Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-17


chester was held on Tuesday, TO receive the report
of the dire tors the measures taken by she East
India Company for promo ting the growth of cotton
in India, and TO confer on the prospect heo
out of increasing the supply of this important raw
mate rial There was numerous meeting. j. b.
Smith, Esq, the president of the chamber, in the
chair.
The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, allu-
ded to the importance of increasing the supply OF
cotton and stated that the board of directors had
thought 1t necessary IN consequence OF the interest,"
excited by the steps recently taken by the East IN
dia Company to call the members of the chamber TO-
gether, and to Law Def them all the information
they possessed. There was nothing in the course
pursued by toe chamber to afford ground for jealousy
on the part Of their brethren in the United STATES
The chamber deprecated the idea of dealing with
our colonies in prefererc to any other country !;
they wished TO see the growth of cotton promoted
wherever it would flourish, and, above an Things TO
see the existing colonial monopoies abolished, and
that the people of this country might no longer be
taxed to pay forthe government OF the colonies, and
at the same time be obliged to pay for the produce
Of those colonies double the price at which the same
articles auld be purchased from other countries
was the case at present with regarl to timber, cof
fee, and sugar. (Applause) he hoped the time was
approaching when our indn'troa' ana rapidly IN
creasing population would have the world thrown
open to their exsrtions. (Applause.)
MI Hoole, the vice president Of the chamber, then
read the report, which was principally confined 10
statement of facts that have already been laid before
the public in the papers 1t noticed the fact that the
importance Of cultvating cotton in India had been
felt in this country for several years and in 1897 had
been pressed by tn, Manchester Chamber Of Com
merce upon the Chamber Of Commerce of Bombay
and Bengal. The Chamber of Bombay had, shortly
after, forwarded to this country of the chacas,
nachnes used in India for tue cleaning of cotton,
for the purpose Of experiments being made thereon,
with a view to its Improvement The attention of
me chanics, in this country was publicly drawn to
the ject by advertisement, and the result was that
several improvements had been effected. In 1888,
de putaton from this board had suggested to the
East India Company the abolition Of the land tax in
India, as Of promoting the culture of cotton;
and though there difficulties i'll the way, the de-
putation had obained the promise, that the subject
should be taken into serious considerations promise
which it was not likely WOE Id be suffered to remain
a dead letter. The hon court had recently au ho-
rissd his excelency the governor-e enera to offer
wards to persons exhibiting specimens of cotton wei
cleaned by achinerv. The transit duty cotton
had beer abolished throughout the presidencies Of
Bengal and Bombay, and it was hoped that the same
boon would be conferred on the president OF Madras
A modification had also been made in the land tax.
By accounts received from India last week, it APP
peared that the governor general had offered three
prices for the growth OF certain quantity OF cottan
Of f2O00 ElOO0, and $500. Tine earnestness Of the
East India Company was further evinceG by their
sending over Captain Baylis to the United States to
engage skiful persons to proceed to India there to
super intend the growth and cleaning OF COTTON
While in the States, Captain Baylis had provided
himself with quantity of seeds of the best kinds Of
cotton, and with the gins used for cleaning the
article On his return he had GENE to Manchester
cotton brought tn this country, and 10 the improve
ment that might be made in the OF preparing it
as would b st enable him to effect his object. While
here he had visited several houses, and bad had
pointed Al him the deficiencies in the Indian cot
ton, both respected its quality and its staple. In
the meantime the sawgins brought over from Ame-
RIGA had been set up in Liverpool, and deputatlon
from this board had been present at the
tried upon them the 18th ultmo. They had since
witnessed their operations in Manchester. and the
result was, upon the whole. highly satisfactory, as
proving the practicabity of cleaning Indian cotton
by means Of the American saw gin, though no doubt
experience would be necessary to adapt the gin to
the species Of cotton which had to be operated on
and there also would be some ditic Guilty in India in
providing the power necess ary to drive mach hines Of
that description. Ii was, therefore, wise meas ure
to send over to America 10 obtain experienced per-
to superintend the process and the deputation
wished 10 record their grateful Of the zeal and
energy display ed by the East India Company pro-
motion ofthis national object, and Of the manner in
which their views had been carried out by Captain
Bayls. The saw gins commonly used in America
produced from lO0Jibs. TO 1200lbs. a day, while by
the chiaca the Indian machine, only from 3Slbs 10
40bs. day could be produced. The board conf
IDENTIFY expected that the chanica genius Of Man
chester would be able to produce an Improvement on
the American gins The machine which had hitherto
produce ed the he st cotton was built by Messrs
Fawceu and Co. of Liverpool, uHder The superntcn-
dence OF DIR. Jones, the patentee. The board
confident that il the efforts Of the East India Compa
ny perseveringy followed up, as they ought tn
be, for the mutual interest Of England and India that
no douit need he entertained of their success.
Mr.. Edmund Ashworth, of Bolton, moved the
adoption Of The report, and in doing remarked on
the advantage ef our deriving supply OF cstton
from country which would take our manufactures
In return.
Mr.. It. Bailey, Jun. (borcughreeve of Stafford.
seconded the resolution, which was uaanisaously
adopted.
Mr. Holland Hoole, ricc-president Of the chamber
moved" That this chamber must ever regard il as
mos desirable that constantly increasing quantity
Of the raw material, upon which the capital, skill
and aber Of the surrounding population employ.
ed, should be derived from and diversi-
fed sources as possible so that the danger Of any
int Eruption TO its regular supply whether from the
vcissiudes OF season, war; or the speculative ope-
raons Of individuals, should be, far as practica
bic, prevented and these views are especially ap-
the greatest quantity OF our machinery is employed
Mr.. II. Gardner seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Alderman Suttlewerth moved "That, from
the experiments lately made th. chamber feels con
visced that cotton may be -oduced upon the soil Of
British India Of quality swned TO the wants IF the
ority Ct the spinners and manufacturers Of this
country aHd whilst IL views wi h the most cordial
satisfaction The steps already taken by the East In
dia Company to effect this object, especially in send
ing out 60 India persons from the United States ex-
perienc ed in the cultivation Of cotton this chamber
begs 90 express its earnest and respectful request
that the directors OF the honorable company will fol-
low up their enlightened und ertaking with a zeal
pr0portionate to ITS importance to the best interests
Of the people Of Great Britain and India and that
any regulations impcdiments which may exist in
the way Of rapidly augmentng production Of cotton
in our eastern sions be entirely removed
Mr.. John Brookes (borOughreevc of Manchester
in secondiug the resoution alluded az some length
10 the oppressive nature o the land tax Of India aud
cited several authenticate shsw that until very