The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-11-21
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The Omaha Bee, slow to admit the
claims or advantages of any other section
over the great Northwest, of which it is
a representative journal, has the follow
ing concerning the South and the SOuth's
future:
In spite of the fact that immigration
tends almost wholly toward the West,
while the population Of the South is aug
mented only by the natural increase of
her people, the southern states have do1e
a great deal during the past ten years to
establish a reputation for business enter
prise and productiveness. Compared
with the progress of the West hat of the
South seems slow, and yet there has been
a steady growth in many sections Of the
South in recent years. This is due in
great measure to the enterprise of north
ern capitalists who have found promising
fields of activity there and have built up
a new industrial life upon the ruins that
were left by the war.
"The pride of the American people in
the prosperity and progress Of the coun-
try is not much affected by sectional in
~terests or prejudices, and it is to be pre-.
sumed that the revival or productive in
dustrieS in the old south is observed
with satisfaction everywhere But for
sOCials conditions which have ~unfOrtu-
nately prevented that section from being
filed up with industrious and thrifty
home seekers, as the west has been, the
record of growth in the south would
have been much more brilliant than it
is but it is by no means a record to be
ashamed of. The money loss 10 the
south by the war is estimated as high as
$1,000, 600, 600, which is 81, % ,OOO, 900,
more than the total amount invested in
manufacturing in the United States at
the last census.
1T is Pertinently suggested that If some
disaster should completely destroy the
manufacturing enterprises of the country
and utterly wipe out the capital thus in.
vested it would be possible to form some
idea of the enormous loss which the
southern states sustained by the war. II
is conclusive testimony to their powers
Of recuperation that they are now rapidly
accommodating wealth and building up ex-
tensive industrial enterprises, notwith-
standing that much OF the vigOr and in.
dustry underlying their present progress
IL fran, ti,a pNrthnr, -t,.o- TT
dustry has perhaps made greater strides
in the South during the past few wears
than any other. In 1881 that entire sec
ton of the country made only 451.54O
tons OF pig iron, while the output for the
rest OF the country was 4. 190.094 tons. In
1891 the South made 1,914,042 tons and
the rest OF the United States 1.35g413
tons. 1t VIII be seen that the growth.
both actual and relative, was great. The
output Of coal from southern mines in
1871 was more than %, ZOO, 900 tons. com
pared with G.GOO, 900 tons in 1881. The
cotton seed mills have increased in num-
Der from forty in 1881 to 200 in 1891, and
their capital has increased from S3 500
600 in the former year to $50. OeO. 900 in
the latter year. Many other industries
have grown in like manner and there is
an excellent prospect that they will con-
tinue to prosper. The South needs a
little more industry and vigor, needs
more of the suap and vim that charac-
terize the West, but even now the spirit
OF progress is gaining ground in that sec
tion."