Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-17

~. Paul DispOtch. a convention for
tho development OF southern industries
hAH Just been held In washington, ana
has attracted no inconsldcrnble nttcn-
tion. as all matters relating TO the
mouth are Going NJ the present time.
IN presenting the report or the come
mittec on rlan and anope, the chair
man protested nHaihat an impression
that tho convention was intended 10
boom" the south, hu; Il WAS only right
that the whole country should become
better Informed On the rcaoulcea md
possibilities uf the touth. rha Idea u
entertained IN aomr iuarteia mat a
season Of emigration from tie north
west to the south wlll ehpruy sgt n.
this concept ~ being based on the
claim that the rnu.h ptSncAuca superior
agricultural advantages
Tho prupobitlpn 10 1ne wnith VIII
prove entertaining 10 tho peopI" " me
northwest even 4, they do MI nttNSh
any great gori"iisnvss 10 H. Nhis
We do not share In the belief that this
emigration IA 20 occur, II IN interesting
to conaider some ~ the .tatlsiics hd-
yancod by delegates a. TIM Convention
10 prove the ,uU1T rify itiu -'iutr.
Speaking OF MirslaHippi one gentleman
said that that state enn produce eHory
STAPLE that blefneH the soil OF Illinois
and SHE AIDA 60 her products the great
staple, cotton, and almost every fruit
and vegetable Of the tropics, Old as
she IT,. nearly half the stats .odRy liz
virgin forest 81 M fine timber rs ever
Elnddened the sight Of the woodAman.
She numberu her Hnwmillh ny hun-
drcda, and some OF them ARE among the
meet extensive In thr south Her lum-
Der cut OF 1890 WAS over s00,0D0,O0O "
feet, and II IL eatimitcd now ~ FUZZY
/. 100 000. 900.
Mr. Vs. y. clayton spoke Of the fruits
OF Florida. The area " thc state ~
~. $50 square miles, OF whicn 4,ti0 10
water surface. leaving $3.50 net square
mllou, or Jl,7iS, 900 acres. Allowing one.
heif OF this area 70 be swamp lands ana
nht.woodn unbuitoi 10 the cult sation
OF fruit, aud there will he lfft, hrproxi-
mntoly. 1870 500 acres capable OF pro-
dnclng fruits peculiar 70 tht state, oniy
small friction Of thiH vast area -
under cultivation Ms yet. ana sun
nmnllor area ~ devntad 90 fruit culture.
and yet the grange output ~ ibyJ-t was
about sOD0, 900 boxes of oranges. Al tins
r,nent time the principal fruit output
coneists of the ofanHe, the pineappis.
the oocoanut, the banana and the 10
| - the tropical fruiti, and me peacn.
/ pear and the ftrawb srry ~ those grown
| later IN the season further north.
The general Development OF Georgia
IN Industrial Transportation. hortio,i.
teral mineral. lumber aud nomncrciAi
| isicreats incrfnRcd from 20 per cent 70
100 per sent from 1850 20 1890 ns shown
~ ihr cenaua or 1870. The cotton man
ufacturlnH product N door GA Increased
| fiom sG.000OO0 In 1850 10 ti2.qo00oo IN
] 1890. The number OF spindles Increased
from is9, h0g In 1850 20 $4,000 m 1890.
between the tenth and eleventh CEN
] susss the total farm products Of ecor-
/ gia Increased from ,51,01o.vO0 70 sss,VyN.
900, gain OF ~ per cent. The total
| misunderstanding products Increased ffou
1 500 900 900 70 ses. 100000, gain OF nearly
100 per cont. The number " pevpie
| employed IN the manufacturing esinb-
llshmcutH Of the state Increased from
~ 900 10 10000.
We must conEratuiets the routn ~
| tho admirable nhuwinr uAt han pren
made Ia hnr bahnif. md thsfs - m
person possibly IA any part ~ thc
! couniry that will not rejoi5e In lhe an
! ticlpated birth Of new ara OF pros-
| penty. All that legislation car 80 1or
| them II oertniniy being done ~ tns
| present congress-, nvtn 10 ths e1tsnt y
| injurlng northern industnM ana ,tnc
| people OF tho enuth VIII only nave
themselves TO blame II 'nsy 20 not
make the most Of their opportunities