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from the paradox and irony spinners Lancashire
St Gall Chemnitz, 5000 miles
field, turning out finished cotton garments for many
peoples including of the Americans who grew the
raw material, admire the value Of cotton goods
massed in the great world movements of trade. From
the factories of Europe and Japan countless ships
carry increasing of cotton fabrics every civil
liked port Goods of this staple constitute vast
proportion Of the merchandise hauled by train all
continents and where modern methods of transportation
primitive and picturesque carriers take up
den of the worlds cotton output and trudge with
goods to eager customers along the most remote frontiers
Cotton cloth the way for Christianity junges
of the Dark Continent to the of the Congo cotton
cloth is precious than ivory gold Under the mid
night arctic drag sleds with goods
The condor and the eagle look down wonderingly upon
pack trains carrying the product of European cotton mills
across the Andes. The yak burdened with cotton
goods into Tibet Godowns along Chinese streams are
stored with cotton goods awaiting shipment, and the
upper reaches of the Yangtse Hoang-ho the native
Chinese trader his junk carries cotton cloths
ments to interior tribes Burros laden with cotton goods
from England and Germany pick their way the
mountains of Mexico The elephants of India and the
camels of the Levant and Egypt carry cotton goods
And the unique and almost unbelievable fact is that
this incredible volume Of traffic in cotton goods is eng
neered by countries that do not and cannot raise the
supply. The energy and ambition of Europe and Japan
pledged to transporting cotton goods remotest
door, America which furnishes manufactured
product and makes possible the commercial invasion of
the world has little share In the profit from that conquest
The contest among the to-day is for trade and
cotton in form is the chief commodity carried. AS
before in history the ships that and
the "are weaving the warp and the wool Of the
worlds civilization" The ships of western Europe
forth laden with cotton goods England leads in the
mighty world traffic. That kingdom has had the far
seeing wisdom to provide cheap transportation between
the factories Of England and the consuming countries
And Germany's wonderful rise rivalry is due to the
clear vision that the future of its empire the
The successes Of Japan founded upon the
multiplying exports from its cotton mills The Sunrise
Kingdom actually selling abroad cotton goods
than silk, and hitherto silk has been commercially
preme in the far east In fact cotton goods constitute
the most important factor in the of every
great country except America. #
There is portent of great and revolutionary changes
in the worlds trade in cotton goods 1t is uncomfortable
that other nations at the expense Of America
winning trade trumphs with commodity which they
do naturally possess which they cannot obtain In
sufficient quantities outside Of the United States, and
which they could not manufacture at profit but for the
that sell the product near and at times,
below of raising it, There is logical
why United States should sell Europe only 100000
worth of finished cotton goods while that part
world exports to more than $50000000 worth
And there is logical reason why 1t should continue
to be possible and profitable for little halfrozen
try the roof of Europe to reach out to America pur
chase hundreds of thousands Of bales OF cotton and,
after carrying them the Atlantic. ship them back
to the United States finished form and in quantities.
amounting In value to $15,00O,0O0 in year.
We have been unjust6ably jubilant regarding our
foreign trade We do sell abroad enormous quantities
Of goods and materials in respect to cotton 1t is
largely the product which there is little profit
Alone Of all the Industrial nations the United States Is
not important factor In the sale Of cotton goods to
mankind For instance the international demand for
cotton yarns we supply less than onethrd Of one per
/. cent ok
Here IL the record up OF writing discos
ing Americas international trader in
cotton goods: f
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF COTTON GOODS FOR
THE TEN MONTHS ENDING OCTOBER, 1908
Imports Cotton Cloths Dyed Unbeachsd, Painted, Etc.
$50 From go ~ M (t.f H
England 7o545s
France 5170l7
Germany 329819
Switzerland .................... 297360
Other Europe TX ............. 22sS18
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