The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-02-15
COLONIAL COIl'UN.
raE SOUTH TIE ONLY CoUN.
TRY TaAr oAN GRO " COTTON.
The Cotton Growing Associations D.

The Cotton Growing Associations Of
the United Kingdom, Germany
and France Accomplish Lit le.
The Crop Reporter which is pub
lished by authority of the Secretary
o Agriculture, gives US some straight
lac3s as to the efforts to grow cotton
aoroad, in competition with the South
ern STATES. Toe whole thing iS dis
NAL failure. F,om original and official
sources OF information it Is possible to
cJmpiIe Statement OF the production
Of commercial cotton IN the colonies
Of European countries and the bare
statement of the facts shown how lit
ble There Is TO be expected from col
oniai cotton" in new areas as a cOmpe-
titor OF the upland cotton Of the South
ern States for many yssrs to come.
Cd cotton areas such az the British
East indies, French Indio G lima, and
vne Dusca East ldIes, are OUT OF the
problem, although these regtOns are
included in the &C c,ompanylng tabular
statements. Excluding the British
East Indies, tie production Of exports
Of cotton for all BRUSH colonies, de-
psndencieg, and prodectorates lot in
cu1ing EsypU amounted IN 1914 TO
1870 Dales OF lia5 Of 500 pounus gross
weight. This Is mostly commercial
couJon, aud nearly nalt IF it cBme
from western Africa, In tine Nigeria
region. The West Indies aud Bf.tlsh
Guiaua contributed 1,6-6 GALES, and
Cyprus aGd Molta, in the Mediterranean
sea, contributed l 463 bales; from
eastern Africa were exported 609
bales; from central Africa and Ugan-
da, 642 bales; from suuJhern Africa, 3
bales; and from Australasia, 1S bales.
The British Colonial crup uf 1904
mostly cJnmercial, exc udlng British
e ST | ldieI, Was unfee times the crop
VI 1893. II the entire increase in ali
Britlsh colonies, except the East IN
dies is to he accredited to efforts Of
the British Cotton manufacturers t.
become independsnt Of the upland
cotton Of the U1lJed States, whcl is
not to be ASSUMED fully, The sum Of
the results OF The eff t for Que year
(l904 auJun5s to 5 O73 bales, snd less
uuan half Of This coGuun IL aG all like
che upland co5ton OF this country.
A statement for four years has been
prepared for The cotton producing and
exporting colonies Of FrsL c.. From the
total OF Gnese it Is proper to exclude
French 1ado Cnina, which Is not at
Ill implicated 10 the problem Of pro-
duclng cotton in rev colonial regions,
and had a commercial crop Of IL. 679
500-puuDd bales IN 1898.
Most Of tie colonial grown cotton Of
France, outside Of Iauo-Cllns, is ex.
ported afJer ginning. Tue latest in
formation obGainabie Is for 1903, dur
ing Whicn year as many ss 76 GALES Of
500 pounds gross weight were exported
from Ffench colontes, and nearly all
Of this was exported from Tahiti
Mayottse exported a little over one
bale and Senegal a little over two
bales. M dagascar has barely more
uhan half a bale 10 it's credit, and
Guadeloupe less than 0ne bale.
According to tide proSpectuses OF
the German Association or Msnufac
turers 20 promote eot5o1 growing in
the colonies, which haVs been widely
published as accomplished facts, the
Quan Giiy of colonial grown coJJon for
commercial purposes might be expect.
ed to exc 3ed by far tho actually re-
ported Quantities.
The statements with regard to the
German experiments In regions In
geslerl Africa are often extremely
conflicting, although emenanting from
ptofsssedly G1ustmUrGhY sources. Toe
OIL ;ial statements are Gnat in 1854
Garman East Airica exported 86S bales
VI 500 pounds gross Welgat; Togo, 499
b,i';s; Or, these two colonies together,
l 1867 bales. To tn may be ADDED tine
German colony NsW Guinea, from
wnlon (Blsmafk Archipelago 240
bales were exported In 1913. Hnus Uhe
clifton exports Of German colonies
amount TO l GOT bales of lint reduced
90 the equlvaleuJ OF 500 pounds gross
weight. German experiments nave
been made Ia Kamerun and in GermAn
southwest Africa, but their success in
any degree Ia still In doubt. A few
cotton growing experiments have been
maue In tie ltal, an E lst Africa colony
OF Somalla, but Win no definite re-
suits. Tue Italian colony OF Erltrea
exported abuut eight 500 pound bales
In 1904.
Ia 5ne United Kingdom, Germany,
aud FraI.cs there are associations Of
COTTON manufacturers for the purpose
OF promoting the production OF cot
5on IN new regions in the colonies 10
6lese counJri.s, anu the total evideEc.
cf their accomplishment 10 1914 for
5ne United KiGgdorn, G .rnGny and
IJsly aud, Ia 1893, for France, is as
iollnWs In gross weight bales OF 500
polnds each:
UnI.eu Klngdom. ......... 1910
4 AduCS. 10
Jer many ............. l.Ooi
lt2ly ....... .............. 3