Show cotton culture since lince the cc commencement of the north american age Aae rican V civil war which has prevented the exportation of cotton from the southern sfa the growing of that staple article of commerce in other states than those over which the confederate flag now floats and also in other countries has attracted much attention bA and measures have been taken by the en english lish government to produce pro luce it in india in africa and other quarters of the globe in sufficient quantities to supply their tories without being dependent on the seceded states As soon boon as it became apparent that cotton co ild not be obtained from america to supply the manufacturing a establishments of england t 1 those mo jt interested began to look about for other lands where it night might 0 be grown if not as abundantly and of as good quail quality tyas as in t te ie southern Sta is large farge amounts and of as ad good quality as possible that their lo 10 ms and spindles might be kept in motion and their operatives furnished with employment without which starvation with all its bordors would be sure to result to thousands and tens of thousands depending I 1 upon their daily labour f tor for or support within the last twelve months every quarter of the globe has been searched for fon cotton lands and some very sati bati experiments peri ments have been made inspiring the be adf lef cef that at no distant period the european markets will be abundant ly supplied with cotton of a fair staple whether or rot not another shall be grown for exportation in that portion of north america heretofore known as the cotton states 1 s not inot only have the manufacturers of england and other nations of europe beenck been t ing tog measures for supplying themselves with mit alt material ernal erial with which to keep their mills in motion but the people of the eastern and middle Atner american ican States State since the commence ment jentof of the war have been on the alert and give measures have been taken and arrangements range ments have been entered into fog fa grow tin lin ang 0 cotton in some or of the states north of I 1 the ohio river the comin coming seasor I 1 congress has made an appropriation for the purd pure purchase hise of a large quantity of upland cotton beel for planting in southern illinois and other lorat locations eions in the middle and western states deemed favorable for its culture and beveral se several er a I 1 thousands of acres will under present arrangements be planted next spring with a tuil tuii ex expectation P ec tation that the experiments will be and the culture remunerative to those engaging 0 0 in the business if one v variety W will not rift succeed bucce ed on experiments being bein 0 made it Js is interi intended ded aed to try another as there are ma many ny kinds of the thel cotton plant scattered over abe the earth it is said to be more widely dis smina amina laminated ted than any other member of the plant family being bein more circumscribed in nurcile and america than in either of the th other great of the globe i should the exertions exer tlona tiona and experiments that are re b being ein eln g made to produce a supply of cotton for manufacturing t and mercantile purposes without being 11 dependent on the S u hern sta states es where it is produced by slave labor onay prove successful the dominion of offing kim king cotton will depart from the gulf diate states L s even should the war te minate before be I 1 fore its ts culture there under its operations be abandoned and go into disuse |