AUSTRALIAN COTTON.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1208, 19 November 1919, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN COTTON.

I The history of:the Cultivation.of this great staple, which, in the world smisc. is certainly not inferior to wool itself, would indeed make ijitercsting .reading. It is Queensland which is tho home of cotton in Australia,rand well have those charged with tho work.pioneered the industry,' persevering over all obstacles until now, as it is safe to say, tho cotton industry is strongly entrenched and bound to steadily grow year by year. What makes the subject of peculiar immediate interest at this momeut*is the fact that such of tho season's crop as was. available a *' the time for such.purposes as would bo possible bus been purchased in it-j entirety from the Queensland Government by Messrs Blenry Bull and Co., : .Ltd., the well-known merchants, and Mr 'V. A. Wawn, manufacturing chemif.t, whose name is so constantly before th? public in connection with Wawn's ; Wonder-Wool. This, of course, is a | medicated eotton-wqpl, and knowing | of tho excellence of his plant for con- | verting the cotton it is easy for us to j account for his share in this conimend- ! able step to 'Advance Australia!.';: