The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-06-14
STILL SHE PRosPERs.
Advancement all Alone
the Southern Line.
The Free-TraGe BugabO0
is Relieved Of its
Frightfulness.
Indications of Renewed Confidence in
the Manufacturing Situation.
Decatur Still Keeps Pace With the
Foremost and Keeps up
the Fight.
Some Of the Work Being Done There ani
Some Of the Reasons Why
She Grows.

md with the encouraging announce
nent:
There is no boom, but a solid,
teady advance all along the line,
md while the more prominent in
lustrial towns, such as Birming-
lam, Chattanooga, Admission, De-
,atur and others, are going ahead
'apidly, the Whole s.uth is joining
Inc procession and everywhere the
'igns of activity and business life
ire seen. The prospect is certainly
bright"
There have been many forebod-
ngs of the effect that might follow
any indiscreet announcements of
The national democratic convention.
The Mills bill was received with
trembling but an analysis of it
brought reinsurance. Now that the
bill is understood and the conven-
tion has taken no radical stand,
there is tendency towards better
confidence. No matter what the
merits of the tariff question are,
from political or theoretical stand
point, men with money to invest
are not led by sentimentalism and
will not even accept their own views
as correct and risk investments up
on that basis. 1t is universally con-
coded that the country has just
passed through a period of une-
qualled development under a pro-
tective tariff system, and now that
the south is getting into condition
to get some of the rich benefits that
the north has enjoyed, it is the al
most general desire to have a
chance at it under the same tariff
laws. When they were threatened,
therefore, capital recoiIed and in
vestors hung back. Now that it is
seen that the protective feat
ures of the tariff are to be left prac-
tIcally intact and the object is sole
ly to get the revenue reduced to the
actual needs of the government,
confidence begins to manifest itself.
We therefore look with confidence 10
a speedy reconsideration of agrees
sive action among capitalists and
manufacturers.
That the democratic party does
not intend to cripple the manufac-
turers is now patent by its declara-
tions, the platform being explicit
upon that point. The accusation
that it meant to enforce free trade
eventually was trumped up for po-
litical effect and never had any
foundation. The effect npon the
south depends very largely, howev.
er, upon how th4 platform is con-
straed, if it is construed otherwise
than here indicated.
That there is a healthy condition
of affairs at the south is now well
assured from all hands. The latest
best move is the action OF
Mr.. Kolb, commissioner of agricul-
tule of Alabama, who is engaged in
collecting carload of minerals
and timber products to be hauled
over the northwest and exhibited,
with an abundant supply of news
papers, pamphlets, etc, describing
the country. The L. d N. Co. has
generously agreed to furnish a car
and haul it gratis. Exactly this
thing was proposed at Nashville
many weeks ago, but we suppose it
has dropped through. 1t is the
best way imaginable to advertise the
south.
Looking over the list of new in
dustries last week we find Alabama
with Al credited to her. Every sin
gle southern state has q creditable
list. There seems to be kind Of
dummy line craze. We see many
railroad enterprises mentioned but
the tendency is towards iron and
machine shops and cotton factories.
Speaking of cotton factories re-
minds us that it is understood that
Maj. Gordon is now in New York
making fnal arrangements for the
removal to Decatur of the large cot
ton factory heretofore spoken Ct.
We believe it will work some zoe
hands-a small town of itself.
There is also hot talk of rolling
mill with some 100000 capital for
Decatur.
4 belt line railroad to make the
complete ciFelit Of the new city is
one of the new probabilities also.
A shoe man ufacturing establish
ment is in contemplation.
Another sash, door and blind
factory, it is said, is about to be
built.
The NJ. " C. Co. is preparing to
build large warehouse and eleva-
tor 70, the accommodation OF its in
creasing grain trade. Two years
ago a bushel basket would suffice.
|. II. West & Son are to build a
$4,000 residence,
Rob't Allen is about to nave
built 7-room residence.
John D, Sherrell has just CON-
plete,., a handsome 10 room resi-
dence.
The work upon the other mon
ster works at Decatur is progressing
as fast as men can do IL.
The water works is getting on
towards completion, 10 miles of
pipe being laid.
Thus it may be seen that even at
this dry and do-nothing season OF
the year there is energy and enter
prise manifest at Decatur.
The Augusta, Ga, exposition for
the exhibition of products OF the
new south is destined to great sue
cess. The other day at st. Louis
the democratic convention. was in
vited to visit it snd see what has
been done in the south IN ten years
There is a degree of energy and en-
terprise manifest in It's early man.
agement that presages great results,
a. "a The papers are already begin
ming to taSs 1T up and talk it up.
The people of New Eng,i44nd who
see the sceptre of manufacturing
greatness departing a1rqss their
borders towards the south Will not
be slow t, follow with their capital
and energy and they are already
coming. The people of the north
east who have exper eneed the rig