Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-02-28
THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH
Abner Mckinley. the Presidents 8
Brother, Sees Great Indus
trial Prospects,


conditions IN that section.
MIR. Mckinley was accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley, his daughter, Miss
Mabel Mckinley, Miss Jarvis. of New
York city, and Mr.. w. II. Davis. one
of New York city's capitalists. lie
seemed TO have been no, only deepl,
impressed, but even enthusiastic in
his observations upon the Southern
industrial situation.
He expressed great qualification at
the cordial reception accorded him
by the business men of Southern cit
les IN which he stopped, including
Raleigh. \. C.; Columbia, :. c.; At
lants, Ga.. and Charlotte, n. G..
LACK OF LAND ECONOMY.
81 suppose | might say that the
first impression made upon me" said
Mr.. Mckinley, "was the lack of hat
| might call the economy of land ia
the South. think in this connec-
tlOn what is most needed i'm the South
TO-DAY is what Minnesota and the
Northwest already have, namely, Ger
rnan, Irish and scandinavian farmers.
| mean small farmers, and that is
why use the expression economy of
land
IL do not wish To he 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 prevented and are now pre-
venting, perhaps. these small farmers
coming South. Whenever there has
been movement of the white rle
meut toward that section the CRY has
come that in the field of labor they
must be put side by side with the
negro. If these people were treated
as they are in Ohio | do not believe
that such Il question would arise.
"ln Ohio for example, we choose
our political leaders from the me
chanics in the manufactory. aud not.
as in New York. from gatherings at
b" Waldorf or Delmouico'S at 81
late. These men Should Tee taken
80" the town meetings. uldr School
I'D ihurch trustees. be rec koned with
Cd, citizens. Should each be thus
.s"tcd. doing his own work as he
.urs 10 other States, there would re
salt il di,ersiiicaiion of agricultural
products which would soon chang,
the condition at work in the South
OPPORTU NIFTY FOR TRUCKING.
For example, there is no reason
why. from all the section of the coun
try between the Piedmont region aud
the sra. from Portsmouth through
Atlanta, and Columbia To Florida.
there shoald not hc sent up 10 the
North Vegetables of all descriptions
month or over before we get them
IN the North. This trucking feature
has hfsn looked after with profit in
the sections 6f TiJewater and Eastern
Shore Virginia, and there is no reason
why such conditions should not be
put at work IN sections further South
The North is waiting for this early
produce and eager to consume if the
South vi only sead forward.
"But do not misunderstood ne.
These foreigners. if brought to the
South. must each be bread winner.
and 10 be bread winner content
-diy each must he treated as citizen
IN some such way as | have outlined
above, 80 as not To bring Gp .he sug
gestion that he is in any manner
brought ~ contact or competition
with the negro,
al recall now little town In Penn
sylvania of 5000 inhabitants, where
each man tills his own ground, where
e;.ch man has bank account. And
would YOU believe it, in that little
town there sre two national banks
only ten years ola, each with $4,000
capital. with y surplus of $4,000
each. paying a dividend of 6 per cent.
per annum, with a combined deposit
f over $1.000,OO0.
- need not speak of the posslbili
ties OF grape and other fruit culture,
but | do wish to lay emrnasiS upon
the possibilities of sheep raising. In
mountain county in Pennsylvania
conid point you to places where, un-