The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-06
THE INMAN PARTY
TESTIFY TO THE PROSPERITY OF
THE SOUTH
And the Overlooking Hospitality
and Earnest Loyalty of the
People.


and Earnest Loyalty of the
People.
The Inman patty that was so hand
tomely received here few DAYS az,
by Mr., Thomas H. Allen and othe
citizens, and so royalty entertained b,
Mr.. Henry Montgomery, were recent
ly intervie we'd by New York HOrlt
reporter. Mr.. Bliss, most prominen
Republican leader OF that city, wa
the first OF the company subjected (,
the leportorial augur. He said;
81 have visited the South fire.
quenty before, both before auC
since the war, and it gives me grea
pleasure to speak of the material i'm
plovement l noticed on my trip will
Mr.. lnman. The people have gone
determinedly to work, and the result
is apparent in the numerous CONNER
cisl and manufa, turing enterprises in
prosper GUS operation. The South,
llks every other section CT the coun.
Try, has experienced the effect of the
la'e business depression, but is rap.
iuly improving under the revival OF
trade. The advance during the past
few wears has been marked"
"HoE did you find the social lie OF
the SouthP"
GAS it ever has been, and suppose
ways will be, charming. We were
treated with the greatest hospitality
and courtesy wherever we stopped,
and had we accepted all the invita-
tons extended us the trip would have
been heightened indefinitely. / was
especially delighted to find a. sec.
tional feeling absolutely dead"
"You saw nothing to justify the
resurrection of the bloody shiIt2"
"That is dead issue. The war is
over. My trip has convinced me Of
that most thoroughly. The people
have put all bitter memories behind
them, and are striving with energy
and tagacity to accomplish that pros
perity for the South her natural adj
vantsges so justly entitle her to. AL
though Northern man and staunch
Republican, and they knew it, was
never re ceived anywhere with grea.er
or more sincere cordiAlity."
as the tide OF emigration setting
Southwark to any extent?"
81 hardly think it time for that vet.
All Of these things require time; but
l have no doubt that as the country
continues to develop Il will grow into
a powerful rival of the West, both as
an objective point for foreign settlers
and as a field for investment of North.
ern capital"
what do you think of the present
agricultural outlook in that section ?"
sit has never been brighter, in my
opinion. Everybody is at work, and
the best of feeling seems to prevail be-
tween the whites and blacks. The labor
problem seems to have adjusted itself.
/ understand that the planters expe-
rience no diffioultg in securing hands.
Cotton is, Of course, extensively cult
waited. Those who have experimental
with cereals have found that they can
buy such corn and other grain as they
require cheaper from the Northwest
than they can raise it, 80 these are not
much cultivated. Rice is be-
ing extensively aud, / under
stand, profitably grown in Louisiana.
Experiments have been made with
ramie, but with what success | don't !
know. The sugar planters are very
much down upon the Morrison bill, as
{ ach reduction in the duty on sugar
brings them nearer to absolute ruin.
The growth OF the manufacturing in
terest in the South has been especially |
wonderful. At one time it was rather |
too fist, notably in the erection # |
cotton mile, as the prevailing idea WIS
that the Southern mills, owing to their
proximity to the growing plant, would |
drive the Northern mills out OF exist- |
ence. They now realize that this adj
vantage is offset by other advantages
by the mills OF other sec
tions, and this abnormal development
of the cotton manufacturing industry
has been checked. The various
Southern mills are doing very good
trade. The wealth OF coal and IRON
fields OF Alabama and Tennessee is
and has attracted q great
deal Of capital. The contiGuity Of the
beds Of coal, iron and limestone ena-
BILE them to manufacture iron at very
light cost. It is, / am told, sent to
the neighboTing coast towns and
shipped to various parts OF the coun-
Try"
"Do you think the improvement is
1ue to the example and capital of
Northern men, or the efforts OF the
people themselves ?" /
"There are, of course, numbers OF
Northern men residing in the South
md vast amount Of Northern capt.
al invested there, but / think the
treat strides made are due to the ef-
orts of the Southerners themselves,
coupled with the natural advantages
If the country. They realized that to
'estore the prosperity of that sec tion
hey must work for it, and, as have
aid, they are working, and / want to
emphasize the pleasing fact that no
where is it more evident that the war
8 over and all Issues growing out of il
aid at rest than in the South ITSELF"
"Do you think the South will ever
become basis Of supply for the bal
nee of the Union2"
"Well, this country is too vast to
lepend to any great extent onany one
ection, but have no doubt that the
'outh will eventually occupy an i'm
,oriant position among the CONNER
ial and manufacturing Districts of the
ountry."
DR.. Henry M. Field, editor of the
Jew York Evdn9Odsi, upon whom de-
'olved the duty Of speeeh-makiDg al
be various entertainments rendered
he party, speaks in the most enthosi-
site terms Of the eordislity with
which the Northern visitors we're
Welcomed throughout the journey.
lie said:
at is a touching Illustration Of this
act thst the only sound OF cannon we
leard throughout our trip vas ct
q montgomery, Ala, where, under
hadow OF the capitol where Jefferson
Davis took the oath Of office as Presi-
lent OF ths ConiedeIacy, was stationed
! battery firing salute in honor Of
zen. Hancock. While we talked with
Gov. 0'Neill, an old war horse, one Of
Jackson's bravest officers,
he booming of the Rnns announced |