The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-09-11
The soUTE'S GREAT NEED.
A Wise Protective Policy the Only
Hope Of the South.

Hope ofthe South.
WHAT MR.. NOBLE OF ADMISSION, SAY:
We have persistently, withou
ever faltering, labored for the goo
] of the south; and feeling assure
that the future of that section dc
pended upon wise protective pol
icy, we have urged its importanc
upon the people of the south, be
'ieving it to be equally as necessa
ry to the prosperity of the farmer
as of the manufacturers.
= We are glad to know that ther,
re so macy of the ablest men ot
, he south, who, holding as we dC
hat protection is essential to the
prosperity of their country, are try
ng tol impress this truth upon
those around them. Among the
number is Mr.. Samuel Noble, o.
Anniston. We know of no man in
ne whole south who has better
ight to speak upon this subject. 1t
l. to him that Alabama is indebted
for Admission and all its thriving
ndustries-a town that is in many
respects unequalled n.this country.
Mr.. Robert p Porter has written
f Admission that sit is a pretty
town, situated amid the rich min.
raj hills of the state, and boasts
IN industrial population of 5000,
Who, as whole, are better fed, bet
ter clothed and better housed than
i IToh % hi Of 81,
south. Admission is new town. It's
entire history covers but one de-
;ade. Ten years ago it was cot
J0n field, the ruins of worn out
noss-grown blast furnace being the
| only indication of manufacturing
Before the advent of diversified in
iustrles, the country was so or
Lhatsno one could be found to pay
LIE homestead fee of $l4 for eighty
acres of lam. In 1873, Samuel
Noble, a native of Cornwall, Ea-
gland, started a blast furnace al
mis- point, to make charcoal iron.
1t pro -pered and since then two ad-
iitional charcoal furnaces have
been erected. Next a large cotton
mill was added to give employment
to the daughters of the miners and
mechanics. Car wheel works, roll
ing mills and foundry followed, and
lastly, freight car mandatory,
besides numerous minor industries.
Now Admission has well laid out
streets, with growing shade tree-,
public squares, opera house, bust
ness blocks of the most substantial
order, q national bank, and the
most comfortable homes for work
ing people that can be found any
wnere. The best queen Anne inn
vet 6uilt in America will be open
for the public this year; it will cost
$4,000, and the inside decoration
| was told will be equal to any ho-
tel in New lOrk. There is an arm
ory for training the boys in walking
and the use of arms, and good pub
lie schools. Within the last few
weeks Mr.. Noble has headed a sub.
saription for $4,000 to endow a
normal school. O,her public spir-
tied men have followed, and work |
ON the new school building is be-
gun. About $500 persons are en-
engaged in gainiu occupations, and |
their wages vary from 81 to SO, and,
in some cases, $5 a day. Many of
these working people, colored and |
white, formerly lived in one wretch
ed room of an old log house. To
iay they live in well furnished
three and four room houses, carpets
on the floor, curtains on the win
dOws, and substantial furniture
throughout their dwellings,. The
diversified industries in Admission
have increased the value of land,
until, instead of going begging for
any one TO pay the homestead fee
of $i4 for eighty acres, it now sells
from 5000 TO $4,000 an acre with
in the corporate limits, and the
farming country around is now
worth $50 an acre.
Now the man who has planted
that town must surely feel deep
in the south, and must un-
derst4nd something of its needs.
He is a democrat, but it is needless
to say that he i a firm believer in
The American system of protection,
that lie attributes the rapid devel
Dent of Admission to protection, and
hat he firmly believes it's decline
and tall would follow should the
free trade Or "Gariff to- revenue doe
.rine of the politicians prevail
MIR. Noble, in a late interview with
Mr.. Porter of the Philadelphia |
Press, justly claims that the men
who, like himself, are building up
he south, developing its resources,
adding millions and teus of mil
ions of dollars TO its wealth, open
ng up profitable employment to
thousands of laborers, and giving
armers home markets Tor their
produce, receive but little encOur- {
igement from southern statesmen, |
and not much from many southern
papers: He says: {
"Our statesmen and press are
never tired of talking and writing
about our enormous mineral re-
sources, the fertility of our soil, the
wealth and spltndor of our climate.
They say bring your money, bring
your bralns,' and then denounce us '
rs takers of blood money,' as men
enriched by the aims of the govern I
Dent, as robbers fattened by fed
s' al legislation at the expense of
,he planter and the consumer the I
rery men who have brought 1
about the dawn of better times to I
he south. In short, they advocate I
/ policy that will bring certain a d I
absolute ruin to every manu'actur I
,r in their midst, as well as impov- {
irish the labor of their country" {
In speaking of how the tariff
,elps the planters, Mr.. Noble said:
The duty is levied for The benefit {
If the artisan, the lab"rer and the
Ilanter, who are benefited by pro- {
lection one hundred fold more than I
,he manufacturer. For example, I