Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-01
Cotton slafsss,G iEl Mexico.

time, while We are engaged IN one of tie
greatest struggles of war and bioodshed
.he world ever knew, that the great cot
ton interest in which our principal pro-
ducts of export consisted, is rapidly being
transferred to a new field, which bills is,ir
soon to become the principal producing
plantations of the globc ue now speah
Of Mexico on the Pacific: AMI in or
der that those who are always behind
time In everything may understand maj;
tiers, we propose giving very urlei
sketch OF the climate ANA soil of Mexico
bordering on the Pacific The tenpera-
ture is scarce ever below 50 Far, and
seldom goes above 30 i'll the shiltle when
at the hottest season. The soil Is among
the most productive III the world, yaiinL
all the tropical fruits, ami corn can lc
raised :tbundan:ly without even pioughlng
before planting. Coffee, sugar and cot
ron IS now being extensively cultivated,
and we propose here more particularly 10
speak OF the latter.
Within the past three years, a number
of enter,TisinI Americans have been Wan
dering about the States bordering Gn the
Pacific, and taking notes Of the resources,
observing Il few of t.,e natives ra,isinr
small Quantities Of cotton. Some few
Californians entered into the same on ii
large scale, which has proved not merely
an experiment but Il cO.Hpiete and moSt tT-
Ump.iaia success and now cotton nils are
being erected and machinery AT work
manufacturing cloth, not only for hun:e
but also for export, while numerous plan
taiions are beginning to spring UP in va
rious localities convenient for s!Iippin-
ports, an every day parties are turning
their atten;in t. selecting lands for p!an:a-
t"nS. Hundreds "f bales Of cotton have
been shipped via California, stcam1r) 10
the Iothmus and thence 10 England du-
ring the past year; and the crop this wear
will quadruple that OF the past Within
space of twenty miles from the port OF
hi"zatlan, IN the State of Sln.,lo.i there.
are numerous piantati''ns IN Il most t!:ri-
wing state; III some instances, the cotton
Is grown upon common sand suil, show
lug plainly that it is indigenous uc the
country.
Among the plantations worthy of note
are those of Geo. Penn Johnson & Co.
6OOO acres and that OF of--UoII,,r-
ios0' ''oout %,ooo acres tbS latter gen
tleman having 25J acres gr.wir:: and
thriving Oh ali island surrounded by the
sea, directly opposite the city Of Nlazat-
Ian.
The fiber and texture of the stable
grown in tile Pacific Mexican States. is
unsurpassed by any produced in The
Southern States.
The soil is prepared for planting about
June or July, and the cotton is matured
and picked in December
Within the past eight month there has
been cotton mill, for the mar.nt:Icturin.
OF manta or c!utlI, erected In The civ Of
Mazatlin, and a Lowell company now
have on the way immense machinery and
spindles for the same purpose. \ COM
pany also from California went down on
the last steamer with machinery for uin-
ming out the seed, also purchasing from
the natives and small planters
We hear of companies of individuals
who are prepared to go down, obtain
land and enter largely into the culture, 80
that IN another year we should not be as
tonlshed at an immense demand fr YES
seis tor shipment OF cotton, coffee and
sugar produced i" the State of Sinaioa
and the increased travel and commerce
combined will also justify n distinct line
OF steamers io connect with the I>thmus.
unless our California steamers touch going
and coming at the Port of Mazatlan.
Any plantation within twenty-fiv miles
OF the port, must, in very few wears,
become immensely valuable, and il is iair
to presume that the city of 2O,OU0 in
habtants will soon reach $4,000, AS soon
as American enterprise is fairly started
by Governmental Decree all macbi
cry and agricultural implements necessary
tor Use are admitted free OF duty, and all
individuals or Companies are exempt from
tax Tor five years, and no matter what
dynasty or government is IN power, the
same DEGREES will ever hold good Phi
Vate property of foreigners must and al
ways will be respected, 20 upon this point
there can be no question
In former years cotton was produced in
the United States at six and eight CENTS
Per pound with profit, while now it cum
manas immense figures, and IN Ter the
most favorable circumstances, mus; con.
tlnue 80 for some time to come; vet we
know that it can be produced as c eaD in
Mexico 20 day as it ever could be in the
United States.
We have thus briefly alluded TO this
subject, to show our people where our
pr'neiPie article of commerce and expnrt
Is about TO become transferred 10 anuIber
neiu' and how war in its gorv devasta
ing path will not only leave us fyh.n
ehued) with widows and ornbans :,