The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-07-08
Southern Progress.
Cincinnati Trade List.

Cincinnati Trade List.
The evidences of progress every
where visible at theSouth atftId the in
dication of the disposition of her peo-
pie to advance their interests. The
necessity for utilizing the natural re-
sources Of a country previously de-
pendant upon tie manufacturers of the
East, was the outgrowth of depriva-
ton Of the means to procure them and
the consequent inclination to produce
them at home out of the natural mate
rial to which attention was directed as
the surest means of establishing the
future prosperity of a people pre-
viOusly devoted almost exclusively
to agricultural pursuits. The lands
that yielded their increase under the
exactions of a former system Of labor
have become proftless aud sterile,
necessitating the employment Of other
and surer means for obtaining the de-
signs and ends of human life. This
has led to manufacturing, and under
such auspices as give promise of a
future growth and strength. Especially
i'll those districts abounding in natural
facilities have the people adopted the
most potent methods of rapid devel-
opernentby the application ofsteenuous
effort in the various departments of
manufacturing. Industrial aims under
the suasiOn Of an ambitious resolution.
and a desire to render the country
worthy high place in the estimation
of the promoters of civilization and ad-
yancement, must speedily determine
for the South the accomplishment of a
destiny fraught with blessings and
wealth. A spark of enterprise has
kindled progressive fame, by whose
light may be read future pregnant
with the results of earnest endeavor.
Awakened from a lethargy which had
well-nigh Frustrated the efforts peo-
pie discouraged by long season of ag-
gricultural disasters, they have at last
found the remedy and its application
has restored Il health, tone and vigor,
and prepared them to push onward in
the march of progress. In the cotton
States, particularly in Georgia, the
great staple has opened a mine of
wealth to those engaged in the import
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laid a secure foundation for its further
and more perfect prosecution. \ large
number Of cotton factories are air, ady
in successful operation in Atlanta, b,
Augusta, Columbus, and other points
in Georgia, while the manufacture of
both cotton and wooden fabrics has
been for several years conducted satis-
factorily in Virginia. The quality of
goods made atthese factories command
for them a ready sale in home and
foreign markets and imparts an i'm
petus which has given all additional
poise and security. Large iron found
ries have been established in districts
where the crude material is most
abundant, and the employment of cap
ital and labor has eXerted powerful
influence in advancing the interests Of
the people.
At Chattanooga, the terminus of the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, where
inexhaustable supplies of iron and
coal are obtained, the people are ac-
tive engaged in manufacturing and
such a spirit Of enterprise seems to an
innate them as must make the future
growth and solidity of that city fore.
gone conclusion. The manifest deter.
nination Of the Southern people is tc
utilize their resources and invite i'm
migra ton as the best and plausible
means of attaining prominence in man
utaturing and general industries.