The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
NNING SEES BIG q or
PROSPERITY.

just home from Europe. where be-
fore the war he yisitsd cotton markets
|of the world and where after the war
broke cut he spent several weeks In
England, A. Z. Jennings yesterday de.
clarsd that the United States and Eng
land are on the threshold Of the great
est era Of prosperity In history.
The new commercial era already Is
beginning to open, Mr.. Jennings said.
Liverpool has begun to buy American
cotton again. be asserted. and within y
few months American and British mills
will be operating day and night To
meet the demand for manufactured
goods.
"Over In England III business mel
say that II the war CONT iues for two
years America will have gained such a
prsdominancc that the other nations Of
the world never will be able to over.
come her" Mr. Jennings said.
1T will be up To America to feed
and clothe Europe. We in the south
must hold up u cotton, becan.e IL is
only a question Of time until every bale
of 1t will be demanded by English and
American mills. But TO save u pres
ent crop Of cotton we must curtail the
production next year. We must plant
grains that Europe will buy for food.
MILLS TO SPEED UP.
"L~iverpooI's present supply Of cot
ton ID ST., 600 bales. The banks are
carrying this cotton and will not per-
nit much more to be imported until
the supply 10 reduced. At present the
mills are operating about one-third
time. The normal consumption is 49,
900 bales per week. Arrangements
are being carried toward to increase
the present running Tine"
Mr.. Jennings visited the cotton mar
kets Of Germany before the storm
broke in Europe. He left Paris for
London the day France declared war,
but had no difficulty in leaving the
French capital.
u want to tell YOU" Mr.. Jennings
declared, " all that was necessary for
any man to do was to just say that he
was an American to receive the best
Of treatment. 1t Is simply remarkable
how every country, Germany, France,
Belgium, Austria and every other
European nation, Is anxious to curry
favor with Americans. Every country
wants the sympathy of Americans.
For three weeks | was a guest at
the Savoy Hotel in London. | saw
thousands of Americans during that
time, and ] failed to see any sign of
distress. Inc British people did every
thing in their power to help American
tourists
ADMIREs BRITISH PEOPLE.
Mr.. jennings returned to America
filled with admiration for the British
people and their government. He was
impressed by the promptness of the
government in offering its unlimited
credit to all hines of business in Eng
land.
Just before his departure from Eng
land, Mr.. Jennings donated to the
Liverpool Cotton Exchange 20 bales of
cotton Of his own production. He slip.
ulated that the cotton should be sold
At public auction and the proceeds be
divided equally and given to the British
and Belgian relief funds.
THE enthusiasm Of the English peo-
pie il wonderful" Mr.. Jennings said.
'At first the people did not pay much
heed to the war. but when news was
received that the allies were retreating
the spirit Of the people became arous-
I'd. Volunteers enlisted by the thou
sands.
While the war il In progress the
British government encoul ages the
people to 60 to the theatres and other
wise to resume the usual tenor Of their
daily lives.1
Mr. and Mrs. jennings sailed from