The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-13

BRIDGING THE BLOODY ouAsm.

BRIDGING THE BLOODY CHASM.
A correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun
in writing OF the great progress of the
South in recent years in material de-
velopment gives a glowing account of
the cotton mills in Georgia and iron
making in Alabama. OF this latter in
dustry, among other things, he says:
"a prominent resident Of Atlantis told
the writer that in the Birmingham dis
trict the richness of the iron mine was
almost beyond belief. Near there is
one mill where bank Of coal lies on
one side and an iron mine on the other,
with lime not mile away. The iron
lies on top of the ground, almost pure.
and they have never reached the bottom
of the coal vein. With such advan
tages it is surprising that capital has
been kept out OF this region so long"
In regard to the great interest mani
tested by ex-Union soldiers in the
South as place for settlement, the cor
respondent tells Of the wonderful
change of sentiment in the following
graphic lines: Where they formerly
brought strife, bloodshed and financial
ruin, the Northern army now brings
peaceful Immigrants, capital, pros.
perity and development. That the
South feels kindly toward the North is
evinced in Atlanta by the fact that the
Confederate post there has extended
q most cordial invitation to Grand
Army of the Republic post in Chicago to
attend the Exposition. and the Grand
Army OF the Republic post in Atlanta
numbers some two hundred men. In
addition to this the vice-president Of
the exposition is Grand Army man,
and a number of Atlanta's most promi-
nent business men, and men who have
the interests OF Atlanta and the South
most at heart, are men who shouldered
gun on the side of the North in the
late WAT.
And they are we'll treated in At
lanta. A distinguished Atlanta jour-
nslist, himself an ex-Confederate aud
warm advocate OF Southern interests,
told the correspondent that Atlanta was
proud 10 acknowledge as residents these
same Norsherners. They were received
in society, he said, as we'll as though
they were originally Scutherners, and
were treated in business the same way"
It is in the encouragement of such sen.
timents that much of the South's hope OF
progress and development lies. These
same soldiers who came to this section
with arms in their hands during the
war If Hospitality received will prove
strong friends and useful cisizens.
AS they were marching through the
South during their four years of travel,
they had ample opportunity of noting
the advantages Of climate and produc-
tions Of the soil, as we'll ss many of the
undeveloped resources OF this section,
and the fact that long years afterwards
they should bs anxious to make their
homes here is AN advertisement better
than tons OF paper and hundreds OF
gallons OF printers ink without such
Testimonials. They are coming, and
their relatives and friends all through
tHc Norln anu west Will follow their
example, till the rush will not only be
from those sections, but will be joined
in by thrifty and Industrious emigrants
from England, Scotland and Germany.
The chances thus outlined for this
section are not idle dreams, but are
already in the process of rapid realiza-
ton and depend wholly upon what
efforts the men OF the South make to
use the grand opportunities now
afforded them. The way has been
cleared. the road cut and the pioneers
are already on the ground, with thous-
ands looking in this direction ready and
eager to follow them.
Miss FIagler's Shooting Case.