Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-11-25
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10 the President ~ tho AlIicnl
iural Cuugrcss, Nashville, Icnn
Sm-I congratulate sou ap"n the
assembling 1T your cunVrH'tnn, The
meeting ~ Nur,hern farmers and
Southern planters In a S'ulhern
city, upnn the inv lalion Of south
err gentlemen, Gr tho purpose at
di.oussing mutual Interests, is aus
picinus at q bollor understanding
between the people uf bath sections,
sud indicates disposition 10 bc'
stow upon questions affecting the
material welfare at the country
some portions of that attention
which has oi late b 'en directed 10
quesli n, cl'eiy political,
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Onirial intercourse aud corrcspnn,
d,ncc with Southern gentlemen and
tone Of Southern journals convince
me that the whole South fully ne
alixc that their industrial methods
have not heretofore been conduct p"
,o iheir hest interests, and that en-
during prosperity can only come
with the introduction of new meth,
dds What these new mctho Is shnll
he Is n problem which glance nj
the present wants OF the South may
help To solve
With the complete restoration OF
order and tranquility in tho South,
which il Is the hope OF nj good men
NAV not longer be- delayed, mn op
%poitnnity will ne afforded for cap
i,nl 10 take fresh courage, for labor
10 n more settled consider
ntions, and for c%migrants from the
Northern States and Europe TO push
into every Southern State with the
same sturdy enterprise that now
leads them into the shadows Of the
Rocky Mountains and upon the far
Off line of the Northern railway.
Undoubtedly, the first of the new
methods essential 10 the new life Il
the South is II divcrsitication of in
dustry. The example of Germany
conclusively shows that tho nation
which utiliscs all its forces and en-
courages the employment, OF every
human faculty is tho one winch
TAX ca deepest root and offers the
greatest resistance to storms, winnie
the example of Persia and Turkey
and Portugal, shows that nations
which engage in one pcrsuit to the
comparative neglect ofall others, 40
not have Il iourshing growth and
arc not capable Of resisting adver.
sity. The people of the South should
so direct their future that success
will not be contingent upon II boun
tiful harvest from n single crop,
They should establish new manu-
uctures and stimulate those already
established open new mines and
dcvclopc those already opened
build railroads and spread wide the
wings OF foreign commerce ana
most important If all, divide their
thousands of exhausted acres into
snail farms and farm them well.
The South has abundant water
owe extensive coal fields, and
cheap labor. If it will put forth
its hand it can successfully compete
with either New England Or Old
England in tho manufacture OF
many articles TO procure which il
now sends its money abroad, rs
pecially n it manufacture the
coarse grades of cotton fabric and
shoes for its working classes. In.
more than half of the States lying
south of Ohio may be found iron or,
of the best quality, and other ralu'
bio minerals. The exampleofPcnn
sylvania shows how prosperous II
people may become who will mar
ufacture iron. Tcuaassee may be
come another Pennsylvania if i
will.
But the SOrth necds most to di
versify its agriculture BY devot
ing it's capital aud energies mainly
to the ealtA vation of cotton, it has
produced two disastrous results. IT.
soil has been exhausted and it has
been compelled to rely upon th'
West for lis bread and meet. IL
remedy tho first error will require
tins and the exercise OF the best
brain in the South but the concen
tution upon small areas OF the CT
forts now bestowed upon large plan
tutions will be Il necessary accom-
paniment of all remedial agencies
The second error Of looking to the
West for the ne~cessurics Of life can
lie easily corrected by growing al.
those food producing crops suited to
the South. X y X
A Southern journal has recent
" stated that, with the exception OF
coffee, there is not n product of the
soil pertaining to the tropical or
temperate zones, and which is OF
real use to man rs food, which can
not DO grown in the South.
In the efforts which Southern
people may make TO improve Their
agricultural methods they shall re-
ccive my hearty sympathy and
earnest cooperation The depart
ment over which | have been call
cd to preside was established for the
benefit of the whole country, and ]
invite Southernmen to look to it as
a friend, and make free of the facil
tiles it offers. ! am, very respect
fully. FREDEnIcK WATTS,
Commissioners of Agriculture.
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-On Monday