The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-16

Smrtauburr hava been eu.HentIr sue
csssfuL and SO have the mills al Granite
Hilic. Nauclu,o and LanE.et, near Angus
Ia
am not nuiudful u the difficulties
Ga The way OF transferring The mills 10
the cotton fields. IL viii require time,
money and skill % do this. bpt the man
ilesI destiny OF the situs 81 the cotton
industry of this country points unerriuRly
and inevitably 90 the south.
And what rs true Of the cotton mills be
hcye 90 be equally true of the great iron iu-
dustry. We win have 10 encounter fierce
opposition and overcome stubborn Obsta-
Giles. but with the south's natural advan-
tagcs she is in tine bound 20 become the
manufacturing section Of the union
This cannot be done in a day, and it may
not be done in this generation, but, with
the example of New England before US,
the south should be constantly stimulated
to diversified industries. The south s
most certain line of development is in
the manufacture at home Of the material,
in the production Of which she deties the
competition OF the world.
ADVERTISING THE SOUTH.
The governors Of several southern
states met in Richmond a few months ago
TO discuss the subjects Of capital and i'm
migration They whereased and they re-
solved that the south was the best coun-
try i'm the United States and promised
the best field for investment and develop
ment But that is the end OF the conven-
ton The governors had a good social
time and nothing is expected to come of
the meeting
A great deal can be said on immigra-
ton. There are people in every southern
city and state who do not want foreigners
ut all, and there are others who honestly
believe that the south would be better of
without them. / heard Gen. TOombs re-
mark that there was no more land in
Georgia than our children and grand
children needed. But this is an over
strained view OF the subject. Georgia and
other southern states would be greatly
benefited by the influx of honest and in
dusUriOus immigrants, no matter whether
they come from Europe or the north.
We have no room in this country for an
arChists, socialists or communists. or for
criminals or other wicked and undeslra-
Die persons. But it is to f y in the face of
the great benefits resulting from immi-
grafton and deny its utility as eXemplitied
in the west to raise Il hue and cry against
the honest and Industrious people of
Europe who seek homes in this country.
/ shall never forget that l was once an
immigrant and that there are thousands
as good as / am in the land that left
forty years ago who are just as anxious
as ] was then TO come to the land Of the
west 10 seek an honest livelihood and en-
joy the blessings of liberty.
But if the south does not want Euro
pean immigratiou-and there is no good
reason why she should not, for it has
cleared the Wilderness of the west and
made it bloom with fruitful harvests, and
great cities and marts of trade she
should put forth vigorous. Intelligent and
systematic efforts to advertise her I'M
riyaled climatic, agricultural, mining and
manufacturing advantages and resources
to the people of her own country and to
Canada.
1t is a reflection upon the practical in
telligcnce of the south that OulY4, 900 out
of the 400, 600 immigrants landed in New
York in a year went south. If Georgia,
South Carolina, Tennessee, or any other
southern state spent S25, 600 year in ad-
yertising their wonderful resources it
would be the best money ever expended.
Like bread cast upon the waters it would
come back hundred fold.
If the state governments will not do this
then the enterprising and progressive
cities of the south should do their own
advertising. Every city should appro-
pirate yearly a certain amount for bu-
reau of information to be in charge of an
active reliable and competent man. The
states and cities of the west have never
neglected the department of publication.
1t is an important one and the most sub
stantial results have been obtained in
western states and cities from bureaus of
immigration and departments of publicity
and promotion.
If we want capital and immigration to
come to the south we must invite them
and make known our wonderful resources.
This means is not altogether indispensa-
bic, but it would hasten the day when
the south would no longer be the land of
promised development but of splendid
achievement, of glorious results and sub
stantial prosperity in the fields of agri-
culture, manufactures and commere.
PATRICK WALSH,
Editor of the Augusta Chronicle