The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-11
" A THREATENED THRONE.

The supremacy seriously The
manipulation market by spectators and the shortage
In consequence there has been determined effort
fields and the semopca colonies of Germany have been
especially urged to enter upon the scientific cultivation OF the plant
At ingaon OF the German Colonial Office which called for
inspection output German East Africa experts
surface The results OF their Investigations show that cotton
inferior Egyptian grown certain districts
The crops private have been exceedingly good and this
spite OF the fact that the cotton without knowledge as to
its scientific culture For the committee has been
pointed supervise planting five much last
year. this will be done according the laws OF cuvang cotton The
committee has been empowered to set up steam gins and bale presses
An Amecan consul in Germany writes Every possible effort be-
ing exeed this country away far possible from the in
fuence OF market of the United States"
All European colonial powers following example
by Germany opening territory for the cultivation OF cotton
especially Africa The British Cotton Growing Association regards
British Central Africa Nyassaland and Lagos
great promise In these territories than will be
planted this provided sufficient furnished
industrial parties is about $5ooOOO
1t be remembered that is the maker OF foreign
tremendous credits Europe The effort being made free Europe
from the L. S cotton market economic revolution Cot
higher total 1t cotton which furnishes work and wealth to the
to such they may live by
Cut this off and the South would be ruined The growers of the
South do not been the coming storm but the very
strong and determined, especially Germany and England
writer from the South has this say about the position OF cot
During the the South produced but bale every fifteen
produced before the The decline stimulated CotOngrowng Yet
thirteen years the South reganed its supremacy This year wildly
walked abroad Now the Southern planters endeavorng
produce this bales Cotton from India does
reach Europe Egyptian cotton used only for hghprced goods
Our southern States produce the many quantities qualities used
throughout world British German
Africa and the West Indies had indifferent
We shall keep for not forever
This IS optimistic view Of the situation and based on
sound principles The determination Germany the textile
workers from the dominance of the American
What the South its boom 1903 and beginning
the forcing Of the price of The Germans will
give this manipulation of the market Not only textile
the interested in the growth
railroads being made cotongro
tricts and the seaports.
The United States 1902 had than 1900 mills
Stunning nearly half the and about half of this
the southern States The number of spndes throughout
country increased from I55oOoo 1892 22oooOoo 1903 The
great part OF the construction the southern And
from S3898o in 1896 the $I6873o6 1906 and
at an astounding ratio OF increase $322I63o4 last year
The gVest the cotton planter this country
the boil weev which has invaded 20 the
the United States and this the Texas planters $25
100000 The total havoc wrought about the crop
Department OF Agriculture report says at is wholly beyond possib
y that the weev will be eXtemnated Early planting
ever and thorough cultivation will enable farmer grow
infested districts though with greatly diminished production Con
gress has appropriated only $4,000 fight the pest
The nadequacy Of this fight pest patent and until