Evening journal., 1900-02-21

roads. in order that there might be
grazing land for the sheep, which are
now proving greatly remuneratiye.
You can make the application yourself.
GREAT MANUFACTURING FUTURE
with great interest ! observed the
development OF cotton manufacturing
in the two Carolinas, and ! do not
hesitate TO predict that in the early
future these mills will be doing some
thing else besides spinning cotton;
there is no reason why they should not
be turning out lace curtains and other
finer fabrics.
Under the present trend OF events
by which IL is lilkely that thirteen TO
fourteen millions Of people will be adj
ded to this country. people OF tropical
lclimates who wear almost exclusively
the product OF the cotton factory. there
will be a demand for this class OF goods
which cannot be reasonably calculated
at present. When ! come TO think Of
this interest, coupled with other manu-
featuring interests Of the South and Of
this country feel almost safe in say
ing that we have not already even fair
lily entered upon the great industrial
boom ahead.
"In the shipyards OF Norfolk and
Newport News there are now orders
flor eighteen months ahead. At Cam
den, N. j., there is under construction
1.-THE largest shipyard in the world, and
1.-THE Scott shipyards OF. the Pacific coast,
THAT turned out the Oregon, are being
enlarged as rapidly as possible to meet
the enormous orders in hand. In 1896
there were 1000 vacant houses in Will
lmington, Dell; today there are 1000
additional houses being erected for the
use Of the increased force OF work
lmen. In 1896 as per cent. OF the popu-
llation Of New York city we're unem-
Iployed; today only Az per cent. OF the
same population is unemployed.
Il bring these evidences of general
Thrift back to the South In its various
departments of industrial development
land without touching upon the posi-
bilties involved in the project OF an
isthmian canal or without touching
upon the political complications which
II they may be more complicated under
the new order OF things, will yet be in
teresting. / come to the main fact
that the South is at the threshold of q
development of which l believe 1t doe;
: not dream, In which, as | said before
the chief factors will be the economy
Of land built upon the individualiz
ing OF the foreigner as citizen, upoI
the higher grade OF cotton fabrics turn
ed out by the mills, and upon the rela
4 ton OF the railroads to these differen
classes OF interests.
1 RAILROAD PROSPECTS.
There will be under the new order
l believe, plenty OF freight and passen
4 gers to insure good dividends for tn
n systems OF railroads now traversin
e or about to traverse the South. Havln
made my journey by the Seaboard Al
Line my attention has naturally bee
= directed TO its intentions, its POSSIBLE
y ties and to the recentstruggles throug
i which It seems to have passed In orde
e TO effect the consolidated line fror
J. New York 10 Tampa and thence .
q Cuba. While knowing little about tn
details of these matters, do not hest
? tate to say that the young president @
e the Seaboard Air Line, John Skelto
p Williams, with the carrying out OF hi
i lplans, as proposed, will have establish
: led his status in the front rank {
: the worlds financiers."