The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-19
THE EFFECT or PEACE.
The South Has Particular Reason for
HOpcfuincSS

Hopcfulncss
BALTIMORE. August 1s-sDecial.-
Hostilltles against Spain have practically
! ended Though a state Of war will prob
ably continue for two or three months
the dramatic movements which have for
tho past three months diverted the at
| tcntion Of the people Of the United States
from business and industry have played
| their fun part Since the first week ia
! July II has been evident that peace would
/ shortly come This fact has perhaps dis
counted the signing OF tho protocol but
! nevertheless that act has removed much
OF the uncertainty. and, it may De said,
! the timidity, which have acted az
/ drawback upon tho progress Of the coun-
| try. To be sure I'm certain lines imne-
diatoly connected with the operations OF
/ tho war. there has been activity which
to limited degree, has been felt In
! other directions. but 10 cannot be gain
| said that the revival OF business in the
| early months of the year was decidedly
checked by the war, however slight was
1 the real occasion for any hesitation.
J However the outcome OF the war may
be reasonably expected 10 more than com
| pensate for the slacl,noss of energies
| during the spring and summer All parts
i OF the country and nearly every line of
/ business must snare lU inc fNNiFHl low
| promised, unless something absolutely
! unexpected should happen in the near
| future. Fortunate will be the man, or
! tho community. which IS prepared %
! take advantage Of the opportunities thus
| created. Abiding 20 this subject the
} Manufacturers Record says.
1.-THE South has particular reason for
/ hOpefulncss It's rich natural resources
! arc Of just the character that may be ex-
pected TO be in demand for the next few
years Its ports are most convenient 10
I the regions which viii be subject more
than ever TO American deveiOpmental
enterprise. especially when the compile
lion OF the Nicaragua canal shall lead
/ the commerce % the world through.
waters washing southern coasts. The
railroads Of the South are already plan
ming to meet the demands of trade with
/ Porto Rico Cuba and other islands OF
| the caribbean ana Latin-American re-
publics farther South. Individual firms
and business organizations I'm southern
'cities are considering the best means Of
reaching probably the widening fields
| OF trade Their efforts should be sus-
| tanned by every man who knows what
| the South can do and who Is determined
10 permit no artificial obstacle 60 exist
One of these artificial Obstacles-the
wrong impression held outside the South
about the attitude OF the South toward
! tho country generally-has been removed
| by the war Its was artificial but IL
was az effective as n 10 had been real
Unnecessary circumstances may create
| other impediments, but they may be pre-
\ vented by wisdom and progressiveness.
"In the list of heroes of the war the
| names of such sOuthern-bOrn men as
! Hobson. BaAley. Wheeler Blue and
! Schley. Such war vessels as the Balti-
| more at Manila. the Texas at Santiago.
1.-The Charleston in the Pacific, the Nash
| Vile i'm the Gulf have sent the names OF
Southern States and SOu-tern cities 20
the four quarters Of the glooe Here is
! glory enough for the South. What IS OF
moro Importance, a decidedly practical adj
vertisement has been given. II should
be followed by vigorous and persistent
work for Southern commerce and IN
dustry The glory will be preserved in
history The passing Of excitement Will
enable men to give more heed 10 practi-
cal affairs in life. And now TO business
The Manufacturers Record also pub
| fishes an interview with the head OF
large shipbuilding company, who re-
ferrlng to commerce with Cuba, says:
"As to the general trade with Cuba, I
might say that il will offer an excellent
market for our machinery. rails and
railroad equipment saying nothing OF
other manufactures. Railroad building
there is stin in its infancy and improved
transportation IS absolutely necessary
for the success Of the great tobacco and
sugar plantations. Probably most of the
mileage on the island will have 20 be re-
built. as doubtless much of 1t has been
badly damaged or destroyed, as well as
the locomotives and cars. There should
be great opportunities for the sale of
sugar-refining material, steam and cleo
trio motors, although we must depend,
as already intimated, on American labor
and capital 10 create such market.
Such interest has been aroused in Cuba,
however .that i believe the close or the
war will find q large number OF Ameri-
cans ready TO try their fortunes In this
country. OF course the Southern sea-
ports, being nearer the West Indies
should have the benefit Of the-commer-
cial relations, but that will depend on
theft own exertiOns. and they must ex-
pect the competition Of New York and
other Northern cities. where the possl-
bilities of this field are fully realized
Among the new Industrial companies
reported during the week by the Manu-
facturers' Record may be noted the fol-
lowing as the most important: $. 600 lum-
Der company and $4,000 zinc company IN
Arkansas: $4,000 foundry in Alabama;
5000 spindle addition TO cotton mill, $50
600 improvements TO cotton mill and So
600 water works in Georgia; 5000 crate
company in Kentucky $4,000 filter fac
tory in louisiana 40-barrel flour mill
and $4,000 telephone company in Mary
land; 5000 ginning and compress COM
panv. $4,000 manufacturing company,
$4,000 cotton seed oil company, 5000 spin-
die addition 20 cotton mill and cotton
compress In Mississippi; $4,000 cotton
min chartered, 81. 800 manufacturing com
pany. $500 ice factory 125-bushel corn
mill and 40-barrel -four mill In North
Carolina: S2-loom addition 10 cotton mill
acton cotton seed oil mill, 25o0-spindle
addition TO cotton MILL 50-barrel hour
min. corn mill and ginnery and SlOoWJ
cotton mill company in South carolina;
SIS. eco shoe manufacturing company IN
Tennessee; $4,000 clothing manufacturing
company in Texas; $4,000 drilling tool
company, $4,000 cotton gin manufactur-
ing company in West Virginia.