The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01

indicate this. for the reason that Russian
spinncrs for some cause or other prefer to
Liverpool brokers' Besides the shipments
from Liverpool by water, government sta
tistics show that IN 1900 there We're TIM
ported into thS empire by overland routes,
Mlavo mud Graevo 1O0.6t5 bales Of cotton
Of 500 pounds nearly, II not quite. all OF
which was grown In the United states.
~
Attempts to relieve the fabric makers OF
a dependency upon the producing power Of
the United stGtes have only served TO re-
move all doubt as to their supremacy in
this respect.
We are told by Mr., Ellison that for some
years prior to the outbreak of the civil
war 4 had been foreseen that sooner or
later serious labor disturbance at the
South was inevitable, aud IN view OF the
calamity which such an event would bring
upon English splnners, every EFFORT was
made TO discover new sources OF cotton
supply. But although the powerful asso,
citation formed for the promotion of this
end searched every nook and corner of the
cotton zone. and sent seed 10 everyone IN
the four continents willing to make eX-
perlments, they entirely Jailed to accom-
plieh the object they had In view The
Increased supplies from Brazll turkey,
India and china, but with the return or
ante-war values the imports into Europe
fell back almost to the level at which they
Of Egypt there has been no substantial in
crease In the supplies from any country
since 1865; hence European spinners arn
today more than ever dependent upon the
planters OF the United states.
49,
II the Southern stBtes,ot which Texas
constitutes onefomth OF the producing ca
pacity and has the broadcst area for ex-
pansion, can prove themselves equal to the
occasion when tho requirements OF the
world reach s5ooo,ooo to 40OO0OO0 bales,
as we have every reason to believe they
viii. their future is assured from the sup
port Of this product alone. In this connec-
ton the Obstacles that stand in the way
~ their strongest rivals, India, Russia,
Brazil and EgypJ are worthy of note.
india India has already been put 20 the
test, and. besides. her own mills are now
taking large and increasing proportion OF
her crops.
Russihi- Russia Is making rapid progress
IN cotton production In her trAnseasplan
provinces, but considerably more than halt
her mill consumption Is sim of foreign
growth, and 1t VIII be long time before
she can become entirely Independent Of a
foreign supply. AS for any surplus being
marketed IRON that region, the possibility
IS too remote 70 be considered.
kflAll NNtton culture IN brazil cOQlN ne
greatly extended but foi the lack 90 SUIT.
! cicnt labor; moreover. her planters hnd
more p-oht In cofee culture.
Egynt II Is estimated thSt when the
! Irrigation works now under construction
an the Lower Nile are completed little
more than l000yG00 acres win be reclaimed
/ and brought under cultivation, most cf
/ which Will be devoted 70 cotton, THIS will
4 Increase the crop TO about 2,o00OO0 bales
I OF 300 pounds Even should the en9r6
4 available area IN Upper and Lower Egypt
] he devoted 10 cotton. at the present rate
4 Of production the crep could not exceed
i $4,000 20 100000 bales ~ 500 pounds.
/ Ihis Is the limit OF production IN Egypl.
/ Under ordinery conditions (f0r necessarily
+ q large area must always ne planted Il.
[ grain end ether food crCnSl. and efter the
/ irrigation works are comnlrrti and put m
{ operation, Lgypt can not supply the wurlil
4 With more than about a000,osd bales 81
/ SEQ hounds
Afliea. Africa Is an Inviting aed Tor
4 the growth % cotton and experiments are
! trng nirde by the French aud Cefniaus
/ N the Sondan. but on rery small scale,
and the English are endeayoEing 10 intro.