Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
TIE SOUTH AND WEST.
Memphis Appeal.l


,r.ahs IN he interest OF The bond
holders, it is ii reilei TO read he
wcs EN- NEWSPAPERS. ihe:e IS
ma. velous change ia their tone to-
ward tue south. a common inter-
est and II common III stor'une,
brought upon them for the bcnett
of the money power. Will unite
them in common bond Tor pro-
lection. The Minneapolis Pioneer
Press presents 10 lis readers an
abe article on the great need OF
the south aud west openn.2 other
ma kets of industry. The wesi-
ern uapers urgently demand The
opening tor the south and west few
cop'Uerciai ports at various points
on the southern scacoast Tor direct
trade with all Countries where III
telchange Of commerce is, or may
be, desirable. that the vast pros
6uctious of that section OF our do
main WI ich cumrrisc- the pril opal
coMmel cal wealth OF the county
should be obliged to tind its outlet
through NcwYo,k, port far re-
moved from where il is gown,
when ports Of equal faculties can
be had comparatively al nome, II
ps absurd as IT IS unp.uhtao.e.-
The mi. g. al OF OF system 81
railroads 20 be rus III connection
with :ne thousands MUGS o. lnia"d
navigation which abound III the
south and west, could easily open
ample transportation iac;Islcs 10
the seaboard, at infinitely less cx,
peDse than it costs 10 trans, 'Ort The
same 20 the farther cad OF the c"n-
tineut. the differ ence III cost vi
transportation would DO added 20
the pockets Of the producer, an
item which alone would Ia few
years meet the expenditure hcces-
sary Tor the building OF railroads
aud the improvements OF river ana
harbors. Such an enterprise would
not only he OF incalcu'abic advant-
age to the productions OF tic south
and southw est, but The tendency
would further he TO develop untold
wealth, which is new slumbe:ing
forests, b,lls aud valley, ol 'he
great south. The discovery OF coal
ard iron liz Chattano' ga. le' nes-
zee, which is now bvuy Developed,
CLAIMS for it the Ginning B'rm'"g-
ham If america. This IS on:y one
of the vast deposits Of mineral
wealth which abounds in this STATE.
All the valuable minerals common
to this contit,cnt. not excepting ne
precious NE ais, are found III mole
or less abundance in the south or
west. This, added to their v~s'
agricultural resources, he 'lnm' ne
production Of the staple articles ol
export, such as cotton, tobacco.
rice, sugar and semi-,rop,cnl f.ni!s.
not yet half developed, all ciamo'
for q market Of the shortest transl'
and easiest Of access. A gnod!y
portion of the middle and western
states, with proier facilities could
find a more cOnvcaicn: outlet al
diferents ports Of entity On the
southern coast, il opportunity of
fered Should Baltimore, Charles
ton, Galveston, New Orleans aud
SAP Francisco compete with New
York, Boston Hnd other eastern
ports, for the foreign trace by cs'
tab ishing direct ira de. aud mail
communication with foreign coun-
tries, it seems Inevitable that the
stream OF international commerce
could soon be !nrned in a different
direction. and a substantial go. d
would be accompl sacd not only
for the south and west, but for the
nation.
RELICS OF GENIUS. For great
many years, the civilized world,
including the publ: hers Of school
histories and geog' aphlrs, have be-