The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-30


The Chicago Times-Herald in a recent
issue devoted considerable Of its space
10 a review OF southern immigration and
a consideration Of the prospects OF the
movement. The facts shown lead the pap
er 10 remark that the star OF empire no
longer takes its way westward. but is
travelling toward the south. Men and
women" it says. ARE fleeing from re-
eions Of eight and nine months winter
10 a more equabie zone. They are begin
Ming TO discover that it is an immense
waste Of energy ana money 20 spend more
than two-thirds Of their time IN the mere
effort 20 keep warm and comfortable when
they may have that condition for moth
ms"
After the war the southern states We're
left upon their own resources. The mon-
eyed men and interests of the north did
not turn to the south for investments.
The south had no money Of her own with
which 10 establish new enterprises. she
had burned up all OF her money in the
war. Capital seeking for a place Of profit
turned TO the west Railroads and other
great corporations doomed immigration
10 that section. Agents Of western en-
;erprises were sent to Europe, and trans
portauon tickets from European points
to the points in the western states were
sold in London aud elsewhere in Europe.
Anti-southern newspapers in the north,
meantime, kept themselves busy at pois-
oning the uniformed public mind with
regard TO the southern people.
The movement to the west was in a
very great measure forced. Especially is
this true with regard to the blizzard
swept northwest. The south had (and
has) vastly superior natural advantages.
The west had the capital behind it. For
a time capital won. The current move
ment to the south is natural
During the last few years commerce has
broken down the barriers buiided by
politics years ago. Northern capitalists
and workers have come into the south.
They have built and operated manufac-
turing industries. and learned for them
selves that the southern people have been
maligned. They have been followed by
settlers from the colder climates, who
soon learned that the race problem" and
the bloody shirt" exist principally in the
columns of certain newspapers. These
things have been told where they do good.
Capital is now coming into the south,
and immigrants are arriving in constantly
increasing numbers. This state has seen
recently a city of immigrants from
northern state spring up almost in a night.
Other colonies Of desirable immigrants are
in process of formation. The colonists find
their new neighbors to be hospitable ana
warm-hearted. The progressive south
erners are doing all possible 10 swell the
number of desirable immigrants, as wit
ness the Atlanta exposition. 1t is recog-
nized that all the south needs to make
her the richest and most prosperous sec
ton of the world is > plenty of energetic.
thrifty people. THESE she is now getting
1t viii not be a great many years be-
fore her mines. fields and mills will give
to her people a degree of prosperity they
never before enjoyed. The barriers to
southern immigration have been broken
down. To the Chicago Times-Herald is
due a great deal of credit for assisting
in the breaking of them down.