Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-04-03

+, Increased more than 81 800 OOO, 600.
f: the last four years over / 900 new ndu.
+ trial establishments have been starte,
In 1880 the South mined 6,04s, ,57l tons O
" coal. In losS this had increased to Is
100000 tons, and the product of the las
year was probably from %, 600, 600 to "a
!, 100000 tons. Cotton mills have increase
" from l6l establishments with IA 1922 loom
2 and s61 .s54 spindles In 1850 to 355 estah
hshments with 5000 looms and 2,035, 90
spindles. In 1850 there were 40 cotton
seed oil mills in the South, representing
capital of $500 GOO in 1889 there wer
265. representing a capital of more that
$50, 600, 900.
The value of the agricultural products
of the South for 1889 reached $500, 200. 600
against S57l 900, 900 In 1871 And tn,
product of grain rose from 43l, 900 90,
bushels in 1850 to ESQ 900 900 bushels tn,
last year.
The assessed valuation of property IL
the South has increased in the last ter
years more than 10 per cent
When the Senator says. as he did jus,
now. that the general condition OF the
southern people is not advanced in mate
rial prosperity over what IL was twenty
years ago, he makes most startling state.
ment. Where he obtains his figures upon
which Ia base that statement is a thing
can not imagine One thing is accepted as
most happy result throughout the coun-
try, and that is that IN the growth of it's
products, in the enhancement Of its prop
erty IN valuation in the making two blades
OF grass grow where one grew before in all
the things that go 10 make great material
prosperity, the condition of the South has
been greatly improved.
hp StR q. in ,I.t
the Senator from New Hampshire that the
condition of the people of the south is
worse than II WAS twenty years ago Is be-
| yond belief
t Whatever NAV he the fact IN other
4 countries the time has by no means come
| in the South that great fortunes are ag.
| gregaied at the expense of the people
/ that wealth accumulste> and men decay :"
/ Precisely the opposite Is true. The pros
| peri'y that has been maintained there and
which has Kept on steadily and unceasing-
y i the prosperity that flows TO every fire
side
You can uoe erect building for the
manufacture of native products. YOU can
not open a mine. You can not build rail
roads. you can do none Of these things
which are done with the risk that attends
the investment of great capital without
benefit flowing directly To the people
The New Orleans Ijntss may well say In
the light OF this condition that the South
i, no longer poor" II is prosperous and
growing rich.
Mr. President, the educational progress
OF the South has Kept pace with the gen
eral prosperity
Indeed. il i impossible to believe that
any community in the nitcd State. North
or South. would find itself advancing In the
accumulation of wealth. without at once set
ting itself 10 the task Of uphuildng Its com
mon-school system. 1t was not possible
that the Sonth should go On increasing In
wealth and prosperity without turning its
attention directly 10 the great question OF /
the education Of it, people
In eight years Florida has doubled the |
number of her schools more than doubled /
the number OF pupils, aud more than quad /
rupled her expenditures for the same |
THE length OF The school year in Florida is /
nearly as long as it Is IN New Hampshire /
or Maine, and the percentage Of enroll /
fnent and day attendance j. a. great as that /
Of any State
In Arkansas, IN the last three. Years, the
number of teachers has increased 80 per
cent The number of pupils more than 80
per cent. while the expenditure. for
school purposes have nearly doubled.
Texas In eight Years has Increased her
huhbtr OF schools 60 per cent, more than
doubted the number of children of schonl
age enrolled. and nolrs,,.- tncreased
. chooI atI.tisrali'' II ~ ~ l-2 in l.ss.
and The .rngth Of the school year IN that
State l. a. great a. ii i 10 the more sparse
ly settled New England States.
L pom thi. a. show ing the advance and
the view taken of it In certain southern
Stat.s nj tn. risk Of repeating Whist NAV
hsv,. ,,crur,.d in ,h, drhate before. ak
t ,,r,rurlce,i,n
tri ;.,,.
from tilc suP''ih'',nsh y, n - Pu''''
ton ol the Statr OF ItAas- 49,
The PRESIDENT pro tefapore. Inc
Mil he read.
TIN. Chief Clerk read a. follows
r., ne I;jifor Of ne EreHfH,y Posf:
!" "'' 1-"'''' '''' ,
sIk:~-i >end YOU heft"hh sta'' 'hoit VI
The progress mhbr III tiucAtiou iu 'uis @''''
during the sdst cl,.h' Years
le>o. l-e>-
vbols pup,h.ror
hrI 5sig s12a
~ II .hilir.n -.
s,'.ti '',.' ao6 a3q 5sf> O44
Tot.I .cb,ol attendance l-sl3l 3,4. "A !
r,,.I ,nouut exp.ucl,-I
Tor .,-hnni. s6si,O4l s211,.>. .l.2 81
v4t, ,o,h, =, ,h.. s;,h, wear. IN.
lou VIII ho,e MA. l'l nv. - ~, 80 -, -
alhouh- o, >tnoo' I'm. ~, s'nnn. IL "a.
nan W a. S',,'.'I ,.,,nia,inn in
quhdiupird; WINE .ne -en"o. po@po'n' @ 'ou ~
er'a>ed oh'f . i'o.i ~, ,t,,,,hlaI
w ho' iiu'" iioie a., The y,sr epJ.
ipp Algu.t 81. lssy. va. 5as .llO. and The total
expenditures for public-,ehoo PURPOSES were
e. s9s 3I,30. This amount Goes mol Include
expenditures OF funds derived rom saies oi
bonds IN ei'ie' hDu 10" hs iOi sa1., GO mai.
tfu,tt''.- :, ,'',.,,,, a. .,,nr,,,onsI Tur
~ '"' ~ 90. > = 90 Tha rec,ints exc.,,l,d
H. .xn..n1it,ra. s95- III es; % that the total
rrc-ipl. were s3 6.l5 J2g %. Other amounts
expended for public education in this State,
IN 4 Heintenance Of the state University,
the tural ana Methdhieai .oneEe' W"
insult h ior me NE, ''eai a,iu uu'no , au -;
ss'ctat' s-'o. s-,'I,. - -, It'll in round
.ut> 7''te ioi p'"nS ~ - n.n II wiIl he und,r
stood thai tLr,e tund, are fund. available for
.nnu.I ,yprn..s Besides these funds the in
crease OF the permanent State and county fund
OF about Sl300, 900, with the prospect OF con
siderable incremept TO th's increase uufiie 'ne
current schoiasuc ytaT, mus pt y .,. !; 80,
ne aNtiase @ vi ~ " u.s. N.,ri'.,. .nb
, apou. ~, ,,.n - !, ci,,s. ,ni towns. making
,h. ,;sr.o,s lar the whoI. State considerably
| above 100 DAYS. or fully AS long as in Maine
/ and New Hampshire.
| 1t Is nonsense TO talk OF Texas needing h,u
1 from the National Government 10 ha'h'a'h ">
educational institutions. ,onprp
:, n,,i,ii, Iustrnciinp
| ,r.I,I Texns February /.
,,a,.or 20 tho broad
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