text_original: Wickham, who had spent some years in South America, understood the difficulties of gathering rubber in the jungles. He believed that if rubber could be cultivated it might prove a good crop on the coffee plantations in India which a blight had recently rendered valueless for coffee.
text_transcription: WICKHAM WHO HAD SPENT SOME YEARS IN SOUTH AMERICA UNDERSTOOD THE DIFFICULTIES OF GATHERING RUBBER IN THE JUNGLES HE BELIEVED THAT IF RUBBER COULD BE CULTIVATED IT MIGHT PROVE A GOOD CROP ON THE COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN INDIA WHICH A BLIGHT HAD RECENTLY RENDERED VALUELESS FOR COFFEE
phonemes: wˈɪkæm, hˌuː hæd spˈɛnt sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ɪn sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz ʌv ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ɹˈʌbɚɹ ɪnðə dʒˈʌŋɡəlz. hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ɪf ɹˈʌbɚ kʊd biː kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ɪt mˌaɪt pɹˈuːv ɐ ɡˈʊd kɹˈɑːp ɔnðə kˈɔfi plæntˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈɪndiə wˌɪtʃ ɐ blˈaɪt hæd ɹˈiːsəntli ɹˈɛndɚd vˈæljuːləs fɔːɹ kˈɔfi.