Salt Lake Herald | 1899-10-30 | Page 2 | Cotton for Far East

a I COTTON FOR FAR EAST 1 John Barrett Gives Encouragement to Southern Growers Charlotte N C Oct 29In addressing ad-dressing a large gathering of cotton 1 manufacturers and planters John Barrett late United States minister j to Slam said I The time will soon come when the I far east will consume every pound of I surplus cotton manufactured or raw that the south can produce making her independent of the markets of England and Europe To accomplish this result four conditions are necessary which are in themselves interdependent construction con-struction of the Isthmian canal second sec-ond the laying of a transPacific cable third protection of markets in China according to treaty rights and fourth permanent control of the Philippines These sentiments expressed were received re-ceived with warm approval