The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
an rNnoRrrNATE corNCIpENCE

the S1s proposed &c rne-S the crop ener-
eency IN the Sor-A = E6s-zrd1y tnAdrQnAfe-
AN UNFORTUNATE COINCIDENCE
It Is particularly unfortunate. Mr. C.htrs
man. that we ssorld be called on to meet
this dangerous situation iuss a. the govern
ueGta Of England kod Germany are max.
Ing UNUSUAL Efforts 70 promote the cuitiyA-
uoa q cotton u taeir colonies
6nLe We supply tie world Win the
greater part Of IS cotroE, We by 20 means
Asve monopoly IN the cultivation Of the
plant
Mexico, Central and South Amer1ean can
and co groW cotton TIE Indian crop IL
an important factor "a this great trade.
as 70 that Of Egypt Scientific men and
practical farmers have been occurring other
duce cotton that Viii compete With that
Erowu In our Southern Ststek
VIA Intelligent cultivation the crop 81
china can uaqEesuonAhly he greatly In
creased Bat the most evident danger OF
competition IS from AFRICA The British
government cooperating through its GO
South and West Africa, and witA the earn
est and intelligent help q the great spin
mag districts Of England, has under taken
70 make the latter independent OF ths
+ Through tie coarteFy OF Tire American
consul Mr.. william r Grinueu, At Man
chester am 30 possession CT recent re-
port ot the cummlttee on incre2aed grow N
u cotton In the British empire, made IT
the Oldham lEnSlaadJ chamber OF com
This committee addressed itself 70 eues-
tons gs to The increase IN quantity, lm'
prcvcmert ia quality, and experiment.
With American seed. They eectioualized
the British empire for purposes OK more
Intelligent Investigation and obtained re-
ports from Egypt. India. Central and south
Africa, the West ladies' and Austrgha.
As 70 Egypt, - was admitted by Lord
Cromer. who transmitted the report that
only by an extension OF the systems OK
Irrigation could the production Of cotton
MeaEer apd unsatiEfactory reports have
been printed BY the Oldham chamber Of
commerce as 10 the possibilities Of Australia
aud the West Indies, bot oil they print
shows that cotton has boon grown and' ol
, course. may ne grown again.
As 70 India the report is voluminous and
encouraging 20 the British spnneTs- III,
. conclusion Is thnJ the Indian Yield may 10
greatly increased b. proper cultivation anl
care ga the selection Of seed.
on the sd Of august 90 l2GS John IN. C =,
Growing sssoc4ation, wrote to the chief o.
the west African department Of the co
lonlsl ofhce offering 10 supply seeo ehS
Implements tgratultouslT when necessary
To the prospective African cotton planters
he alsc mentions that the association ha'
prev ouxly cent out cotton s'n 10 slerf'
ne colonial rovernors were instructed
FROM Ioudon TO assist the uovemenf 10
incrca sing the growth OF COTTON ana &
give NnBTria' help.
, From Nigeria the high commissioner send
word N the British spinners that cottoi
r. grown hy the natives Of his colony, an
4 that n mss great strength Of hher ana N
= qualities that will make a Eood ward. u
e 1 has enrrEeticRliy undertaken tho develop
= ineut of the industry, and Il aiding m
n now plantations with all the powers OF IN
SIR william NcGregor, the governor q
s Lagos. SAYS that cotton has seen grow
4 FOR many years 20 hls colony, nbl leaves u
L doubt IN the mind OF any one who read
l. hts report that the yield can he VASTLY u
L. creased.
From Gambia and the Gold Coast n
- { governors sent such encouraging report
IL that experts have been sent ont TO tho'
A. colonics 20 'uaururate new cotton plant
I, lions
~ British Central Africa Is also ranf
~ date FOR tho honor md tho profit ~ suppl
~ ING English splnners with their raw 10
/, torisl Cotton Of good quality Inns he'
~ grown there
~ Frrn Rhodes'a ard North Pnrnoo. fro
No. tho Ugef and Tho West indies rcports
" The most encouraging character were r
10 rplvHd
me Brtlsh North Bornco company r
~ r0rte that excellent cotton ~un he grow
1S Tint labor IS cheap and the climate sui
=. able
~ THE Anglo. GERMAN ALIHANCE
~ The alliance between England and Go
III many for the prosecution OF claims again
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