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COTTON SPECULATION DOOMED j Ginners Anxious to Buy Direct from Planters?Discussion Before the Cotton Congress at Atlanta Indicates that the Middleman Will he Eliminated. Atlanta, (Ja., October S.?That tin* time is not far distant when the cotton planters of the south will sell , tlioir product direct lo the spinners <>l j | Kurope and America instead of j , through the middle man in bales tfincomptvssed at the plaidation with ! | methods in which Ins has beer, reduc- ) ed to a ini11iiiiuin. was indicated bv ' to-day's discission he Core the Inter- | national ('on I eivnce of Cotton (Irow-! j ers ami Spinners. I ? Spinners represent ii?vr hundreds of j I mills ,-ind millions of spindles told i the planters thai lliev were not only j willimr but anxious to buy their cot- 1 x ton direct from the planter .just as j soon as the planter can deliver. Hijr < pla n I ers and representatives of the | \ Fanner*' I nion told the spinners of , Murope that already they were organ- j s i/.ed. had built ;i chain of cotton ts ware houses, had perfected a lnisi-J Hess system by which the spinners'., could purchase an almost unlimited I . supply ot irrailed cotton and were [ j ready lo eliminate the antiquated j ., melhoti <i| selling through a middle ,, man. ^ 1' u I. ' said I Irrr Arthur Knffler. ! ot \ ieiina. ''it yon planters wish to | trade direct with us you must "jive , < us better scrvice than the merchant.*'i ( Action fiirthcrini! this condition t look concrete form in iinaniinons ! ]< adoption by the Conference of a resolution presented by the committer y on trade relations between growers 1; and spinners. This resolution dvelar- < ed thai much of the present diflicul- c ty in handling cotton could bo cli- i (] minated if tin; ?rowers would adopt [ m what is known as the ware house sys- j ] lent and establish selling agents in 10urope and America. ' | An essential part of this scheme is , h the adoption of a standard type of!* contract clnssilication of cotton bv 1< grade and color alone, the unit to be , h fjn.Oni) pounds instead of MM) bales e net wei:.'hl, and the handling of cot- n ton under uniform rules. These points were embodied in the resold-, u t ions presented by the coniinit lee on I I ransport at ion, and Ihese also were a | una. iniously adopted by the Confer-,'' ence. Thus two long steps ill the , p great work of the ('oiiI'i'itucc, the I' rai.-ing ot the standard of co|<(ou de- j li livered lo the spinner ami simplei | e ami more economical methods of t handling, involving a saving, it is as- g serted, of something like $'2fi,(M)0, 001) a year, were taken. j i1The "Treat work of the Conference s yet remains lo be done. This is thej^i final action on the general subject of '? growing and handling cotton. Weso- ' lulions bearing on this wore present- (> ed at to-day's session by the commit- ' too to which the subject was refer-i ' red, and after a somewhat protracted ; ' discussion were ordered printed, and j ' will come np for further discussion j n tomorrow, with the probabilities that 11 the Conference will devote most of > the :i u a I day's session to their cousid- 11 oral ion. The recommendations of this committee embodied the follow- lii)"?' points: ^ That planters select and save their * seed for I no next crop to insure a ' high standard. That freshly picked cotton be housed from forty lo sixty days before,1' shipment. ! " Thai planters, as fast as possible, oilln'r a-^ individuals or in conununi-j ' ties, adopt gin compressing and the!' Kiryptian form id" bale. The latter n means in effect ginning and compressin<4 on the plantation. j ' The coinmitlce on buying and sell- " iiv:, to which wa< referred Comrress- ' ' man llielTm's rcsHlut ion directed against cotton speculation, adopted " the resolution, and then referred it In i " ' . > sub-commit lee appointed yester- ' day. (>f which Mr. Ileflin is chairman, | ) for further action. This means that j l' the subject will be debated on tlieM flo.->i of 111c conference. j ? Spinners and planters alternated j to-day in puilinvr forward their side j of the question of cotton growni'.' and -|>i11ninlt. Addresses were made by Thomas C'oaI(*:' and William llowai'li, of England: IIerr KntVior, of Au.'ria, re ! presenting the spinners; K. A. Cal-j vin, of Houston, Tex., and T. ,). j Brooks, represent ing Hie Farmers'l Union, and E. I). Smith, of South Car- | oli'i'i, who warmly defended fiftoenc.'nt cotton. Samuel T. Hubbard, of the New York Cotton Exchange, and Mark If. Thomas, of Houston, Texas, defended | cotton exchanges. Speculation, said i Mr. Hubbard, could never lie abolish-f cd; it was nature's way of forward-) ing civilization, and the elimination ol speculation would reduce the ratio of buyers. FIRST SUNG IN (CHARLESTON. "Glory Hallelujah" a Hymn Tune Hero, a War Song in Boston. \rew York Sun. In an unnamed grave on the Common lies I lie lirst professional composer of America, William Hillings, tviio was Boston born and bred. The glorious "Battle lfymn of (he Uepublic," or "(llory Hallelujah," tad its l?i?*jriiiiiiiivr as a war sonic at Korl Warren in Boston harbor in isiil. though ii was originally a hymn line in ('l;arl.-sion, S. ('.?quite a '< () from tin1 church lo the battlciold. but llieiv was stirring music in eliyion then. These fails, says Musical America, vere deli.irlitl'ully presented by Prof. <ouis C. Klson. of t'lie Now Kngland 'oiiscrvaturv, in an "Old I Tome Yeek " lecture mi "Boston in American Musical History." He tilled the ubjed with old incidents and sang nalches of o|<l sonys as illustrations. The Puritans, be said, looked askmce at music, but one of the more idvanci'd men, Mr. Brat lie, actually irought an organ to Boston as early is I(!!){). In 171rt In; was daring Mituvli Id offer il to the Puritan 'hurcli. though with compunctions, or In* stipulated that in case of re'i i-a I il should be given If) the hurcli of Kngland. Thus Kind's 1 'Impel won its first organ, the Pnrians preferrinir their bassoon and 'col- ( > as les sacriligious. In such an atmosphere music deeloped slowly. It was not until the ' !ite eighteenth country that America ould claim a native professional i omposor. William Billings was the rst to make music his vocation as . ell as avocation, and he was evidentv not appreciated. It is recorded that a neighbor of < he musician tied two cats together , v I heir tails and dangled them ^ ereeching m-er his gate, writing he>w "Billings's Music:" also that ' e was once asked whether be defin- ( il snorting as instrumental or vocal < tn-ic. Tli.' lirst gathering of the TTandcl nd Haydn Society on Christmas F,ve, ' S|.r>. was unique, with ninety male. ( ml leu female voices, accompanied v ten orchestral pieces. Music had ro'jres-vd so far in the general esI'eni that il was I aught in the pubic schools as early as lS.'IR. In 1SI11 nine the lloston Symphony Orclicsra, founded bv Major Henry T. Higi nson. Huston's part in our national music ; certainly picturesque. Just hero it hould bo emphasized that the TTesians did not bring "Yankee Doodle" i America in 1 7(iS. It was suns; in lie street of Boston bv the Britishrs under Braddock as far back as | 7."> to deride the New TCngland roops with the feathers in their caps, j jater, in Revolutionary times, the , tritish ollieers raced I heir horses cross the Common on Sunday morn- ' igs, and played "Yankee Doodle" efore the Park Street ('unroll to an- 1 oy the colonists within. < "The Star Spangled Banner." or- ' nil,ally a drinking song, composed by | I r. Arnold, was first known to ^ iineriea in 170S, when Robert Trent 'nine used the tune for his words lo ' 'Adams and Liberty." Tlio song : as i list an 11 v popular, and Mr. Paine i eceived $7.~>0 for the copyright?an | nheard of sum in those days. : But the song that is distinctly Bosmi's own is "Olorv Hallelujah." 'rof. Webster's regiment first sans; il ' s a war song at Fort Warren. Boson harbor, in IS(>1. and it was not i lie famous John Brown whom they | imuited. but a humble member of , heir own ranks. . A thousand strong they sanu' it. . lurching across the Common. Boston enl wild over it.aiul then New York. ' i spread through the campus until lie -- ?nthat beirau as a liyntn tune ; ;i South Carolina sang itself into his- , h v as one of the famous war songs f the world. A"Bilious Attack." Symptoms. Sour stomach, nasty taste in mouth, sick headache, sallow complexion, the world your enemy. Cause. Constipation, inactive liver, overflow of bile into the system. Relief. Treatment for two nights before retiring with AND TONIC PELLETS One anight,don't worry,sleep well and Nature'll do the rest, i^niire Treatment U3 Ct?. ' ?<$> <> $ -O ? ^ ? $ < <?, : JUNES' RESTAURANT, I ^ The up-to-date place for ladies and ^ gentlemen. Everything good to eat ^ served in good style on short notice. ^ Game and Ousters ^ ? A Specialty. 4^1 - j| J JONES' SR?:ERV. J The most complete stock of Fancy ? ^ and Staple Groceries in the city. 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We have the new things, ttie nice things, the cheap things. , Prints from 5c. up, White Homespun 5c. up, Checked Homespun 5c. up, complete line of Dry Goods and notions. Our Imperial Broadcloth, louble width, at 50c. is a great bargain. Men's Suits $3.50 to $15.00, youths' $2.50 to $10.00, Boys' from 75c. to $6.00. New and nobby , things in Hats aud Caps. Prettiest line of Rugs and Art Squares we have ever had. Our experienced Northern Milliner has just returned from the North, and our immense stock of fashionable Millinery is now ready for inspection, embracing the new and up to date things. Our immense line of Furniture is now ready for inspection. Our stock of Pliocenes, Hardware, Crockery ware, Trunks, Valises and Woodenware is now complete. We have added a new feature in 10c. and 25c. counters, and the bargains contained 011 them is creating a sensation. People wonder how we can sell goods so cheap. We mention a few specials. 18 lbs. best Granulated Sugar $1.00. 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