The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-25
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rhe English spinncrs must resign
themselves to buying the bulk of their
crlion front he Unitcd States And
when iho limited States eets 20 manu-
racimme and exrortine as much Of SIS
cior as t should fhev must hunt about
fot some c.her business. There Is no
hcl for i Fur many years ihc British
tt,trnmeat has hecn experimenting in
india and iu nica-particuiarly in Az
fica-ui,h The cotton plant. with the
dosiru Of mai ing the English spinners ui-
nmafeiy independent OF the south.
government crnnission has been making
ID horouah Investigation OF the results
of these experiments and now reports
nai "dnlcss diiiciliies which az present
ai.acar 10 a. insuperaric can be removed.
c.iion cultivation in Eas. Africa Will
tcNer be uiidernken on ans large scale.
It aprears that BE south win never
have amy competitor in the production
nl totton and that Europe is Just about
f.sidy. after the expenditure OF years
ana miilions wasted ~ Investigation, 20
aumit The sunl cmacn Of this part Of the
vlid And .n the nleantimo the world
consumption Of c0lson Is steadily increls-
iet il should not be so very many years
ltIore every bale wSlch it is possible TO
ueoiuce 10 the southern states viii be
demanded When that tmie arrives there
VIII BE- no question aoout the farmers get-
i,nr good prices for tht raw magtrhl.
and III The Interim The planters have
cnn "a stick % the program outlined by
taa Southern Cotton association. and keep
production down Co tie level Of o1nsump-
tici TO enjoy the fruits of their labor
II ,hey win so sttads "a The boat and
cat their ncreaee and hold by their agree-
n,nts they viii get profitable prices for
tttir crop Throughout and gradually the
quantity u,ey can pnnt with the assu-
r. nee that it win an be readily market
able az fair prices VIII increase. They
have their destiny. ard the future Of the
whole cotton country, in their own hands.
'5he south produces touay almost three
fnDrths 81 .hc worlds cotton. The spin
ming industry IS growing there. bat stil
ihc quantity ot manufactured goods cN-
rorted by tire sou.h IS extremely small
o.,n pared with the amount Of raw ma
t.rli produced The spinning industry IS
i,a,.d to STOW. and q should naturally
grow upon ihe Foundation laid for it by
IA, producers That Is 20 say that an
unhroken series Of years ia which the
rIanters oni5y good prices for thclr staple
sionid bring SO much money into tiie cot
ton states ,hat every branch Of business
VII, feel the Impetus and that the cotton
manufacturing business should naturally
develop. out Of The general prosperity
r stcr than amy other Il j. an axiom
~ Ill manufacturing that the mil which
is nearest tho source Of supply enjoys an
aa.sintaee over lis more remotely situ-
sicd competitors ArTby tae time the
worlds consunpu9n Of cotton increases
70 sesh an extenTthat IL win be safe for
shC planters TO Aise every bale of which
their soil is csfatle. far greater pro-
r,a lion Of the dfop should be spun in the
sorth .lne ahipI ed as manufactured goods
sroir southern ports The interests OF
The COTTON planters and OF the cotton
ssPlHA4en> are not IN opposition, and II
IS me planters Of the south who viii help
.hs spinning industry OF the south TO de-
N.lop. II has been demonstrated that a
f..if price fci the Planters Is a fair price
Tor the spinncrs as well and mills To-
c.s.ed pa southern soil enjoy a natural
advantage Tie outlook Tor the cotton
country. therefore. is Of the brightest pos
si5le. For a space if win De necessary
L, religiously restrict pro6action' and ~
the course OF time a day win arrive when
i. win be nd longer necessary 20 restrict
production, and when large proportion
of he amount produced VIII be manu-
fatfured in tho south as well.
- is the realization that this day was
cs.uinp for ihe south that has made the
English snitneis 80 desperately in care
n..tt ga their efforts 10 hne some other
srct on the earth surface which would
rrlduce cotton. but they can not do %,
and aualy tae realization that the search
Is frmuess has taken the form Of this
cnicial report The control Of tho world 3
crop is inevipnly tending toward the
fauihem states The world depends upon
tl.m for as production, and is depending
niore ana more Tor its manufactured
goods