The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-05
The South'S Brilliant Future.
Manufacturers Record.

nlarNclOuSIN dctlNe ll!llcS VI liiS "iiiN>t
of lSS6-S7, was the prospect tor the
prosperity Of the South so brilliant as
to-day. The whole South is mov.,.g
forward with Il rapidity that is start
ling, and no one can carefully study
weekly reports of new enterprises with
out being aStonishcd at the magnitude
and the diversity of this growth. From
every part of this section the reports
show wonderful activity. 1t has been
demonstrated bcyend all question that
this development is solid, that it must
increase and that its possibilities are
almost beyond comprehension. These
facts are now forcing themselves upon
the whole business world, and sls Il re-
suit there is already seen the beginning
of Il great southwark movement OF cap
ital and settlers that, gathering momcn-
tum as it goes, will soon swell to iin-
nlcnsc proportions.
Who can picture the vast, the illim-
liable future Of this glorious sunny
Southo Blessed with climate that III
itself is Il source of untold wealth, and
wealth creating possibilities with every
variety Of soil, yielding all agricultural
products in abundance, SO that even
now Southern farms are annually pro-
ducing $500, 100000, which by better
cultivation could be doubled without
adding an acre to the area under cult
vation; with mineral wealth that sur
passes that Of any other country IN the
world; with almost boundless forests Of
timber Of many varieties; with Il mag
niticent stretch of sea coast; with rivers
that furnish transportation; free from
severe droughtS; knowing not the hor-
rors Of the bliZZard; here is a land DOS
sessiny in its own matchleSs resources
the combined advantages of almost ev-
erv other country of the world without
their most serious disadvantages. What
a combination this is. 1t is beyond the
power Of the human mind to fully grasp
the future that is in store for this coun-
try. In manufacturing interests 1t Is
destined to surpass the present great
est industrial centers in the world, be
cause in no other country on the globe
is there such combination Of advanta
ges as basis-cOtton, irCn, coal, TIM
Der, water power, climate, &c.-for
building up every line Of manutactur-
ing. This is inevitable. AS yet it has
barely laid the foundation for this
growth. As we'll might we expect to
see the laws Of nature reversed as to
even question this. 1t was this that
forced itself upon that gifted Pennsyl-
vania, Col. 4. X. Mcclure, when, in
his glowing prediction of Alabama's
future as surprising the greatness Of
his own state, he said: 1--WE cannot war
with destiny; we cannot etface the ben
efficient gifts of Him who leads the wa
ters TO the sea and sends them back in
the Gews and rains of heaven. Alabama
has been gifted far beyond even our
boastcd empire Of Pennsylvania" i
= And then referring to the certainty
of Alabama surprising Pennsylvania in.
4 i'll 11t
no sound public policy, no sentiment
can halt such L revolution when the
inlmutable laws Of trade command it;
and the sudden tread Of the hcrdcS
from the northern forests upon ancient
Rome did not more suddenly threaten
the majesty of the mistress of the world
than does the tread Of the iron and
coal tliygerS OF Alabama threaten the
majesty Of northern iron and coal
fields" Who could ask for a stronger
statement
TO this vast iron development the
south will add tremendous textile in
duStry, for where the cotton is grown
there will it be manufactured, and to
cotton she will add every variety Of
woodworking business, and then on
all these she will build up q diversity
of small enterprises that will help to
enrich her people.
As boundless as Is her future in man
ufacturing, so are her agricultural pos
Sibilitics. Mississippi alone could pro-
duce the entire cotton crop of the south,
Il hundred million bushels of corn, and
still have room for her rapidly develop
ing fruit and vegetable growing busi-
ness, her grazing farms and her blooded
live stock. This one state could do all
this, and yet Mississippi has scarcely
of the souths whole
area.
No pen has ever yet fully pictured
this wonderful combination Of adj
rantagcs-advantages given 10y nature
in such unstinted measure. The more
We contemplate these advantages and
contrast them with those of all other
countries, the more deeply will we be
impressed with the unquestionable
truth that here in this glorious land,
"Creation's Garden Spot" is to be the
richest and the greatest country upon
which the sun ever ShOne.
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