The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-28
DIRECT TRADE.
rHE SOUTH'S PHENOMENAL
GROWTH SINCE 1880.

e. demands and Neces states Direct
Trade-Cur Amazing Industrial TX
nansion Calls for Full Financial
Facilities.
The growth of the south since 1880 is a
-omance of development. and an unassail-
able plea for every power of trade and
money.
The south's taxable property in 1880 was
s2qlS. 436, O95, in 1891 "a. SIG, 500, 1896, in
crease 81 ,9O2, 1850, Sol, nearly 10 per cent.
OF taxable values. the Indebtedness 1880
was 1919 per cent, 1890 ga per cent, so per
cent less
Productive investments in 1888 were
1851 OOO, 900, 1889, 1929, 100000, one years
increase SOS, OOO. 900. 40 per cent.
Increase of exports United States, 1899
over 1885 was only IA per cent. Increase
of exports south 1889 over 1888 was only 80
ner cent. Greater increase south over the
whole country Is per cent.
Southern railroad mileage, 1880, II, sos
miles. Southern railroad mileage, 1890
Is SOP miles. Increase ten years, 81 ,OS4
miles, ., 10S miles per year, lis per cent. in
ten years. Railroad construction United
states 1890, 5,739 miles. Railroad con-
strnctiou south 1890, 2, 400 miles, or nearly
oDe.hslf of that of the whole country.
In 1880 the south had 142 cotton mills,
II. SOS looms, 542, 900 spindles; $780, 230 cot
ton mills, "A, AGO looms, 2,065, 800 spindles.
Growth nearly 400 per cent.
Cotton crop 1SS9-1S90, 1911 1922 bales,
1Sq0-1S9l, $3.50, 597 bales. In one year in
crease | ,34l ,275 bales, nearly 20 per cent
Southern pig iron production $780, $780,
426 tons; 1890, /, 7SO, 500 tons; 500 per cent.
southern wood industries 1880, SAG, 979, :
O62: 1890, SOS, 37S, 900. Increase SCI, 1893,
93S, 100 per cent.
value of manufactures 1880, S315, 1924, 974;
1890, S722, 646, 500. Increase S406, 720 ,7O6,
1870 per cent.
64S,5OO tons. Increase IL 1854, 1888 tons, 900
Mineral mines 1880, s., BAT, ass; 1890. s3G,
46I5OO. Increase $29, 120,055. 900 per
cant
Agricultural products, 1880. S611, 679, 04S
1890, s94O, 642,5 500. Increase 1928 1868, ASP, so
per cent
$50, $50. Increase 1882, $40, 1856, so per cent.
Fruits 1880, 80, 103 ITO; 1890, SIS, 465. 900.
Increase 50, 361, 1857, 100 per cent.
Corn crop 1890, 450 652, 900 bushels; 1891
56S, 343, 600 bushels; one years increase,
III, 69l 900 bushels, % per cent.
The rice crop from 1885 to 1887 from 109,-
00O 600 to 155 200, 900 pounds.
In 1890, of los new national banks organ
lied in the United States with SIC, 1855, 00C
capital, So were established in the south
with S., 100000 capital, or nearly one-half
The new manufacturing enterprises es.
tablished in the south grew as follows: 1886
1875; 1887, 3,430; 1888, 3,617 1889, ), 1855.
The net increase of earnings on forty-siz
southern railroads of 1891 over 1890 was
1886, 100
Figures are dry things, and it may be an
unrealizable thing to expect the average
man to read or wade through them, but
here they are for the honest seeker after
the truth, who wants sincerely to have in
formation, to do for the best interests OF
the country.
These marvellous figures tell a wonderful
tale of southern capability and achieve.
mant, and base an irresistible demand fol
the south to have every chance and every
agency for trade. power, growth and
wealth, as well for the country's good as il
her own right.
Her own people owe it to themselves &c
take the financial might and trade indie.
pendence, easily in her clutch, if she but
wills. FouF-fifths of her material expau
sion is directly in the line of using direct
trade. The exports are here and growing,
and demand an outlet and more markets,
Let us have them. and we can have them
by taking them. We must have direct
trade. l. W. AVERY