Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-27

IL. Write an account G) of Great
Britain, CD The United States, as cot
ton manufacturing countries and make
such comparisons and contrasts in re-
gard to the subject as you have data
for.
WOOL
10. Describe wool as an article of in
ter-na tional commerce and show how
in this respect it compares with cotton.
Illustrate your answer by statistics.
especially by statistics showing the rel
atlVe Importance of woOlens and cot
tons i'll the worlds total manufactures
il. Give statistics descriptive Of the
production, expectation. importation
and consumption of wool in the United
States.
lS Enumerate the main classes or d-
visions of the woods of commerce and
write notes descriptive of each In par
tlcular describe the difference in the
sources, Qualities and uses OF comb
ing woolS' and "carding woods" Also
describe the differences between "wor-
steds' and cloths"
Il? Describe as accurately as you can
the wool import trade of the United
states. showing especially from what
countries we get the main supplies OF
the different sorts of wool we import.
LUMBER
20. Describe as fully as possible the
character. extent and magnitude of the
forest industries of the United States
as illustrated by the statistics collect
ed In the census of 1890. In what i'm
portant respect has the lumber indus
try OF the United States been changing
in recent years?
u. Give figures descriptive of the to-
tai timber resources or the United
states and of the annual consumption
or these resources; also state your
opinion as to the wisdom of protecting
our forest resources from loss and
waste. In especial describe the waste
ana losses 20 which our forest resources
are peculiarly subject.
-. Give some account of the eyport
ana import trade Of the United States
IN timber and other forest products In
particular give some account of our re-
latlons with Canada with respect to
logs. timber. lumber and pulpwood.
%. Write brief notes on 10 C.anad,
(2) Russia. go Sweden and Norway
and ti) Austria Hungary as lumber
producers.
COFFEE.
"a. Give an account showing the diff
lcrcnces Of the habits of the nations
of the world with respect to the uses of
coffee and tea
%. Mention some of the requisites ne
cessary for successful coffee culture and
describe some of the difficulties which
some countries las, for example, Bra
III, Java and Ccylon) have to contend
with in coffee cultivation.
70. Describe in a general way, Illus
trating by statistics, the magnitude
and the chief sources of supply OF the
United States imports of coffee. In par
ticular show the percentages in this
magnitude held by % Brazil, (2) the
Central American states, (3) the Hawa-
ian islands. (D Puerto Rico, 90 the
Dutch East Indies and 90 Arabia.
(Note.-Take % quantities, (2) values }
SUGAR.
%. Give an account as full as posi-
BILE of Cd the origin and development
of the beet-sugar industry in the coun-
tries of continental Europe: co the
present standing OF the industry of
these countries.
IS. Describe the general condition of
the cane-sugar industry in the world at
the present time, showing in particular
what causes in recent years have tend
ed to impede it's development.
20. Write brief notes upon % Cuba,
90 the Hawaiian islands, (3) the Philip
pine islands. A) our own southern
states. as sugar-producing regions.
showing particularly what causes have
helped or impedcd sugar-makng in
these various regions. respectively.
future prospects of these four regions,
with respect to sugar production.
SO. Describe the position whoch sugar
holds in the world as revenue pro-
Queer. In particular describe the part
which sugar plays in the production of
revenue in the United States.