The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29
How Cotton Is Raised on the
Upper Nile-Native Farms and
Native Fac toric sleigh
Hunts Great Plantations
Which May Make Mil
lions.
Copyright 1907. by Frank G. Car
penter.)

harLum.
-HE British officials here tell me
that the day will come when
the Anglo Egyptian Sudan Will.
u be supplying good share Of
the raw material needed for
the cotton mills OF Manchester. II so,
II will be far in the future. The total
amount of cotton raised Is but few
million pounds, and the exports OF last
year were only 1000 bales. There Is
no doubt but that the Sudan has vast
areaslof good cotton lands, but large
irrigation works will have to be corr
structed before they can be brought
into cultivation, and Egypt Is kicking
at every attempt. to rob her OF the
waters OF the Nile.
Native Cotton Everywhere.
At present cotton is raised In small
way In every one OF the thirteen
provinces OF this country. 1t Is grown
to considerable extent along the Nile
between here and Egypt. In Berber
and Dongola. two large provinces OF
lower Nubta, the most of the crop is
used by the local weavers, who make
IL into rough white cloth known as
dauiar, which forms a large part OF the
clothing Of the Sudan.
Some is grown along the borders OF
Abyssinia, and there was formerly a
cotton factory in one OF the towns OF
knsallH. Still further south, in the
province OF Seminar. there are branches
of the Blue Nile, whose valleys are ia
nous for cotton. Tho governor there
had a cotton show last year, which
attracted 100 exhibitors, and he has
set up a few small cotton gins, which
are now being worked. That region
has exported considerable cotton to
Abysslnia
In the Red Sea provinces there are
several large plantations. and am
told that good crop is expected at
Towar. where cotton growing is an
established industry
The governor OF the White Nile
province has recently reported that he
Is. succeeding in raising Egyptian cot
ton. and that two acres grown at Duem
last year turned out from three to
four bales each. with only three artf-
fetal watcrings. The sirdar tells me
that the vast plain between the White
and the Blue Niles, known as the
Gezireh. could be made to produce
vast Quantities Of cotton, and 1t lis
believed that IT can be raised In, the
Bahrei Gael. away up on the edge
or the Congo watershed. In the Blue
Nile province the cotton acreage plant
ed this year Is twice as barge as IL
was last. and in the White Nile prov
inee an acreage of about 1900 acres
ID reported.
Cotton III Khnrtum.
Here at kEartum there has been q
considerable increase In the amount OF
cotton planted, and the farmers tell me
that the crop pays well. Angelo Capato
one of the richest OF the Khartum mer.
chants. who has 5000 acres OF land
says that he raised 100000 pounds oil
cotton last year, which he shipped to
Alexandria for sale. It was sent there
unginned. and it, brought 81 cents q
pound. or one-half cent more than thu
cotton OF the lower Nile valley. Mr.
Capato says that he bought HIS lane
for $3.50 per acre. and that he has al.
ready been offered 1925 per acre fol
500 acres. hut that he would not take
1t. Said he:
! can make s or per cent net ou,
OF my land by renting 1t at $50 per