The daily critic., 1890-10-01
TIE SOUTH THE FUTURE sITUS
OF THE WORLDS IRON
PRODUCTION.

MI EDWARD ATKINSON OF Boston
has contributed % the Baltimore Manu-.
trcurar's Record q paper on the irou
and steel interests of the world.
lie shows lha, this country Is The
greatest consumer Of iron and steel, and
holds that the worlds consumption OF
these metals viii tax. within the next
ten years, the productive powers Of all
the iTon-making countries that the pres
Cnt production Of 2s,0OO.OOO net tons Of
pig-iron, Of which the United States will
make during 1890 10000 900, must
within the period mentioned, be IN.
creased 10 "A 600 600 tons at least, while
Tie demand will be for not less than
80 600 geo Great continents, he SAYS,
"aTe now being developed by the rail
way, and the construction Of the rail
way leads 20 a continuous demand for
iron and coal for use IN other purposes.
We may not attempt 10 forecast the IN
creasing demand for iron which would
sDsue from the construction Of the
Trans Siberian Railway, or Of the rail
ways which will soon open Southeastern
Europe and Western Asia, or Of the
rails ays which may parallel the Eu-
pirates We need not now consider
what would ensue when China begins
y build railways, because China con
ta.S.wirhn its own borders iron and
coal Mundane. We may not com
Iut The MAIDS Of he great continent
n Africa which Is nov sure to be
,Tru q iu every direction by the rail
Way
And So be confines himself 90 3 con
sidemtion Of the development Of the
continents Of North and South America,
especially the latter and shows that it
IS IN the South The worlds iron and
steel production viii centre This in
dusiIial development may and probably
viii settle lhe race question. III viii
Stop. lie says. 'the contention in re-
gard 10 The relative position of the
black man and the white man 20 the
Southern States. because social preiu-
Jiees cannot stand against industrial
forces The causes of contention Of
l1lIt ard Of distrust cannot fail 70 be
almost wholly removed hy the develop
mebt Of the ron industry of the south
eIu states, b which JLe black man viii
be most imp0Fisnt if not the para
mount factor
And then This prophet Qf the pros
pelity Of The Southern States goes into
8 glowing description Of the iron ore
regions thereof, and says
one nay not venture SCI tl name The
specific place OF places le survival af
tle atrtst aU ggE .la many enterprise no
claiming public attention HiIl soon deter
uLHr It ia fh1 emu.aI.1 between The North
lae south and -he West.
-ufIge q fEar u one should stand upon
tie TOP q tLe highest peak among the
Great suukg mountains Il .Le heart ri the
rultbeu Appalachian chain and could
bring within De vision al. tlai would cone
within 5 radius 1f 5ereuly-nFs t1 hqu-
lred miles le might Ht aUIa % 6-talttsh
the centre 20 au iron and s-lll production
which would Lu. tl tar away from What
hiss Teen called tle centre NJ gravity Qt
the population ~ rlls country.
III he could then bring within li5 vision
tEe whole eluHluratluu 1t tle area IN
cllsel Hifnlu circle li shout $50 miles u
dIauletar. ealterU- on rle Great smoky
EfaIas. le might trace t-e a-r= made
tF tte arasiaI 81 fh1 r.Fers aul t-e gap -
Die rauEes 30 HlIel -Le rale uaF la .a.4
q the narIlHest q tha soutleu border ~
aA-q. aaa tQ lha slllle4st ~ -le 4E
howard ale aia 1--- tes-