The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-11-16
WILL RA1sR C0TT0M.
Hnslshraen WIZ Trys EheiS;Han a.is
In AmerIna

In AmerIna
The Ieosn5 wish OF several cotton
mill men OF Lancashire, Mogland, to
the United States La apparently about
to bear fruit as the following state.
ment Issued by the department of
commerce and labor willshow:
"a sequel to the Washington cot,
ton conference and the visib of the
Lancashire manufactures to this
country last spring Is the proposed
investments Of Lancashire capital, in
the raising Of American cotton. We
ere informed that two Lancashire
manufacturers will arrive In the Unit.
cd States with in o few weeks and
complete arrangements for the pur-
chase and management of q large cot
ton plantation In the South, probably
In Texas. The plan IL to adopt the
most improved methods Of cultivation,
ginning and b2ilIng, and to ship the
cotton direct to ths Lancashire mills
controlled by the promoters There ia
said to be ample capital back of the
enterprise.
1t is to be hoped 1T is said ia Eng
land that this venture by English
manufacturers will be entirely auooess.
full. Its SUCCESS will mean muca for
the cotton trade. I'VE have had o
surfeit Of prsoepb they say as TO the
evils that oppress the cotton trade
and thoir remedies, all to no purpose.
The evils have frown greater, snd
those responsible for them have treat.
ed all protests with contempt. What
we need now Is an example. The ex.
ample Of o large plantation in the
South, producing cotton properly
baled aid shipped to Lancashire and
there received In good order at the
mills would mark the beginning of the
end OF the present d~isgraceful methods
Of baling American cotton. The OK.
listing combine Of ginners that blocks
oil attempts by planters and manu-,
f~ac6ures TO improve conditions might
for a Tins resist even the influence of
good example, but eventually they
would be forced to adopt tho improv-
cd processes. 1t may be safely as.
suned that the present methods Of
preparing cotton for market osnnot
exist permanently along Of right
methods, The sormor have continued
because all American cotton has been
and is balad In an equally bad way.
The influence Of buoh o plantation
on tho other evils that afliot the cot
ton trade are not equatly evident.
There Is no doubt, however, but that
such influence would be entirely for
good. A large and well managed cot
ton plantotion, owned by cotton manu-.
factursts, producing cotton for the
mills OF its ownerB, forming O. com.
p0nant part of one complete Industry,
rDight not eliminate the %speoulator
from the cotton market, but 1t could
not fail to inoic sta to the manufao
tnrer q refuge from the sp~eoulator's
attacks"
Tho Comruission that ID coming
here to make purchases will In all
probability go over much Of She same
ground as that covered by tue former
commission when 1t toured the South
and Southwest In quest Of bod cot.
ton lands. Their route will probable
take them through North ana South
Carolina and the other cottt1 grow
Ing states east OF the Mississippi river.
with their final survey In SAxas.
While tho object Of the Ct omission
will primarily be to seour6Nand for
cotton-growtng, 1t is aaid tkSt there
is q possibility OF some large lnills be
Ing erected by them, shoull Gbhe con
dittons prove favorable. L. known
THAT ono Of the members OF ne first
commission discussed the mill building
prCj3ob with men In tho /. Iereat
sacJiona through which they pasaed
and that the amount Of diVidepds de.
clsred annually by some Of the mills
In the South struck them with con.
siderable forco.