The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

The importance 20 the South Of attract
Ing immigration ed TO the formation OF an
association to deal with the subject, which
assembled on Wednesday at Augusta. In
Georgia. for It's third annual convention
The development of the southern states
is only in its beginning. They have I'M
measurable sources OF wealth, agricui~
tural and mineral, and are capable OF
supporting In prosperity a population
larger than the whole Union contains
to-day; but hitherto the stream OK lli,
migration has turned from them ala
oftentimes TO regions far less iasoorIv
by nature. Their population nas n. ctviI
doubled since the beginning OF inc seo CIV, 90
war. growing from 123l3,0lt IN iov nean
2z.f4s,164 In 1890 but the growth ha5 I'm.
BY natural increase rather thah W ,ron
migration from other states ,'atae de-
foreign countries. The remarha.p..'So r,od
veiopment OF the South during ina as ssnter-
has been due almost wholly TO the has
prise OF It's own native peopINesolsb has
proved to the world. as Senator ", .ra Of
recently pointed out. that tsey S,,rtng
vigorous stock, energetic. and enduIlhs,
and not eneryated by the climate, e "a
IL that fact needed to BE- delhohs'ss ~
to anybody after the experlenS,.s % .hat
civil war. Moreover, the suPposIt'oI 100. &c
the natural increase IS srea'eI nao,,s
the negroes than the whites Is SfIo ls ,sso
During the decade between 1871 anu aoyv
the rate Of increase was only lo'l aihVn5
the blacks, as against go allon19
whites. The race question, 49, , ,s,aae
Is settled by a numerical preponderahce
OF whites. which will be multiplied py
future immigration to such an shten.
that the color line VIII cease ausoiu'eiS
to be a cause of social disturbance
The South, therefore, Is now hppds ont "a
ing period OF great and unp1eCeueh'iv,a a.
prosperity. unless Il shall throw away lts
extraordinary opportunities by the adop-
ton Of vicious political and economic
theories that will drive from IL ,he oap
tai 1t needs TO invite for It's deVeiopiiie IA
This capital Is necessary 10 start anu
mainain the enterprises when WIN az
tract immigration and furnish II win
the diversity of employments requIslts
for the sustenance Of largely me- u.s. fes
population Every southern State mas
great areas of fertile lana Whlch hrs
yet unimproved. or only partially uuilzed
for agriculture. and which are purcnasaple
at prices so low as 10 tempt the Hlosl
desirable of settlers In nearly all there
Is vast mineral wealth. which has been
barely explored. Nowhere else II hWut,
land more abundant. more various anu
more valuable. Nowhere else, 100. -
the opportunity for the development OF
manufacturing Industries more tempting
than IN the South. so rich IN raw ma
terlal. IL contains vast stretches oil cv"i
deposits. Cotton manufactures can pS
situated so close TO the produciV,I W
the staple they use that they VIII nave
a peculiar advantage over coinpettfSiS'
domestic and foreign The IRON nlil'i. W.,
ture of the South. for which also there
are enviable opportunities OF the saiile
kind, IS just starting on the proulslOuS
development It viii attain under me I'M
petus It Will get by gaining the commence
of capital. A.
This confidence. so essential TO ths
growth Of the South In population anu
prosperity. IT cannot secure SO long rs
IL gives encouragement 10 demagogues
who go about preaching the doctrine
that the State should punish thritt ana
enterprise by discriminating against them
in taxation. as II they were social enc
mics and not the social benetactors tney
are. II there be any part or TINS country
which more than another would De dam
aged by a public sentiment hoSiie 10
the accumulation of property as express,
ed in n demand for an income tax devised
as an assault on wealth, II Is the Soutn.
If the southern men 81 Congress ana
this Augusta convention should unite IN
oDposItion to the whole principle or the
income tax SO anonymously ana ma
r,ouslv associated by the present ADMIN
istration with the cOntradictiug doctrine
and theory OF Democracy. they would 30
more to assure southern prosperity thah
they can accomplish in any other way
Southern advocacy of this communlsuc
assault on property puts blight on me
south at the very time when II has be-
fore Il the prospect Of the richest devel-
opment through the help Of the necessary
aily II would threaten now to drive away.
New York sun.