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THE FUTURE Of THE SOUTH
II is to Become a Great Manufacture
ing Region Of the Union.
SOUTHERNERS IN PHILADELPHIA
Speeches Delivered Before the Delegates
to the Industrial Convention The
South Has Everything Except Popula-
tion and Capital-Statistics to Prove
Its Illimitable Resources.

South Has Everything Except Popula-
tion and Capital-Statistics to Prove
It's IllImitable Resources.
Philadelphia, Penn.-Delegates to
the Southern Industrial Convention
were welcomed by Governor W. A.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, Mayor Ash.
bridge, Of Philadelphia, and represen-
tatives Of various trade bodies. Gov
ernor Stone said that Pennsylvania
was always glad to welcome any
representatives Of the Southern States.
Every one recognizes" he said,
"that the South to-day is the greatest
missionary field for commerce in the
world. We recognize that the South
produces two-thirdS Of all the cotton
OF the world and makes into finished
product very little of it. This should
not be continued. The South's manu-
featuring capacity should be devel-
oped, and she would then make cot
ton goods for the world"
Mayor Ashbridge assured the dele
gates to the city that Philadelphia ha!
much which they could use, and that
to increase the commerce between this
city and the South would be mutually
beneficial.
President H. H. Hargrove, of the
Southern Industrial Association. re-
spending, said the South's capacity to
produce raw material was almost be-
yond measurement. He added:
THE Southern States contain one
fourth Of the area Of the Union. and
have practically as much in agricul-
tural products as all the rest of the
country combined. This section has
thirty-three per cent. of the population
Of the United States, raises all Of It's
cotton and cottonseed, and American
rice and eighty per cent. Of its tobac-
co, contains thirty-five per cent. OF
its timber resources, thirty per cent:
of it's coal area, twenty per cent. Of its
coal production, produces seventeen
and q half per cent. Of its iron and
furnishes eighty per cent. Of American
pig iron exported, produces the cheap
est pig iron and coal in the world, Is
the third largest cane sugar produc-
ing section of the world, producing in
1900 twelve per cent. Of the worlds
cane sugar; contains more coast and
river frontage than all the other States.
and has thirty per cent. Of its railroad
mileage, and affords the cheapest lum-
Der building material, lands, cotton,
coal and oil and living In the United
States.
"To achieve the fullest wealth which
the Southern States are capable Of
producing, I estimate that within five
years there will be needed 100000
additional population and $500OOO.OO0
additional capital for manufacturing,
mineral, agricultural and forest devel-
opment and railroad building"
In an address on Popular Educa-
ton, the Power of Industrial Pro-
gress," Robert C. Ogden, President
of the Southern Educational Confer
ence, said: Intelligence has cost
value, and the intimate relation be-
tween business and education places
the question Of universal Southern
education within the power of South
ern business men. 1t Is clear that
practical knowledge increases produc-
ton, creates more wealth, Increases
consumption ard creates more wants.
Encourage private benefcence to sup
plement the action Of the State. The
South has an educational mission. VIII
It rise to the opportunity?"
Hoke Smith spoke on "The Re-
sources Of the South" he said that
the successful cultivation of one crop
would not bring success to a region.
To produce raw materials alone is
not sufficient. 1t Is necessary to pre-
pare them for manufacturers use as
we'll as to produce them. The South
offers, he said, opportunity Of every
variety of cultivation-corn,w wheat. rye,
potatoes. tobacco, rice and fruits OF
all kinds. He said. it was not q
fact that the South had sent chal-
lenge to the cotton spinners Of New
England that had been a notice to
them that Trey cannot continue to
accumulate millions by shipping
Southern lint cotton 1900 miles and
manufacturing 1t into cotton to be
shipped South again. He did not be-
lieve the destiny Of the South lay in
manufacturing cotton cloth in compe-
tition with New England. He op-
posed struggles between different
parts Of the country. The challenge
of the South was to the world that
she would manufacture her own cot
ton cloth and ship it to all parts of
the world.
All the people, he said, must be free
and educated to insure progress. He
spoke of the establishment Of schools
both for manual and mental training
and said that the Government could
very easily supply half of the S12,-
100000 irregularly collected from the
South for q great chronological col
lege. He added:
II wish the South to grow financial
Iy. that schools, colleges and churches
may be opened to every child, that the
great mass Of people may be strength
ened and blessed. I wish the South
% do it's full part, commercially, in
the Union, that our nation may be
more powerful in the family Of ma
tons. not for more splendcr and glory,
but that We as 4 nation may the
more readily reach our great destiny.
the upbuilding Of the human race; that
the Stars and Stripes may float upon
every sea. carrying freedom and hap
piness to those it may vislt-the sym
Dol Of prosperous people, actuated
by q brotherly love"
pecline In Rritfah ShfnDino