The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-20
The Future Of :he South.

ED1roRs TNrELLIGEsCER: My main rea-
son for spbuitung the accompanied article
from the Baltimore Ne,cS is to show that l
am not altogether crank on the subject,
and that l am not in the dark as to The
steps that are being taken to develop The
Sonth. The world recognizes that the
South possesses exceptional advantages,
unlimited resources, and highly favorable
conditions to make or the richest spot on
earth What is the significance of all these
movements looking towards developments
South? What Is the meaning of the
efforts made by leading men from all over
the Union, calling together Southern rep
resentatiVe men to meet in New York on
the 2lst inst. 4? Without any egotism on
my part, believe I can answer these
questions satisfactorily:
Because, the South stands tod day un-
touched, we might soy, by the last imam
cial hurricane that has swept over other
PORTIONS of the country so disastrously.
Because, the South furnished no recruits
to march under the banner of COxeyism,
aud proven to the world her loyalty to her
Government, and furthermore that the
Southern people will never encourage or
tolerate anarchiSm.
Because, Southern Gotten Mills were
running on full time. paying handsome
dividends when mills East ha to stop du'
ring the panic and those who could ope'
rate were earning very small dividends.
Because, the item of handling the staple
bv middle men before it reaches the mau.
ufacturer East is too heavy to enable them
tc compete with mills South. where labor
Is also cheaper. The laborer here can live
on less, for the reason that employment
here Is to be had the year round, while
East several months during the year, ID
the best of times, numbers of mills stop
on account OF the severe weather. Freez-
ing streams or machinery is hardly known
here; besides, there is no disposition to
fret 20 out nybody or anything.
Because, our lands are productive, where
properly titled, pay handsomely, and we
can spare lots Of it to thrifty, energetic
farmers, whose ambition it is to come to
country where the struggle for life Is not
so severe, where billiards. are unknown,
and where aparchism cannot even sprout.
These, MIR. Editor, are the reasons why
capital IS ready to come our way, but we
must work for it if We have any ambition
to reap the benefits of the coming devel.
opments South. Talking, writing or
dreaming about it will never accomplish
| ANYTHING. I say, work work work f!
Organize, either through the Board OF
Trade, or let the City Government estab'
lish and maintain an office for the purpose
named. Such an O. flee can and will be in
short time self-supporting if properly
managed, saying nothing of the incalcula.
BILE benefits to the Town and County.
Perhaps I am not the proper person 10
advocate any measure, no matter how
good. which may account for the indiffeIr:.
ence to the movement; hence | would
suggest, for the benefit of our entire COM
m1nity, tha. some more influential citizen
step forward and further one Of the great
est and most important movements calcu.
lated to build up our vast resources, and
enable us to march along in the procession
for industrial supremacy.