The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-24
Houshevu Industries Impressions Oh !"
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December IL, 1881.

December IA, 1881.
Editors Dispatch: Having been 10 h.i''h-
=. and over the line Of the associated railways
~ Virginia and the Carolinas, viewing tue
land and It's products, the people ana theH
l,sbits the climate and its influences, scNe-
raj decided impressions have been hlaue
mon nv mind, which will briefly state.
First Of all, I believe the capahility OF
uoduction i'm the belt OF States visited Is
fwenty-foid that of the present result IN
agriculture, horticulture, and stock-raisinH.
To nv mind, knowing the habits OF Tue
northern tenant-farmer, who rents lor
wears with a view 10 become the uitiina'e
owner Of portion Of the land,
THE SYSTEM OF TESASTRY
i'm the South Is at fault, and needs nn'he-
diate reformation. II negro tenan,s nav
not sufficient ambition ana khoW,cugv, u!
our white tepant-farmer oil ,he Noi.n =!
offering him IN inducement tina. Ms lhc ",
try and care may bring him snare 0l wv
land. This will attract handy, lh'eiilgth'
class OF people, who VIII become rs soutp-
crn i'm a few years n the southrons 'neui-
selves and belp to raise the value OF the
Isnds as wei as the products. The worth
,rss negroes will then have TO reform,
move, OF ults Nbu ~
twill come agin no mo"
Another point. suggested by the iorcgo-
ing and the fact that
THE COTTON EXPOSITION
is really one Of the finest agrlcult'Ial anu
horticultural shows ever held I'm this or
any other land: This feature, TO north
ern man is astonishing. lie has been ta,lgh'
10 look upon the South rs q mere coltOi.
rice, and sugar plantation, WIN plenty u
alIipators and "ShOt-gunS thrown III.
To look upon the variety ana eNceleh'
ouality OF wheat, corn, oais, Irish potatoes,
APPLES. pears, and everything in the line OF
the iarmerand gardener on eXhiDltloh con
yInces him how erroneous have Deen lne
impressions gained in his northern schooi'
And here, believe. Is
THE KEY TO THE GATE or SOUTHERN REsTORA-
TON
10 wealth and power. Should the southern
farmers and planters for two years only
raise rs much cotton as would supply theIr
own manufactures. export none East or
North. devote their whole energy TO the
prain-feld and fIuit-garden. what might he
the results: Here is a precedent: during
the war the Federal blockade OF southern
norris caused bread riots i'm England's manu-
featuring towns. Shut of the supply from
New England, and in a very few years
either the manufactures OF that place would
he moved South or the rabid protectionlstS
of the North would suddenly become frce-
traders. inst as they became AbolltlonlstS
after they had sold their slaves to tbelr
southern neighbors. In either case the
South would gain immensely. Their lands
would be improved; they would have mar
vests Of DEMONSTRATING and debt-paying
fruits. and demonstrate their own lnde-
pendcnce. Instead Of begging northern or
any other capital to seek these fields, they
would force it TO come. Cotton, II seems
l. receding. and wheat and corn are adj
yancing. OF course
CONTINUED LABOR
must be undergone to secure the best re-
sults. But If our southern friends who
have fine tract-lands could see the rocky
and apparently barren hills OF the cold
North which a dense population occupy,
clear, and render fruitful, they would
not he discouraged, but thank cod ihat
their lot is east i'm more genial cline, ana
90 10 earnest tillage OF the soil with songs
of praise on their lips.
II is my opinion that with half as much
labor and attention expended on the thou
sands of good farms along the associated
railways as the northern farmer is wont to
give his little hundrcd-acre or tifly-acre lot,
both larger and finer crops can be produced.
But it requires system-intelligent direc-
ton OF labor-and this, l understand, Is
the want. The tenants are unambitious,
and make bare living and small return to
the landlord, who, perhaps, does not visit
his farm more than once a year; at least,
am so informed. The remedy for this is
that proposed by Mr.. Pope in offering in
ducements to the white laborers of the
North to come and improve the waste
places and make the wilderness bloom as i
garden. w. II. b.