The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-21
Made by the South in the Gen.
sus Figures.
TEXAS LEADS THIS SECTION
The South Contains the Purast
American Stock In ths Coun-
try. Some Very Interest
ing Facts.
try. Some Very !,
ing Facts.

the reason for this may not be appar.
ent, but according to an analysis made
by the manufacturers Record it is
nevertheless fact. The population Of
the United States increased between
1890 ard 1900 by 2O9e per cent, OF
13, 225 464. The population Of the
south increased $3.50, 422 or 20 Is per
cent. This percentage was gomeHhat
below that Of the whole country, but
yet 10 advance Of what may be regarded
as other typical groups Of states. The
increase in New England, 89l. l07, was
but Is. 9o per cent, in the nine middle
states stretching from the Atlantic to
the Mississippi it was 5,2S0,957, or
20 OF per cent, and in three states
across the Mississippi, Missouri, Iowa
aud Minnesota, it was ! 2l7. .435, or
20 IS per cent. Commenting on this
the Manufacturers Record says:
''These figures show that the increase
in population which made the total
percentage of increase in the country
slightly more than the percentage of
increase in the south, took place in
that part Of the country which con-
tinues less than II per cent. of the
reputation, in spite Of the hating of
Kansas and Nebraska and the actual
decline in population in Nevada. The
enormous increase of more than $50, 900
in Oklahoma, Of more than 200, 1000 in
Indian Territory and Of more than Co.
900 in Arizona are clues to the story Of
the increase in what may be called the
newer portions Of the country. Com
ing to the special figures in the south,
it is noticeable that Texas leads the
older portions Of the country in the
percentage Of the increase; that it's
actual increase of 8l3 3O5 is but II, ,8O2
less than the actual increase iu the
whole Of New England, where Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont stood
still. and where Massachusetts, increase
was 63 per cent, or the total increase
in that section, and that Texas, Florida,
West Virginia and Louisiana led in
the percentage Of increase in the south
ern states, thsugh Alabama, Georgia
and Mississippi stood out well among
the states, making large actual in
crease among tie southern states were
rot unlike those such as New Jersey,
80 per cent; Ohio, 13 per cent; Penn.
sylvaria, 10 per cent; Delaware, 9 per |
cent. Indiana, IA per cent; Iowa, II !
per cent; and Minnesota, 81 per cent.
in other portions Of the country.
SIN considering the increase in the
south in comparison with those else
where, however, one or two facts must
be borne in mind. Outside of Texas,
Louisiana, Florida and perhaps West
Virginia and Maryland the south's pop
ulation has been little Influenced by
the immigration Of foreigners. The
south today, and notably those por.
tions Of the south showing the smaller
percentages of increase contain the
purest American stock in the country.
1t contains, also, the bulk of the negro
population, which, increasing less
rapidly than the whites, tends to re.
duce the total percentage Of increase.
There are many indications, however,
that that popultion is inclined to drift
beyond the limits Of the South, both
in northerly direction and also toward
the southwest, its place being gradually
taken by Americans who have tried the
middle west and who now seek no mes
in Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Ala.
bams, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
and other southern states. These new
citizens Of the south are largely of
the agricultural class. They are bring
ing en- ideas and new methods with
.hen, and from them may be expected
to spring additions to the native. born
;outherners who have set to work to
develop southern industries. The
of Of the undesirable por-
ions of the south'S population and the
addition of thrifty Amerisns from other
portions of the country may be expected
o continue indefinitely and to increase
much more rapidly in the future, now I
hat the southwark trend of population
s so pronounced throughout the north
md the northwest.
One Of the great southern interests
o be reckoned with in this future is {
ron. It has become the habit to LOOK l
o the Birmingham district before pass
Dg judgment upon the outlook for the L
market. The view given there during '
ne past week is eminently satisfactory. S
'he Birmingham correspondent Of the ,
manufacturers Record says that the l
dvance of 50 cents ton on November t.
th was promptly accepted without in a
of the buying, that it was t
ot confined to the small order trade, o
ut that interests of every degree were Il
ctive in the move. By Friday the n
interests that had led the selling were O.
4 very comfortable condition as to b
tocks. Their surplus was absorbed
nd sales Of comfortable amounts had
cen booked for the first half of the
oming year. A second advance of 25 Il
snts ton did not deter buyers. He tc
dds that the feeling is one Of conf al
ence in the maintenance Of prices and S
lat the market will remain conser7a- o
We. There has oeen during the week di
good demand for steel products and 81
le steel mill has accepted all the or tt
srs that suited its convenience. An fl
7idence that an increase IN its bust 81
ess is expected il the fact that the NJ
h furnace is now being hested in to
:eparation for going into commission. NJ
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What Thy Should Do. a
Charles A. Towne, chairman of the