The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

had becn trained TO the uses ana value
81 co-.oerat.on Ia enterprise, as cxemDA-
God In New England. There lack oi i"ir
ur.l resourccs has been moro than niAne
up by tho Kind OF strength th"1 'Di"''
from corporation l. c., the cofvoi"''"n'
Tor generations il has been the custom
IN New England. IL = man """'eN 40
engage in an enterprise, 10 ae'"'p tn'
cooperation OF hia neignDors an on '''"
or another. n $4,000 were needed ana -
had the skin and only Si,VCO, ne e"ii.' ''-
gather his ncighLOrs. ana iaio hin p''"'
before them. .and h, after co"s"''''''''''
the scheme was approved. they iffn'ah'N
tho other 50 10. TO divide up ana cluii-
IN individual interests was the Junction
OF the CORPORATION. But the people 81 tne
South were not trained 10 that sort on
thing and so when the anti-cofporaiion
'craze' came. drifting down from the Nfrt
IL found favorable conditions Tor tom-
porary spread
But. so soon as general ioos'm.t
of the prevailing tension begins 20 man
fest itself the South will probably he ne
first section OF the country 20 tca" no
signs OF tho iimcs-fo sec on which aioe
its bread Is battered. but this VIII De
due, in largc measure. 10 tnc persistent
efforts Of such influences as the Manu-
facturcrs' Record In unblndfoiding inc
people that they may see IN VIVA, dir,c-
ton lies their prosperity.
The unrcasonahloness 81 indiscrmirate
attacks on corpora,ions-attac upoh
the very ins;rumcntalitcs through which
alone tho South can hope 90 secure nerfld
.evolopment-shouid De- constantly point
"a out. Especially should such papers a'
yours cndoavor. by argument and rerua-
sion. 10 countcract hostility t0 railroads.
although the pervcrsion OF public sc1f-
mcut on this score .s far less acute i1
the South than IN the West and seems.
moreover. 70 be undergoing reaction.
As there is less excuse there for tllt par-
ficular sort OF hostility than anywhere
else In the country 81 ought not 90 cN.tf.
az least IN civilized communities f0 aay
extent whatsoever. especially nt f~ig
iuncture. when. hy reason of rr1ir1clet
distrust and con eQueut cIria.iu ut or
business. Some OF The strongest railway
companies arc put 90 The scyarest strain
by their effort 10 give. 10 u eoof
service and "a tho same tine moat fneir
honest obligations. Therefor BE- roli
be an absolutely suicidal policy iar the
South 90 do anything 90 cripple these inc
dispensable Instruments of development.
The prosperity 81 such system If
the Southern Railway for in iance en'.
claly 80 long ass DO remains Boz such llnrf
as those 10 is in now. becomes a matter
Of direct personal interest and importance
TO every farmer and owner Of farmns.
timber or mineral land I'm a belt when
covers nearly half the Soutts area as
well as TO what arc called business men.
In fact, one Of tho needs OF the South BIS
that its farmers SHAH 20 improve their
,...fbcl- tn ln.nrrn business
themselves
Concerning the prospects Tor now tiI'-
ways. factories and other enterprise u
the South. MI Proctor took the eronni
that. until "a general business revival s.1
in the best interests of the South dr-
mand that there Doe put forth vigorous
and united efforts 20 keep in successful
operation the railroads, mines and face
tories We now have.
AS nothing succeeds Ike success n
IL should turn out that southern enter
prises have stood the strain oi bard times
better than those OF other soc iltt ihe
snoouraeine effect when better 'incs
come round. cannot be over estimated.
Whereas il her railroads should Doe forced
to 60 into BANKRUPTCY. her furnaces ana
factories into idleness. 30 would double
the work necessary 10 set tho South
share Of cooperation lcapinp when tne
reaction shall set in.
Therefore I am glad 10 see any dis
position on the part of influences having
such weight with our Southern people as
the Manufacturers Record. emphasizing
the Importance of standing by what D.
right and fair irrespective OF transifory
popular approval
THOMAS p. GRASTY, in Manufacturers
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