The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16
(BY WALLACE P. RfEp)


According 10 recent reports received BY the
Liverpool chamber Of commerce very satisfae-
tory cotton growing experiments are now being
mad, BY the British eolonsts on the west coast
Of Africa
The crop is said to mature in ninety days ana
the American seed planted has produced results
fully equal to the parent stock Next sedso"
Egyptian seed will be tried
abor gives some trouble. At 4 cents day.
the present rate OF wages, It is doubtful whetnei
the natives will come up to the requirements OF
big plantation system, and yet It would DC
risky 70 suddenly increase their pay
President Jones, OF the Liverpool enamoer 81
commerce. is quoted as saving If we could
,.srsror, he negro population Of the Southern
states TO Africa Great Britain would be IN
dependent OF the rest Of the world for raw cot
ton but do not believe It IS possible 70 secure
American negroes for our new cotton belt sun.
the outlook is promising, and the railways anu
steamships charge no freight for African COTTON
In this indirect way it viii be seen tnat an
effort will be made to give British cotton, grown
in Africa the benefit that would result from
a protective tariff This phase Of the situation
NAV have some effect upon the industry in TINS
country and il would not be surprising II the
Southern States should adopt the policy now
pending in the Georgia Legislature, VIZ oil eN
emptne manufactures from taxation Inns would
cause the DuE OF the southern 1lDp w "
manufactured at home, and the South would be
enriched before the competition Of other lands
could become formidable
But this is no new thing-this story OF sue
oessfu cotton production in other countries
Egypt has never been a menace to ms, because
her output is limited by natural conditions when
can no. be overcome. England tried to force the
increase Of the cotton crop in India during our
| civil war but with little success.
The entire product Of Japan, China, Mexico,
! Central America Brazil, Africa and Asiatic Rus
! STA has heretofore failed TO shake the South S
practical monopoly in cotton.
| Even when Southern negroes were sent to
! Africa they did not help the cotton territory.
| What Booker Washingtons Tuskegee industrial
missionaries will do, II is too early to predict
They will need few seasons for their expert
ment.
A few years ago Russia with her usual far-see-
| ing policy, sent two experts to the South to
! study our methods Of cotton culture.
They were scientists and gentlemen with Gre
| dentials from their government and their min
lister at Washington. After travelling through
this region, they selected the model plantation
Of Hon William L. Peek, in Rockdae county
| six miles from Conyers, and made the planter:
house their home for two years
Colonel Peek gave the Russians all possible
| help in their work OF investigation, and under
| his guidance they became practical cotton grow
ers. Finally, they returned home to apply theii
newly acquired knowledge to the production Of
cotton on a large scale in Asiatic Russia.
This was about seven eight years ago
What they have done in their appointed field Of
work has not been made known to the outside
world. They have spoken in a confident way Of
the successful results expected from their opera
tons but as yet the cotton grown under Rus
sian auspices has not made itself felt in com
| petition with Our Southern product.
King Cotton is doubtless fixture here If
Dixie for many years to come, If not for al
time, but the efforts made to extend his dominion
in other lands should receive our close atten
ton.
The disappearance or migration Of an industry