The morning news., 1891-05-15
TIE South For Young Men.

Mr.. John W. NJ. Hall, a member Of a
large lumber exporting firm Of Boston, in
conversation a day or two ago with a
representative of the Boston Herald, said:
81 never would advise a man to go west,
with the opportunities now opening at the
south. 1t is the coming country, and the
garden SPOT Of the United States" Mr..
Hall has spent great deal of time during
the last few years in different parts Of the
south, and be is, therefore, qualified 70
speak authoritatively with respect to the
south and her future There is one thing in
the south that has impressed him greatly,
and that is its intense Americanism.
1t is true that no other section of the
country is 80 distinctly American as the
south. The Irish, Germans and other for
eigners form q large part of the population
of the eastern states, aud the Germans and
Scandinavians are a big majority in the
western states. In the south, however. there
are comparatively few foreigners. There are
not enough to furnish a congenial soil for
the ideas of anarchists and socialists.
And there are no marked indications that
emigrants from Europe will settle in the
south to any great extent They prefer the
west. The immigrants which the south
gets are nearly all from the northern states,
and the most OF them are the descendan IS of
native Americans. If the south should
continue to receive immigrants of this kind
she will remain what she is now-tbe most
distinctively American part Of the union.
The genuine Americans, those whose an
cestors for generations were Americans,
have made this country what it is. And
they will make the south the richest part of
the country. Their energy and genius will
develop the souths mineral and agricultural
resources and build railroads and establish
factories. Already the south has more than
recovered from the ruinous effects of the
war. and in another quarter Of a century
her development will be SO wonderful as to
be the admiration of the whole world.
Mr.. Hall, therefore, is right in advising
young men Of the New England states to
settle in the south instead of the west, be-
cause the south has much more than the
west to offer them And the time is close
at hand when they will find more satis~
factory surroundings in the south than in
the west. The intense Americarism of the
oNUoA ehO9 hhO NOkJ ueSoptobAOs III bho
matter of educational advantages the south
may be behind the west somewhat, but she
will not be so long. Her people appreciate
fully common schools and colleges, and
they are doing their utmost 10 raise the
standard of them and to bring them within
the reach of all. Their poverty for many
years after the war is their excuse for the
present condition of their schools. But as
their material condition improveS-and it is
now improving very rapidly-more money
will be appropriated for educational pur-
poses, end the time is close at hand when
they will be able to point with pride to as
good system of public schools as can be
found in either the east or the west.
Let the young men of the north seek their
fortunes In the south. They will not be
disappointed, either with the opportunities
for well directed effort or with the amount
of success they achieve.