The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-15
CHANDLER APPREuENsIvE.

reasons of wise public policy for the pro-
lection and development of the manu-
facture of cotton cloths in the southern
states. The south needs diversified in
dustries to promote that growth to which
her natural resources entitle her to at
tain The condition OF that section at the
close of the war was indeed lamentable.
All values had been DESTROYED
and nearly all the propertv
itself had been destroyed. The agricui-
tural lands, indeed, necessarily remained,
but they were uufenced, unfertilized, un-
cultivated and oflittle or no money value.
Few buildings were in existence except
dwelling houses, and those which were
dilapidated. Horses and cattle were
scarce and tangible personal property
had almost Disappeared The railroads
were nearly worthless, with bridges gone,
rails worn out and rOtting stock
shabby ana insufficient Four millions of
slaves, who had been rated and valued as
property, had become free. Whatever
value there may have been in these slaves
and it was nominally a vast amount
had been lost by their owners. The banks
and corporations had become insolvent.
The value of all the credits and chooses in
action which survived the war was insig-
nlhcant. The paper money of the whole
south was good for nothing, and of gold
and silver they had none
surely never was brave race, after a
devastating ana unsuccessful war which
brought myriads of the strongest and
most stalwart men to bloody death, and
forced grief and dependency into every
household, left in more pitiable condi-
tion than were the people of the south at
the close of the war in 1855
THE RECUPERATION.
But the recuperation of the southern
CT nil
they found themselves in such sorrow
full case has, on the whole, been rapid.
The growth of cotton or its sale at the
north and in Europe has brought much
money to that section.
THE former slaves have labored intel
Ggently and with assiduity, and have ac-
cumulated property for themselves and
their employers. In addition to prosper
GUS agriculture the vast mineral resources
are being developed. Above all
manufacturing, which before 1861
was inconsiderable, has become an
industry of vast Importance. The New
South, so graphically described
by the accomplished scholar and veteran
editor, the junior senator from Georgia,
Mr.. Walsh, has become a hopeful reality
Newer, higher, and better prosperity has
come TO the land once depressed by the
existence of slavery and all the concomi-
tant evils which surround it and follow
in its course.
SIN this new south the development of
the coal and iron industries is perhaps
the most marvellous. But the erection of
cotton mills, giving profitable manufact-
ures of cotton, is striking evidence of
the change which the new order of things
has brought to the southern country.
During recent trip to Asheville, N. c.,
passed through one section of that state
which was fairly filled with cotton mills
all in busy motion"
WONDERFUL GROWTH.
Mr.. Chandler quoted from the bulletin
of the eleventh census, relating to cotton
manufactures, to show the wonderful
growth of the south, particularly in
Georgia, North and South Carolina, in
the manufacture OF cotton in the decade
from 1889 to 1890 Relatively, the growth
in the south was much greater than in
any other section of the country.
In capital the total increase for the coun-
try was 20 per cent. New England,
which had much the largest part of the
capital, only increased So per cent. The
middle states. which stood next in capi-
tai. increased &c per cent The western
states advanced II per cent. but the
southern states advanced 209 per cent.
New Hampshire increased its capital
only "a per cent, while Georgia increased
hers 179, North Carolina 277, and South
Carolina 30l. In the number of operatives
the increase in New Hampshire was 1S 20,
in Georgia 66.4, in North Carolina 1880,
and in South Carolina 299 per cent
The ratio of increase was even greater
in the south than elsewhere in the item
of the amount of cotton used, the amount
paid for cotton, the value of the total pro
duct, the value of the product per capita
NJ rot fal in Il,
the item of average wages per capita the
increase in the south was less than in any
other section.
THE PERCENTAGE OF PROFIT.
Comparing thestatistics of cotton man
ufacturing in Manchester, n. H., his own
city, and Augusta, Ga, Mr. Chandler
showed that the percentage of profit was
much greater in Augusta than in Man
chester He then proceeded: In this
connection ! will read a short extract
from the Washington Post of June
IL, 1894, credited to the Atlanta
Constitution. 1t is as follows: All
through the dull seasons of the present
financial depression the southern cotton
mills have been running on full time, and
yielding bigger dividends than those of
their northern competitors. The d. A.
Tompkins Company's mill at Charlotte,
which was mentioned as a notable exam
pie in these columns a Few days ago is so
crowded with orders for its fine number
that it has to run night and day. The
cotton mill is destined to be
the most powerful factor Of southern
prosperity in the future. When we man
ufacture our leading staple and sell the
product of our mills to home and foreign
markets this will be the richest region on
the globe"
The senators who represent states in
which these prosperous manufactures are
situated should remember that there are
other sections where mills are silent. the
workmen idle, their families destitute
and gloom and sadness prevail.
Mr. Dolph, rep, of Oregon. declared
that with wool on the free list. the sheep
industry of Oregon would be doomed.
At 6 O'Clock the question of adjourn
ment came up again. Mr. Dolph was un-
able TO say how much longer he expected
to continue his speech, ard MIR Harris
yielding, as he said, TO the inevitable.
moved an adjournment, giving notice at
the time that if better progress upon the
bill were not made tomorrow, he would
ask the senators 10 remain in session in
definitely. The Senate then, at g.: 80 o clock
ad iourned until tomorrow
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