Evening star., 1925-09-22

King Cotton is on his throne this
year 4 record world crop is prom
ised. of which America will grow half,
and from the cotton States come joy
full acclamations of prosperity.
A marked recovery in Europe $
buyins power, with consequent favor
able effect on the textile industry is
noted by the San Antonio Express.
which forecasts "a day not far dis
tant when the American grower will
he hard pressed to keep pace with the
world demand for his product" The
Express further states: Before many
years Old World spinners will be
fighting for chance to buy Ameri-
| can cotton. under which conditions
the grower should be in position to
name his own price. OF course. the
industry will be fostered in other
lands. particularly in the British colo.
MES and dependencies. but that is a
slow. uncertain process. IT Is esti-
mated that other countries this year
will grow IA, 100000 bales: with the
like American yield the total is 49,
900 900 bales-the largest world crop
recorded. That circumstance has not
affected the market adversely because
of the growing demand.
The Philadelphia Inquirer tells of
ferring especially to reports Of in
creased acreage planted In India this
year. Similar news may be expect.
ed" the Inquirer continues. from
the African protectorates where cot
ton growing is possible on a large
commercial scale. Italy. Bulgaria, Al
giers. the Sudan and Uganda, Chosen,
| Brazil Egypt, Peru. Mexico and Ash.
attic Russia ali have their share,
! great or small, in the worlds total
cotton crop now, and the general
tendency is toward expansion. India
alone has been producing q third as
much cotton as the United States"
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In spite Of the new competition. we
| still have grip upon this CROP" says
the Toledo Blade, presenting the facts
| that "of the 34.T00.000 bales of cot
ton grown on the globe last year the
| United States-between eastern Wiz
sinia and western Oklahoma and
| south Of this line-produced 1858. .000
bales" American prospects inspire
| the Savannah Press to declare: LAS
| in former days Of glory, King Cotton
| again holds sway over Savanrah's
business world. No more will he how
his head to the puny pest Of the boil
| weevil nor curb his power to unfavor.
able if1significance"
| Shreveport also halls q record crop
| for 1895 and announces: plans for a
cotton carnival Of new kind have
been proposed. A Shreveport man
urges that the people Of the city, taA=
a day of and HE to the cotton f1e1ds,
there to labor industriouslv from
early MORN until late IN the afternoon
and help harvest the corp. Let's take
A day off and pick cotton" More than
million bales for Alabama are pre-.
dicted. and the Admission star says.
Despite drought and hfdh tefhpera.
| lures. cotton crops Of 1S.746.600 III
the South and more than 100000
| bales in Alabama are indicated. show.
| ing that the whole South, and espe.
cially Alabama, have very little
ground for worrying over cotton
crop prosDects."
Texas also looms up in the SURVEYS.
"A new cotton area has come to the
| 'front.' observes the wall Street Jour-
nal. That il western and northwest
ern Texas, which last year came into
prominence with 1900 900 bales. With
La greatly increased acreage, It's pres