The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-11-28
Southern Industrial Enthusia SIN.


The war perturbatious ofthe South
continued for nearly fifteen years af- .
ter the close Of that paralyzing epoch,
and during that time scarcely an ef- /
fort was made to re-estabiish the /
commercial and industrial prosperity /
of the section. Things were allowed
to take their own course, and the peo-
pie of that fruitful, prolific region
seemed too arathetic or INCIDENT or
dulled to put their shoulders to the
wheel of fortune for the regeneration
of their country. The impress jon be-
gan TO prevail that the South was un-
equal to its responsibility, and the
country at large ceased to hope any
thing for the South until new gen.
Grafton should grow into maturity.
Whether it is due to the fact that the
South has come into the control Of
the men who were youths during the
war epoch, or new spirit Of energy
has been born from the better pol!t-
| cal and social conditions of the South
ern States, it is very certain that the
industrial growth Of the south during
the past five years has been nun
urcu greater than it was throughout
the entire preceding fifteen years.
The impetus given 10 business since
| 1919, When the South began to De
alive again, has been succeeded ny
d constantly increasing enterprise,
ana there IS NOW II sort ut commercial
industrial and agricultural eithus-
ltsm that PROMISES 10 make lhe
south Wnat II might long ago NAY
utcuIne, Il most potent factor III
| tue general ueveiopnIeht ol Ma
uonal wealth and prosperity: Inc
pulse came suuuenly slA years ago.
Wltu scarcely amy lntlnlatlOn OF any
ciIuII,u from the stusLauoN ana let'i-
urgy ol productive I1e, and II Is graf
uylug 10 perceive 10y statistics III
uunu That lue energy then aroused
HIS not OnIy been unaDAteu, h'lt Has
increased Uy lnc goOu results Of tne
original experiment.
AS soon as Northern capital unuef-
STOOD That it might safety venture III
10 southern territory, there llnne-
ui;tIeIy DeSan the WHIT ANA mum o'
..cllvc uolng, the grasohopper cease"
20 ue Il Uurupn, the DrohCn p!tcnef al
the well Was lnpuueu, and the wider
ness began to thrive. Inc gains nave
ueen practical IN every direction, Nl0
NE iIOrsti advantage "l tnt UelttI it'
latlUnS e,ti.Uilsuuu c.tn not Dc tstiiilu'
ted in tni. day 81 luraIcqiUbir mus
tne tutule benefits appear 10 De.
Since 1910 the Soutn h,ts auucd H.
900 miles to her rHiirOau system, an,
invested nearly %JJU,WU,UUp IN rHiI'
toad interests. i'ne ASSESSED Valua
tiOn Of her general property shows IL
increase of 5000, O,0DJ,OiD. The cor!
production has Increased bI,UoU,UU
bushels over the 35t 900 Of 1913
unu there has been Il corresponding
increase in oats, tujAcCo, traits, NcSc
,ablcs and grA-.r-, and the advance
III the raising OF 1--we stock has hcei
40 less satisfactory. Manufacture:
l,, 3
admirable growth, No less than Is
new cotton mills have been puIll
ana the number of -pindlcs ana ioom
HeIe increased fully 100 per cent
In 1850 there were ~ cOttun-sr,d UI
miils, representing $3,5U4,9Oo, nov
there are l4G with II capital OF Sl",
nyU, hoo. The mukiug Of piglron Hat
.lcarIV been uUuUleu i'll nNc years
the product being GJ',;,'@ tons in lo7'
in loSO the coal mined G,btN,oIl tons
in lSoi it amounted to IL, o+i,oDo tons
During the past nihe months Til
industrial growth has Dcrn greatest
lie new manufacturing ana MihIh,
enterprises for these nine month
: represent an investment ct So-,JHO,
} 800, distributed through the iourlcci
. states, kentucky being the most tor
! Iunale, West Virginia next, Mary
ianu next, and AluOAma next. Eve
~ knoWn industry Is comprlscI Ii
' lle list, and there seems to be
! ucallhlul distribution, no one brAncI
oeing overdone. In view OF the gre"
} lucursion Of wealth and local benefit
defined by this new industrial cond'
} ,lUn it would seem mpoSsibIe ina
| the South should ever be blind to IN
, importance of maintaining the peace
I luI security Of life and proerty tina
D make this material property posi-
/ ule.-Inter-Oceun.
= The WalthaIl Warden says that