The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-11


Aisle has one-thlrd of the dry land of the
world, and the transcontinental railroad now
being surveyed by the Russian government
promises to open half of Asia to American
manufacturers.
There is another Mississippi valley. nearly
as large as the one in America, and rich plains
thousand miles across, with iron, coal, gold
and lumber on the mountains between.
The cars cotton plantations in Central Asia
yielded last year about fifty thousand bales Of
cotton which was picked out by hand or hand
gins and sent to Moscow for sale. To improve
on this primitive method of ginning as well as
to study cotton culture in the south, Mr.. s. j.
Rauner, On attaohe of the Russian imperial
household, was sent to America several
months ago, and has since been in Georgia
studying the growth of the staple.
~ am here solely in the interest of the en-
peror's private estates in Central Asia, :" said
he They are in Turkestan about Bakara
and khiVa, and tho only part of these estates
which is available for cotton culture is on the
GASES, which contain from 100000 to 800, eco
acres. The climate is very dry and cotton can
he grown ON these GASES only by irrigation.
There is only water enough afforded by the
mountain streams on the north of the Him
alayas TO irrigate about $4,000 acres"
Central ASIA then, is not likely to give
America much competition in cotton grow
mg?p
mo this is only the private estate of tho
emperor. We can only raise the uplands short
staple cotton The climate is unfavorable.
The IIlmalayas, the highest mountains in the
world, rise up abruptly on the south and keep
of the warm, moist winds from the Indian
ocean. The ascent to the Himalayas ON the
north side is SO gradual that they do not pre-
vent the cold northeast winds from Siberia and
the ice ocean from coming down upon TurlIe-
stan in winter. The situation is like that Of
the great American desert, and from tho same
causes which exist there we have hot, dry at
mosphere In summer and q very cold
climate in winter. The climate Of Turkestan
is like that of western Texas or New Mexico.
Some times You have enough rain and some
times you have hardly any at ALL If cotton
may be grown In western Texas and New
Mexico il may DO grown in Central Asia
am going TO that part OF the west to see what
can be done th6re.
"ITow about cotton in India?"
"That is a rich country--more adapted TO
cotton growing than central Asia, for they
| have the warm, moist winds from the south
| and plenty of rainfall. India raises about a
million bales year now
! will India BE a formidable competitor for
| the cotton growers of this countryg"
''No; there is no part Of the world where
1 cotton equal 70 that in America can he grown.
! They have tried Sea Island cotton in Egypt
/ and II will not grow there III such perfection
as IL will here"
"Where will YOU sell your cotton9"
! American cotton can DC bought for lower
| price than ours in 81. Petersburg and Moscow
/ and we will send the Asiaue cotton to towns
near the Ural mountains
"What Of the Asiauo Transoonduential
Railway
when completed from St Peters
burg to the Pacific coast it will
be good thing for Russia and q good thius
for America. Is wall Zoe good for US because
We viii get American machinery and aGricui
uIal implements direct from san Francisco
and We can buy them cheaper tyom you than
We can MAKO them.
'NToull thesg 80 any trouble In gettinl
labor 10 build tnC tai.ro8l