The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-20
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Address ofthe Governors Promulgated
at Richmond.

The conference of Southern Cover
nors in Richmond issued the follow
ing address:
1.-The Governors Of tie States of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Ken lucky, Ten
nessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkah
sas and Mississippi, assembled in
convention at the city of Richmond,
Va. on April II. 1898, for the sole
purpose of advancing, by co-opera-
ton and concert of action, the indus
trial interests and well being of their
several States do issue the following
address to the people of the United
States and those in Europe who may
contemplate making investments in
this country or immigra ting here in
search Of homes.
"The States represented at this
convention comprise substantially
the southern half of the American re-
public. It's eastern and southern ex
terror limits are bounded by the At
lantic ocean and the Gulf OF Mexico.
The interior is trayersed by many of
the most important rivers on the
continent and by some of the great
est in the world. The surface is di-
versified by mountain chains and
beautiful valleys, by long stretches
of fertile bottom lands and broad ex-
panse OF picturesque and productive
prairies. The climate is temperate,
changing more or less with the sea-
sons, and is pleasant, invigorating
and healthful. The resources of this
vast area, distributed with a wonder
full and surprising equality and its
adaptation to natural and 80 indus
trial productions is almost limitless.
"MINERALs-All or nearly all of
these States have inexhauatible de-
posits of coal, mostly bituminous,
which can be mined less extensively,
perhaps, than elsewhere in the world.
In every section ofthe area EN- braced
by these States are enormous and
unreasonable supplies of iron, lead,
zinc and other metals useful in the
industrial arts. Multiplied thou
sands are already engaged in mining
and reducing these metals. The val
Ne of these mines and mineral depos
its have already long since passed
the period of experimentation, ami
yet they are in the very infancy of
their development.
'FoREsTRY-Scattered throughout
these States are also great areas of
forest lands on which are growing in
superabundance as fine timber as can
be found in the world, cypress, oak,
walnut, ash, maple pine and the like,
fiji in the highest degree for ship
building, house-building and for all
the uses of manufacturing.
'AGkICULTURE.-Th soil and eli
mate unite to give TO those States
unsurpassed adaptation andcapacity
for the productions of agriculture.
Tobacco, cotton, sugar, Indian corn,
wheat, rye, barley, oats-all the ce-
reals-are grown here in profuse
abundance. Nowhere in the world
does the earth yield a more prompt,
certain and abundant return to the
vitalizing touch of the husbandmen
than in these Commemorative.
"HORTICULTURE-As much may be
said, likewise, of horticulture. No.
where can richer or sweeter fruits
such as oranges, bananas, apples,
peaches, plums, grapes, berries-be
grown in greater protusion. Already
are to be found here very many of
the most extensive and profta BILE
orchards, vineyards and gardens on
the globe
''Such, in brief, are the climate and
Typographical conditions and such
the natural and productive advanta-
gesof these great States of the South
and Southwest.
Hitherto immigration and capital
have flowed more toward the West
ern and Northwest States. This was
due, no doubt, largely to the fact
that these were new States, where
immigrants could find free homes by
right of settlement on the public
lands of the United States, and due
partly, it may be, TO the fact that
most ofthe States represented in this
convention were the theatre of war
during the stl uggie between the
States, and were interrupted in their
progress by the somewhat turbulent
cessation of hostilities incident to
the so-called period of recoDstruc-
ton. But, happily, all these disad-
vantages are now at an end. The
desirable public lands of the North
west are practically absorbed; they
have been taken up. Long since the
old disturbing forces that prevailed
in the South and menaced it's well
being have disappeared. 1t has be-
gun new era of progress and pros
perity. The tide ofimmigration has
been diverted southwark and is
pouring in upon us in steady and
augmenting stream. Peace is smil-
ing everywhere and is striving to win
her victories no less renowned than
those of war. At this suspicious
period in Southern history the Gov
rnors of the States here represented
have but to give the world assurance
of their profound qualification tha-
this new and brighter day has dawn.
ed upon these States and, if possible
to accelerate the movement which is
now so soon and so sure to deyelOpe
the wonderful resources and wealth
of the Southern States. They are
anxious to have the immigrants
settle among them. They are anxious
so have capital make investments
and develop enterprises. To the
worthy immigrant they extend the
hand of welcome, with the assurance
that he will find an educated, warm
hearted, hospitable, progressive Deo-