The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-13

Mt. Manglos representative Of Western
Australia, said Il had sent 10 this coun-
try a sample Of cotton which was valued
at 3s. 10 3s. Cd. per pound He was
connected with a company which had
purchased 5000 acres Of land there for
cotton cultivation. ln thai part Of Aus
tralis represented BY Mr. Mash, labor
was no doubt scarce, bni Western Aus
traiia was adjacent 60 two supplies Of
cheap labot-lndia aud China-and DE-
believed that Che company with which
he was connected would snccecd IN OBJ
tanning sufficient labor very chcaply. lie
hoped the Cotton Supply Association
would supply Them with seed.
The Chairman said Mr.. Mason, enc IL
the directors Of the Cotton Supply Assoc
citation, bad pronounced the cotton re-
lorred to by Mr.. Mangles 10 be Of most
excellent quality. Cotton grew al along
the coasts aud in the interior. In some
places there were three crops in the year.
There were ports and great facilities for
embarkation.
Mr. Hodgson, representative Of Queens
land, said that he had lived there 81
years, and could testify TO its capabiity
for the growth of cotton. Before the
rupture in America some OF the inbAhi-
tants Of Queensland started a company
for the cultivation Of cotton there. Now.
when sheep. farming was we'll known TO
be exceedingly profitable IN Queensland,
the fact OF the establishment Of such q
company was q strong proof Of its cot
ton-growing capabilities. Ifcoolies were
introduced from India be believed
Queensland would grow cotton ON an
extensive scale, and OF a quality not in
ferior 10 that Of cotton grown in any
other part of the world. Hear, hear.
Mr.. Morris, representative of the Maui
%fitius, said sugar had displaced cotton
there, but there were about 10000 acres
there which might be proitably devoted
TO cOttOn-grOwing. Cotton could be pro-
duced in the MauIitius at Cd. per pound.
The present ruler of the Island Of NADIA
gascar, who had been enlightened by a
European education, had determined TO
establish free trade with all the world,
and as cotton could be grown in that
magnificent island. il would be well il
Europeans directed their attention 20 The
cultivation of cotton there. Labor there
was abundant and cheap.
Mr.. Knight, representative of Victoria,
and MIR. RalstOn, representative of Libc-
ira, having testified TO the cotton-grow
ng capabilities of those countries,
DIR, Forbes Watson, representative OF
India, demurred TO the rather summary
way in which, in his opinion, the confer
enc had disposed of its claims 70 their
notice. The fact hat India could pro-
duce cotton at I'd. to 2tSd. per pound,
which no other country could, ought to
have ~bespoken for il a more favorable
consideration. India was no doubt de-
fcient in the means Of transport, but tina;
defect was in progress of removal. The
samples presented at the Great Exhibit
ton proved that India could supply Just
such a quality of cotton as the Manches-
ter manufacturcrsgequired
Mr.. Mason as one Of the directors Of
the Cotton Supply Association, should
be very sorry if any one were TO leave
the Conference under the impression that
anything had been said to discourage at
all the c%ultiyators OF Indian cotton. The
reverse had been the case. The Assncia-
ton had directed its efforts 10 India more
than TO all other countrieao of The world
combined. .Ithad e~ndeavored, but with
out success, to induce the Indian Govern
ment 10 remOye the obstacles to the cnl-
t~iyatiOn Of cotton in that country. With
the single exception Of Lord stanley The
Government ihwarted rather than aided
the removal of those obstacles. (Hear.
hear.) Earl Russell unfortunately great
ly discouraged the cultivation Of cotton
in India by holding ont the prospect at
the commencement of the late session of
an early termination Of the American
war. (Hear, hear.)
Mr.. Wanklyn said the american war
had utterly broken up the commercial
arrangements in that country, and there
fore none Of the countries represented at
the present Conferences need fear any
powerful competition on the part Of Amer
lea in the cultivation Of cotton for some
time TO come.
DIR. RiddelL representative Of India.
said that the Punjaulsrew cotton which
had been highly priced by Mr.. Bailey,
the President of the Manchester Chamber
Of Commerce.
After some concluding remarks from
the Chairman, the Conference terminated.
subsequently, the gentleman who were
present at it dined together.