The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-09-24

It, LII 1913, 7z0,Ul0 lf6lglt cGT3 cdTTlcu lilS
traffic. Of these cars the late Confederate
States employed 81, 248 this is Las per cent.
or one-fourteenth part In 1879the tonnage of
vessels engaged in internal traffic was 2678 067
tons. The late Confederate States employed
242 548 tons this is per cent, or one-eleventh
part. In 1879, to June 80, 1880, our exports
were 1886. $3.50, 1885, The South exported $751;
629, III = this is 2215 per cent, or two-ninths
part. OF this 81 per cent. was cotton, and the
New York Cotton Exchange reports that very
little of it was moved by Southern capital All
that came North was handled by Northern
capital. That exported directly was moved
mostly by Northern and foreign capital In
1879 to June 30, 1880, our imports were
1867, 1853, 302. The South imported, S15,934.-
39l I; this Is 276 per cent, or one forty-third
part. Exports and imports together were
81, 300. 586, 1897. The share of the South
was 1904, 564. 108 this is 10 3-5 per cent, or
one-seventh. In 1879, Oct. 2, bank loans were I
1878 509,097 loans of Southern banks, $46,-
$50, OO7; this is per cent, or one-nineteenth.
In 1879, Oct 2, State and national-bank crcula-
ton was 1914, 103, 223; Southern banks $23,-
AS, 426 this is Y per cent, or one-thirteenth
In 1878, for the six months ending May 81, the
latest returns, deposits in savings banks were {
1878 135, BIZ; in Southern banks, $2.527, 423;
this is 40 OF 1.per cent, or one-two hundred
and fiftieth part. In 1879 the cost of railroads
in the United States was 81, 1876. 331. 921 /; cost
per cent, or one-seventh. The latest returns
show the weight of the mails carried on rail-
roads was 551 1910, 159 pounds; on Southern
roads, DISEASES pounds. This is 171s
per cent, or one-sixth part In 1870 our
manufactures were "a, 232, 1885, 42 ; the South
ern portion was $277, 720, 637 This is 81 per
cent, or one-sixteenth part. In 1870 the pro-
ductlon of our mines was 1852 958 1914 of
Southern mines, 81, 996,052 This is 81 per
cent, or one-thirty-frst part. From June 3d.
1870, to June 30, 1880, the number of immi-
grants who came to the United States was
2,812, 1877. Of these 1862 came to Southern
Atlantic ports, and 1920 to ports of the Gulf
of Mexico making for the whole South 49, 9O1
This IS 77-lOO per cent, or one-sixtleth. The
latest report of the Commissioner of Education
states the total income of the public schools of
the country at $50. 1913, 101 the South paid for
public schools 1886, 1877. This is 9 1-12 Der
cent, or one-tenth part. This item is presented
here because it belongs to the industrial inter-
est
Looking into this mirror of the oountry's
business, we see impartially and exactly re-
Elected the respective proportions and features
OF the two sections. By analysis and average
we see that production industry, commerce.
capital, and revenue are found one-fourteenth
IN one section of the country and thirteen-four-
teenths in the other sections. These are hard
stubborn facts. They are not recited with
pleasure far from it. They are recited with
deep regret yet their recital will be denounced
as evincing spirit of exultaton, of hostile, in
vidious criticism. 1t will be said the South
was tainted with her poverty All this
will be untruly, unjustly said. As an
languor, the misfortune, and the
wasted opportunities of any and
every portion Of our land. The ruinous course
of affairs in the South comes home to every citi-
zen of this greatState whose interests and whose
grandeur are SO dear to me. The welfare and
interest of the South and of the West, and of
every portion of the country is the interest of
New York, whose capital helped to build West
ern and Southern railways who holds the bonds
and obligations of Southern communities When
petitions are presented in Congress, praying for
some action to stay reputation by Louisiana
and other Southern States, who sign these memo
rails, as holders of dishonored bonds ? Who sells
credit to the South Who buys her cotton and
tobacco? Who would gain by her increase of
production and wealth? Who loses by her in
ertness and distractions Do men wish to in
jure or destroy their own investments? Who
ever will answer these questions will know that
New York and her people, from love of self and
love OF gain, saying nothing of other reasons
earnestly long that the South may be peaceful
and prosperous, and able to pay her share of
taxes and bear her part of the public burdens
From the wheat fields of Minnesota to the past
ures OF Texas there is not an acre whose fertil-
ity does not benefit New York. nor could she
profit by the misfortunes or poverty of ham
let in all our borders.
1t is not needed to the argument at this mo-
ment even to relate the causes of the midew
and sterility of the South, sunny, fertile, and
blessed by nature as she il. Were Ispeaking to
South men with hope hatthey would listen,
1t would be well, indeed, to ask them to reflect
upon these causes. When the war was over, had
there been hearty, manly acceptance of the most
generous, magnanimous terms the world ever
saw accorded by victors in any case-not in any
like case, because there is none like it in history
had politics and thirst for power played less
part wasted less time and done less wrong; had
industry, enterprise, thrift, and humanity ruled
the hour; had there been more mending, and
building, and planting, and sowing had there
been less ostracism and hate to repel Northern
capital, and keep back and drive back Northern
men had fair days wages been paid for q fair
days work had there been no persecution or
exodus OF labor; had reputation been loathed
and Stunned and not embraced-how high in
the armament of the Union would glitter the
constellation of the South But, as already
said, deal at this point with consequences
and results, as they are, not with causes De-
plorlng, as we do, and as we should. whatever
OF misfortune falls on any section, when that
section comes forward as claimant OF control
and management of our general affairs, it is
right to look, we are bound to look, into the
scope and ground of the claim and into the
motives, method, fitness, situation and standing
OF the claimant. Light is thrown upon these
queries by the facts already presented, but
much light may be gained from other facts of
kindred import.
One thing for which we fought was the free
dom of the Mississippi river. AS some one ex-
pressed it, "We We're determined the father of
waters should go unvexed to the sea- The
building of jetties at the delta of this gree,
stream, to deepen a channel in which sea-going
ships might reach New Orleans has also at
tracted wide attention and stimulated the be-
lief that New Orleans must be a vast outlet to
the markets of the world and port of entry
OF commanding Importance. The river COM
merce OF the Southern Mississippi is regarded
as great tie of interest," a great safeguard
and assurance against purposes sectional or in
imical, and large foundation for the
claims set up for Southern influence in
national affairs. The canvass in some portions
of the country already blossoms with literature
in this behalf. This theory, as far as it was
ever true, belongs to the past. The tread of
man in all ages has been on the lines of lati-
tude, not on lines of longitude. Rivers and
mountains on this continent run north and
south. Men bridge and tunnel them, and move
east and west. This the ordinance of power
higher than South Carolina census-taler The
enterprise which IN its youth and helplessness
hoated the way the water ran has changed its
course. Trade has yeered from one point of the
compass to the other, and permanently altered
Its relations. The construction of railways has
revolutionized traffic and transportation-fo
trunk lines of steel roads, of which the sea ends
are between New York, Philadelphia and Baltr-
more, now carry each one of them more freight
than ever moved on the Mississippi river The
great companion and competitor to this trans
continental movement is the lakes and the Erie
canal. Besides handling a vast traffic, this
water route acts as q check on railway freights,
keeping them down by force of competition.
To this vast comprehensive modern current
OF business tributary streams flow in BY rail
and river from the North, South and West.
the tonnage across the Mississippi on bridges
above st. Louis is twelye-fold the tonnage to
that city by river. Twenty-Five years ago the
commerce of st. Louis was all by river Last
year, as shown by the records of the Merchants
Exchange, the railway tonnage was 6,94S, 1914,
and the river tonnage was only 1856, lis.
The single bridge at st. Louis has capacity
for ten-fold the traffic that ever fioated on
the Mississippi river. The actual commerce
crossing this one bridge is four times as great as
that of the river beneath. Traffic south of the
Ohio river and of the Mississippi il but trib-
utary to the East and West. The ST. Louis Mer-
chants. Exchange reports that last yearthe num-
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