The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-16
CoTToN-GRowING OUT OF THE q. s.

Every movement calculated to effect our great
staple, whether in quantity or quality, or in what
ever part of the world it may be made, canaot fail
60 prove interesting to the American readers, and
more particularly to our friends in the South Yet
there several regions where cotton cultivation is
springing up that have thus far been almost over
looked in America considerations of the great sub
ject; and among these may be especially mentioned
Africa, both on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic
The returns of Egypt are familiar with. That
country produces enough for homo consumption,
and exports a few hundred thousand bales The
cotton fields of Algeria, however, are steadily in
creasing, both in surface and YIELD and that, too
under the wise and beni6cent patronage of the
French Government, which has awarded liberal
premiums to such planters produce the most,
and to others who bring forward the best speci-
mems; and report recently made to Louis Ma
poleon, shows that the culture has largely in
creased, and that notwithstanding few injuries
from climate agricultural inexperience to the
crops, the confidence of the coonists in their future
success was unabated. They had become quite
expert in the selection of their ground for planting
in skill, tending and irrigation. Then the number
of native (Arab) planters is increasing, and had
reached maximum of six hundred; and jury
appointed to investigate the matter, used the fol-
lowing language in their verdict: "There is every
reason to anticipate triumphant future in the
cultivation of cotton in Algeria" Gold medals
ana OCner prlZcS OF nOnOr were awarded 10 the
growers Thus it will be seen that the French,
well the British government, is doing all in
its power to foster and promote the production of
colonial cotton. In HindOstan and in Demerara,
the British authorities are active, and the increase
of East India cotton last year, as we have already
shown, was considerable. But further-at a re-
cent meeting in Liverpool, experiments made by
British planters at and near Sierra Leone, one of
the hottest parts of the African coast, although
at first partial failures, have since resulted in
measurable success, so much SO, that even the ma
tives who have little experience last year sent in
nearly four-anda-half millions of pounds of clean
cotton, equal to two thousand American bales. 1t
also said that African cotton from whatever
part of that continent it comes, will probably sell
iG Liverpool or Manchester for two pence or three
pence pound more than the East India product.
More money has been raised in Lancashire, and
more machinery, implements, and choice seeds
have been recently sent out to promote the cotton
planting interests Of British Africa the western
coast The subject is of extraordinary interest
to this country as tending, within few years. to
a probable reduction in the price of our staple.
And yet, on the other hand, it should not be for
gotten that the consumption of cotton textiles in
every country the face of the globe is annually
that the chances are that there will
be abundant room for profitable cotton farming,
wherever it he carried oQ, for the next century
Pennylramia Inquirer.