The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-05

He Evidently Relieves Ina the Natural Adj
vantares of His Own state

more prolific response be lad from the
soil 10 the intelligent cultivation OF
man. Nowhere can purer water,
more genial climate. or summer skies
be found TO bless contehted homes.
These words were spoken OF Alabama
by her enthusiastic governor, Joseph +.
Johnston, in his recent inaugural adj
dress, and one not living there, Is tempt
ed to believe IL all when that one fol-
sows Gov. Johnston as he ennmeratesthe
resources and capabilities OF his state;
"With an area of but little more than
10000 square miles says Mr.. john
ston. there is no territory OF like size
In the known world so prolific In the
variety of its resources; were wall
erected around our state, cutting OF
all access, we could produce within our
borders everything necessary for TN"
comfort or convenience OF man. Great
veins of iron ore and seams OF coal put
at our command almost boundless re-
sources i'm fuel. iron and steel Spleen
did forests OF yellow pine here stand
ready 10 build homes for millions of pco-
ole. Building stone and marble. tire
v.
abundance: walnut, maple. oak, cher
ry, ash and other hard woods. await the
nand of man for manufacture or the
ndornment of our homes.
"In the production of pig iron We
lake rank MS the fourth state in the
union: in iron ore. third; in coal we
stand fifth; i'm the production OF cot.
ton. fourth, and in its manufacture,
fourth.
list
"Tt would be unjust should / fail TO
include in our minerals copper lead,
graphite, mari and gold; indeed the
only mineral that we seem TO be with
cut and 10 want most is silver.
Leaving forest and mine and coming
to our fields we find that they produces
generously cotton, corn, wheat, rye.
oats. tobacco, rice and the grasses, ami
here Is the home Of the pear, the peach,
the grape and all small fruits. Nege.
tables are grown with great success.
and this industry is steadily develop
ing. Our splendid rivers. the Alabama.
Cossa. Tallapoosa. Warrior, Cahaba.
Bigbee and rhe Tennessee are the liquid
arteries Of the commonwealth, fed by
innumerable creeks. all fruitful in pow
er TO convert our raw products into
articles OF merchandise.
"Oyer 1000 miles Of railroads ira
verse our state from north 10 south. and
east TO west. furnishing quick transpor-
tation to market for our products.
"When we come 10 our climate we
find that the Giver OF all good things
has not stayed His hand, and that He
has blessed us with opportunity TO Ia
Dor IL months in the year without det-
riment TO health or comfort. Indeed,
we can scarcely appreciate the bless
ings we enjoy in this respect when
compared with less favored regions, for
even now we are seemingly unconscious
that roses are blooming in our gardens.
and the fragrant air is sweet with their
perfume.
"The Piedmont region OF our state
shows that it's average thermometer IN
summer and winter corresponds almost
cxactlywith that of Berlin and Hamburg,
whilst Mobile and the lower part OF the
state correspond largely with the eli
mate OF Frankfort-on-theM Main, and
Carlsruhe. The average temperature
for the whole state shows about 40 de-
grces Fahrenheit for January, IS for
July and 60 degrees for April and Dc
tobcr.
"Ourstreams abound in fish. our woods
are fragrant with flowers, and our
beautiful seaport supplies an abundance
OF fish and oysters for all our people.
Nowhere in all the republic can more
prolific response he had from the soil
to the intelligent cultivation of man.
Nowhere can purer water, more genial
climate or SUMMER skies be found 10
bless coutented homes.
"These are our opportunities, these
the substantial groundwork upon which
a great commonwealth can he erected.
OF course all OF this was not said with
out direct object. and continuing nc
pointed the way in which his dream OF
great commonwealth could be re-
allied. This for citizens of the state
both actual and prospective. We wonder
IL the same. or similar. wise things
might not be said OF many another
state. highly favored by natural re-
sources and dormant wealth, of our
great union.
"This is the age OF industrial de-
velopmcnt, and to that task the legisln'
tor and citizen should bend their ener'
giles and weary not in we'll doing. When
we consider that we are now cultivatina
and utilizing less than one-third OF
these resources. and that the other two
thirds produce taxes only, IL behooves
ms TO invite 10 our borders and give gen
erous welcome 10 men and money to aid
I'm awakening these Dormant re-
sources.
"Our pig iron should be melted and
our cotton spun and woven AZ home
thus giving greater employment 60 In
Dor and establishing home markets FOL
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