The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-16
kOUTH AND
He FAR EAST.
btton Market Awaiting


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sc Legation. Bangkok. Siam,
esr Sir: Enclosed you will
c,e under the caption The
. Far East" / am sending
same TO very few leading
principal cities of the South
ctions.
n,ed TO write it by the great
inheritance of Far. Eastern
10 United States and the vital
weakening our home Interests
ncent opportunity before it is
other countries have monopo-
yes of commerce and trade.
years. during the last four of
had the honor to be United
ter TO Siam, have made a
OF this mighty coastsline from
Iapan to Siam and Java. If.
fore surrendei'ing my post to
my knowledge. supplement-
numerous official reports al
1. can be OF any advantage to
interests Of the United States,
lcome TO il. beg to remain,
Itor, your obedicnt servant,
rrett, United States Minister.
opportunity awaits the South
East. And yet 1t is an OPP
bpreciatcd or improved by few.
1t. important. and manifest on
Il. that am not afraid to con-
he South has as vital interest
herce and trade of Transpacific
North and East and even the
Ia and Klondike the Far East
let's the worlds attention, but
rs in store for the South that
IKlondike combined can never
East wants the South's cotton;
now, and 1t will want it In in
lilo every year; and it will take
Sich quantities as to add millions
% the amount of the South's in
ther king staple, and so directly
prosperity of every Southern
5ided only the South seizes the
J opportunity open to her,
market. develops the demand,
fearless force the competition
Chinese and Egyptian cotton,
low through rail and water rates
productive centers of the South
It's of consumption across the
ID finally--and above all the
|ideration--secures an all water,
bulk route from the seaports of
belt to those of manufacture in
st through a completed and open
canal.
WORTHY OF THE EFFORT.
'nditions may seem prohibitive.
\ to one who knows the situa-
prizes to be won by complying
conditions and removing these
ire so plainly discoverable and
vely valuable that the South
d her energies for their capture
10 conquest of the vast market
too late and other countries or
supply have won them and Sc
lament control Of the large and
ED OF consumption.
MILLIONS WANT COTTON.
ok at a few facts: A portion of
whose combined area is nearly
Iuare miles, or $500, 900 greater
nited States, has its chief Dor
ily gateways of commerce on the
C seaboard directly opposite our
c shores; in these lands dwell
human beings, a number
N that of all Europe and South
Id five times the population of
OF these 500, 100000 in
|oo,oO0,Oo0 are a cotton clothed,
6 people. and of the 10000 600
es 100000 are n section of
here cotton goods or products
md always will be used more
hers combined, but where not
square miles are we'll suited to
walton and only a 1.-THE of the
is raised that Is required 10
demands of the entire population
DO not those facts suggest
TO the planters and exporters
BLISHMENT or MILLS.
wo facts more; For years ia
and other Far Eastern lands
importing the cotton yarns.
lng, etc, used land they will
orting in great quantities be-
emand is increasing so rapidly
~ are realizing that If they OBJ
" product, they can make part
ned product themselves: almost
agic 100 mills have gone up in
twenty in China and more are
tructed or planned; ell the
nus and a majority of the Chi
thelr raw cotton; the greater
ne raw cotton used now and OF
Will be used in the future
10 from the South and would
e conditions already outlined
'ed' the fact that some does
proves that more could come.
a'lns personally visited nearly
ana met nearly every manager
~ emma | can state that those
Apressed to me a preference for
otton over the Indian, Chinese
product, and a desire to pur-
'siueo 1t could be laid down at
witnln a reasonable margin OF
pau lor other cotton, because
'.eater demand for the finished
cotton and the latter
g better and more easily, but
are against the American sup
Hsalan. Chinese and Egyptian
actors push the market more
american competitors.
Use TRANSPORTATION
CHARGES.