Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-10-17

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upnn The rnit.n tsds supply. production. N. viii b.
Gund w,rbv r p'fasai. he rapaciy II this c,rnr'rl
to iurrrase The supply Developed by the Rslrsd sys
in Geo gia. shows result bot seidm thought # by th
many. Wrrr A'abana travefs a. Gefrgi. by .eriei
Of iasr ads. sr fed h t tho prodnrton of cot
| ton il this Stale would be greatly increased:
ENGLISH r, AMERICAN COTTON
1hs Bdt sh Government during the last wsnly years
has turned is uureniing attention the cultivation Of
Conn. All quarters Of the wnrid have been searched
IN turn. We wete among thoss VIII 0rgnslly thought
that with The marvellous low pricrs Of lab r. and the
immense variety III III and cpair IN The Esst Indies.
there fair ehince fr successful results in that
gon. The experiments there. however. mnsl be- set
dawn 4 failure They talk 4 tract ol that
gon recently conquered from the Skhs being ada ted
- the cultivation Of cotton bu thus Ear II - but talk.
Lately At ebt"n has ben turned /, Jimacs-sn Isa ld
fav rabr 10 The prdue ina Il sr,d cotton. This island
M It's greaisd dinensons l2D 10y 60 mils.--shd n
tsps rs,haps 5000 square m'i.s. Il is therefore but
iis thai hutecah a. large the single State
of Ge.rea while OF this fractional part II territory
only three G)fhs susceptible Of cultivation. The is
land OF te, on (also tpica is another point where
Ell III ~ tn he made. h. island embraces ltile less
ih,n 10000 square miles, and has lhptef re rather less
than fhifd II the area Of o'gia alone We are
not 10 lnik hrn fr fnr able competition there
Again. If he recently acquired English possessions
on the Cast Of Afrca alked of bat need moi
turl stent"n Ia lint quade until we see something
han specuatuhs aud Conjecture u Is reasonable
L. 10y. lta fr tho twenty Yeas tho South has
lofliia cmpeit1n Il dread. IN fhe Production Of CIT
'uu.
Ihcqaesiion now arises how much cotton the
S0u iurl-h &, The world Upon The sllnon II that
qi"silnu vii depend The activity of future cump titun.
aud the Yef-, Of labor abroad IL fax an espedlenit
rradt sapg sled This article formerly much cnlliva
Ted IA lug laod tu ui has been en from The fcd
by the greater Ella apnes' of cotton. loe is adjust
IN. f he la hon hot Anna
he hand and all other cniion' and .ubsirues
whatsoever. IN the other. The or ps Of IS 49, If -
30, AID the estimated growing crop Of 90 81 give
pf,hahl average 4 The hec last crop, # less than
$3.50 nm bales Notwithstanding the large crop # A --
~ Tbs aspect nj thlhgs has frightened tho Engl,h
manufacturers. WIN have thus tho consumption e
cott asain ovrrinse The prducian. They hnve sorn
the calian II ide increase PSI per cen in The last fifty
ychrs nnl h. appf,hrnd that the consumption has
pcrmane ily ou'sinPped tho suppy.
ape To- ~ thai those Bppfehensiuns overlooked
the capacity al the South Increase her cul
wte ol Cotton 4 pmdiIlous gnanfy Of fine lands IN
lhr Ssn vi remain state Of nature, and the nblr
pfpei"g up 10 @of, them. Tn State of Georgia
alone cap ble 4 makng up very largo fraction Of the
rNAina lel', and she has mmrnse extent Of excel
lent lard fr the production Of Co ton, ON which the phi
nrval fne- a stand. Add 10 this tina, her old and
ncgeftfd fields, fast bring rel ned and that
many fire IL rrllahed un long deserted hearth stones
hose acs rond Ct us To u inrensp yet
sufficiently appreciated, neither al home nor abroad
lie ral Dads 81 Georgia have gwen an us onlshln1 i'm
pulse Ia production Il is through Accessibility to mar
he's hough her railroads that SHE has attained such
proud ascrndincy over other Southern States With
N wn years and hall at tho mosi, Georgia alone wi
hive ,lau 500 additional miles of railroad added
her present a = aud penetrating nglens ol almost in
carulabe ability produce C"lton. AS the figures look
lage to sam", we will sP'cly these roads. They are