Evening journal., 1900-02-21
Abner Mckinley, Brother of the
President, Predicts Great In
dustrial Possibilities.
OBSERVATIONS OF HIS TRIP
HE URGES THE IMMIGRATION OF
GERMAN, IRISH AND scANDI-
NAvIAN FARMERs-THE BUGA-
BOO OF NEGRO LABOR.

A dispatch from New York states
that Abner Mckinley, brother OF Presi-
dent Mckinley, returned today from a
trip South, taken for the purpose of
looking into the industrial and eco
monte conditions in that section
He seemed to have been not only
deeply impressed, but even enthusiast
tic in his observations upon the South
ern Industrial situation.
LACK OF LAND ECONOMY.
Il suppose I might say that the first
impression made upon me- said Mr..
Mckinley, was the lack of what 1
might call the economy OF land in the
South / think In this connection what
Is most needed in the South today Is
what Minnesota and the Northwest al
ready have, namely, German, Irish and
scandinavian farmers. / mean small
farmers, and that is why use the ex-
preston economy Of land
Il do not wish to be quoted here in
any political connection whatever. but
II is hard to speak of this phase OF the
situation without speaking further of
the obstacles which have thus far pre-
vented and are now preventing, per-
haps, these small farmers from com
ing South. Whenever there has been
a movement of the white element to-
ward that section the cry has come
that In the field Of labor they must be
put side by side with the negro. II
these people were treated as they are
IN Ohio do not believe that such a
question would arise.
IN Ohio, for example we choose our
political leaders from the mechanics In
the mandatory, and not, as In New
York, from gatherings at the Waldorf
or Delmonico's at S. a plate. These
men should be taken into the towr
meetings, made school and church trus.
tees be reckoned with as citizens
Should each be thus treated. doing hi.
own work as he does in other states
tnere would result diversihcation ~
agricultural products which xyoul,
soon change the conditions at work II
the South. -
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUCKING.
For example. there is no raaso,
why, from all the section of the co,,n'
try between the Piedmont region an,
the sea, from Portsmouth through A.
lanta and Columbia to Florida tbar
should not be sent up TO the Mort,
vegetables Of all descriptions a mont
or over before we get them In ~
North. This trucking feature has hoo,
looked after with profit In the section
OF Tidewater and Eastern Shore =
virginia, and there is no reason S,h'
such conditions should not be nut a
work in sections further south IN
Noron IS waiting for this early pro
Wili only send forward.
But do not misunderstood 49,
snese foreigners, IL brought to IN
ooulh' must each be a bread-winnel
ana IN order to be a bread-winner con
nn'euis each must be treated as citi
zen IN some such way as | have Out
itned ABOVE, so as not to bring up IN
suggestion that he is in any name
pIpusnt IN contact or competitio
with the negro.
recall now little town in Penn
syiVania, OF 5000 inhabitants. wher
each man tills his own ground. wber
each man has a bank account. An
would you believe It, in that littl
town there are two national banl
only ten years old. each with $50.
capital, with a surplus OF $45 200 eacl
paying a dividend OF 6 per cent. d,
annum, with a combined deposit ,
over 100000
need not speak OF the possibil
ties OF grape and other fruit cultur
but | do wish to lay emphasis upc
Inc possibilities OF sheep raising.
mountain county in PENNSYLVANIA
could point you TO places where. und
nard conditions, men have gone
work picking stones from the field
Wnlcn were used as haIlasi Tor ral