The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-09-24
southern Prusperifr.

The commercial or coftona- year
ends in the South on the first of
September, and we have bulky trade
editions of the Charleston Courier.
New Orleans Times Democrat and
Galveston Ne,cs, giving statistics
showing the present status and re-
cent growth OF business in Southern
States and cities. The exhibits of
the most gratifying character.
The assessments of the athern
States are indisputable proofs of
prosperity and aggregate this -year
So, 1877 ,750, 900 and increase in the
last ten years of 81 AGO, 900 900. AT
the same time there has been de-
crease in Indebtedness. 1t has fall
len from s228, 100000 in 1880 to
1907 900, 900 in 1890. This includes
State, county and municipal debt.
We need not go into the details of
the wonderful progress Of the South
in agriculture, manufacturing and
mining. Excluding Maryland, Mis-
souri,, Delaware and West Virginia,
the total value of all products of
other Southern States was $780,
600, 900, an increase since 1850 of
SS1S,0c0,000. In cotton and iron
manufacturing the greatest advance
has been made in the decade. The
cotton mills have increased from 142
to 230, aud the spindles from 5 II, 900
to over 100000. The big iron
products have run up fonf. $50; 4S6
tons 10 l,7S0,000. The 3 railroad
mileage has Increased from IL, 800
miles to 38, 800. The South has now
as many miles of railroad as there
were in all the United Suites in
1866, and this year is building more
railroads than the Morrill, 81
The farmers of the South have
kept up with the rest of that section.
They have just succeeded In raising
the largest cotton crop eversprodue-
ed in the South4-7, PSI ,2S6, bales
and done fairly well with other. pro-
ducts. The crops of the past year,
as well as they can be estimated now,
will bring into the south 1910, 642, :
500, an improvement of Sd per cent.
as compared with $780,. a,J 50
The population of the II Southern
States included has advanced from
Il, 600, 900 in 1880 tots, 80 900 in
1890. This excludes missouri,
Maryland, Delaware and Must iVir.
ginia. s,,nac
Very attractive is the. picture OF
the Galveston paper sof the progress
of the imperial State of Tsxas. We
can hardly realize. its isiifffensity.
With its 275,000 square miles OTTER
ritory it has .33, 900 more. than Aus
tria, $4,000 more, than, Germany,
exceeds France 10000, and Great
Britain and Ireland s154, 1000. None
of these nations have such a Surface
of rich and inexhaustible soil.as the
American State. 1t only, needs
people and is willing to take and
absorb a million on sight. The
school endowment of the State
amounts to $4,000, 00Os=linteres
bearing securities, and. 20, 00U. 900
acres of public lands, and added. to
this each county has an endowment
of four leagues of land. When the
civil war ended Texas had about
100 miles of railroad; it now has
well on to 10000, or. about: 1900
more than Pennsylvania. Texas sent
to the markets of the ssaeId last
year 1, lie, 900 bales of cotton, 25,l
O00, 900 pounds of wool, 10000, 600
pounds of hides, $40, 900 900 In. cat
tie, horses and mules, $4,000, 600 cot
ton seed products, and $4,000, 900
grain and hay.