The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-06-14

aroa of the Union and tho territory
has practically as great an agricul-
tural production as the remainder of
the country combined.
"Its capacity in raw material is
almost beyond measurement This
section has 33 per cent. of the popu-
lation of the United States. It raises
all Of It's cotton and cotton seed and
American rice; so per cont. of it's
tobacco; contains G5 per cent. of it's
timber resources; 80 per cent. of the
coal area; 20 per cent. OF it's coal
production; produces IT. per cent
Of its iron and furnishes so por cent.
of the American pig iron exported;
ls tho third largest cane producing
section Of tho world; contains moro
coast and river frontage than ali tho
other States; has 20 per cent. of
railroad mileage, and affords tho
cheapest lumber building material,
lands, cotton, coal and oil and living
in the United States"
In concluding President Hargrove
said the South possesses everything
except adequate population and fl
nance to urge that section ahead Of
the rest of the world.
Governor A. H. Longino, of Mis-
s!ssippi, followed President Hargrove
in patriotic address. Ho said in
part:
IL believe as did that great South
ern statesman, jurist and patriot, l..
q. Q. Lamar, Us expressed in his
eulogy of Charles S1mner, when he
said if the people North and South
knew and understood each other bet
ter they would love each other more.
"By more liberal exchange of
views as we'll as of our respective and
distinctive advantages of wealth, all
sections would become moro pros
porous and happy IN the exercise of
mutual aid, the interchange of ener-
gies, good will, business push and
progression, the consummate ends of
which are among me purposes and
hopes of this Convention"
Mayor Higgins, of Waco, Texas,
WAS the last speaker. He asserted
the South had forgotten the late un-
pleasantness and was anxious to 90
in hands with the North for the com.
mercial benefit of both sides.
This afternoon the delegates and
ladies of the party enjoyed an exour
sion on the Delaware River, visiting
points Of interest on the river front.
ADDRESS BY HOKE sHITu.
At tonights session former Secre-
tary of the Interior Hoke Smith, of
Atlanta, was the principal speaker.
His subject was: THE Resources of
the South"
MIR. Smith spoke Of the vicissitudes
through which the South had passed
and said the section had lost more
than forty years Of growth during
the past century, the causes Icing
slavery, war and reconstruction. He
detailed the commercial and indus
trial history Of the South and d.
rected attention to the opportunities
now existing for the profitable in
vestment of capital. In this connec-
ton he said:
"The census report of 1900 shows
IN the Southern States an increase
from 1880 to 1900 of 50.76 per cent
in valuation of real and personal
property; of 108.50 per cent in tie
value of manufactured products; of
4o.6O per cent in the value of farm
products, and 0G.23 per cent in the
expenditures for public schools. The
The contemplation of these figures
discloses at once the general growth
AID healthy development, not of an
Old, but OF a new country. The de-
velopment Of the South prior to 1860
had been swept away by the war and
By subsequent conditions incident to
the reconstruction era The resources
of the South in 1880 had boon scarce
ly touched and the marvellous per-
centage of growth which I predict
for the next ton years is due in large
part to the fact that the development
of natural resources is still in its
infancy.
"It is to the three great raw ma