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Show MM GDTlffl AGENTS MEET Delegates From Thirty-one Nations at Convention of Industry. XEW ORLEANS, Oct. IS. Delegates lo the world cotton conference at the first general session today perfected a temporary organization with William B. Thompson of New Orleans as president. The permanent organization will be ef- , fected Thursday. Other temporary officers follow: "N ice presidents, Frank H. Crump of Memphis. Giorgio Myllus of Italy, Sir Frank AVarner of England, Fernand Hanus of Belgium, and Charles Clerc of France; executive secretary. Emile Stier. Xew Orleans; recording secretary- Win-stun Win-stun D. Adams, Charlotte, N. C. yir A. Herbert Dixon of Manchester, head of the British delegation, declared in response to welcoming speeches that chi I ton manufacturing conditions in England En-gland wero being gradually brought to normal and that the opportunity presented present-ed by the world conference for discussions discus-sions between growers and manufacturers manufactur-ers would be of great benefit. Uiorgio Mylius of Italy reported the work of reconstruction in 1 taly now In lull activity. I Fritz Jenny of Switzerland devoted his address to an expression of the gratitude of the people of the Alpine republic to tho United Ktates for supplying food and raw material during the war. JJulceatcs from Uiirt.v-ono nations, ren- resenting every' angle of the cotton industry in-dustry from producer of material to the manufacturer of finished yoods. vre here today for the opening of the conference. con-ference. The program for the session today provided we lorn n ing addresses by Governor Pleasant, Mayor Behrman and others representing- various cotton exchanges. ex-changes. James K. McCnll. chairman of tl.3 national council of American Cnt ton Manufacturers, was chosen to preside. |