Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-11-18
Tennessee as a Manufacturing
State.

State.
Tennessee is not only an agricultural
Ind fruit growing State, but it is des-
ined soon to become one ofthe leading
manufacturing States of the Union.
All over the State, from east to west,
he country abounds with fine water
power and other natural advantages
for manufacturing. In many parts of
the State large quantities of coal, iron,
timber, marble, and other raw materi
als are at hand for the manufacturer
nse. Our proximity to the, cotton fields
of the South make this favorable To-
cality for manufacturing cotton. There
is no question but we can produce the
necessary food to support dense pop
ulation. Our climate is mild and ev-
erything favorable. What we want
now is to make an earnest and faithful
( effort to induce capital, and an indus.
trious class of emigrants to come
among US and help us develop the
great resources of our State. 1t is on
ly question Of few years. The
Hon. Asa Faulkner, oneof Tennessee's
most enterprising manufacturers, man
Of wisdom and experience, and who
has done more for the manufacturing
interests in this county than any other
man, said the other day that sooner or
later "every valuable water.power
would build up and around it CITY,"
In the East it has been so, and he
says it will be so in the South. We
believe it. Surplus capital is rapidly
accommodating in the country and can
not long remain idle. 1t will seek in
vestment. The handsome dividends
that Southern manufactures are de-
claring for their stockholders are con-
vincing proofs, and we have only to
make a reasonable and faithful effort
to induce capitalists to come among U.S.
Everything is favorable, why delay q?
There is a fine field for industrious,
energetic young men who will qualify
themselves to take part in these i'm
portant enterprises. Every young
man who can show himself capable, in
dustrious and honest, will have nj
trouble to find profitable employment.
Capital and capitalists will be ready to
furnish that class of young men with
NIL the means they can successfully
operate. How important it is fol
Young men to qualify themselves. Let
them be ready to show to men ofcapita
that they are competent and honest, and
they can have all the means necessary
to begin operations. Many of our
most successful manufacturers, ant
now among our most wealthy citizens
we're poor boys when they began thu
battle OF life, with nothing but thei
energy, integrity, and determination
10 succeed At no time in the histor,
of Tennessee or the South have w
needed enterprising young men, VIII,
are not afraid to soil their hands, o
60 into machine shops and becom
skilled mechanics and machinists tina,
now. Such young men are now an,
will always he in demand. Let then
show themselves qualified aud honest
and they will not long want for EN-
ployment or capital with which to opt
rate. Tennessee is on the eve of
boom, and will soon begin in earnest t
develop her great resources, and W
must depend largely upon the youn
men of to-day to take hold and pus
the grand enterprises Of the country
success. Let us be up and ready
armed and equipped for the good work
and when the tidal wave of prosperit
strikes our native Tennessee, let us b
ready to mount the wave and be ca
ried to prosperity and success.
The full official returns have not VI