The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-02
South Cardinals Prosperity.


In its Wednesdays issue the Netrs and
Courier of Charleston prints review o.
the industrial progress Of South Carolina
The review is evidently the result Of careful
inquiry and observation, as it shows nc
tendency toward exaggeration or a desire
TO make the industrial situation appear &c
be better than it really is Those who read
it will be surprised at South Car olina's
progress in everything that makes a great
and wealthy state.
The condition Of the farmers is psrticu-
larry good. New farms are being opened
and the old ones are being made more pro-
ductive by careful cultivation and the lib
ersl use of fertilizers. The farmers are
gradually getting out Of debt ana are be
coming better able to afford the comforts
and even the luxuries Of life. And there is
a strong movement in the direction Of di
versifed farming. Grain, hay, fruit and
vegetables are receiving a great deal Of at
tention, and the result is that the amount
of money sent out of the state for farm sup
plies is gradually decreasing.
The growth Of manufacturing within the
last year has been so great as to excite gen
eral comment. A large amount Of money
has been invested in factories of one kind
and another. In thirty different localities
more than 81, 00O,0 900 has been invested in
cotton mills, and canning plants costing
nearly $4,000 have been erected in fifteen
different towns. The growth of small indus
tries is as surprising as it is gratifying. And
the movement toward manufacturing can be
said to have only fairly begun. It's GER
tain that the showing that will be made in
this respect within the next few years will
far exceed that which has been made dur
ing the last few.
And there is activity in the mines of the
state. Gold mining is carried on with
vigor and profit, and phosphate mining
affords employment for very large num-
Der of people, and yields splendid revenue
to the state, as well as large profits TO those
interested in it.
In railroad building the state is not be-
hind her sister states. Within the last year
large investments have been made in rail
roads and many miles of road have been
built. A large number Of roads are pro-
jected, making it certain that before very
long all parts OF the state will be brought
into close communication with the larger
markets Mention Is made in the review of
the South Bound as follows: .
The South Bound railroad has been built
more rapidly than any other line ever con-
structed in south Carolina. 1t is expected
that the entire line will be open by Sept. Is.
The bridge across Savannah river is nearly
completed. AS soon as this is done part
Of the road will be opened. A branch of
this road is TO be built to Monroe, N. c.,
eighty miles from Columbia to Roanoke,
connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio
The track Of the South Bound is laid
in Hampton county, and engines are
running almost the entire distance from
Savannah river to Campbellton.
The towns of the state are growing
rapidly. And their growth is substantial
and healthy. They are not like those towns
which are given transient prosperity by
land spectators. They stand upon their
merits, as it were, and for that reason their
increase in wealth and population will be
steady.
The people of South Carolina have little.
if anything, to complain of. 1t is doubtful
if the people Of any other state are better
off. Certainly the people of no other state
have brighter future or more reason to be
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