The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-31
OLD WORLD WOULD
GROW COTTON.
Present High Price Of South's Sta
pie Has Accelerated the Move
ment for the Development
of Cotton Growing in
Other Countries.

Washington. August 2S-(Speciai.) -Tne
controversy between Secretary OF Agrl-
culture Wilson and former Senator Nj.
L. Butler, of South Carolina, as to
whether the cotton planters OF the south
will be benefited by the high prices Oh
cotton forced by the present corner III
that commodity, suggests the question
az to whether the ultimate result OF <the
present corner may not be disadVan'a-
geous to the American cotton planters
rega rdless of whether they receive hlSher
prices for this years cotton.
Secretary Wilson in his interview called
attention to the efforts being made by
European governments and by cotton
manufacturers in England and on the
continent to encourage the growing Oh
rotton outside of the United states. IL
has been apparent for some months past
to readers of trade papers ana OF con-
s,llar reports that this movement lor
the development of cotton production in
pther countries has been accelerated by
the opera atoms of the bull clique in the
American market to a greater extent
even than would be indicated by Sec
rotary Wilson S interview. 1t would seem
that the secretary had underestimate
rather than overestimated the extent OF
the movement.
For some months past consular reports
from Europe and from almost every
country in the world where ii is pfactlca-
Bile to grow cotton have contained eNi
dences Of this general effort to increase
the cotton producing area OF the "ori0
and 10 relieve manufacturers Oh 'heiI
present dependence upon the thiteo
States Reports from the Latlh-A'leii
can countries indicate growing lh'ele9'
an the cultivation of cotton all the way
T,o,,, the Rio Grande river down to Para
euav and Uruguay, and in India anu
other parts of Asia and in Africa the
areas devoted to cotton growing are
being steadily increased The conpie-
ton of the great irriGa ton work III tne
Nile valley will be followed by a great
Increase in the area devoted 70 COTTON
production in Egypt, and every European
mower having colonial possessions III
Africa is interesting Itself III experiments
looking to the establishment or the cot
ION growing industry in its colonies. rms
movement was already under way before
the development OF the present corner
II, the American market but there are
evidences that it has been greatly accei-
Grated by the operations oil inc Dun
clique.
Associations Formed.
The high price of cotton has led to the
work Of the European colonial officers
being heartily seconded by the manufac-
turing interests of their countries. Cot
ton growers associations have been
formed in Great Britain, France and
Germany for developing new fields OF
cotton production, and an Illustration or
what they are accomplishing was afford
ed bv a mass meeting Of the British as
ISOLATION in Liverpool last week. at which
It was reported that in West Africa there
are already 10000 acres of land under
cotton and encouraging reports were
made as to the future possibilities III
that region with land costing practically
nothing with labor at from pence TO
shilling day, and with free transporta-
ton Of cotton freight on the colonial rail-
ways and on the steamship lines which
has been granted for the purpose OF en-
couraging the industry
The attention that has been given by
United States consuls to this movement
for the emancipation of European cotton
1nanufa ctIrers from the American market
is remarkable in view of the fact that
no special instructions were sent 10 them
calling for reports on the subject. Consul
General Evans at London reports on the
efforts of the British association to IN
crease the cotton production of the Brit
fish West Indies and Of the British colo
MES in Africa Consul Marshall Hal
stead at Birmingham forwards lnrOrna-
ton covering the same ground, and Con-
sui Estes at Antigua sends report on
the encouragement of cotton planting in
the British West Indies.
Consul General Hughes at Coburg and
Consul Haynes at RGNen send reports
on the efforts Of IGuropeaD countries, es-
peciaIly France 10 develop cotton pro-
duction In their colonies. The most elab-
crate report on this subject from France
Is submitted by Consul Thackara who
gives in great detail an account OF the
work being done by the Association
Cotonniere Coloniale to develop the Gull
tivation Of cotton in the French African
colonies.
Germany and Cotton.
No country is going into the encourage
ment Of cotton production IN It's colonies
more energetically than Germany. Con-
sui Mona CHAN at Chemitz submitted a
report as long ago as last December call
ing attention to the progress being made
In the German East African colonies.
and especially to the good results at
tributed to the skill of the American
planters whom the German government
engaged To go to East Africa to instruct
the natives IN the proper methods of
oultivatlng cotton. 4 recent report from
Consul General Hughes a. Coi,urg tells
OF the results Obtained In the Kilwa
district Of German East Africa. lie saws
mat cotton received from This 1ist,irt
ana tested at the Bremen cotton ex-
chahSe ana by the union of Saxon cotton
splnners at Cnemnitz showed that if Igae
nearly as good in staple color etc a.
the htghly-valued Egyptian prOduct from
eeedS OF winch il Was grown He re-
poItS tHat lhe Manchester chamber of
commerce declares that it is better suited