The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-01-30
THE PROSPEROUS SOUTH.
REP RESENTATIVE MEN OF
THE North EXPESS THEM
SELVES IN THE SUBJECT.
Recognized as an Inviting and
Profitable Field of Investment,
i. is attracting s ttentiOn and
Capital from Abroad.
Raleigh CALL

The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord last week published the views of a
member of prominent public men on
the future of the South, or upon the
progress made in the South since 1880.
Letters are published from Vice-Presi-
dent Morton, Secretaries Blame, Win
dom, Noble and Rusk, Postmaster
General Wanamaker and Senators
Vest, Reagan, Sherman and Hawley.
President Morton is "patrioti-
cally glad" that the great diversity Of
industries in which the South is now
engaged brings it in line with all
other sections, to the mutual benefit of
all.
Secretary Noble refers particularly
to the great advance in the educational
interests of the South, as shown by
the excess of enrolment to the COM
mon schools over the increase of popu-
lation between six and fourteen years
of age. He refers also to the great
landed interests the Interior Depart
ment has under its control in the
South, which are being rapidly dis
posed of, and adds: "The constant
and continuous increase in the demands
for homes under the general laws of
the United States is cheering indi
cation of the future Of that portion of
our common country"
Secretary Rusk expresses his gratifi-
cation at the evidences furnished
him of Southern progress. He intro
duces various subjects that will greatly
interest Southern farmers.
Hon. John Wanamaker, Postmaster
General writes:
"The industrial advancement of
the South as shown in the pages of the
special bankers edition of the Manu-
faetureys' Record, which you have
been good enough to send me, is in
deed marvellous. The hope of any
country,or of any part of any country,
is the honest industry of its people.
If to this quality can be added the
courageous enterprise which plans and
carries forward and the liberal thrift
which spends as we'll as saves, there
can he no question, should think, of
the complete prosperity of the States
of the Union to which Northern senti-
ment and good fellowship, as we'll as
Northern capital, are more and more
reaching out"
The several Senators whose letters
are published are also much gratifed
to note the advancing prosperity of the
South.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, says
8: There is not in the history of the
world a progress SO marvellous as that
of the Southern people since the war"
incidentally he makes plea for
/" hands off, in the administration of
State and local affairs.
Senator Sherman, of Ohio, thinks
that the success of varied mechanical
ino l.stries will induce greater variety
of agricultural products and will bring
to the South that which is most needed
there-a home market for home pro-
ducts. He trusts that prosperity will
settle the race conflict on a fair basis !;
with diversity of pursuits the negro
will become more valuable more inde-
pendent and more worthy of the rights
and privileges of freedom.
Senator Hawley,o of Connecticut, ear
nestly wishes that more capitalists
would go into bis native State, North
Carolina, whose ranges of climates,
soils, fauna and fora and minerals
are not equaled by those of any other
State"
The writers of the letters are from
all sections of country East of the
Rocky Mountains They have been
many years in public life, and by
virtue of their numerous and varied
associations and opportunities have
become fairly well informed about the
fnancial,political and social conditions
of all the States and Territories.