Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-01
Cotton --Fa cts in its History.

The following statistical facts il
the history of Cotton, will no dou5
prove new to most of your readers
and instructive to all. AS facts fo
future reference, they are invaluable
Up to the beginning of the eight
eenth century, the small amount Of
cotton imported into England was
from Cyprus and Smyrna.
The annual average Of importation
into England, The five years inclusive
from 100 to 1705, amounted to
l,l70,00G pounds.
In 1870, Mr.. Wyatt first spun
yarn cotton by machinery.
In l743, on the 10Th of Novem-
Der, the trustees for the settlement
of Georgia, were e presented a paper Of
cotton seed by Mr.. Phillip Miller, Of
CheLea, England, which reached
Georgia in March, 1884
In 1855, the first cotton was sent
to Holland by the Dutch colony of
Surinam, in South America.
In l741, raw cotton imports into
England amount ed to / 100000 lbs.
In l742, aft Birmingham, Eng
land, the first 20 otton spinning mill
was built, its motive power was mule
or horses.
In 1869, only 100000 was the
entire value of M manufactured cotton
goods in England i.
( In 1761, Arl lzwright afterwards
knighted,) obtained the first patent
for his spinning frame.
In 1767, the spinning jenny was
invented by James Hargrave which
spun eight THREADS instead of one
Raw cotton imports, this year, were
about 100000 pounds.
In l774, a bill, prohibiting the
OF machinery employed
in the manufacture of cot ton received
the royal assent of England, five
years after the mule,jenny was in
In 1871, Irela and first exported
cotton goods TO England, having
sent over 236 pp punds raw cotton,
mixtures of cotton and manufactures,
to the value of 9157 and 1883.
pairs cotton stockings.
In 1882, England received her.
first cotton from Brazil. The same
year, England received 11,S2S,O00
pounds imports, and exported 421,-
900 pounds, setting down the guam
Iity manufactured at 100000
pounds.
In 1885, Rev. Mr. Cartwright in
vented the power loom. The same
year, Watt stean engines we're in
troduced as the n nlotive power in dri-
wing machinery in cotton 1nanufac-
tories. The folio wing year chlorine
Vas first used for bleaching.
In II 81, the first cotton spinning
was pet up in France.
In 1889, short staple cotton be-
gan to be cultivated in the South,
and Sea Island cotton first introduced
here.
In 1870, at p awtuclzet, R. l., Mr..
Slater erected d cotton niill-the
first in America.
In 1892, Eli Whitney, of New
Haven, Ct, then residing in Georgia
invented his frs t cotton gin.
In I79S, Switzerland introduced
cotton mills. The United States ex-
ported this year, 100000 lbs.
Prices in England from 22d. to 25d;
n America % cents-American ex-
oofts amounted Hto S3,oOU,UO0.
In 1903, New Hampshire built
ler first cotton factory. Two years
lfter, the first power-loom was intro
luced into the United States at
Neltham, Mass.
In 1922, first cotton factory cree
ed at Lowell, Mass, The following
1ear, Egypt first e Aported cotton to
England.
In 1926, Roberts, in England, in
rented his self-aeting mule spinner.
In the meantime, from G200, 900, |
he value ofcotton manufactures in
in 176O,it increased in
title more than half a century, to
,ver $4,000, 900
In 1841, the Eastern States had
invested in cotton manufactures,
'apital Of S40,6l2l9S4.
On some future occasion, Twill
ring up the last ten years, and give
short history Of the progress of
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