Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-14
From the Prori,lrnes Jonrnnl.1
If'cotton iS King, Is not TIts rh.o,;.
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The use of cotton in India is noticed bv
Herodotus, who says that the natives of
that country used, for clothing. wool
which grew on bushes. There are several
distinct provinces which are noted for
their cotton, but the largest Is that Of
Central India. The district contains about
100000 square miles, a large part of which
sPHee will produce good cotton. We can
compare the number of acres required for
tue crop OF the United States with this
great territory, as a test of the Quantity
which could be produced within this spnc,.
of 100000 square miles. The AnericSn
crop OF the last year could all have bapn
grown on a space of loo square miles m
10000 miles square, or G, 400 600 acres Mt
$50 lbs. per acre. There are, of course
many varieties of cotton grown in the diff
lerent districts. The greater part of thee
ton sent to England is of short staple and
very dirty. But there is also produced
cotton of the finest staple, which has mi,
seldom appeared in Europe. There Wss
an exhibition in Manchester last wear of
India goods, which were finer than anv
ever made in England. It has been esti-
mated that tue annual growth of India ia
lSom 100000 600 to 5000, 900 900 of
pounds. w Wemnst rccolIcct that thepopt-
ltllI LaIlon OF lndin, under tho British rule, is
now ahont s5,000,o00. It has lbeen SIN.
posed TINT the annual consumption vii.
average 20 pounds per person If we call
tue consumption Is pounds per persnn
which IS the same quantity MS is used IN
tha- United States, there will be renuired
2T7O,OOO, 900 pounds. In addition IN tbis
there were exported from Tudin'last vcar tn
Europe and China over 7OO,OOO boIas of
about 400 pounds each, which yyonIf, ,n,t-c
the yearly product 100000 900 nnnnds
or more than {, 5000, 600 baics of 500 ponnds
per bale. The weight ofthe goods and VAR,
imported into India from Enpiauh will
probably be about 100000 900 10 23O 600
0Oo pounds or about pounds per person.
Mheh we rehect that while in this country
iU .ne use Oh Woolens, linens, silks, &c.
tue estimate of 10 pounds ber ncrson IN
addition TO the foreign import will mt
I'appear too great. The cost per ponnd or
cotton In Central Iudia varies from 81 to
cents, and the price has varied but little
Tor number of years, while the uupntitv
exported has been subject to great yari6.
tions. A few years ago there were only
about 10000 bales sent to England Ia I,
yearoear 600, ,O0Obales. Thecost oftrnns-
| porting the cotton to the sea coasi IA fHa
/ sole cause of this variation in quantity and
'Hl!y nNlty OF price. In the year 1912, 10000
oxen were required to bring ~, 900 5ales
,of cotton to Bombay, almost ali Of il ON
the backs of the nnimgls aud sometimes
weeks ON the road, exposed to rain and
I;dust This great ilnpedithertto to trans66r-
itation ls nov nearly rep1pdietl. In the
course of q lew months the railroads from
.l sle seaeoast to tue interior will be opened
IoI traii1ci and few hours anu n few men
VIII. WI. prlrg 20 the maritime markets fun
greater am9o1nts than thousauds of oxen,
could ever have dreamed OF Ttie cotton
Will also be in good order andsfree nom
all the injuries received during the fonn
and dirty travel, ard with the greater cart
which viii be given to the cultivation aud
g,a5thtering u will furnish large portion Of
M M that is required for European consump-