A 1911 article from The English Review arguing that British capital should be invested in cotton growing in Egypt, the Sudan, British East and West Africa, South Africa and India, to reduce Lancashire's dependence on American cotton. Monson proposes rotating cotton with wheat to raise the food supply as well. It quotes figures on cotton exports, world crops and national consumption, discusses declining Egyptian yields and their causes, and proposes a government commission of investigation. It is about the economics and agriculture of the raw material supply, not weaving or textile techniques.