The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-05
COTTON, FROM sefOTO lOOn,"

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Tho reconstruction policy Of The
dominant party, as short'slghled 40 u
MAS unjust aud cruel, threatened 70
make American cotton . drug IN the
aud 10 prevent the planting
interests from competing successfully
with llindoo, Egyptian brazilian ana
other cheap labor in tho new sources Of
supply opened by the high prices pre-
yailing during thu war While British
wealth aud enterprise were Freely law
shed upon tho cultivation OF cotton
wherever there was any prospect OF So
curing future Independence OF the
American staple, this southern IN
dustry was ieanully depressed
by restricted means Inefficient
labor and adverse legislation me
cotton tax, which did not Increase
the market value anywhere, aud when
produced actual restitution aud hu1eF'
Ing among tho freedmen, was but one
Of tho many embarraasmenls W "h'pN
tho planting interest was subjected
The gloomlaat view Of tho future was
universally taken, Happily however
a variety Of causes contributed 10 al un'
expected revival Of the cotton INDUS
try and trade The conditions OF cot
ton culture and manufacture have been
materially changed since tho close ol
the war The planter ID each year
raIsini larger proportion Of tho pro-
ducts necessary for tho maintenance OF
hla household aud laborers approach
lng more nearly 10 tho true policy OF
making cotton simply q surplus crop
and In becoming, II not now, entirely
independent Of the commission mer'
chant, laborer, and Of all tho influences
that have hitherto forced him 10 haalen
his crop forward In fact, tho railroad
aud steamship have rapidly modified
tho organization aud working power OF
tho cotton trade Ia this country, OWING
to long accommodating aud diverse
causes, tho influence Of which has been
developed by the Turco'Ru'a'an war
tho past year has been an extremely
oheerleas one 10 the cotton goods trade
However Mr., william h. Dana, high
authority on this enblecl, desorlbeN
tho future prospect of United
States spnncrs IN encouraging IN
tho frat place, II Ia not likely, IA he
says, that foreign dry goods will ever
como here In such abundance IN proyi'
Gus to 1873, Aud IN the second place
wo hold decided advantages over Flu
rope, II we only have tho wisdom to
improve thom, for Nll North and South
American trade while in every other
country, where quality Is a coneidcra'
ton. our goods have already made for
themselves market, The exports oil
cotton manufacture from tho United
States were ~ ,oi7 ,52S in 1873, S,OVl,-
332 in 1874, ~, 722 97S in 1870, and &c.
| 1880 QSi In 1877, Here is rise In four
wears from three millions in value to ten
millions The total even now IL oil
course very small but 1t is highly en-
couraging And there is no telling
what point of progress will DO attained
when the revolution already begun shall
be accomplished, and the invaluable
water powers Of the South shall no
longer run to waste, but with steam,
and oil other modern appliances, shalt
aid in the manufacture of co ton close
by the fields where the cotton gr Wa
That happy period will certainly be
fastened, 30 far MS cotton is concerned,
by the flood of light poured upon this
very important field of American labor
and skill, and source Of southern wealth
and national prosperity, by Mr.. Danas
Cotton from Seed to Loom"