The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09
IN THE SOUTHLAND.
General BrlnkerhOf Talks EniertalnIRgly
Of The South and lts People.
Tennessee the Ohio Of the south--Ths En-
terprlse Of Georgia and Ia Fine Cities'-
The Iron Interests Of Alabama.


tended the National Com merclal and
Financial Convention, M q delegate
from this city, aud subsequently visited
various points throughout the Southern
States,
SO little concerning this part OF the
country, save the prrjudiced Views or
political correspondents, appears 10 pIint
In the northern papers, that the Liberal,
desiring TO place before lts readers the
impressions formed OF that section OF the
country by one we'll capable Of judging
as TO its advantages In an agricultural,
manufacturing, business aud social way
interviewed the General yesterday In All
informal way ~ follows;
"HOw did you hnd the South IN its
agricultural aud manufacturing adyan.
tagea ~ compared with 0hiOw
"That IN hardly a fair comparison.
The state OF OHIO, taken M a whole, ~ q
habitatlOn for clYlliZ4d ID man has no equal
upon this planet, aud therefore II IN not
right TO Judge the South, or any other
section, by 10 high u standard, The
South Is u large country, and each State
has Ia own attractions The State OF
Tennessee, perhaps, In the variety OF is
advantages, In soil, climate, mineral
productions aud In various other things
might b. called the ONO OF ths South,
IL isa great State, aud In some dlrec
tl0ns II has no equal. Georgia also N n
great S'ate, and u progressive State, and
40 far hRs shown herself the most enter.
prisIng s ate Of the South, spent four
days at Atlanta. and tor business actly.
ity II snTpls4ea any city we have In
Ohio. In ila pub aud progress II TO.
minded me very much Of Minneapolis.
savannah also Is u splendid city, and
there Ia not more beautiful city In
America. lts twenty ak parks, aud Its
broad avenues arched with magnificent
oaks, make II one Of the most attractive
cities have ever seen. Georgia Ia also
developing its manufacturing intirests
very rapidly, and have no doubt that
IN the near future, In the manufacture OF
cotton goods, II will DO the foremost
State OF the Union. In Georgia II IL the
future and not the pact the people are
talking about. aud there In no State In
the Union with more hopeful future.
In Alabama the conditions ara differ.
ent, but the prospects are equally hope.
ful with Georgia, Northern Alabama Ia
the most wonderful iron district In the
world, and Pennsylvania hereafter must
take n back seat. In the production Of
iron Birmingham already rivals Pitts.
bnrgh, and II " only q question OF few
years Of time when II will he ahead Of
Pittsburgh. Middle Alabama IL fine
agricultural region ana IL moving for
ward Montgomery, the capital Of the
state, laa thriving city, and IL increas
ing rapidly In wealth. and population.
Southern Alabama, no far as | saw II,
seemed rather sleepy. | did not 20 10 !
Mobile which Is thR hrag town In that |
part Of the State. hut / Judge the whole |
southern part Of the State needs waking
up"
'How doea Florida compare with other
Southern 5tatesY"
"Well, must saV not very fay0rAbly. !
There are parts Of Florida which are az |
traCtiye, and the whole State ~ interest !
Ing, but half of the Slate IL more or lesl |
under water, aud the whole Stale IL TOO |
tropical for active occupation by white
men In summer. pass d over the whole
breadth Of the Stae, from Pensacola TO
Jacksouy lie, distance Of 400 miles,
and leaving out the two terminal cllIes,
| would hesitate to exchange one ONO
county for the whole Of II. Very likely
however, the country back from the rail
road wonld look better, Tallahassee
seemed TO ba q thriving city, aud thu
country about seemed Inviting, but as u
rule tho land IN sight was made up NJ
pino barrens, cypress swamps and back
! jack openings jacksonville is n Ane
city on the 81. johns river, aud IL tho
gateway o the whole Peninsula, and has
n good deal OF Atlanta enterprise aud
has great future. Pensacola at the
nther end Of the Hue IL situated on the
Gulf OF Mexico and hasa splendid har-
b0r, and ought 10 be M Important
city, and would be such II II had
The entetprlse Vt Atlanta or Jackson.
Vile. with hale d zAn more men
like N f w. u l'hipley, to push itS al
" w'nld soon become the
queen city OF the gulf.
Tn ~. johns IL n wonderful river,
and for huDdre miles or more II II
like an arm OF the sea, from one 10 four
niles broad. and Ia o great river all the
way up 10 Sanford, where stopped 10
AXE the rallroad " Orlando, the county
Ieat OF Orange county, and the head
'enter OF the orange industry. Along
he river every few miles are big hotels
which are III ed In wilter by Northern
,sOple who seek milder climate, Along
his river everything Is strange 10
Northern eyes, An trees, birds, aud every.
hing elss are tropical In their char
Icter. THE future OF Florida depends
'ery largely upon the great winter sani.
arinm for Northern invalids, and In its
production, OF oranges and other semi
ropical fruits. Going north from Jack.
onylile 20 Savannah, Che country Ia not
'ery inviting. butatill there are some
.ool plantations. Savannah Itself is one
4 the anest cities have ever seen, and
Q rich and prosperous. " is the great
,otton port OF Georgia, aud In the nature
Il thugs muet always 10 one OF The
eadlDg elites, on the Atlantic sea. board.
"6olDg north from Savannah to
VIZ rike Into fields OF rice,
which II the great Industry OF Eastern
,luth Caroline. | was agrepably dis
pp0inted In South Carolina, II IN q bet
ef state IN every way than expected TO
Ind. Biller In lts soil. aud more pro.
,res4lyp ip ils people. Charleston ls a
eljghfnl city was there two days,
md wis lOaih 10 leave, Columbia Ia al
10 charming city, aud the surround.
ng 9 uhlry IN very attractive From
,oumpia TO Washing'on on by the emldand
cute, the road runs through a rolling
,ountry with mountains 10 the west
Wad, and looks like country that J
would b. pleasant 10 live In" |
How DID you Ike the people Of the {
1oplha lar ~ you came iu contact with I
way much indeed. In fact, | was d
never More Hospitality treated anywhere. I
Az the Atlanta Convention | met repre-. /
zen latiye bu4lneee men from oil the II
eadn g'cilpe Of Che South,vo that / VIVA /
not " = langpr anywhere. Al Atlanta, n
ne. hopp alilyof the citlyens was aim.
ply buundle4a, They not only paye ma {
.hp frpid, m of the pity. ana furniahad