The evening world., 1894-06-21
GREAT FUTURE FOR THE SOUTH
Secretary Hoke Smith Says Its
Facilities Are Unequalled
An Intelligent Man Can Mako Money
There without Capital.

Secretary OF the Interior Hoke Smith,
who arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday. will return to the Capital
this evening. His visit to New York. he
says, is to attend to private business,
but he probably will attend the Con-
ference of the Southern business men.
who are to meet a number of New York
capitalists at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
to-day to discuss the best manner In
which to promote business interests in
the South.
Secretary Smith Is very enthusiastic
over the future OF the South.
"As n preface, let me say that the
South does not want n boom, wouldn't
have a boom. and would probably pay
| literally for any intending boom to stay
away" said he 10 an Evening World"
reporter this morning. Blooms always
react in the end, and destroy more than
they ever even promised to achieve In
the beginning.
But for solid future success, based
upon substantial and guaranteed founda-
| tions, there is no section In the country
to compare with the South Its poss-
bilitles and opportunities are matters of
fact and not of guess work. 1t pre-
sents now the most lucrative field in the
Union for agricultural, manufacturing.
| mining and lumber developments.
II know OF no even equal opportunity
for man OF average intelligence and
willingness to work. He can assuredly
make good living. II he adds
larger degree of ability and couple of
thousand dollars as capital. he can
surely earn a competence. II he has
still larger capital and still more or
other qualities, he can make a fortune.
Good land for agricultural purposes
middle belt, for from s. to $40 an acre.
Even II a man has no capital at all be-
yond his muscle and intelligence he can
make a good living working farm on
"The South has not felt to any great
appreCiable extent the hard times OF the
past eighteen months f,as, For 1,on instance nee
featuring firm in Augusta or Atlanta
that had to close, up, lay or IT'S hands
reduce wages or WorSlns r cottnS
industry has been an object lesson to
| the world.
lieve are accurate. | had them pre-
pared from the census returns. In 1880
the gross returns from the agricultural
lands amounted to 24,l per cent. OF their
of the United States the returns were
but l2.l. The net profit was In the same
proportion.
lin 1880 the South's agricultural and
manufacturing product yielded $1,000, 600,
900. In 1890 the amount was sl,SoO,Ooo,Ooo
an increase of $500. 900 in ten years,
ii won't say exactly that the South is
quite the place for a many without
| money not of extra intelligence and
who is willing to work for others all ms
life. But even so situated he can make
a livelihood. though he would have TO
compete with negro labor.
THE South appreciates the fact that
for many years to come 1t will be de-
pendent on the coiored race for most most
of the labor supply. The South also
recognizes that the more Intelligent
this class of labor Is, the better 1t Is
for the employers. Therefore the south
has widely extended its free schools for
the coorei people. and its school faciil.
ties now will compare most faVorably
with any other section.
Secretary Smith declined 10 say any
thing on the political situation at Wash
ington, beyond that he believed that a
vote on the tariff would be reached by
| Saturday,