Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-26
Lancashire n1 Manufactures and
business Men Fear Their VAT
Business is Doomed.
NEW FIELDS TO Be EXPLORED
D''Ilsn Growers Looking for Territ.r
Within the Empire Iudepcuiep,
Of America.
Special Correspondence.

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Nj ANcHEsTER March lS-A..
VI coriing to the most ysl,,M'
Information obtained M.
manufacturers and bu,l,,,'
men here Lancashire is now o,.,,
S2ON. oOO a week by the corn,.,. A..
morallzatIon Of her cotton Indgs,ryy w. w.
to the high price Of the Amerira1 y ,. w
uel, and the shortage Of Inc gl r'S'
thousands OF spIndles arc idIs 's w
most OF the mills that are rinpin, y.
working on short time and frecps..,
at a pecunlary loss. The sltus,lor
comparable only with that crss,o5 ~
me American CiyIl war; but OWN, Z,
we great expansion OF the lp6ps,,y
that mas taken place since Then a.
resulting misery and suffering Il r.,
greater, " !"
INEVITABLE RUIN
So serious Is the situation ,bo,
deputation which recently waited On
Mr. Broderlck. secretary Nr lrdb
declared that unless the problem coyl
be solved I'm the near future lnevt.
able ruin would oyertake Lapcasblrs,
great cotton Industry. Mr. Bro4erIel
replied that he would do all In hs
power 20 AFFORD relief by encouraging
an increased growth OF cotton m Ipils
Whatever may be the outcome N
the present crisis II Is recognized nal
40 long as Lancashire Is dependeB, In
America for nlne.tenths OF her svppy
a shortage Of the cotton crop o. an
artificial rise IN the price due 10 NM
cornerng Of the market by biz fnan.
clal gamblers. IT'S recurrence Is av,y5
probable, and that assurance Of tef.
manent relief can be had ony BY
largely increasing the cotton proigd |
In other fields Manchester cotton *.
perts have calculated TINT to restore
the industry to normal state sgln
an addition OF 100000 bales 10 4,
present supply for the next two y,ln
viii be necessary.
TO OPEN NEW FIELDS
To aid IN this work the Bds
Cotton Growing association has ka
formed with It's headquarters hsp ui
Is endeavoring to raise s?,000M Wiki
viii be expended IN opening W bg
fields for the cultivation Of he cotton
Plant and extending those alr,4dy In
existence within the British 0l0alss
As It's name implies, II will devote rs
energies to regions suitable toi cotton
culture that are under British donln'
ion Its organizers assert that under
expert supervision cotton fully tl@l
10 the American product can be Ialstl
In Rhodesia. West Africa, he West
Indies and India, and the Land avail
able for that purpose is practically un'
limited,
FOR BRITISH COLONIES
The ultimate aim OF the ASSOCIATION
Is to develop cotton growing N lh'
British colonies TO such an extent ila'
the requirements Of the Lancashire
mills can be supplied without import
ing cotton from America, It's IealW
express great confidence mat Wy'
will succeed. especially II MI Vhsis'
berlaIn's scheme Of preferential Ie ,,i
for British products should be aaoP'e
Appealing as It does strongly poln v
patriotic pride and the general hUl
fclt of doing something TO avert v.
disaster that threatens one Of w
greatest British industries Inc nlo'g
rnent Ia meeting with warm supF
from tho press and public men q,
head is Sir Alfred Jones, senior lVT
ner Of the great shipping frm OIL .
dor. Demps,er n Co, and pres'l,M. Y
the LiyelpOol chamber OF collIuuD
and the Liverpool snip uWllsiIs usajs
citation, one Of the best types OF p, IVY,
busters VINO are cOmng to lhe Ivy.
In those DAYS when England tras
The necessity OF waking up ana l lil ~
a sin 0rht of Il II she IS 10 DVla n
| own against her commercial r,.o,,.
has already dispatched ,AP, n,',r,t
west Africa and elsewhere 10 tt.,Et
Tor cotton fields. As evidence ' !Hl' = n,
mo- wild goore chase an eShluluVn \,
I'm w. gIyfn nj Manchester OF cotton y
| tained from these regions W. "' N, N
| said 10 yield excellent y"n ,,r ~ r,,i,
| making Of the Nnosi M"n' .ls,,Sro ~ 4,
| Aiming ms n does 20 O""gn
sunremacy Of the American ,s S
9 Cot,on" in Great Britain me , n,,.
,p ~" oma wbl,h should arouse Dt,
Interest ON the other sac t Cl 'I%or,'S
lantlc. Il owes ils W's s.t,, and hI
10 the activity Of MH eu'' WV
| slock.gdmblag allies
MISERY IN LANCASHIRE
Meanwhile amoos ths Ial. 4 b.
| operatives the distress conu. .Isoe. q |
c Cease and hcprt.gend'hs s. I,Sl M,
o,G"1 and sunerirg ore aa'g Ms
, nnssoS Al the lest Of llnyS' M,i
nessvgg ,,mS,g districts, W'a VI,
smoky atmosphere thiolti1 ,,, GS ,irey
! am rarely penetra'e', s, ,o,o1sly sni'
vi,h lona rows Of noao!onV want, be
WIN rr ,Ca1 soot.slalnei ten' ,sa c,,aa
Inl, m the cYlelne 70 n gv al
oeptess'Ss Owe wonders how pevp" I'M.
VisIou ,nnrv amid such gloom, ,nl!
,oo,ndIncs. Yet happy anc I, 10
Nov nrr when work euy u,,e faces A.
nnJ and laughter and 'IL l.n,, s,S,up e
hau' , e." canecIty OF human .,,,ss'.sNha
t.sl w.. I,',,o v 10 cnylronloe""
full stomach. HSt il seldom ~
But now lNugn,qI,,,s ara seldom g,
n ,hyse streets smiles NV and rdggs
| shiyning IN threod'g',,,v, , w. OF ,hs
S cas,n.nts Win faces na ia. SSaunt hl'
ger ~ ,va, enG plnchci by ScScsrfa
maae wa" i,,nSab,tants eeom ~ sy sbos
ger the i'ln W.. ns tGs mnrSy SIX ND
,hsm The mills Wh' ,,l,n ne msn
s " furnished diem Wan ,v.Dst not ofl
~ ~ livelihood have bla'iN' .t me c,u.
V o. " to"ns themselves Wv ,s me ;ft',
me I lvwm1 oSout. BLACK ave NV, s hi.
the g%ss ana we berbast, Ana ,s,.i
,. st' the MILLS no lo9s' ib% cS1
o ~ clothe the peope ws6t o lA,s
anu ,en them roIhlns, fila or 'W
nave i" II IA lea OF N',G gol
ontlooh .lon an earth can ,nnly ihel
other re s,on S enough to sglpIPSS /, q
WITH the boon Of w s.bo hos yI'ns%TI
, H' soet, no ono NDV, 'blng hN'G
theg,. Misery can help w ,,,"nt tlNl VII
l1 Vl. s 10 any moVu" n
| hslp in toine i ,,anviSeta,,n, 6si
Many q tne ~ ~. sAoH lrW mas
their mills gong oH Sbtair ia' My !
shire cotton lnS Nv"