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Royal Daniel, of Atlanta, Ga., was nominated for permanent secretary 

 and Frank Fleming, of Atlanta, Ga., for permanent assistant secretary. 



Commissioner Hill nominated Col. B. F. Wright of Georgia for the 

 position of secretary, and Royal Daniel of Georgia for place of assistant 

 secretary, taking the position that the secretary of the association should 

 be a member of the body. 



Colonel Wright withdrew his name, by permission of Commissioner 

 Hill. 



The vote was unanimous, and Royal Daniel and Frank Fleming were 

 selected secretary and assistant secretary. 



Upon motion of Commissioner Patterson, Commissioner Hill was 

 elected unanimously first vice-president. 



Upon the nomination of Commissioner Redhead, Commissioner Pat- 

 terson was elected second vice-president. 



Upon motion of Commissioner Jastremski, Colonel R. F. Wright of 

 Georgia was unanimously elected treasurer. 



At this juncture the chair announced that the official program, which 

 had been arranged, would be executed, and Commissioner Redhead of 

 Mississippi was introduced to the convention, who delivered an address 

 upon the subject of cotton. 



Assistant Commissioner Wright of Georgia moved that the convention 

 request Dr. W. C. Stubbs of Louisiana to address the convention in the 

 afternoon. 



Commissioner Redhead amended the motion by making the invitation 

 include Colonel Charles Schuler of Louisiana. The motion, amended, 

 was unanimously carried. 



Commissioner Patterson of North Carolina was then introduced. He 

 read his paper, " Cotton Factories an Aid to Cotton Fields." 



Commissioner Jastremski moved that the paper read by Commissioner 

 Patterson be printed for distribution. He thought it would be a good idea 

 to print all the proceedings of the convention, and he suggested that the 

 chair appoint a printing committee. 



Commissioner Hill suggested, not as a motion, that all papers should 

 be submitted to a committee, who should be a censorship, editing and 

 eliminating as deemed best; reporting back to the association. 



Commissioner Jastremski objected, declaring that any censorship 

 of papers would defeat the very purpose for which the association was 

 organized, as the commissioners had met, and proposed to meet in the 

 future, for the purpose of getting the different views of various men; and 

 if all of the views were the same, there would be no necessity for. an asso- 

 ciation or for annual meetings, as no good could result. 



Assistant Commissioner Wright stated that he hoped Commissioner 

 Hill would withdraw the suggestion, which he did. It was announced 

 by the chair that Commissioner J. P. Smith of South Carolina would 

 not be present, because of important business matters. 



Commissioner I. F, Culver of Alabama was introduced to the conven- 

 tion, and he read a paper, " The Better Handling of our Cotton." 



On motion of Commissioner Redhead, the convention adjourned until 

 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 



ATLANTA, GA., Oct. 25th, 1899 

 AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The convention was called to order at 3 o'clock this afternoon, Presi- 

 dent O. B. Stevens presiding. 



Colonel Charles Schuler, at the invitation of the convention extended 

 at the morning session, was introduced by the chair and addressed the 

 convention. 



On motion of Commissioner Jastremski, Colonel Schuler was invited 

 and requested to put his remarks in writing, and to furnish them to the 



