railroad and steamship interests of the South-Atlantic
and Gulf cotton ports which was held recently at Hot
Springs Va. an organization which will be known as the
South Atlantic and Steamship Cotton Inspection Bureau
has been created. The bureau will have a chief
inspector who will supervise the conduct of its
business at all ports and will arrange for the
employment of the inspectors. According to the rules
and regulations copies of which have been received by
the cotton agencies and the export departments of the
various New Orleans firms any bale that shows external
damage from water mud bad bagging or other causes must
be condemned and its condition noted and reported.