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evidence of economic insecurity in the trade depressions
and growing foreign competition intensified by protection,
but few businessmen needed to be impressed by the Sudvz$a
potential no a market, There word a few embryo achemen
for trading companies. Blunt wan approached by a would be
promoter in '88.
t1)
A Jospeh Hanson of Tipton Staffs$
wrote to the Foreign Office early in 18ß5i wanting to form
a Nile navigation, irrigation and
Trading Company, and was duly discouraged.
Central African
(2)
Another
individual was eager to obtain a guano concesaion an the
islands off the Red Sea coast.
(3)
V. L. Cameron auCgontöd
a Company appointed by the Sultan with the help of the
British Government which would trade in ivory, hides,
gurrt horns and foathora"
Fox,
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The most determined promoters were Francis tilliom
(5)
and Henry Russell, who pressed the Government
(1) W. S. Blunt, Gordon at Khnrtour1ti i'. 437.
(2) Flo, 3 8, Egypt, Domestic & Variouu, February 1885,
Jose; h lmo n to F, O. 29th January and reply,
(3) Ibid, Daniel du Paso to F, 0.20th February 1885.
(4) F_ rt iyhtly l Au
viowl not 1885! V. L. C+ yyron "Tho
future
of the Soudan+r'
(5) Francis William Fox was a quaker and member of tho
Friendn Anti-Slavery Com ittee.