The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-19
land In the man ufacture Of cotton goods, bu
many doubt whether New England can COM

land In the manufacture Of cotton goods, bu
many doubt whether New England can COM
pete with the South.
which make IL possible to compare the 40.
vance OF the South since 1850 with That oi the
rest Of the country. The increase In the total
During the same period, the increase In all
the other States and Territories has been 3O
per cent. The total value OF farm producse 0i
The South In 1880 was $660,OOO, ,OC0 against Sl,'
1sS 9Se "n,h l 'a prodaeed sIsc SIS oSoooo gain
OF l6 per cent, while the gain In the rest OF
he country wan only Sal OO0.OOo, or per
cent. Ten years ago the value OF the sonth.s
agricultural products was S20O, 100000 In ex
cess of the value of its manufactured pro
.incIs. Now the manufactures lead ~ $iaO,,
OO0ON. In 1880 the South had 25l, l,2ii,oV,,
In ssS lac n Dy ,SO 'hs s ne1
cent, while the gain In the rest o1 the cooh'
try was 10 76 per cent.
A lew years ngo cotton seed was a waste.
There are now $40 mills with the aggregate
ca apital of SsO,OOOOOO. These mi!ls use 5O0OOO
tons of seed Tor which they phy s2o,OU,ooo ana
still the industry grows: .,
Railroad ileage has Increased IN Inc SonLn NJ
since 1882, 25OOO miles; since that time StOOOCO,-
OUO have been spent In building railroads.
The true value OF property In the south as re,
ported by census of 1880 WAS 81 ,8il 0Oo. .OOO and
by the census OF 1880 sll ,534 26l .UOO, showing
gain uf s., ,SOO, 100 OO0 in real value.
These are some of the figures which snow
the development of the South. We can only
speculate AZ to the future Of this section. Ma
ture has given It great advantages. Some
countries have iron and coal, some have TIM
Der some have good Agricultural lands, some
a good climate, some water power, some otner
advantages, hut NO other country combines
them ali aud the Sonth adds tO them cotton.
More than 60 per cent OF the worlds cotton
is raised In the South. but Its grain crop n
more valuable, u fact which few know. More
than half OF The standing timber OF the UNIT
ed States IL In the South. Iron and coal are
abundant and can be mixed at smaller Cost
here than any other part OF the country
The water power Is not eQualed.
TO sum II all up, this favored iana mas
greater resources. such as minerals, tlmoer
tions; and has greater advantages ior the
utilization of these resources rivers give low
freight rate, regardless OF railroad combina,
lions; q climate conducive 10 heaIth ano
which reduces the living To the minimum.
Everything here abounds. form tne Widest
range Of agricultural growth TO the wldest
range Of manufacturing and mining ulVer-
slty.
''Tne next great movement OF immigration
will be South ward. The conditions are favor
able. All disadv antages have been removed
Prejudice has disappeared anu AL people, re-
ka:dIeSs OF section, are beholding It's great re-
sources. Who can doubt the future OF the
The development OF the South has been
wonderful tn the past aud the future seems 70
bnde only good for II. The thrill of progress"
inspires lts people 10 greater efforts, and ef-
fort there means Of success.
"southerner."