The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-11-24
A FEW FArTs ABOUT COTTON

we near from several parts of Africa,
that the growth of Cotton is proceeding
with rapiditv and measurable success, cs-
pccialy i'll the English colonies and their
vicinity. At one little town four tons had
been furnished for export, and more was
expected from the interior. Large quaint
ties are TO he sent to Euwland At the last
National Fair in Liberia, it was manifcs,
that cotton, sugar, and coffee, would soon
become staple articles Of export. More
than dozen samples of cotton were cxl,ib-
itcd iii competition for the premiums offer
ed. Some OF these were well uinncd and
cleaned, and some were of fine texture and
long and silky staple. Specimens were
gathered from trees grown from American
seed planted eight years ago. the same trees
continuing to produce an annual crop. In
this particular the Africans possess an i'm
me'se advantage over cotton growers of
this country. Other specimens were cxhib
tied, produced from American seed plant =
cd las, y";:r. But the principal lots were
"' n;''i'e African cotton, accompanied by
many pieces o: native cIc,l., ans; socks and
stockings. beautiful $pcciicns @: the lat
ter were shown made from the stable of
the native cotton tree, whici, grows wild in
the forest, and reaches Il height Of eighty
to ome hundred feet.
Such facts as these arc well WORTHY the
attention Of our Southern Planters. 1t ap-
pears, also, that there i, likely TO be Il do
mcs'ic consumption in Africa The Libc-
rans are, rs We lave stated, making ho>i
cry aud cloths or. of til. native cotton, and
1t was thought, III The la,cs: dates, that
Manchester mtcilincry--nn small scale,
p,oha!.y Y, nj iir>l, hut still sufficient 10 slim
n'atc ;li; cultivation of The staple, would
he Introduced. Mcanwi lille Tie production
OF cotton i'll India is increasing largely.
Notwithstanding the recent terrible revolt {:
ami the elastic capacity of lIindostan and
her pc"I'e will now be more and more III
c'' and tested annnnily. Steamboats, are
being placed or .m,.ian rivers, anI Railroads
building, t. facilitate the cotton transit. is
being vigorously rro5ecu,cd-and as this
system gave astonishing impulse to is cuI-
liva,ion in the Southern States, j, must one.
r.'te us potentially in securing the same re-
suit i'll India. In the period Of fourteen
years, Brazil sent an increase Of fnul teen
millions Of pounds 10 England; Eyvpi Of
thirteen millions: ard the import Of ether
countries rose from three millions one hun
'ircd aid thirty. five THOUSAND pounds, in
1913, to c!.ht ':!ii!:;:ns in 1857. This COM
paralivciy small item f. IN "o,her coan-
tres" was principally from Africa. One
great cause CT tie impul>" impaired to the
Gotten cullnre in Asia and Ailica-and il
Is an element upon which the hopes of sue
cess in those regions are foun,!.d-is the
low price of labor, rs compared with Tie
cost Of toll III the United States. At pres
ent, several Of the kinds used, c;:en in In
dia, are Of qualities inferior to mi,ll!:rr"
only but, progress, invention and improve
ment are ever on the alert, and Il few years
hence might witness Il very different c,n.li
ton of things. Even now the lower sorts
OF Africa and India cottons are woven with
due proportions OF the better article raised
i'll the United S,ates.-PAilu. Luouirer,