The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-07
WAY DOWN IN DIME,

WAY DOWN IN DIXIE.
 That this Is once more united land 10 considerable and very gratifying extent is amply evidenced by many facts. This state of things was finely voiced by the patriotic speech of Gen eral Gordon in congress during the re- cent attack of disorder and anarchy against law. The ringing words of the brave Gordon struck 8 responsive chord in every patriotic heart. The United States has big task to digest and assimilate all the truck and refuse among the immigrants landed upon our shores from the old world but Uncle Sams digestion is yet vigorous. and as Chauncey Depew remarked, we may succeed in this digestive, assimilative task. It is well, however, that meas ures are being taken to restrict fur ther supplies of this unwelcome descrip- tion.
 But just now We would remark upon the great and gratifying evidences of increasing prosperity in the southern states of this Union. There is abundant reason for congratulation on this sub- ject. South and north, with fast-fading animosities, are one undivided country. and the increased prosperity of the south means increased wealth and pros- perity for the nation. From way down in Dixie land, even to it's uttermost ex- tremity, comes the evidence that though westward the star of empire has been taking it's way for long time, the south has something in the progressive 1 line for the nation to glory over. The Lone Star state, for instance, despite it's bellicose Governor Hogg, is prosper | ing greatly. This immense state, with it's boundess extent and wonderful amount of room for development, is rapidly increasing in wealth and popu- lation. Many thousands of new settlers of desirable class have located there and gone to farming and stock raising and cotton raising, and thousands more are joining them. And there is plenty of room for more. Texas cotton crop and the crop in general this year is a vast one, which means plenty of busi- ness for southern railroads and mer- chants and big money returns. Other portions of the south are growing and prospering. The big lines of southern railroads have felt the times less than the northern and western, for the req son that the great strike was but little felt in that section of the country and ] for other reasons as well.
 The importance of the amalgamation of the Richmond and Danville and the East Tennessee systems into a single headed and permanent organization will be best appreciated by persons who have business interests in the south and who therefore know how bitter the rivalry between those two systems has been at times. Local jealousies and un- compromising business competition have been very costly elements in the | history of those rival railroad lines, and the industrial growth of the sec tions of country traversed by them has suffered in consequence. It is the 1 Railway company to harmonize hither- to antagonistic interests. eliminate ruin- ous competition and endeavor to foster southern industries by dealing impar- tially and fairly with every community as well as with each separate business concern.
 An increasing interest in the securi- ties of southern railroads in financial circles indicates an increasing faith in the business prospects of the south. And by a natural process of reasoning any improvement of business in the southern states means eventually an improvement in business conditions throughout the country.
 The south is even claiming its ability to compete with the north in iron. cot ton and lumber manufacture, and fig ures are cited in support of this state ment. If this Is so the south will not hereafter be 50 rampant for free trade Southerners will know how it is them selves when protection Is needed. They will see. just as the Louisiana senators now see. that the, republican theory of protection is important to southern in- terests .ss well at to northern. The interests of the south will be diversified, more like those of the north. In fact, the tendency will be to 8 still closer union of north and south.
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