The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-23
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can cotton goods which China i'm.
ports overy yoar, it forms only one
sixth Of. the quantity she buys from
abroad. Indeed, only tho outskirts
OF tho country havo been entcrod. It
ls woll known that tho bulk Of tho
American goods is shipped to Man
cburla and tho province Chi Li Now
Nanchnrl" has population of T.
100000 and Chi Iii population Of
lS,o00,0O0. These uro by no means
tho most thickly populated parts of
tho empire. There II other provin.
COS Of Chin" proper, many of which
have donacr population than either
Chi Lii or Munchuria. Thorc is no
reason why American cotton goods
cannot fine aa rcady Il market IN the
provinces Of central and south Chinn
rs in tho north.
OUR FOOrIOLD IN CHINA.
"lt is MANIFEST" no said, "that tho
cotton growers and manufacturers Of
tho Southern States havo not oniy
gained foothoiisin Mnnchura al
north China, but always find mny
kct for their goods throughout IT,,
wholc Of contral aud southern Chinr.
Tho ouly thing tho American mann,
f"cturer has to kcop in mind is that
no should mako goods sutqrlc for
tho Chinese markets.
WHAT THEY RrQVlRr.
"lf property placed before tho Chi
ncsc, American cotton goods will OBJ
tam tho Same foothol in southern
China that thoy have northern.
Tho present importation nro not
nearly sufficient to meet tho ,.>;uirc-
mcntH. II must be borno in nj, =
that tho Chinese novcr wear wo f..
not oven i'll tho depth Of winter; tnut
goncrnlIy spoaliing, tho ontiro popu-
luton clOtho themselves in cotton al
tho year round. Their bcdclothos,
umbrellas and in many instances,
boat sails arc made OF cotton, and
The consumption il practically un-
limited if they uro mndo in accord
anco with native requirements. Tho
cloths must bo strong, coarse un-
bleachod goods % inches wide, retail
at about 3 cents gold yard or 36
cents gold por piece Of nino yards.
Ihoro il also IL virgin market for a
cotton cloth which, tanned or other
wlso treated, would provo rnin p.oof.
All cloths would have to be put in
lengths to suit tho peculiar require
mentA OF tho trade for which thoy
aro designed, and such "details could
best be loarnod after having mado a
trial shipment.
HURT BY TIE WAR.
"Tho rccont troubles in North
China havo undoubtedly injured tho
| American cotton tr0tio in that country
for tho market for such goods hus bo-
como a vast camp for armed hosts.
In tho warliko operations, trade
and commerce cannot continue to
flourish. The restoration Of pcaco
and order to that distressed region
will bo Il boon not only to inhabi-
tnnta Of North China, who havo al
roady suffered untold lossos and
hardships, but also to southern plant
ers, manufacturers and laboring mon
of all clasHos in this country, who
depond upon tho return Of normal
trado conditions in thoChineso empire
for their continued prosperity, and
| sincerely hopo and trust that this
will not bo long delayed"
MIR. ELLISON sMYTHs Spec l..
Mr.. ellison A. t5tnyth, president OF
tho Pclzer Manufacturing company
spoke on "Tho question Of tho hour
or tho mood Of an early and peaceful
sottlomont OF tho oriental question
from tho standpoint Of IL southern
manufacturer"
DIR. Chas. W. Dabnoy, president o
tho University Of Tennessee, spoke or
"The Possibilities in Cotton" Among
other prominent guests was Senate
Pritchard Of North Carolina. On hi
arrival this morning, Mr.. WI wa
mot at tho depot by q committee an,
escorted to tho club rooms, whcr
broakfaat was served. After that III
was given u tour Of tho cotton mill
Of tho city. In the afternoon no helt