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present frrowth ofthe world is worih $192,500,000. 



Of llii?, about 350 millions oC pounds iire con- 

 sumed iind maniiliictured in EnL^iind, iihouf 150 

 millions id llio U. !"'aies, 80 in France. 250 \n 

 China ami India. 25 in S. Ameiica and Mexico. 

 iniludiMiX Brazd ; H5 in Germany, 45 in Tui'key 

 and Aliica, 10 in Spain, 23 in Russia, and the re- 

 mainder elsewhere. 



The value ol'coiion mnnnfarfures in Enjrland is 

 beheved lo he annually about 170 millions of dol- 

 lars ; in France at 70 millions; in Uie U. States 

 at 60 millions. 



The capital employed in manufiiclnrins by ma- 

 chinery, is estimaicd" in En-Tland at 200rniHinns 

 of dollars; in France at 120 millions; in the U. 

 States at 110 millions. 



The consumption in manufactures of raw cotton 

 in ail Europe, in 1803, was ostimaied at onlv 60 

 million.'? of pounds. (Die. of Span. Com.) The 

 whole consumpiion in Europe, in 1S30. was about 

 887 niilliori« of pounds. In 1S38, it is believed to 

 be nearly 500 millions of pound?. 



Souih Carolina and G;iorjria were the fir.«f Ptale.? 

 in this union to irrow couon to any con.-idcrahle 

 ext'nt. In 1791, two millions of pnnnds were 

 {jrown in the union — one and a half million of 

 which rrnwv in S. Carolina, and one half million 

 in Genrrria. 



In 1801, forty million' was the crop of the Uni- 

 ted Slates— of which 20 millions <:rew in South 

 (Carolina, 10 in Geor<ria, 5 in Virginia, 4 in North 

 Carolina, and 1 in Tennessee. 



In 181 1, the crop of the U. States had reached 

 80,000,000— of which 40 <Trew in S. Carolina, 20 

 in Georn:ia, 8 in Viririnia, 7 in N. Carolina, 3 in 

 Tennessee, and 2 in Louisiana. 



In 1821, one luindred and seventy millions of 

 pounds were prowinq; in the union, as follows; 

 50 millions in S. Carolina, 45 in Geortrin^ 20 in 

 Tennessee, 20 in Alabama, 12 in Virjjiida, 10 in 

 North Carolina, 10 in Louisiana, and 10 in Ivlis- 

 eissippi. 



In 1828, the whole crop of the union was 34S 

 1-2 millions. Of this Georfria jjrew 75 millionsi, 

 South Carolina 70, Termessee 45, Alabama 45, 

 Louisiana 3S, JVlississippi 20, Viriiinia 25, Norib 

 Carolina 18, Florida 2, and Arionsas one half ufa 

 million. 



In 1833, the crop of ihe union had increased to 

 437 3-4 milions. Of this. 88 millions rrrew in 

 Georgia, 73 in South Carolina, 70 in Missi.^sippi, 

 65 in Alabama. 55 in Louisiana, 50 in TiTiricssoe, 

 15 in Florida, 13 in Vir^'inia, 10 in North Cdroliua, 

 and three liiurths of a million in y^rkansas. 



The next year, 1834, the crop had increased lo 

 457 1 2 million*, and was grown as (bllows: 85 in 

 Mississippi, 85 in Alabama, 75 in Georgia, 65 1-2 

 in S. Carolina, 62 in Louisiana, 45 in 'fennessee 

 20 in Florida, 18 in Virfjinia, 9 1-2 in North Caro- 

 lina, and in Arkansas one half a million. Sidiso- 

 quently, no cerlain data are in onr pni=session ; but 

 the estimate at this time, is 650 millions as' the 

 whole cro[) ofthe union. 



Thus it will tie seen, from 1791 lo 1-26. S. Car- 

 olina was the most abunduru cotton frroc.iny state 

 in the union. In 1826, Genriria tookilie lead, and 

 held it ti:i 1834, wlicn Alabama nnri Mississippi 

 took Ihe front rnidc. At tliis lime, Mississfipi 'i? 

 perhaps Ihe most extensive cotton ornvvinjr stale in 

 the union. South Care'i.ja and Alabama^are next. 

 Norlh Alabama, is beginning to deteriorate as a 



cotton country while Ihe worn lands in middle Ten- 

 nc.--see are ihoniiht to improve Ibr this culture— ma- 

 lurily, ihe vital desiderauim, not beitrji so easily al- 

 lowed in I he rank luxuriance of ihe Iresher soil>-. 



When it is remembered that ihe first coUon plant 

 in ihe Uiiiied (Stales was raised in 1787, surely 

 our readers will find reason forsurprise at the won- 

 derl'ul increase ihat lias accrued in liitle more iiian 

 fifty years ! Bold, indeed, must be the man who 

 would venture to predict the wealth, trreainess and 

 power, iikely to become our national attributes 

 through the agency ofcotton. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SILK SOCIETY IN NOR- 

 FOLK. 



On the 231 Dec. 1839, at 11 o'clock, A. M. at 

 the Ea<r|e Hotel, in Norfolk Borough, accordinof 

 to their previously ex(ire?sed resolution, an ad- 

 journed meeiintr oi'lhe Ruffin Silk Society ofEas- 

 tern Vi-'-'jinia took place ; and ihe Rev. George 

 Jones, president of ihe Society beinir installed into 

 olTice, Imefly Slated Ihe business of the day, and 

 called \nr ihe several repons of the commiiiees. 



The adoption of a consiiiuiion bein<r of primary 

 in)poriance, the committee apfiointcd to draft that 

 document immediately reported as Ibllows. 



Constitution for {he Rvfin Silk Society of Eastern 

 Virginia. 



Art. 1. This Society shall be called the 'Rvffin 

 Silk Sociriynf Eastern Virginia;'' the object of 

 wh.ich shall be to promoie the prodaciion and iiian- 

 uliiciure o! silk in the Siaie of Virijinia. 



Art. 2. Every person may (>ccoms a member of 

 this eocieiy by sigiiilyinij his desire, to the corres- 

 ponding tecreiary and paying into ihe treasury 

 any sum nolles.s than one dollar, and the same sum 

 annually. 



Art. 3. The Society shalll meet quarlerly at 

 such time and |ilace as a majority of ih« members 

 in any meeiiiig shall appoint as well for the trans- 

 action of business, as lo the end that they may ex- 

 chantre courtesies wilh other similar associations ; 

 and hold also, a 'silk liiir,' annually. 



Art. 4. The officers of liiis Socieiy shall be a Pre- 

 sident, six Vice Presidents, a Re<-ording Secreta- 

 ry, a Corresjiondinir Secretary, a Treasurer, and an 

 Execmive Comaiiiiee, of which throe shall Ibm a 

 quorum, to consist of ihe President and correspond- 

 iniT secretary, eso^c/o, and five members ; all of 

 whom shall iiold theiroffices till oihers be appointed. 



Art. 5. It shall be the duly of the President to 

 officiate at the meeting ofthe socieiy to perlbrm the 

 duties assigned to that office ; to appoint commit- 

 tees, and lo deliver an address belbre the Society on 

 the great objecis and interests ofsilk, at the meeting 

 succcedintj that at which he was appointed. 



An. 6. It shall be ihe duty of the Vice Presidents 

 to refiort lo the President, one month precpedin;; 

 each annual meeiinir, the progress and condiiion of 

 ilio culiure of pilk in ibeir several couniics and 

 lowns : a!.so in the absence ofthe I^resident, or du- 

 ririL'- a vacancy of ihat office, the Vice Presidenla 

 shall ficrliirm il;e diiiics oftlio cluiir. resj)eclively ia 

 their appointed order. 



Art. 7. The Recordinir Secretary shall keep the 

 books and papers of the'Society; and shall record 

 its proceedings. 



