The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-31
ea island long stapled, black seed cotto,

sea island long stapled, black seed cotton.
This latter had been, as IL 10 now, giuncd
by the roller gin, Which would not gin
the green seed. This variety grew luxu
riantly away from the influence OF the
sea breeze, which was essential to the
production Of the long stapled. It was,
tco, better adapted to domestic purposes,
because it was spun with more facility,
and mado, u coarser web, and O more en-
during one, and was suited for clothing.
to the wants of the laboripg classes
aud the common uses of The people gen.
orally. ~: a3
The first mention of cotton to be found
is in the writings of Horodotus, about
450 years before the birth of Christ.
Cotton cloth was introduced from IHdia
into Rome and Greece before the Chris
tian ere. 1t was applied by Vcres, in
Sicily, for tue covering of boats, and as
tents, and for the latter purpose was used
by Julius Cesar. 1t 10 Supposed TO have
originated in Arabia, and thence found
its way to India and China. This is sup.
position. 1t seems in some variety or
other to have been indigenous to all
tropical countries. It is certain /. was
found 10 the West India Islands, and In
some varieties, and In South America,
1t is n COMMON error to suppose all ere.
ated things to have had their commence.
ment in pair or single creation, and
when we have any ono thing in the ami
NAL or vegetable kingdom to point
where it is not first seen or known, we Mt
once ascribe dts or their origin to that
point or country, forgetting that the
power TO create could produce many as
one and locate these at pleasure over tie
globe. tt-
The green seed cotton was found grow.
ing in the islands surrounding the Car
ibbean ses and on the Bahamas. From
I these islands, it. was introduced into the
United States, ami in the progress of. its
cultivation many val icties have been in,
troduced from different parts Of the world.
The long staple from ciho nEighborho0d
of Dacus; whence frs. came to this
country the famous India inuslins and it
was first cultivated here with the view Of
imitating these delicate fahrics in the
production OF onr own ma, factories.
This, however, has never been accom-
rlished OF in any European country.
In this progress Of TIE human family.
and especially ia America, the necessity
of textile substitute for fax and wool
from which cloth for all, it's purposes
could be made aud which cheaper and IS
enaanar:ag hecnna n deaiilaEaL.lm. The
green seed cotton; promisedlthis, the only
difficulty, was thelseparating the lint from
the ssfd rapidly ynsad without, injury. to
the .fibef,urThis necessitN stimulated the
genius iof, Whitney, which shapedin. his
mind the cotton gins which grew into
practical form under the manipulation of
his cunning hands,. At or. about the
same time the inspiration of the genius
of: an humble barbet was fashioning am,
other machine for The rapid spinning of
cotton. i...,-,9 :; e
Robert Peel, the grandfather of che
present Sir Robert Peel. was ono of the
first to commence the spinning Of cotton
in England. The process then in us uso
was Bimple, crude and insufficient. There
was wanting great Improvements in the
machinery, md many were striving, fo
effect thesr.l Arkmight, a Bristol bar !
Der, who was very illiterate, supposed he
could invent ard make d machihie which
should. REMEDY ehe principle 'difficIlty,
thought much and worked diligently.
So absorbed was he that he neglected his
vocation, and incurred tho reproof Of His
wife as we'll rs that of his patrons. Still
he worked; In secret in the little bdck
room of his shop. His wife complained
that there was nd food for the family Id
the house and no money to dpGrchase any,
and unless he gave more attehtioh to his
business the family would starye. He
needed not her anger or remonstrance.
but. keeping his own secret and most
confident OF ultimate success, continued
! TO work on. When the machine was
we'll nigh completed, requiring some
! ..itiing material essential to its final
finish which he had not, he wont out to-
procure it. orrt.i ms ..n M .f
This was the angry wife's opportunity,
she. went into his room. and finding there
the macbine, in wrath she seized it and
Crushing tito atoms she threw the frag-
mennts into the street. Returning he
e9pled the, rpi4ss and, gathering them Ap,
he ;accused his wife Of .tAcl act and up.
braided, her forlit,. In.yery ~ lite she ad.,
mitted theltruth Of the ehrrg end justir
fled the act. !. This wasJ more than the
enraged man could, bear. He multiplied
no words with her, but took, ner by the
arm and leading her. to the door, threw
her into the street, forbiddipg her ever
again entering the house, This done, he
closed the door. upon her;inor did ehe
ever again return to the house or him. j !,
Strsightway he went again to work,
and in short time had completed the
model OF. the spinning jenney.~ This he.
carried to Peel, who examined it minute.
ly, and EhSaRnd acknowledged is utility,
and that it supplied the great want,
Peel was wise, and prudent man., He
proposed to Arkmight that he should
patent the invention. This was. agreed
70, and II was by Peel patented in his
proposed e ecep9rtnaEship. to ,Arkmight in
the business of cotton spinning, and that
this jenny shoutd 7be the capit&l of Ak.
might. This was ecebpted, and the mas
chino put at ofi5e into practicaI-pse.
| About this time there wa5 b 81 s|irment
Of short stapled cotton to EnRlhn,.. from
! the Uplged StG|e8 Of twenty. iipeshaiAss
The cotton gin had proved a gfeabsnc.
cess in America, and 9he spinning jenny.
In England. Then commenced the Ieui-
| tivatiOn of the staple as q marketable
crop, and vetv lan6ni rs nAowftii escAAdad
the demand, and the price went down,
and the cloth from its fabrication cheap,
Sned, and the IMPORTS 'of HE costlyicot.
fon goods of China began to decline, and
pot many years after, ceased; entirely, and
pow only the old spf the ooantay Inow
anything of the Nankin cottons-tand
many Others of; the cotton cloths once in
| uniyersal use in America and especially
in the S9uthT5f7 the United States.
| In 1915 the cotton raised in the South.
ern States was $4,000 bales: in 1928,
4OO, 900 : in 1890 40 I00QQ in j 8y9 over
100000 The wealth accruing TO Eng
land from cotton. misunderstanding ia iIical-
eulable. The wealtlSdEom its production
| in the South haa sSovYrs into an ho,I, ~