New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-26
THE RESOURCES or EGYPT
LECTURE BY A. $. soUTHwoRTH.

LECTURE BY A. s. SOUTHWoRTH.
A paper upon "The Valley of the Nleo was
read before the Geographical Society last evening, by
Alvan g. southworth, who in the early part of 1872
sailed up the Nile for the purpose OF joining the exped
ton OF Sir Samuel Baker and OF exploring the Upper
Nile countries SAID that while the Viceroy OF Egypt
had become the first sugar-prOducer in the world the
country could advance but little in agricultural prosper
ity until the problem OF spreading the waters OF the
Nile could be practically solved The conditions OF
great work Of engineering In Africa are so manifold
those instance of climate arabic land distribution
Of population communication and habits and traditions
OF the peope-that money and skill may be spent in
vain. The truth applies TO the whole Of that vast
continent. Before much progress can be made Egypt
must first dressed in Christian clothes and the fatal
Influences Of Mohammedanism, as 1t exists over ali
Northern Africa, must be resisted and overcome. by
missionaries you will say. Yes, by missionaries but
missionary is not who goes out to the East to
proseyte religion TO another and TO teach cold
theology rather the Viceroy's dehnition-a locomotive
and steamboat His Highness is about 10 send these
missionaries into the heart of the continent and the
route OF the railroad the Soudan traced my jour
ney TO KhartOum.
The great enterprises projected in Egypt interested
him more than the Of the Ne and during five
months spent at the junction of the Blue and White
Niles he gathered a great deal OF information which
led him 70 believe be the most fertile the
world He spoke OF Khartoum a. the great savetradng
center and said that less than ~ mOnOpOzed the
business The annual number OF slaves sent away Is
said 10 be 10000 valued at about $50 per head The
remedy il difficult As long Accommodation exists
there will be the demand and the supply IL inevitable.
We must either reform the Mohammedans civiize the
Africans The continent be developed in three
ways: by the Vceroy OF Egypt by foreign capital in
the hands OF an Organization like the old East India
Company or by stable government in Abyssiuia push
ing civilization to westward and southwark.
The Egyptian sOudan has immense resources, In fer
tile land which with little labor would produce splendid
cotton crops With this capabty with its great crop
of beeves sheep and camels and large military force,
ia future is very bright The conversion obe nhabit-
ants into farmers the building Of railroads. honest gov
eminent and foreign capital and machinery, would
sure this development The experiment OF raising
ton had been tried with astonishing The proud
boast the il that in a few Soudan will
compete with America 10 supply the markets OF the
world.
The lecturer then spoke OF the daily life there and said
that the three rules OF health are observed In Africa
yon are comparatively First do not expose your
self 10 the rays of the during the intense heat sec
ond do drink spirits; third, be slow anger His
tourney while beset with many dangers and obstruc-
tons. was rendered very pleasant by the luxurious
scenery. With such good ruler as the VicerOy, with
the enterprises he IL seeking ~ carry and the grad
ua progress toward independence there Is great
10 believe that Egypt may soon take her former proud
the onward march. In political Affairs find
eoura cement for Turkeys hold upon Egypt view
the facts 1t looks II Turkey stood toward Egypt
prosperous son. He said that II he asked he
liked Africa he could only say that he fascinated
with H. and bis most ardent desires the hope
OF again Visiting It.
Rsmarks were mAde upon the subject by Prof Har-
Ts0D Mr.. BtsnleL Ana others