Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-17
rrom ih. se,swi6e Americas.
Sea Island Cotton.

Sea Island Cotton.
ny tb. most recent accounts from Port
Royal. s. e.. We learn thst our army Of oe.
eupsiion bad secured about four hunir-d
thousand pounds Of scs islsni eo,tou, and
OF this one cargo has already arrived In New
York. by the .,eamsl Atlantic. A systsu
has been adopted for collecting oil tbs cot.
ton on the Islands which have been captur.
ed on the So. Carolina and G-orsis coasts.
AMI for securing ii ~ eondsca.sd property
for the United States so,ernaeoL Colonel
Noble, late oi the i9th llishlander'. Of Nss
York. has been appointed ~ orssnirr the
live con,rshsnd. INTO "snss Of lsbJrcrs IN
the serv,c. OF Uncle Sam. Tor collecting tho
vegetable WOOL on the deserted plantations.
and IL 70 stated that more than million u
pouLds will thus Do obtained and cent to
market ~ b. cold.
The cotton which grove upon the Low
islands ou the Southern eoa.t !. tho hes, IN
the world. IL WAS Gnt cultivated in Sapelo
ISLAND. near the mouth Of tbs Ali.mahA
Sound. Geo, IN 1859. 10 originated irom
three sacks Of Psrpsmboco ssnt to Francis
Lev-,t frJa, Jamaica. aud by careful cuiti-
sa,ion 10 has become unrsailcd for the
length. strength and silky 'ofsness Of /"
6br. The cotton now cultivated 10 Esypt
i. derived from Georgia sea island plants.
5ut 1t !. inferior TO the American product.
A saline atmosphere and frequent showers
Of rain are said To b favorable 20 tho cult.
a,ion Of cotton. hence it 10 claimed that
the cotton Geld. within the influences Of the
eft brcerc. Of the Mexican Gull are mo't
i.,orsbly situated Tor the growth OF this
Important vegetable fibre.
The cotton gin Of Eli Whitney 10 no, sm.
ploy~i Tor removing the s.sd from the 6hre Of
tho 'ea-i' land variety. It. only applied To
the short staple quality. The e'n u."d for
ihi. parp.r is comp'.cd OI Two warden
rollsr.. between which the cotton 10 I'D.
and IN passing ih~rsto t (. drawn bt~--n
the ic'.il, % an ir "a comb. and the .c-i- 4
"a ike sparks. ~ al, iirsc,,nn. I've roll
.r. do n,t cot The fh,- ,k. The Nv ein.
and the ss~is ~ th. .Ie"i-, oi ct,oo ar"
mot- easily fc,p"s-i ilan 'b. 80 II the shlri
staple. 9th rsi.. the -aw gin ~puh ~ U.'-i
Tor ,i sl-o After passing through the roller
GIN the co,ton b. whi.ked. winnow-d and
put up IN pressed bales fjr market. A lew
years .ince, a correspondent writing 20 ns
from Florida, stated that IL ~as scarcely
pJ-sible 70 gin sea island cotton in damp
weather. and he attributed this popularity
TO IN electrical condition OF the wooden
roller. Of the gin. lie had riel sla" s .
Substitute for the wood. snd he found tha,
rollers made Of this substance were not %
much affected with either damp or dry
weather 10 operating the cotton.
Ses island cotton 10 that which u employ
cd in making the fns thread used 10 ~eav.
ing Nottingham lace. Within . few days
pas. We have been informed that IN English
msnu!aciursr of this lace 10 about TO remove
hi. mashipery to America and commence It's
manufacture at Trenton. N. J. This will
he the first introduction, We believe, OF the
6n,r cotton snufaetures into the United
States. and It may inansursie new era
in our textile manufactures. as ITS produc.
ton will nsee..itAie the construction OF
much finer spinning machinery than Ne
ha,s yet attempted. We have on several
occasions eIhorted some Of our large manu-.
fac,urers to engage IN making 'h, finer
qualities Of goods, because the msnuiae'nre
Of such 10 no, ~ much affected by the due.
tusting prices OF the raw material aud be-
cause no believe such goods can ts made
here just as well m IN Europe. We have
heard il stated that the moist climate Of
England 10 more favorable Tor making fine
cotton and aas yarn than that Of the United
States. We do not believe ths the eli.
mats outdoors has ~ little TO do with IL as
the atmosphere indoors 10 tho factories IN
Europe - IL has 10 thoss Of Amer'es, and
we we'll know what this i.. IL can bs rsn-
dered moist or dry As 10 required.
Scs.lsland cotton 10 never quoted In the
Inst OF New York price,. ~ oil which hes
been raised South has usually been sent 10
Europe. Tha, which has been csp.urcd for
eo,ernnsn, In Dixie will b worth from
ssveniy.6vs cents IA one dollar per pound,
according 10 in quality. and therefore the
troop. ., Beaufort may be considered -
working in sofs Of gald Geld.