The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13

ten times greater than he had anticipated
| lie further stated that in the construction Of
their furnaces the citizens Of Birmingham
| had the benefit of past experience and had
adopted all the latest and most modern i'm.
! pruNcmcnts.
"Mr Porter, president Of the Chicago steel
| mills and MIR Morse president OF the Union
! steel Company of Chicago, together with
! MI Abbott the superintendent OF the Car
| ncglc steel works at pittshurg, expressed
| themselves as greatly surprised at the min.
| cral resources and the enormous dovclop-
| mcnt ot them We regard the opinion rs
| expressed 10y these gentlemen rs of great
/ value, since they are not only practical iron.
| workers, but have been cmincutly successful
| I'm the development of that industry. We
| spent saturday in viewing other portions of
/ the Birmingham Mineral Road and hy IL
/ went 10 Murphrccs Valley and Nilhgc
/ Springs. Returning We went to Chaputrppc
over the TrusSvillc branch OF the Rir-
mingham Mineral Road 20 Trussvillc.
nt which place furnaces have been
con1tructcd 10y gentlemen from unioutown,
Ia, OF the twenty-five furnaces that have
/ been aud are being constructed nt Truss
| Vile there are only five known 10 us 10 have
been built by Northern capital, the other
twenty, lnurlitths Of the whole having been
erected through southern enterprise.
nuIIr ny SOUTHERN rrorLE
conc thing which seemed tn impress the
entire party was thc fact that So much had
| been done 10y onr southern people, rs Il was
generally believed that most ui the energy
aud capital for the development Of thi, iron
industry had found ITS way down here from
the North aud West
saturday afternoon we parted rngrrtfullv
With Mcssrs Carnegie clark. SWauk. kim
ball and rhomus, who returned Nurth. while
the rest Of the party iourncycd down tn Pen.
saCuln, where we spent SUNDAY IN 10 TINT
| time the weather had been beautiful and all
that could have been desired, hut al pcuu
| cola u was raining hard, and ~ one time We
feared that We would not hc able tn rp down
the bay, About noon, however 10 ceased
| mining aud We made the trip W. were
| ugrccably surprised at the amount ul ship.
ping seen, and The enormous quantities at
lumber on the whurvcs aud aiiuat iu the h1y
ready for shipment. We learned that there
wcrr cighty.tyc ships In the port loading
with lumber Tor European ports
While the iron industries ui Alabama
aud Tennessee ARE In q pruspcrou, condition.
and the products thereof rapidly increasing
We were informed 10y an official at Moulrom.
cry last November % wear ago. that the rN.
port, of lumber from Alabama exceeded boo
value those ut iron.
ylUUIN roUnTs.
FLORIDA. Georgia. Alabama Mississippi.
Louisiana aud u portion ut Texas have Nit
rim forests which Will tur Nvlrs tu uumr hr
very important factor iu thc welfare ui those
State. and will add greatly tu the wealth ul
ihtt portion at the South.
we were much pleased to note in New
Orleans the signs II much improvement
which are manifested ON nll sides. auI.
knowing the enormous resources of luuisi.
ana, we -rv uu reasons why there should mot
hn % great development iu Louisiana ns that
state hu, thu pluck aud energy iu make the
development ll,r product. are varied and
extensive. aud the state stands high among
thr cotton producing States ul thr Union
anil preceding hy ur any State producing
sugar md rice An iucNhuusiihlr sllt mime
together with the rich aud prolific soil we'll
adapted tu the culture 1T rufu and oats ARE
good reasons why Louisiana should not Gail
tn raise -uthcivuvN ui corn nud uuiH tD
supply home consumption nui I rm surr
that DO vigorous measures were taken mot
only the home demand could be- supplied
hut there would also be- rcf'aininr % surplu,
FOR export lapso population in such
c.frs nv New Orleans liutun Rouge and
shreveport can and should be- engaged hoe
manufacturing iudustrirs, AMI 10 would hu
erlI benefit a. have them employed bon
cotton mills aud uiu.trra which would
~iiD between which and these u.fiH. such
excellent railway hrililir. lrr auu.i.i
I'm Atlanta u gentleman told mr chat Foe
th1. city large number ui people we're dr
pendent iur employment upon four trunk
factories which have been started ilHHr. and
which example could and shuullho followed
hy tbD citizens ui ufhDr Snuthcuours.
rur nos. ROSWELL =. rLoWru.
Toan Arrr,t reporter the Hon Roswell 4.
Flower member oi Conrpv elect banker
aud frequently referred Ia s presidential
timber slid
''Thc development In the south since i,i
has been truly wonderful. 80 people except
Americans. after losing ull their property
.tuyks. bonds. slavery aud money. md not
accustomed tu work. could have achieved st
much Her wealth today exceeds that ~
lN1 We let Washington nt night rrpssrl
the blue Ridge. aud in The morning found
Ourselves IN the beautiful Roanoke Valley,
over the Norfolk a Western. to Purlhuniis.
which three years ngu. had ~ rAisiruCf
We found ihcr' coal mine twenty
mil,H long by forty wide with thirteen.
luut vein. suitable Tor us guol coke us
there b. boo thc United States with iron or
iu close proximity. This. together With thc
yiur ni Pulaski. furnishes NInull of freight
per year greater than the tpunlrp nc cotton
In I,sS AZ along the route IN CHATTANOOGA.
Nashville. Decatur aud birmingham. Vs.
found towns hlloi with live people dryrl
ppIug What hai slept unknown ipr '0uiu,
fioH We saw enough tp insure great iu.
turr Tor The south. feel and know chat
The Young mon uf the South, together with
immigration from abroad. will work uui
these resources, aud give The South varied
occupation, changing The present order nl
ihiu.ss. aud becoming aHlf sustaining hN iu
iruluI.uF manufactures lnl other lNUHi.
fed Industries
"rur ANouSr 90 moy
.n Alabama in tNss exceeded that Iu thr
United States iu 1870 and thu amount hoe thu
seven southern States be- isfs yNrrriDi thu
United sinirs supply iu tFp When il.H
iron Us wrought int rails. oo1rhD, buu thc
various nr,, uf thc car, When turned into
ruH.uHs. STOVES. plYWs and lll iuU other WH.
chime. uul articles fur which 20 is suited. r.
Hn,rr profit villhr realized than by selling
DO ut p.r IRON tu iHr East and Wet
"Np found 100 Birmingham aud nearly go
ilc towns where then. has been an advance
iu real tate lud iron lands ihr money We
WilH hr Southern men. This will iruI iu
give new pluck io further enterprise. W,
found iIr men NJ 600 sections freely mIuH
lIuH W. fi interests boo common, lNl. iH iHU
suI#iiHuul fhp sectional feeling problem, "
Do .H.uUf come IfHm that. chen ii VIII from
tIn NHh ~ now States, Ike ihr UaAuiHH,
Montana Washington and Now Mexico.
IhH srH. uI iNp north and South trr there
aud when Hr.u De- into The Union we viii
hH thinking Ui our children, rather tl1u of
hEbuuE
"wr uAvr irsr urUrS
1nypl1rmrut boo this country ono hunlud
vclff of national lIfr hIs Increased our IUp.
ulat.uu from aOll"p 10 WU1un one