. Brazilian cotton; being the report of the journey of the International cotton mission through the cotton states of São Paulo, Minas Geraes, Bahia, Alagôas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte. Cotton growing. COTTON SPINNING AND WEAVING 35 suggested to Mr. Delmiro Gouveia, the idea of utilising this force for the purpose of establishing a sewing thread mill in competition with English yarns of this description, for supplying water for drinking and industrial purposes to surrounding villages, for erecting cotton seed oil mills and other industries and finally for supplying elec
. Brazilian cotton; being the report of the journey of the International cotton mission through the cotton states of São Paulo, Minas Geraes, Bahia, Alagôas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Norte. Cotton growing. COTTON SPINNING AND WEAVING 35 suggested to Mr. Delmiro Gouveia, the idea of utilising this force for the purpose of establishing a sewing thread mill in competition with English yarns of this description, for supplying water for drinking and industrial purposes to surrounding villages, for erecting cotton seed oil mills and other industries and finally for supplying electric current to the country near and far. Pernambuco, Maceio, Bahia, etc., are within the range. The " Paulo Aflfonso Falls " were acquired by this gentleman at the end of 1910, through the purchase of the land on both sides and a concession was given to him by the Government of Alagoas (Decree No. , 29th December, 1910), according to Avhich he had to under- take to grow cotton, cereals and fodder crops by means of irrigation, and to lay water-pipes for the free supply of drinking water to the population. On the other hand the Government of Alagoas granted him exemption from law of appropriation, exemption from Municipal and State Taxes on all irrigation machinery, cables, dynamos and for all other machinery necessary for the undertaking ; further 40 per cent, reduction on the State Export Taxes on all agricultural products ; these advantages to expire in 1950. The force which could be developed by this huge waterfall has been estimated by various people at about 1,000,000 , but a con- servative calculation figures the available , at the lowest water- level, at 600,000. So far, one turbine of 750 h.^j., one of 500 and a third of 250 are working and are ample for the present requirements. The large turbine is by Pickard Pictet, Geneva, and the two smaller ones by J. M. Voith, Heidenheim (Germany). A 24 km. water-pipe has been constructed for the supply o
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