Excerpt from The Cotton Year Book and Diary, 1910: Formerly “the d104ile Year Book Cotton” Fifth Year of Issue
British West Indian cotton is excellent, and it com petes successfully against that of the long-stapled growths of America. This growth dates a long way back: for, 135 years ago, the West Indian Colonies supplied Lancashire with bags of cotton. It was grown before cotton was cultivated in the United States, but was superseded by tobacco, sugar, etc.
West African cotton is a substitute for the medium grades of American, and some is of very good staple. It is not so regular in colour, being inclined to be tinged. With careful cultivation, a sufficient supply of labour, and railway facilities to the coast, together with moderate freight therefrom - presuming also a fair price can be obtained - the quantity should greatly increase.
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