Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-08-18
SOUTH'S RESOURCES.
They Show the Greatest Country in
the World.
NOTHALFDEvELOPED
Great Gains Made During the Last
Year and The Exports Illustrate
L. aForward Movement Which
Goes ON Unchecked.

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Dabney, VINO as assistant secretary q
agriculture won distinction as scieu
riSc and practical expert and who is ON
of the leaders in the agricultural an
industrial development Of the south
contributes TO this weeks issue Of tn
Manufacturers Record a striking pape
bearing upon the wonderful potential
ties of agriculture in the south an,
their relation 10 its general advance
ment. He contends that tho south 4
capable OF illustrating fully the prin
oiples chat the country that can suppl.
the greatest variety ofproducts raw ans
manufactured. aud can find markets IN
them near home, Is bound to become tn
wealthiest country; that m anufaoturer
make the home market: that farmer
make markets to n large extent for the
manufacturers and hence. that the bes'
farming country is. after all. the bcs
manufacturing country and yico versa
lie continues:
"The well known principles have beer
resta,od hers for the purpose Of calling
attention 20 the great economic advan
iage. possessed by tho southern states,
especially those lying ON either side Of
tn Appalachian system. 1 know no
othor country IN the world 80 rich IN
fts ..-,-l.... ff..-.I rnH ts.n..r. fnafrra. % d..
resources. Consider how wonderfully
those two great classes Of resources Al ~
varied and mingled in the south. Coal
and iron, marble and hardwoods, copper
and zinc abound throughout the up.
land regions Of the south in the hills
adjacent 70 the rich valleys Here Is a
country that can support aud employ an
almost incalculabls population. IL is
larger than all the manufacturing coun.
ties and departments of Great Britain.
Belgium, Francean Germany combined
and contains more coal, iron and woods
than all Of them.
Consider also the location Of the
Southern states AS TO this continent and
20 the world Within easy reach Of
the largest cities by express freight and
within eight days Of Liverpool, the con.
trial south has a great advantage in its
location. Six million people live within
n radius Of 700 miles. the average days
run Of an express freight Of Knoxville.
Tenn. which we may take as the center
of this portion of country. more people
than can be reached within like radi-
Us from any other point in America, for
this circle includes all our great centers
of population. from Philadelphia and
New York 10 Chicago and St Louis,
and from ST. Paul and Detroit 20 Mobile
aud New Orleans. The ports for this
country are Baltimore. Newport News,
Norfolk. Wilmington. Charleston. Sa'
vnnnah, Mobile. New Orleans and Gal
weston. Their proximity TO the mar
kets OF tina world are apparent at a
glance. They are nearer 20 the West
Indies and South America, our future
great markets. aud with the isthmian
canal will be nearer 20 the east than
those Of the middle and eastern states.
These are only few Of the conditions.
familiar to everyone. which make the
southern Appalachian country the most
in the world
The south could. with sufficient Ia.
Dor and capital. produce ten times a
much cotton, for one item. rs it now
produces. This alone would equal the
value OF tho present agricultural output
Of the country. When all mankind be.
comes as civilized as European people /
are now and wear as many clothes. II
will require 81, 1000, 900 bales Of cotton to
supply them.
From the standpoint Of the Euro |
pean farmer, the soils of the south have |
rs yet been scarcely scratched with I
intensive methods. utilizing the vast
stores OF phosphates; with thorough cub /
tut.on Of all arabic soils. using glch iu F.
the best way. and especially with mau .
ufnctures M every valley 20 make mar. .
kets for the heavier aud more psrlsha- |
bic products, the southern states can
aud will produce ten times the agri. I
cultural product they do now Iu fact. .
q is absurd 20 put measure upon the .
products Of 20 vast country with such .
varied aud almost wholly undevoloped /
resources These things will come IN
time.
According to an analysis Of the OK
port figures by the Manufacturers Re T.
cord the south contributed more thar /
20 the total exports ant
southern ports passed goods C
the yalue Of S52s .6Si. 7gG or &c. % pei
cent of the total.
New Orleans led the ports o. the |
country both in actual increase in IN,
value Of its exports. more than three
times the increase at New York, and
also in the percentage OF increase. Bos
tors actual increase was more thar /
O.. 900. 600 behind that Of New Orleans. /
and its exports were more than 5000
100 less. The percentage Of Portland
was somewhat larger than that Of Sa
yannah, but its actual increase less than
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