The true Democrat., 1857-04-14
ElOil IhS Notlou IlantefS N Statistics of Cotton

The following brief items of the history of cotton for about hundred years--173O to 1636-will be read and referred to with inte- rest:
 173O. MT. Wyatt spins the first cotton yarn in England by machinery.
 1735. The Dutch first export cotton from Surinam.
 1724. First mill fos spinning cotton erected at Birmingham, moved by mules or horses; but Unsuccessful in operations.
 l749. TLe first shuttle generally used in England.
 1756. Cotton velvets and quiltngs in Eng land for the first time.
 1761. Arkwright obtained the first patent for the spinning frame which he further im- proved.
 176S. The stocking frame applied by Ham, mond to making of lace
 lI'2. A bill passed to prevent the export of machinery used in cotton factories
 l79. Mule spinning invented by IIargravc l'oZ. First import of raw cotton from Brazil into England
 1782. Watt took out his paten for the steam engine.
 l702. A bounty granted in England on the export of certain cotton goods.
 l7o5. Power looms invented by Dr. Cart wright Steam engines used in cotton facto- ries
 l785. Cotton imported into England from the United States.
 l706. Bleaching first performed by agency Of oxymurlatic acid.
 l787. First machinery to spin cotton put in Operation in France
 l7S9. Sea Island cotton first planted in the United States; and upland cotton first cultivated for use and export about this time
 179O. Slater an EugIjshmau, built the first American cotton factory at Pawtuckct, R. I. 1792. Eli Whitney, an American, iuvents the cotton gin, which he patents
 l790. First mill and machinery for cotton erected in Switzerland.
 l799. Spinning by machinery introduced into Saxony this year.
 1903. First cotton factory builtin New Hamp- shire.
 1895. Power looms successful and widely in. troduced' into England.
 1907. The revolution in Spanish America begins to furnish new markets for cotton manu- factures.
 lolO. Digest of cotton manufactures in the UAlted States by MT. Gallatin, and another by Mir. Tencko Cox, of Philadelphia.
 1911. Machinery to make bobbin lace patent ed by J ohm Bern.
 Aoio li0 iHuidH UFdue more Tree, and moro British manufactures sent thither.
 1913. The power-loom first introduced into the United States; first at Wa,tham.
 iolo Average price of cotton 34 cents- higher than since 1910. New method of pre- pairing sewing by Mir. Holt.
 lol9. Extraordinary price for Alabama cotton lands
 1920 Steam power first applied with suo- cess, extensively to lace manufactures
 1922. First cotton factory in Lowell erected. 1923 First export of raw cotton from Egypt into Great Britain.
 1925. New Orleans cotton at from 23 to 25 cents per pound.
 1926 Self acting mule spinner patched in England by Roberts
 1927. American cotton manufactures first ex- ported to any extent.
 1929. Highest duty in the United States on foreign cotton ma! uiactures
 1850. About this time Air. Dyer introduced machine from the United States into England for the purpose of making cards.
 1852 Duty on cotton goods imported into the United States reduced, and in England it is forbid to employ minors in cotton mills to work more than ten hours per day, or nine hours on Saturday; In consequence they work at some- thing else.
 1854. Cotton at 17 cents
 1853. Extensive purchase made of cotton lands by speculators and others
 1856. Cotton from Is to 20 cents.