The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-02

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SUPPLY OF COTTON AND PAPER MATERIAL.
TO THE SDnoR or TEE LONDON
As cotton " the all ongressing tonic o. tho day and as
events likely prove the all important ono viii you
allow me TO call your attention 70 another place thu
British possessions whore cotton and paper material ia
obtainablel Ssush Africa which Is now known to be
1brous REGION produces indigenous plant belonging
the army lideas family, which possesses mass or The
finest fibre, and which, wh0n drcsscd could no used for
spinning and weaving purposes and the residue be worked
into half stuff and b. shipped to this country sus,
tuto for rags duty frc0 and used material or paper
making. There " large quantity Of this obtain
abc, but II Ii prolific and capable ~ propagation that
by cultivation aud due attention, millions could
be produced AZ 0aa by calculation that n tho yiod
only one ton per acre piece OF land say Ave hundred
miles square, would proauco the almost Incredible quantity
or one hundred and sixty million tons, al the same
time capable Of producing i've times the quantity
per annum Royal letters patent under tho great seal
were granted in 1S4 for the application this pro
lion for textile and paer purposes but owing to the then
abundant supply Of cotton from America the demise
q Mr.; Crompton, the eminent paper maker, little h~
been done practically IN tho matter Though samples II tho
roton have boon exhibited in the Exchange OF Manchs-
ter and live samples of tho plant introduced Of
Sir William He ker Professors Quckett and Bentley and
other eminent and scientific Judges eulogis highly tho
striking language-I would particularly call your astcn-
ton to the buib tho silky which are no
doubt capable Of being converted into the most delicate
With the aid of Knr and other native labor and the
improved agricultural implements science has given
the d. there little doubt but that south Africa could
supply much Of this cotton and paper material Great
Britain could consume. THOMAS GIISIIN.
~ HArroN GARDEN, Juno l.
COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.
From tho London Herald, June 14l
The annual meeting OF the members and friends Of the
Cotton Supply Association was held in tho largo of
the Town Hail, March Tuesday. Mr. John Chect
ham, tho president Of tho association occupied tho chair
The Chairman remarked that it four years since
the association whose claims they to advocate
had appeared before the public. The principle which
that association founded was 1t was unwise in
great manufacturing trade of this country, upon the
nn rx.,.,,
population and Of varied interests 0ononed year
after year to allow to continue in almost depend
Snce upon one source for the supply OF its raw material
great source OF s1pply connected with mode Of
poyng labor in Its cultivation which could not, they
werebelievers in truth and righteousness ultimately be
continued, bst might at some moment unexr eoted to
them all fail and break down, leaving them direst
emergency (Hear He certainly, for one, little thought
that within four years ported thass two objects
on which they formed their association would combine
together to illustrate tho soundncss Of tho projects in
which they had ongagsd They had had largest
crop Of cotton which America had produced sud
don collapse and to this simple fact alone mainly
owing thst very considerable advance which had taken
place in the prico Of the material But they had
addition, to witness the total and unexpected rupture
ties; and they looked with amazement, with regret
and with terror ut the probable which may how
from this most unfortunate struggle. He know THAI he
spoke the sentiments Of all present when he said ta
every gishinan deeply regretted that this struggle
taking place. Hear, heW.) Thoy might equally asomi-
continuance Of slavery soCiipn Of that
country but they tho tme could not but deeply
deporo that its citizens should meet In hostile array and
crsa, rs,n; 100 ~ . u uI ' HI 49, w. $500
then Thai tho ,rira;,,s - hs"h ~ .nat r..
sssocat,or uarn my, s ua r. ~ ~, . =. an .s
though they wsre n,or. cy,ams,.i oyr, w. 49,, ~
those who ib,,, st,,od ,ioor ernr' :, :. s ,,,~ "
regret that In ,ho d,s,r,c, ,h,h - :. % . -,
torcstcd in the dscsi"n Of ,S, "o,,o h Sa en-
40 little ,mrarntivelv of tina, n,.rss, ~ a;,..
which were fell in other pars Of tha co,ntrv To IA
latev win Some other members os tho co ~, la .,h
de11tat;on 10 Iondon and thew found IN a " IN
yrhethcr amongst rnembers oS Parliament nv ,i, Wv
merchants in the city, the one great aud absorbing