The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-24
Cotton
Statistics.

Tas world owes q debt to agriculture (
that hat few appreciate As great IS has
been the growth Of manufactures. mining, /
the fisheries snd trade and transportation,
al Of which tend 70 draw population from
agriculture. yet more than one-th!rd 81 the /
population OF the country IS engaged Ia
tS-.eul1lare OF dependent directly upon az
r.euiturists.
rhe element AGs proven 20 be 4 sfroas I
one II aas been conservative with regard 4
to those things nat experience has demon 1
strated 70 De gooG Il has oeea an .nous- !
trial ele.pe nr Upoa which all Qt1er sls-n-0 ts z
Of tee, population have needed 70 dtps4a .
SIS lie coEDersro-ls o. the sociA4 ana lA11s' (
lie ass4euifusal element Is TIE one =. /
Deepen dealt element Il cur sceleEy. =.
-Ezrsvs- be-ids LbSf NY. ca-s clement Ias &
& decree Of lu,saz eada1--- 81 saps 's-erce and T!
living that 10 other element AaSi and Sun /
IS Il the past remains the chiet mai2s@4y /
In sa6l.;oa 20 preserving law and order
re tex,5 and clcthe L4s world.
Leaylrg out the question d pres a ly.-4
important Agricultural produc- s.-,. ..-.
lac, eottSu -sl4s - r., -,C--s-- -srt
f. ia c.Ti!.zz-l4e q t1a weT.a. % rs
billion. ald G EaG people OF L1e s.opa -
Vile ne rensiader Eshitla.iy % ai,1lst
nake1, C''lhi1g 3 the oae ols.taGlia-l-s
n1ArA carWeel elvi.fa--q a11 s2NtseEs @
}TssA ~ ems. ''-''s' -1A- e-- '-9 ---''
IN yr.at Britain IN 100 years from 1900
20 1860 FAX barely tol2.ed. wool !a>res.el
I'VE 49,. 80 W.. 50 1,7, - 0s.5 i5j r5r..Gs +,
$50 to l. SCI oQ6U10 pounds IN 100 ot
the :hrea rival tbres woe. Nl=r ~zd sl.A,
cotton has 51tst.!7pat -a-a- o.. and aes
wrought O. great svv0lU-l.H ~ --e trA.-.s
tDdustr.es and fer THIS rerolvr'1- rs
IN such Ste2t Fe1Gei4ol -- iE re 81 eay---
ing the world Is largely i1-el-f@ g. .-s
eorto1 planters OF the L--te1 StftvS. l-t
A2Fs Segt l2e SpllasTs W. Ne exc pa
OF iot@ Y~-fs ~CS.Ls ne tFl. W. 800
oAllJ s92P+-~- wa --e yer - "~ --'
AZ .s--5L - - - -1 80. ,,--,
Cc.'2- SsAl-s pm - 70 ~ '-,'4S ~ ~. -
-, - ---.-.,-s -i-- ~ ,-.-.f1
pI't4-Sl 5 q -'.yP' "--- '-S '---7'-
-, % i-,t ss-,.,,,,- ...,.,.,tt,. -.
,,y.,-ss H., - - = -,.-e- s. r 4t..-1.' b. -
Ts-.---sl - - ~ ar --+s d. r--5-
80 Is - ~ 49, So ....s ~ -
eqq..vc.eEt In r-eai ~ The sal. these .ss.s
en- q'acsf ,ullz-iRcant
Cotton roots fa~nish -ser-I drug. tas
stems and leaves t.zs-se- have rs-r
velut as fodder rai -ce stems s,ooe re
been u-tHze+ rt.r some e.-rass f.r asar
ana fo- fuel, h-t the -ex- Ga tmyc-- TO- 50
the Inv s-E-ss q" e-at. which ta-l..-
srcat varletT o -et1sn.c Freorot7 20 1ese
applications are oe-1s RAPIDLY e1te-ae1.
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THE TaPObCATlON OF COTTON.
Cor-ou is the most important staple IN
.t ,,orgg ~,s -.-.s,,--,,-. --,-,..rt-,-. r.
-'
u~huAdAIu11As mas more "+-s4g GLE
tributea ana important bearing upon tho
commercial and iDdustrlaj 4,-ospe-3-r Of
-,
a. 1"S gS'Vlc '9U" any Y--e1 1'-ll-..''' y
lbs consumption enters Into the domhsrc
economy OF every civilized family ana Us
the one great staple Of which no par %
consumed ia the raw stage On lAs -m
is not Ike corn, wheat. oats. Or che.
staples OF WN4Cl @ lAf~9 LEEErtNfHGe u
an,ttias to tho Commerce az the SanTrr,
while every pound Of cotton pays a tribute
10 the sinner, ne merchant ne banker,
lactrreyq and I'm line 49, 90 ma, 80,
sumner, almost through the same channels.
me world ia using only ID pound9 per
~ r.. 10, ~ ~ 49, 0st's 80 y. ~
the TrpltsA Stntas Ia 1lsibr - XII ,,Inrss -,
snrurr1 -@'' E00+N' 20
The consu1pptlop OF cotton has tycresseS
so GRAVITY Within me rss+ |,,a,.II~ ~ =
century that there would orp4ar 80 ,,s "a a
limit 10 It's future nossibIittv ~
1t is estimated that Of me worlds 500
100000 inhabirants ,ronr Soo 90 No A 80
lariv wear clofhsg TSa no 661 rra ,s-+,57ir
clothed and ON 4. lonQo h.bit,,a o., ri
most mixed and TINT 70 clothe Inc enrtr.
ponuIatlou of the World on Tie -. ~ hs ~
a. the consutgurior In tbn T-It1sI -
Would re1ulrr 7GOo0 tso hgl.. -1l" 7 i I
90 pounds each.
Tho rotlon lnd,,eTrv trsW no ~ 49, 49, - ~.
uutil lie Whole ~ tbe 4gSG,, ~ "pl.,H' =
clothed VITA tho pro6ucts NJ II, i, 'I
THIS +. pot M niro5sr,'a1,, -, -,
wiz ~ coreJier ~ 90, q, Sole .
~ 5q,i.sgf r1n+ertHi 80 - In IN s'S 5
to In the rnear+,r5s r. l,rh nlC'.I
pas. mat me ,gorI6s oras LIP IJ.4' :.
55.c,For c,,ltera ~,r'I urea suitable for
recEoned with. iugt a. ese, % seIi ,,as,.
The civil war 'N'' 80 "N' '''~ eASe 4uf''l
HahFyY goITRcra. 0Ta Cr,1vrr,as ar,r,r,, =, .
- w ~~N 81
We @Fe poIa ny ME- ELLISON that 1nE SOMA
years prior TO the outbreak of the civi
war II had hesn foreaser MAJ ..ar.. -
Ia,ar sa,,a-. '4i"' "'oileF O
ssfi"uS iaDoF disturbance Mt thu
South VAS Inevitable, and in view OF III
,aahrntty which such an a,ant ,,o,,,s -,
rnor r,r,r,,.t .r,.,- 'N 49, "ou'e "S'ni
SpiAAlefH' every EFFORT wa
MADE 20 discover new sources Of cottor
supply. But although the powerful asso
ToAuon Formed Tor the promotion Of thi