The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-23
our WANTS.

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: comes necessary in our affairs
:" restore prosperity and the languisI
. ing industries of our section.
manifest unrest is exhibited, NJ
only among the negroes who haV
been focking by the hundreds t
@ Kansas, but also among the whit
people. This, too is not confne
to the labOring or poorer classes
but extends to the mechanic, tn
%tradesman and the farmer, all o
whom seem to be impressed with thu
idea that somewhere beside thei
immediate locality the grass grows
greener, the sun shines brighter
and money is easier made-in a
word, anywhere but where they
now are would be a more favored
locality for making a living. What
causes this restlcssness-this grow.
ing poverty which seems to stare
so many in the face? Surely there
is cause, and if possible it should
be found out and avcrted.
There is no denying the fact that
nine.tenths of the Southern people
are worse oft today than they were
ten years ago. This fact is patent
to every observant man in Il
country. You may go through
every department of trade, COM
merce or labor, talk to the people
and this statement will be found
true. Ask the merchant in New
Orleans, who seems to be doing a
fourishing business, to subscribe
stock to building II railroad or
help any other public enterprise,
and he will say he has not the
money to spare, that business is
dull and he cannot afford to help
build railroads, cotton factories
and such things. Go to the farmer
who plants hundreds of acres in
cotton, and try to induce him to
take stock in a cotton factory, oil
mill, OF such like enterprises and
see what he will say. OF course
his cotton brought a low price last
year, crops were short, ETC., etc.,
and he is really not able to v.nture
upon such a scheme. Ask the mill
man to take stock in any similar ell
terprise and he vii. tell you lumber
is low, business depressed, but few
bills for saving, etc, and he is not
able, although he would like to help,
and would be glad to see railroads
cotton mills 60 up, but posi-.
he is not able to help just
now. So it is with almost every
one with whom you talk, and so it
will ever be in the South if our
people do not turn their attention
to other matters besides raising
cotton, and don't stop sending all
he money out of the country to
BUY meat, bread, clothing and
other things in the North.
W. need cotton and wool manu-,
tactories, shoe, broom, wood and
Hillow-ware manufactures built
Ill over the Southern country.
want men to settle in the
South who will buy small farms,
them, and raise their own
meat, vegetables and such
things.
There is no more favored spot in
he world to build factories Of al.
most any kind than on our owncoast,
md they can be put up and worked
Is c~heaply, if not cheaper here
han in the Eastern States. Here
$ one of the most suitable places
the United States to raise sheep,
md all who 60 into the business
lpon the right principle and con-
luct it properly make money by it.
Then raising early vegetables fruit
md melons is a most profitable
business in this section. Here
peaches ripen in the middle of
Nay, strawberries the last of April
md first of May, cantaleups and
yatermelons in June, and what is
o prevent getting these commodi-
les in the Northern markets
months before such things become
'eady for market in States further
The Southern people will have
o turn their attention to manufac.
uring, and to raising products for
heir own and the Northern mar
tets if they wish, or can ever hope
become independent. No coun-
ry under the sun can be prosper
us so long as they send all their
money away for food, clothing and
verything else.