Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-18
THE SOUTH.
What 1t is Doing in the Way of Indua.
trial Progress.

A monthly styled The North ana So,ath
| published at Buffalo, N Y, has beep en-
gagged during the past eighteen months in
| the praiseworthy undertaking of presenting
through careful correspondence, series OF
pen pictures Of the Southern States. their
people, their resources and their present
| development.
In the current issue the South is urged IN
foster bureaus of immigration aud induce
hardy and industrious settlers to come in
snd work up the farming lands, mineral de-
postts and timber tracts, and utilize the fna
mill sites which abound everywhere. Mr.
Blaine Is quoted as representing the South
ern states as almost virgin territory for en-
terprlse and paying Investments He eY-
presses the opinion that within ten wears the
material increase of the Southern States
east of the Mississippi river will equal. II
not surpsss, that of the Northern States
west Of the Mississippi. He refers to his
own investments In Virginia, Georgia and
Alabama.
The attractions of Tennessee are set forth
in a handbook issued by Commissioner
Hawkins, of that State. Mr.. w. B. Cramp.
tor, who calls himself a farming Baptist
preacher, gives glowing account OF things
from Dallas county, Ala. He urges North
ern farmers to come there. Albert Winter
writing from Bainbridge, Decatur county,
Ga, treats of that section at length. He
says the pine lands are well adapted for
grazing purposes for sheep and cattle.
They live readily the year round,
and particularly sheep, on the natural
grasses, which cover the ground with a
rank growth. The ridge lands are adspted
to cotton, corn, oats, rye. sweet and Irish
potatoes, sugar cane and tobacco These
lands are we'll watered. Early vegetables
can be made also profitable. Mr.. Winter
tells this story: EARLY vegetables, such as
peas, potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers. snap
short beans, okra, egg plant, tomatoes and
melons, can be grown here and placed on
any leading Northern market, from April to
July, fully as early as in East Florida, and
at cost OF forty to seventy five cents per
bushel crate, one dollar per barrel for pota-
toes and ten cents each for melons. Thu
profits on these productions range from
500 to $500 per acre. and the crops are rea-
sonably certain. The fruit raiser can also
realize handsome profits"
The taxes are light In that section and
the people cordial. An article on Arkansas
gives an interesting sketch of Catholic colo
nlzation In that State. There Is more IA
vorable account of Rugby than has hitherto
been given. There are about three hundred
people now living there. The resources of
Texas are chiefly set forth, and It IS stated
that the State is absolutely self-supporting
this year, raising enough grain for her in
immense herds Of cattle within her own
borders, raising cotton and wool enough to
supply all her needs, and having a fair
amount OF all necessaries for export. There
is an instructive article on the iron industry
Of Alabama, topic which is becoming Of
decided importance to capitalists In all
parts OF the country.
A correspondent asked one of the pio-
neers in iron for the figures on the run OF
furnaces in the State outside of Birmingham
(the future Pittsburg), and was answered:
~ can, approximately, but not accurately.
estimate the Briarfield furnace at 5000
tons, the Shelby furnace at 20 600 TONS the
Alabama furnace at Talladega at ), 900 tons.
the WoodrOck furnace at Admission at Is 600
tons, the Tecumseh furnace at z, 500 tons, the
Rockrun furnace at 500 tons, The Cornwall
furnace at 5000 tons, and the Crawford
furnace at Is 900 tons. There may be other
furnaces in blast In Alabama which | can
not now recall. Add the figures given to-
gether, aud YOU will see that they make a
total Of 90.50O tons. At $25 per ton these
figures represent 81 1862, 500, with a net profit
Of $1,0S6,000. II l am correct in my figures,
and l think they are tolerably accurate, the
furnaces OF Alabama will pour out next
year $4,000 tons Of pig iron. At an aver
age price Of S25 per ton, this will represent
S9,312, 800, with net profit to the iron COM
panIes Of 81 $4,000. And yet the iron in
dustry in Alabama is still in its infancy.
AS to Birmingham, $7, ,O50. 600 is mentioned
as the sum which that wonderful little city
will receive for the iron of the furnaces al
ready In blast or in course of construction.