The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-10-04

The CoTToN MevEmENEIS JAMA1cA-Th
New York Epenmg Pas, in giving the news.
from Jamaica, received by the Empire CITY.
remarks that all eyes 10 tAe Island are turned
on the culture of cottiM,, ard. as m evidence,
publishes letter dated. q 'rKaIgGton, Jamaica,
August 3D., from which wena.lee the. following
eXt'ac
+" | write chiefly to give ,yodetle earlies: in
formation about the cotton movement herr
We have have had an important meeting this
week, lat which the Chief Justice presided fr
the purpose of establishing a suIall experimental
company for the growth of cotton. On the
day OF this meeting, we had the drligMfulii--
telligence from Manchester, in England, that a.,
company had been established tilere for thee'
cultivation of cotton IN this Islaiid., We nee
now all much excited, and aTers Gan be nos.
doubt that before six months pass, there &fltta
be an export.tion to England Of some considsr-
erable amount There are seyeral hundreds Of
acres now in cultivation, aud it is extending
every day. The specimens already forwarded.
! are highly esteemed Estates andlands Of ALI
kintIs fit for cotton have been depressed ex.
ceedingly in vaIue, but now they must rise, and;
he may consider himself fortunate man who
obtains possession Of property here at the pres
Ell, low pices"
In connections with the foregoing letter. the
Posi- publishes the following extract from an
article in the Trelaeony, Jamaica paper OF
considerable influence
GA few weeks ago we rode rdriffo h seid o.
some thirty acres Of cotton, in colli iaIly wa
two other gentlemen Of this town, and the gef;
tleman in charge Of the plantation stated that
the peasantry appeared to like the description
oflabor reqnredfor its cultivation. The plants
looked healthy, and it may not prove uninterest
ing to our readers if we give an account Gifts
preparation and progress The field was ruin.
ate land. with logwood growing upon it,
Eighteen acres were cleaned. digged; and plan.
ted in two weeks, which ended oh the 18th May
last The plant did not make its appearance
alose the ground until the sixth dag after being
painted. -.
There was no rain until the 18th May, and
tie growth of she plant, after the FIRST shower
was rapid Almost every seed took, four be.
lug planted in each hole. The Cotton 6rst
bloomed on the 25th June, the plants being
about nine inches high; the piece WAS tlinned.
in the latter end of June The cotton. was:
planted in rows Of six feet apart, and the holes
dug twelve inches square, fye feet apart from
each other The planting Of the remaining
twelve acres was finished OH the 25th Of June;
these came up three days after being planted,
having had the advantage of a good shower i'm.
mediatcly after the seed had been put INTO the
earth. The pods Of the first plaits were formed
on the lst of July, and by the 9th Of the same
month were as large MS eggs. We IRE INFORM
ed that the gentleman who has this plantation
intends having the cultivation extended to about
one hundred acres; and from all the iufarnratio
we have glthered on tIlis important question,
we anticipate the happiest results.
PLAxk Ro.Ds. Charters been gran
ted for eight pl,nk roads To- had from D t:oit
in different directions, whose eutire length will
he 1877 niles. -.