Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-26
THE SoUTA.s DEVELOPMENT.


ne SOOVH'S DEveIOrMeNa
People of the North Migrating In . New |
Direction.
It would not be at all surprising II
for the next ten years the rate Of prog |
ress in the south were more rapid than |
in any ether section Of the country. 1t
q, Of course, somewhat misleading,
says the Boston Herald, to class under
one comprehensive designation states
whose material conditions differ 80
widely as those Of South Carolina and
Texas, Louisiana and West Virginia.
But even limiting the INQUIRY to the
older states Of the cotton belt, there
are forces at work destined to put .
new face on southern development be-
fore the century has run out. The ex-
tension Of cotton manufacturing is but
one Of these. though it is an undeniabay
important one. Two points In regard
10 this were strongly Impressed ON the
Massachusetts delegation in their re-
cent tour Of investigation. One was
the comparative abundance and intelli-
gence Of the white labor, and the other
the extent of the still untouched re-
sources Of water power. With the new
facilities offered for electrical distribu-
ton. this is certain to be q very impor-
tant element in the coming develop
ment Of the south. With the crudest
appliances it has already contributed
largely to the economical working OF
the cotton mills, and with more scien-
tific methods Of conversion and distri-
button It cannot fail to be fruitful
source Of wealth.
The comments only 60 to show that
the east and north is full Of the con-
fdence that actuates far-sighted south
ern business men. The financial strain
TO which the country has been SUBJ
ected was only q preparation, or time
Of probation, and our section is now on
the eve Of an era of prosperity and hap
piness. After making due note Of our
agricultural and lumber Industries, the
article pays its respects to our irnmedi
ate source Of wealth, and passes down
the line in the following words that
cannot fail to give encouragement r.
those inclined to be doubtful:
The rapid strides made in the utiliza
ton Of the coal and iron beds Of Ala
bama are but sample Of what is SUR
to be witnessed in other states, notably
in Tennessee. The fact that the rapid,
growing trade in phosphate fertilizer
! in South Carolina and Florida is of yer,
recent origin has not been general,
recognized. These two states min
more phosphate rock than all the res
of the world, and now Tennessee
, coming into the field with deposits O
considerable extent and richness. TIL
manufacturer Of cottonseed oil is oils
y q comparatively new industry, and
!" means for the south a solid addition {
wealth from a produce formerly all br
: worthless. The ports Of the south az
" beginning to claim a share OF the in
port commerce, to which they have Ion
been strangers, and arc trying to uti
ize the advantages of geographic
nearncss as distributing points Il
=, places like st. Louis, Cincinnati, Loui
-, vile and Kansas City. Nearly all Il
:. manufacturing enterprises of the sou'
~ have yielded Of late years profit abo
the northern standard, and much
~ this profit has gone to the extention
~ works and factories already in existen
=, or the building Of new ones. Brief
~ the south is in the field Of commerce
rs and industrial competition Us it new
- was before, and it's progress in this
:" rection is bound to have in the INN
date future greatly accelerated ra
r Of speed.