The Atlanta constitution., 1900-08-27
PlUnkof' 'SL6tter:

nese are willing and now comes peace
Everything invites cheerfulness in this
neck of the woods. Truitt says nold COT
ten for 10 cents and we VIII II we cah'
but III we can't how can We? Tnere
are precious few farmers but what owe
debts that they are compelled 10 meet
but they are all living in the faith that
the business men of the towns VIII heip
them hold" They must have help As
pleasant as IT sounds to say hold cotton !.
till II brings 10 cents, the majority or
farmers are helpless unless some means
are provided by which they can. Let
such an arrangement go along with the
advice as viii enable the farmers 10 ineee
the obligations of the year and you need
have no fear about the farmer noiolis.
But what seems to be the emo Oh tne
Chinese trouble furnishes most aDunoaht
peace lust at this time. These troubles
had the thoughtful country folks In
state of unrest Where 1t would end IL
II over got started was the trouble. some
of our settlement people were IN douo.
about the good news being true, pue
after had watched Brown few hours
kna,r, ir was So He is my thermometer
in war matters I know him so well that
I am sure he would feel 1t In his bones II
there was anv doubt about peace pelhs
close at hand. 1t is strange now COM
pletelv and suddenly such men as Brown
can change Since peace is In sight my
old friend has taken unto himsei the
most pompous military air that You ever
looked upon One that never knew Hlih
before would think now that ne never
dodeed from a boOm-shell in his ne anu
would stand like General Lee, without
blinking In front of forty cannon
S1NI i'm 1gy
how he used to skelter through the
woods to keen out of the clutches oI
conscript officers. and of how he drooped
around with rheumatics. spinal aitecuon'
dimness of sight. dropsy OF tne chese'
heart failure dizziness. softening OF the
BRAIN hereditary insanity and nIteeh or
twenty other ailments. He even had the
fmpudence to let me hear him say that
ne was sorry the Chinese were so worm
less as not to fight when hghtlnS was
what he wanted. 1t is comfort 10 near
Rrovn talk this way. for il is a sign
maj ne feels no war in his bones. nor
smells auv in the air. but ] have 70
take him down a little when he gets too
upity.
And now that the war is over and the
''open door, will come. the whole soIthefh
country should go to work TO secure some
of the benefits incident 10 the gE@at Ou9
tie that was caused. The whole world
has been stirred ND over these recent
wars and prospects of war. and ike bees
i'm the swarm. there are great many
people who Will turn to the tnkle Whlch
attracts the most. Now IS the uiie 70
advertise the south and let the capitaI-StS
Of the world know that his Is the place
of onnortunitv. We have everything that
could be desired 10 make profitable the
rnanufacture of everything from a tooth
pick 10 a locomotive. Like holding COTTON
for 10 cents It takes money TO do II. anu
70 get that money We must shape our
legislation TO invite II. Whatever dement's
n acricultura helps the human family anc
,,-o all know that manufactures started
ALI along our railroads would be good Tor
the farmer. don't know for certain why
money should flow into one state OF ne
south to a greater extent than 10 any
state where the resources are AT manu-
and the natural conditions unsurpaSse--
II NAV be ignorance. but am Of the oi'h-
ion that II is the difference in legisia-
tion. / understand that some OF the
states invite capital Dy giving them faNoT5
ny tax exemptions. don't know az
capitaI would care for such thing. but
the thing to DO right now is to find wha'
is needed and do that thing az once.
OF course there would be some kicker5
on this exemption" plan, if that is the
thing to do but there are always kickers
in everything Some folks would scram-
ble to get over a picket fence rather than
TO ride In through the pearly gates. but
i. does seem TO me powerful foolish %
refuse to do anything that involves no
more sacrifice than 10 exempt some old
washed away hill or marshy wilderness
from taxation that there may arise in
the place an Industry TO bless all the
country around. The old washed hill
can remain there as an eye sore. or the
manufacture can grade i down. M up
the ruts. plant trees. build houses and
,,o1,o i n ,,Iaca Of benefit and pleasure
which is bcst2
For years there have been men In Geor-
gia who advocated exemption for manu-
factories and We're anxious to invite men
with money into the state on that under
standing All the time there have been
others who have said let Us wait. How
long must we waite We can see North
Carolina clear ahead and still We wait
What is needed to cure this waiting? IF
every old waste place in Georgia had
been beautified by a tax exempted manu-
factory twenty years ago. there would
have teen precious little loss in the mat
ter Cor we all know that these waste
places bring in but little tax and depre-
Ciate the property around them. while
the manufactorv would increase the value
around il to a much greater extent than
the exemption of itself would amount.
Georgia has thousands of dark corners
today that should be ablaze with manu-
factories If this exemption is all that IS
involved.
When making mention of such things
as this it has been my pleasure to keep
before the world ithe opportunities that 1
know to be in our own county of Dekaib.
It IS only a sample of what n great pOr-
tiOn of the south is. II il is water power
needed we have tive have that In
abundance. We are blessed with trans
portatiOn facilities and have an abund-
ance of wood-wood 10 burn, or wood 10
convert into anyJnss that the manu-
facturer might desire. I feel sure that
our people would never show themselves
antagonistic TO such investments as might
be made. The truth is the common PeO-
pie are more than anxious for this era
to dawn. We have already haa q taste of
the good to communities from these indus
tries. The George ". Scott factory now
building at Ingleside. has already bene-
fitted every man in the settlement around
it. This factory is a perma1ency and viii
keep on in its benefits. and IL would be a
blessing beyond measure # Georgia could
have some sort of manufactory in every
militia district.
The whole south stands blushing in
modesty with Opportunity upon
every hill. Thousands of streams are
wOOing for a man that will catch the Wa
ters and turn the sparkling drops into
jeweled wreaths to light the way and
adorn the brows of industrial heroes.