The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-20
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH
A Report of Wonderful Industrial
Progress.

A Report of Wonderful Industrial
Progress.
The Forthcoming report on Southern In
dustrial progress, by the Bureau OF Stats
tics, will, says special dispatch fromW Wash
ington to the New York Commercial Adrer.
tiser, undoubtedly create a great sensation
throughout the country. The people OF the
North have no ade luate idea Of the extent
Of the natural resources OF the South,
or of the way in which they are developing,
while the details Of the report will be per-
feet revelation to the Southern people them
selves, who, as yet, do not begin to appre-
ciate their own advantages or ths good 1u-
ture in store for them.
The report, which is really series OF ten
separate reports on each OF the zen soutaern
states, will make volume OF more than nSe
hundred pages, and will be issued in week
or two. It will be by no means mere mass
of dry statistics, but will contain gooo
deal Of narrative aud historical information
and will be adorned by number OF
illustrations showing the modus orerandl OF
various industrial occupations IN brlet, tne
report will show that oil I arts of the south
are developing at wonderful rate. Men
and money are pouring in from the north;
railroads are building by the dozen; manu-
ia :turies are springing up as If by magic,
and the great natural industries OF the sec
tion are progressing as never betore, wnlie
new and hitherto unsuspected resources OF
Alabama and Tennessee in the shape or MIN
erals are fully exhibited and will certainly
create a profound interest IN conlme:ciai
circles ell over the world.
Tn, report on Virginia is volImino;ls ana
shows the great and growing activity in the
tobacco and peanut interests: Inc iron oe'
posits of Alabama and Tennessee arc
thoroughly exploited and it is shown that
they are larger, of better quality
and more cheaply workable than the iron
mines of Pennsylvania; that, for III tame
the best Alabama pig iron can De produ,eu
for 50 OF sa50 u ton, against sll or Sll.ao Id
Pennsyly ania.
The georgia report will contain very in.
teresting exhibit of the recent agricultural
operations in the southern part OF that state,
while the chapter on Florida will READ like
fairy tale, with its descriptions OF the mar
velous growth Of orange, cocoanut, banana
and honey interests The Florida orange
crop of next season, it is said, is expected 10
amount to LOON, ,eC0 boxes.
The report devoces good dea! OF sEace 70
a discussion Of the labor problem at lhe
South, and the cen fusion reach q Is that
the col bred laboring class, taking all the
circumstan. es into consideration, promises
to become the best tody OF conf
mon laborers in the world They are
accustomed to the climate. are happy
anil contcntci, are satisfied with low
wages, are becoming more AMI more indus
trious, and are not subject to strikes
They are particularly efficient IN ran, n.
hid M fair to become good miners and machin-
lists. The report also dwells upon the sub
iect of education at the south, and des :ribes
the various so .ial AMI natural features of
the different States and localities in that
section The statistics are full ami accurate.