stone and alx other feature
acts. Every night—Matinees every
day but Monday—Uptown Ticket Of
fice, Jacobs’ Pharmacy, Peachtree and
Marietta and Kimball Newe Stand.
Box Office Phones, Bell 3140; Atlanta
1764.
sms
SHI
77 Peachtree Street.
Price. 10c and 20c—Matinees Dally.
THIS WEEK’S BILL.
FRANK — BARNELL8 — MAY,
Comedy Jugglers.
DICK — DOYLES — DAISY
Comedy Musteline.
CARL 3. CARL,
An Original Sketch.
MISS LILLIAN CARL,
Illustrated Songs.
SOUTH SIDE THEATER
44 East Hunter Street.
Price. 10c and 20c—Matinee* Dally.
THIS WEEK'S BILL.
Harri.on, Weet A Harri.on, Present
ing “Bu.ter Brown;” MIS3 CARRIE
SCOTT, Physical Culture; HARVEY A
ADAMS, Barrel Jumpers; J. C. MUR
PHY, Stump Speech..; ADAMS A AD
AMS. Knife Thrower*; MISS ANNA
HARRISON. Illustrated Song»;SOUTH
SIDE VITASCOPE.
DR. E. E. BRAGG,
OSTEOPATH
and
PHYSICIAN and 8UROEON.
Office 324-25 Century Building,
Hours: 9 to 5—Bell I’hone.