The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-04
SOUTH CAR0LINA'S PROGRESS.
MANUFACTURES A THIRD OF THE
COTTON SHE PRODUCES.

Secretary Wilson Speaks Highly of
Tbere-State Now Pays $6,O0O,OOO
in Wages TO Mil Hands-Impor-
tance of Dairy Farms-Tea ana SUI
gar Culture Successful, and should
lie Extended.
Washington, May S-The Secretary of
Agriculture returned this morning from
a visit to South Carolina. where he has
studied the conditions of agriculture and
of truck gardening along the coast, the
manufacturing industries, tea culture, the
Agricultural College of South Carolina and
other matters of interest
In an interview to-day the secretary
said that South Carolina is making rapid
progress in all these directions. The far
mers are learning how TO take better care
OF their soil, and how TO fertilize and Gull
uvate II with more pront The diversi-
fcation of crops has not extended as far
as il should, or as far as It very soon will
but the people are gradually working to
that end
The stale manufactures about one-third
of the cotton produced. and the most strlk-
ing development of South Carolina is per-
haps found In that direction. Home en-
terprise. and 10 a great extent, home cap
tal. mas been utilizing the great rivers of
the state in the manufacture OF cotton
through electric appliances. Wires ex-
tend from the rivers as far as fourteen
miles. up to the tops OF the hills, where
healthy conditions are found and great
factories costing as much as a million dol
lars are located. .t.
progress VIII Continue.
This work is going on and will continue
10 progress until the state manufactures
ali the raw cotton produced within IT'S
limits. Eighteen years ago when the at
tention of the South Carolina people was
drawn 10 the manufacture of cotton $780,
900 was paid to labor. Now the state Is
having 5000 600 annually, which is about
two-afths of all the manufacturing OF the
Southern cities along cotton lines.
The secretary said that with little ex-
centton while labor is being used In the
mills. In the city of Charleston the ex-
periment of colored labor Is being tried,
and il Is hoped the plan win succeed. 1t Is
stin an open question, however, and Is
beng WdlCHt1 Win Stedt ultNiNoAs
He said that other cotton manufacturers
will have to take note of the progress being
made along this line in the South They
are getting the very newest machinery; the
hands work probably somwhat longer
hours, and perhaps for a little lower
wages. The Southern people seem to be en-,
tirely satisfied with home labor. and evince
no desire for immigration.
The farmers throughout the state are
getting better markets for their pro-
ducts, receiving large per cent. of the
Sc, 600 paid to the mill hands. This en-
courages the keeping of dairy COWS, the
feeding Of hogs and the raising OF chick
ems to supply the demand OF the factory
people In villages.
Studying Tobacco Plant.
Mr.. Wilson said the tobacco industry
| has been taken hole Of and Is making
good progress The people are studying
| this plant and its products, in order to
| ascertain how they can produce IL more
| probably.
The individual farmers are giving at
tention 10 the production of fine horses,
| such as bring big prices. not only at home,
| but in foreign countries, gated horses,
| hunting horses. and fine carriage horses.
The Southern people have a taste along