Washington telegraph., 1851-03-26

following statistical facts in the history o
Cotton, will. no doubt prove new to thu
most of your readers. and instructive t
all. As facts for future reference, they
are invaluable.
Up to the beginning of the eighteenth
century, the small amount of cotton i'm
ported into England was from Cypru.
and Smyrna.
The annual average of importation into
England, the FIVE years inclusive, from
1900 to 1905, amounted 10 l,l71,00
pounds.
In 1880. Mr.. Wyatt first spun yarn
cotton by machinery.
In 1884, on the 25th of November. the
trustees for the settlement OF Georgia
were presented paper of cotton seed by
Mr.. Phillip Miller, of Chelsea. England
which reached Georgia in March. 1884
In 1885, the first cotton was sent to
Holland by the Dutch colony Of Surinam
in South America.
Inl74l, raw cotton imports into Eng
land amounted to 100000.
In 1742. at Birmingham, England. the
first cotton spinning mill was built, lis
motive power was mules or horses.
In 1869, only E20O,OO0 was the entire
value Of manufactured cotioL goods in
England.
In 1861, Arkwright afterwards knight.
ed,) obtained the first patent for his spin.
ming frame.
In 1867, the spinning jenny was in
vented by James Hargrave, which spun
eight threads instead of one. Raw cot.
ton imports, this year, were about 5000,
900 pounds.
In 1774. bill, prohibiting the exporta
ton of machinery employed i'll the manu-
facture of cotton, received the royal ascent
of England. Five years after, the mule
jenny was invented.
In 1871. Ireland first exported cotton
goods to England, having sent over 23a
pounds raw cotton, mixtures of cotton
and manufactures. to the value of G157
and 1888 pairs cotton stockings.
In 1882, England received her first
cotton from Brazil. The same Year. Eng.
land received 11,82S.0O0 pounds imports,
and exported 42l 900 pounds. setting
down the quantity manufactured at H..
100000 pounds.
In 1885, Rev. Mr.. Cartwright invented
the power loom. The same year, Watts
steam engines were first introduced as
the motive power in driving machinery
in cotton manufactures The following
year, chlorine was first used for bleaching
In 1857, the first cotton spinning ma
chinery was set up in France.
In 1889, short staple cotton began to
be cultivated in the South. and Sea Island
cotton was first introduced here
In 1890. at Pawtucket, Il. l.. Mr. Slater
In 1892, Eli Whitney, of New Haven
Ct., then residing in Georgia. invented
his first cotton gin.
In 1898, Switzerland introduced cotton
mills. The United States exported thi;
year, 100000 lbs. Prices in England
from 22d. 20 25d.; in America 20 cents
American exports amounted to $780,.
600.
In 1903, New Hampshire bull. her frs
cotton factory. Two years after. the
first power-loom was introduced into ,hs
United States, at Welthaln, Mass.
In 1922. first cotton factory erected a
Lowell, Mass. The following year, Egyr
first exported cotton 10 England.
In 1926, Roberts, in England, invented
his self-acting mule spinner.
In the meantime, from 100000, th'
value of cotton manufactures i'll England
in 1860, it increased in little more :hal
half century, to over f34.000.000.
In 1871, the Eastern States had in
vested, in cotton manufactures, a capita
Of $40,6l2, ,9S4.
On some further occasion, [ will bring
up the last ten years, and give shor
history of the progress of manufacture
in the Southern States.