The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
EMPIRE OF THE SOUTH.
It's Past. Present and Future


What is unquesuionably the most
comprehensive and beautiful volume
ever issued upon the South, has just
been published by the Southern Rail-
way. Its title, The Empire of the
South, conveys an impression of it's
general character, but nothing
short of thorough reading
demonstrates how carefully the
author, Mr.. Frank Presbrey, has
gone into every interest of this section,
commercial, industrial and educational.
The book is a superbly illustrated
octave volume of nearly two hundred
pages, and not only is the South and
all of her vast interests treat
ed in general way, but
each State is separately given
full representation. The author had
the cooperation of the officials of the
Southern Railway in its preparation,
and evidently the greatest pains have
been taken to make a presentation
which is thorough, correct, and at the
same time exceedingly interesting.
From advance sheets we quote the
opening chapter, which appears in the
volume under the heading, "The South
Yesterday, To-day and Tomorrow"
"The advance of the Empire of the
South has been one of the grandest
and most noteworthy movements in
the industrial and commercial history
of the world. 1t has annulled the force
of the adage, Westward the course of
empire takes its way and has destroy
ed for all time the theory of political
economists that emigration follows
isothermal lines.
Considered in general, the develop
ment of the South in all avenues of
human activity has been coincident and
parallel to the growth of the country
at large. when, however, this great
region is considered by itself, or in
conneetiPn with individual sections
of the United States, a basis of COM
parison is presented which brings out
with startling clearness and in incon-
trovertible figures the majesty and
rapidity of it's unparalleled progress.
Taken as whole, the States in
cluded in this area form an empire of a
half million square miles. 1t is four
times greater than England, Ireland
and Scotland, and more than seven
times larger than the combined area
of the New England States. Within its
States the size of Massachusetts, and
five hundred times the size OF
Rhode Island. 1t has so generous
supply of natural and ma
terial wealth, that, if the balance of
the world should be swept out of ex-
isitence. it could prosper and support
itself through the ages to come. Raw
materials exist or are successfully
grown in every part of the South in
such prodigal abundance that trans
portation from mine and field to fac
tory is a minor item. 1t has a system
of ntercommunication and connection
with the outside world by water and
rail which limits the boundaries of its
trade and commerce only as civilization
is limited. 1t has a genial climate and
prolific soil, and in all avenues, in
dustrial, commercial, agricultural and
intellectual, offers its own citizens, and
those who may in the future become
such, every advantage and inducement
to be found in any portion of the
United States.''
Copies of 'The Empire of the South
a volume of 1874 quarto pages and 500
illustrations, may be had by remitting
Is cents to cover postage to
CHI. HOPKINS, Division Passenger
Agent, 1928 Chestnut Street, Phila-
delphia, Pa.