The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-27
GREAT DEMAND, FOR COTTON.
Other Countries Think Not and Many
Are Bending Their Energies To-
ward Raising Supply of
Their Own.

| Washington, March 21.--In June,
l9Oo, there was held in London an
exposition of cotton produced in the
colonies of Great Britain, and other
continental countries, together with
tic products manufactured from such
cotton. All the leading manufacture
ing nations of Europe participated in
this exposition, which attracted gen
cral attention. The movement for
increasing the cultivation of cotton
III the various colonies was greatly
encouraged and stimulated by the ex-
llibit made at London.
Minister Bryan, of Lisbon, has fur
nlshcd this government with copy
of the official report of the portu-
guesc representative at the London
conference together with the official
! report Of the second international
cotton congress held last June at Man.
chester and Liverpool.
In the last thirteen years Portugal
has expended annually for raw cot
ton al average OF about $4,000, 900
at the present rate OF exchange, and
Is now consuming about $4,000 bales
per annum. The annual average, GRO,
in this country from 1898 to 1908
was 10. 250, 600 bales, which, it is
declared, is not sufficient for the
needs Of the trade, and unless the
| United States can keep up the sup
ply with crops as large or larger than
that of l904.05 which is placed al
1860 900 bales, there will be a great
unscttlins Of trade conditions.
As to America Is ability to produce.
in addition to her own incrcasin.
needs for htn,o, u,anufnctHre, enough
to supply the constantly growing for
eign demand" it IS pointed out that
the area suitable for cotton culture
III the United States is about $50, ,00O.-
600 acres, about one-third Of which
is considered good, and Of this one
third. 32,000,0O0 acres are not uu'ler
|cultivation. 1t is shown that in thir-
ty years it is likely that the United
States will not raise more than
enough for her own needs. In other
words, American manufacturers will
take the product Of all cotton grown
in the United States at that time.
Even in five years it is calculated that
100000 bales annually will be nee.
essary for the world s. consumption.
and rs the annual production is 16,-
100000 bales, ut present, there must
be 100000 bales more produced an
nually, and this is made the basis for
argument for cotton culture elsewhere
than in the United States. Not taxi
ing into consideration the land in the
United States capable of, but as yet
not devoted to: cotton raising, inquiry
is made as to. the other countries:
where cotton may be grown. The ex-;
positions at Liverpool and Manches-
ter were intended to show the efforts
in these several fields to obtain a sup
ply Of cotton which. in the future will
equal the demand: England. is work,
ing through the British Cotton Grow
ing association, Germany through the
German Colonial union, and France
through the French Cotton associa-
ton. ....
At these expositions it was shown
that the United States had in tho
twenty years from 1870 to 1899, in
creased her production from 2,404,-
100000 pounds to 5,795,000,000
pounds, and at the same time she in
creased her consumption from no.
100000 pounds to 1,S54,000,000
pounds. The consumption Of Great
Britain from 1900 toE1905 increased
from 1,626,OOO,OOO pounds to 2,597,-
100000 pounds, and during the same
period America 8 consumption in
creased from 1,854,0O0,OOO pounds to
$685. 100000 pounds, so that the in-
crease in consumption during the last
six years was tho same in both coun-
tries. namely, III, 100000 pounds.
Throughout the British colonies,
France and Germany, tho keencst
watch is being kept over cotton cul-
walton in America, and it is more
than probable that during the ncxt
few years American growers will meet
with sharp competition from produc-
ers in the countries named. ~