Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-07-11

merce or the world2 l believe we are 10
see now a Renaissance in American pros
perity and in the upbuilding again of our
American merchant marine. believe that
these southern ports that so favorably look
out with invitations to the states OF Cen
tral and South America shall yet see our
fleets carrying the American 1lg and the
products of Alabama t. the markets of
South America "
The benefits of diversified industry
formed President Harrison's text at Mem
phis. II rejoice" he said, that you are
adding to diversified agriculture diversi
fed manufacturing pursuits, that you are
turning your thought to COMPRISING and
spinning cotton, as well as raising it. ]
know no reason why these cotton states
that produce ~ per cent. OF the cotton Of
the world should not spin the greater por
ton OF II. / know no reason why they
should export ii aS raw material rather
than as a manufactured product. holding
in their midst the profits of this trans
formation of the raw material TO the fin
ished product. hope it may be so. ! see
evidence that the people are turning their
attention to new industries and are bring
ing into the midst of these farming COM
munities a large population OF artisans
and laborers TO consume ut your own doors
the product Of your farms.
Il am glad that n liberal government is
making this great waterway to the sea
safe aud capable of an uninterrupted use.
| am glad that il is here making the
shores of your Own city convenient and
safe, and that ii Is opening, north and
south, an uninterrupted and cheap trans
portation for the products of these lands
that lie along this great system OF rivers
| am glad that il Is bringing you in contact
with ports of the gulf that look out with
near ami inviting aspect toward a great
trade in South America that we shall soon
possess"
To the first address of welcome at Hous-
ton, Tex, President Harrison expressed
his pleasure in visiting this great state.
kingdom without Il king, an empire with
out an emperor, state gigantic in proper
tons and mGtchlesS in resources, with di-
versfed industries and infinite capacities
TO sustain tremendous population, and
to bring to every home where industry
abides prosperity and comfort" Later he
said
You have the resources in some meas
uIe-in a great I:icasure-of all the states
gathered within our borders; a soil adapt
ed to the production of all the cereals and
grasses, AMI TO this you add cotton, sugar
and tobacco You are very rightly diver
Styling your crops, because the history of
intelligent farming shows that as the crops
are diversified the people prosper All Is
not staked upon the success of a single
crop You do well. therefore, to raise cot
ton sugar and tobacco, and | am glad you
are not negleciipg cattle. sheep. hogs, corn
and all the OF her cereals.
We have been trying TO DO what we
could from Washington to make you a
larger and better market for Ourcnormous
meat products We have felt that the re
striytiGIis imposed by some of the European
governments cOul no, fairly be justified
upon ie ground stated lay them. Already
the secretary Of agriculture-himSelf a
farmer. who he's with his own hands
wrought ia all tae WORK OF the farm-ha>
succeeded IN procuring the removal OF
some Of tilese injurious restrictions, and
has announced - the country that export
alton Of cattle has increased 100 per cent.
in the last year"
lie eXpatiGted further on this topic at
San Antonio. and added:
You are now only beginning to pillow
this vast stretch Of land; you are only now
beginning to diversity those interests, and
to emancipate yourselves by producing at
home in your fields all of those products
which are necessary to comfortable exist
ence. hope you will soon add-indeed you
are now largely adding to this diversity OF
agricultural Pursuits a diversity of me
chanical pursuits The advantages which
you have to transmute the great produc-
ton of the field into the manufactured
product are very great. There can certain
ly be no reason why very large part Of
the million bales OF cotton which you pro-
duce should not be spun in Texas. hope
your people will more and more turn their
thoughts to this matter, for just IN pro-
portion rs a community or state suitably
divides it's energies among various indus
tries, so does it retain the wealth it pro-
duces and increase its population"