New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-20

IMPROVEMENTS
Untl within few years the cultivator In the central
Provinces Of India miserable and depressed Crea
Deeply In debt, recourse 10 the money lender
was matter OF NECESSITY for the demands upon him by
the agents a when he had crop hand
10 meet the payments forced him 20 take steps which I'M
der other circumstances he might have shrunk from
An agreement furnish certain quantity OF cotton at
fixed rate-the contract being extremely l0wthe terms
Tuinous the needy ryo The crop thus virtually
passed out Of the cuyators hands nnd his interest In
whether good, bad Indifferent, would bring him In no
than the price already liked IN the bargain 10
which necessity had compelled him TO agree In NOVem
really good cotton IL Is indispensable that the fields
shond be picked without delay the ryo would nnd mat
that the Odree the grain on which the people OF these
parts chiefly depend was also TPe and exposed to the
best field. The Jorares, being his own and not
pledged to The village banker me ryo WOULD nave III
whole family would therefore busy themselves Win inc
and the cattle during the year. In the mean time the
cotton wOud suffer the ripe wool falling to tie ground,
aud he heavy dew of the cold weather mornings aud
evenings. II the wind was blowing dOwnt the cotton ana
tossing il about on the ground in such manner that the
bright wool became mixed with the dust and dirt and
leaves. the damage would not affect INN. he would get
no more for good aud carefuypcked cotton than for
this stuff The contract for the Mahajnr was for
tain weight moderate amount OF dirt would increase
the weight and therefore, altogether undesirable
And why then should ne put himself QUIT Thus the
cuyatOrs crop passed ont OF his hands soon after IL
was sowD, and with 1t disappeared all nducement 20
cultivate the plant carefully and 10 keep the cotton free
from dust and dirt and impurities. This system threw
both cotton crop aud cultvaOrs into the hands OF body
OF money lenders, who aducratcd the cotton before 10
reached the port OF exporauon that II was hardly
recognizable The nacCessiby OF the cotton districts
an obstacle To the improvement OF the crop which
the railway has now removed In great measure. The
prejudice against the climate great degree Is UNI
founded, as II Is endurable In any other portion OF
India, one OF the greatest difficulties that the European
had TO encounter tho system OF cheating ana tckey
which elaborate and intricate that no European
who did possess the most intimate knowledge OF the
language and OF the people could have hoped 70 combat
II successfully. The difference OF weights corresponded
with the difference In locality, and constant holidays
bringing stOppages In the work and tho passive resist
ance which he met at every STEP were quito enough TO
wear out evenla very energetic European These ODsta
ces have been effectively removed that the cot
ton trade as II was carried on In 1864 III Central india
hardly TO DO recognized by the side OF the business as
Is done In their markets to-day, The operation OF the
land revenue settlement relieved the cultyaor OF a aA
lety regarding his tenure; the reafrangement OF tne IN
stalment of his hxed 20 give him time 70
dispose OF his crop first, has helped TO tighten
ms burden with the money lenderi and hnally'
the American war, by raising the price OF COTTON
and pouring into the Ors hands what aopearcd to hm