Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-06-19
The FUTURE OF THE SOUTH
1t is to Become a Great Manufactur.
ing Region OF the Union.
SoUTHERNERS IN PHILADELPHIA
Speeches Delivered Before the Delegate,
to the Industrial Convention - TIL.
South Has Everything Except Popula
sion and Capital-statistics TO Prov.
It's Iliimitabie Resources.

So' AAss NScrStmnG Except PopulD
sion and Capital-statistics 10 Prove
Its IlIimitabie 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 ill 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 tho dele.
gates to the city that Philadelphia had
much which they could use. and thai
TO increase the commerce between this
city and the South would be mutually
beneficial.
President II. II. Hargrovc. OF the
Southern Industrial Association. re.
spending. said the South's capacity to
produce raw material was almost be.
yond measurement. Hc added:
The Southern States contain one.
fourth OF the area Of the Union, and
have practically as much In agricul.
tural products as ail the rest of tho
country combiled. This section has
thirty-rhrec per cent. or tho population
or the United States, raises all OF its
cotton and cottcnseed. and American
rice and eighty per cent. of it's tooac
CO. contains tEirty-1ve per cent. ot
its timber resources, thirty per cent
CT It's coal area, twenty per cent. OF It's
coal production. produces seventeen
ana 4 half per cent. OF its Iron and
furnishes eighty per cent. of American
pig iron exported, produces the cheer
est pig iron and coal IN the world. is
the third largest cane sugar prodUc
ing section of the world. prcGucing Il
s19Oo twelve per cent. of the world:
'eane sugar; contains norc coast nrd
river frontage than all the other States
and has thirty per cent CT its railroac
mileage. and affords tho cheapest lurl.
Der building material, lands. ccttoa
coal and oil and living in the United
States.
10 achieve the fullest wealth which
the Southern States are capable Of
producing. l estimate that within five
years there will be needed 6.OOC. .ooc
additional population and $500, 1,ooC CCC
additional capital for manufacturing
mineral. agricultural AID forest dcyel
opment and railroad building"
In an address ON Popular Educa.
ton, the Power of Industrial Pro
0rH ~ n
or the Southern EdrcaticraI Confer
ence, said: Intelligence has = cost
value, and the intimate relation be.
tween business and education places
the question Of universal Southcr-
education within the power of South.
ern business men. 1t is clear thai
practical knowledge increases prcduc
tion, creates more wealth. iacroase,
consumption and creates more want,
Encourage private benefcence to SUP
piement the action of the State. The
South has an educational mission. VIII
1t rise to the opporturity?"
Hokc Smith spoke on "The Re
sources of the South" He said tina.
the successful cultivation OF one crcr
would not bring success to n region
TO produce raw materials alone Il
not sufficient. 1t Is necessary to pre-
pare them for maEufacturers' use n,
we'll as to produce them. The Soutt
offers. he said. opportunity of every
variety OF cultivatior--corn, wheat rye
potatoes. tobacco. rice and fruits OF
oil kinds. He said. 1t was not a
fact that the South had sent chal-
lenge to the cotton spinners OF New
England that had been notice to
them that they cannot continue to
accumulate millions by shipping
Southern lint cotton 1000 miles and |
manufacturing it into cotton to be
shipped South again. He did not be- |
iievc the destiny OF the South lay in |
manufacturing cotton cloth in corape |
tition with New England. He op
posed struggles between different |
parts of the country. The challenge |
OF chc South was to the world that |
she would manufacture her own cot. |
ton cloth end ship it to all parts Of |
fhe world.
All the people, he said, must be freq
and educated to insure progress. lie |
spoke of the establishment of schools |
both for manual and mental training |
and said that the Government could |
very easily supply half of the $12,- |
100000 irregularly collected from the |
South for a great archaeological col. |
lege. He added:
II wish the South to grow financial. |
~, that schools, colleges and churches |
may be opened to every child, that the |
great mass OF people may lie strength. !
ened and Blessed. 1 wish the South |
to do its full part. commercially, in |
the Union. that cur nation may be |
more powerful in the family OF ma !
tions, not fer move splendor and glory, |
but that we as a nation may the |
moro readily reach our great destiny, |
the upbuilding OF the hrLan race; that |
he Stars aid Stripes may float upon
every sea. carrying freedom aud hap