The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-28
VIEWS FROM GEORGIA.
Colonel w. A. Hemphill Talks on
Matters of Interest.

Chicago Post: Colonel W. A. Hemphill. pres
Ident of The Atlanta Constitution Company,
who is here to attend the annual meeting CT
the Associated Press. brought cheerful news
from, the south After remarking that the
heat was greater here than in his Georgia
home the weIl-known publisher furnished his
interviewer an interesting bit Of political gossip
How would David Bennett Hill appear as
the running mate for Colonel William J.
Bryan?'' asked Colonel Hernphill We'll. the
leaders have been discussing the availability
of the ex-governor of New York for the second
place on the democratic ticket Let's See How
long ago was 1t that Mr. Bryan was guest
of T-am-a-Democrat' Hill at his home at VOL
fert's Roost? 1 believe from what have heard
Mr. H.Il would be immensely pleased We're he
permitted TO run with the Nebraska man. or
course Hill opposed the Chicago PLATFORM out
with silver put into subordinate plank IN the
Kansas City platform, the man from the
'enerny's country would greatly strengthen
the national ticket in the race In the Empire
State That is the way the leaders inquire II
Another New York man-CongressInan Amos
Cummings-slso has been discussed In the
south a possibility. Towne is not Wen
known in the south and will not be the
choice of that part of the country Tor second
place. In my opinion"
Colonel Hemphill is enthusiastic over the
future of Dixie. He has made the matter or
the development of the country south OF Ma
son and Dlxon's line subject OF close study
and his utterances are authoritative Next
winter. in all probability. the south Will witness
the greatest era of prosperity that that sec
tIon has ever experienced unless the Atlanta
newspaper publisher is greatly mistaken
Democrats leaders will find that the great
battle of the ballots will have to be fought,
far as democracy IS concerned. against pros
perity." continued Colonel HemphiII. 'AH
other issues are subordinated TO this one Of
prosperity and the prosperity the south IS
enjoying Is increasing IN volume 1t VIII
be something marvellous by winter II the pre-
ent rate is continued. With cotton selling al
to 10 cents the south Is assured great good
times. have made investigation and l am
safe in saying that the deposits IN southern
banks today double what they were a
year ago. Nearly every national bank has taken
advantage Of the law to issue notes Up to
the legal limit.
If a man were to borrow an expression
from the game Of poker, the south has great
hand-she has four kings. These are cotton.
coal. iron and lumber The world Is the mar
ket Of the south for these supplies IN ire
crude state But the people have awakened
to the fact that the country rich In natural
resources remains comparatively poor while 1t
contents itself with supplying the world mar
ket with the material in the crude state. We
expect to revolutionlze the business with man
ufacturing.
Take the staple OF cotton. The output g
10000 600 bales worth at a low estimate
products the crop would be valued into tas
billion figures. Georgia puts out about mil
lion and quarter bales each year. What
world OF money that product VIII leave with
the state when tt Is sold as a finished product!
And the day IS coming when It VIII 20 ont
as a finished product. We Of the south have
been boLbine up in the north for several years
and we have the itch for manufactures.
Atlanta IS growing-the whole country ia
growing. There are contracts awaiting ful-
ill~s In our city today for So 600 600 worth
Of new buildings. ! recall the time. and It
is bat thirty years ago. when this sum would
represent the entire value OF the structures n
Atlanta
The representative newspaper publisher from
Georgia speaks from the shoulder. to speak.
when he deals with conditions in the SOUTH
gan's attitude on the expansion question
claiming. IN brief that the new territory &
the United States opens a market To- the
staple products Of the south. Colonel Hemp
hin SAYS evidently finds much favor IN the
south. for the senator has been most effectively
indorsed by the people Of his state. with
cotton we can clothe the world @: IRE
tropics seems % be firmly intrenched ar
gument n the south.
Let say word or two about peaches
said the colonel Il mean luscious, good
looking peaches that defy the most exacti1g
critics in their search for faults. Georgia IS
going 10 have the greatest peach crop In her
history Fruit farms are well established IL
our state and the product can be landed AZ
the doors Of Ch!cagoans so quickly that ihe
fruit viii maintain its friends. And in
watermelons-weli. we never fail. The pros
poets for all small fruits and the grain crops
We're never better. Every observation strength
ems nay belief IN the coming greatest era Z
prosperity the south ever knew"