The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-26
NUMBER 6.

and enterprise of the Americans, been
carried to so high degree OF perfection.
In the fulfilment of his mission Capt.
B. arrived in New Orleans in February
last, and proceeded to examine into the
management of a large number of the
best conducted cotton estates situated in
Louisiana and Mississippi /; and succeed
ed in engaging twelve planters and over
seers to proceed to Surat, in India. at
salary of from 10 to gl20O per annum.
and articled them to remain for period
of five years. He also purchased several
of the latest and best improved cotton
gins, and procured models Of gin houses,
and propelling machinery, cotton presses,
&c., together with lot Of the best
ploughs and hoes for cultivating cotton.
1t is also the desire of the Board Of
Directors Of the East India Company, to
start the manufacture of cotton gins, pres
SEES, &c., in England, for the supply of
the East India plantations, and other
cotton countries, such as Egypt, Brazil,
the United States, &C., simultaneously
with the attempt to augment and extend
the cultivation of cotton in India. For
this purpose gentleman who has made
important Improvements iii the cotton
gins, and has devoted number of years
past to this branch cf manufacture at the
south and its introduction among the
planters, has been engaged to 90 out to
England to superintend the manufacture
of this important description of machine
ry. The best machines have been bought
and sent out to England as models to
build from, together with 1000 lbs. OF
cotton IN the seed state, to try the gins
with, and let the workmen see the modas
operandi of the machines, so as to enable
them TO construct by actual experience,
the best gins that can be made
This will be a new and important
branch of manufacture for Great Britain,
and independent of supplying India, other
cotton markets in the world would afford
excellent places for the sale Of such ma
chimes. In the Uni ID States it requires
almost one gin to every $50 bales Of cot
ton. A gin is worth, on the average, at
least 900 dollaes. To gin crop there
fore of 100000 bales, would require
1900 gins, which at $500 each, would
amount TO S2,l6O,00O. About 25 per
cent go out of use annually by wear and
tear. So that to gin the present crop Of
the United States, would require an ann
ual supply of about $5SO,0O0 worth of
gins. In addition to this, the outfit of
presses, driving power, &C., cost consi-
derable money. So that, if England can
succeed even in supplying these machines
to the cotton growing countries, indepen-
dent of the India market for the same,
the bare object Of manufacturing this ma
chinery, is of great consequence to her.
But taken in connection with the extern
sion of the cultivation of cotton in India,
the scheme becomes gigantic enterprise,
and is one of such vast importance, that
the nation will spare no pains or expense
to accomplish it. If $500 year will
not do, she will expend a greater sum, in
order to succeed. The object is, to make
India supply cotton sufficient for the
English market, and to make England
independent of ,his country for the inn
mense supplies of cotton now derived
from the United States, which amouats
to near about $50 200, 900 annually. The
low prices of iabour in India, being three
cents per day for laborers, they finding
themselyes,) combined with the vast ex-
tent of climate and soil favorable to the
cultivation of cotton, they think with due
encouragement, will enable them to COM
pete most successfully with the southern
states of North America, where nobody
estimates negro labor at less than 25 cents
per day.
Capt. Bayles and his party sailed out
on the last trip of the Great Western TO
England. The gentleman engaged to
superintend the manufacturing Of the ma
chinery in England, is 10 90 out soon
probably in the British Queen.
Such is Ike outline of the gigantic
scheme d the East India Company.
There is no doubt that the British Gov
eminent have also fosteied these plans
with view of weakening the power OF
america. and rendering England as much
as possible independent of re United
States. And there is no doubt that the
commercial interests of this country, viii
be greatly affected by these schemes and
the only wav for us 10 act is to encourage