Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-10

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In his speech at Chattanooga, Tenn. q
few evenings ago, Hon. WIN. d. Kelley,
the veteran Pennsylvania Congressman,
took rosy view Of the development
of Southern manufacturing Industries,
and predicted great things in the
line of industrial development. He
dwelt particularly on tho great album
dance of iron, coal and limestone at the
very doors of the Southern cities as CIV
ing them immense advantages over
Northern manufacturers, who have to
bring the raw material from great dis
tances. The Pennsylvania iron men,
he says, are becoming alarmed: "They
are beginning to ask, What are we
going to do about it?' You have the
raw material right here at your doors.
Our people have to transport 1t nun
dreds of miles. You can make pig-lron
cheaper :han we can. All you lack Is
finishing mills. then you will not only
down the North, but England. 1t na
matter of history that iron Is the great
civilizer of the world. The country that
makes the largest amount Of iron per
capita has the most intelligent people.
You do not know OF the possibilities Of
the South. But to fulfil your destiny
YOU must have more diversified indus
tries" Judge Kelley advised his hear
ers to build their own mills and manu-
factories, anG operate them themselves
advice which is certainly disinterest-
ed, coming from Norlferner who must
share the apprehensions Of his people al
the rapid drift of capital aud enterprise
towards the South. As al example OF
what can be done in the South, Judge
Kelley cited the fact that at Admission,
Ala, cotton goods are being manufac-
tured for the Chinese trade. at has
been demonstrated that that mill makes
better cloth than can be found IN
England. The Chinese tested 1t by
peculiar method. Not yard OF the
product of that mill can be bought In
this country. 1t is under contract to
send all it can make to China. That is
only beginning" Judge Kelley also
asserted that the best pig-iron in the
world is being made in Tennessee. mo
better" he says, lean be found any
where. But you must not stop at
making pig-iron. Everybody is making
pig metal here in the South. You have
YOUR Chattanooga and Birmingham and
Dayton and South Pittsburg furnaces.
This year the country will make more
pig-iron than it did last, and we are now
making more iron than any nation in
the world. say you must not stop at
making pig-metal. Who makes your
cotton ties? England is furnishing them
10 YOU. Whom manufactures your nails?
Only two nail mills in all of the State OF
Tennessee? They cannot supply one
fourth of the demand which comes from
Tennessee alone. You must either
stop making so much pig-iron or
put up iron mills to turn out finished
material. If you don'tyouwill glut the
market, and somebody is going to get
hurt. What you need is capital anu
brains to put up and operate mills an"
factories to utilize your pig-metal. You
must have them. You can supply the
labor. 1t does not require skilled labor
to make railroad iron. There are thou
sands of lines of manufacturing that
can be engaged in here in the South that
can and will utilize your home labor"
Judge Kelley's suggestion is already
being realized. Diversified industries
are springlng up all over the South,
and with the accelerated inflow OF
capital aud skilled labor from the North,
i. needs no prophet to foretell the future
industrial greatness of the Southern
States.