The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-19
FUTURE OF THE SOUTH.
Hon. j. Pope Browns Response to
agriculture and Manufacturers


Hon. j. Pope Brown, president of the
Georgia Agricultural Society, responded
to the toast Agriculture" Mr.. Brown
reviewed briefly the agricultural condi-
tons of the South and the work of the
State Agricultural Society, and touched
upon the beginning of the era of indus
trial development upon which the South
is just entering. His speech was a buoy
ant one and was received with applause.
ITO enter into full discussion of the
subject which has been assigned me-"
said Mr.. Brown, would consume too
much of your time, portion of which
you have so considerably and so wisely
set apart for the consideration of that
calling upon the development of which.
more than any other, depends the happi-
ness, prosperity and independence of our
people According to the statistics of
1898 and 1899, we find the exports of the
products of agriculture amounted in round
numbers to seven hundred and eighty
five million dollars products of the for
ests, Twenty-Five million; products OF
fisheries, six million; products of manufac-
tories 1883 000, 900 and all others 5000 900
1t will thus be seen that the exports from
the products of agriculture were nearly
double in value the exports from all other
sources 1t is question of exports and
Imports that makes country rich or
poor.
TO discuss agriculture on occasions like
this is departure from the usual GUS
tom. To be chosen as its representative
is a great compliment which l realize
comes by reason of the fact that / have
the honor TO represent the farmers of
Georgia as the head of the Slate Agricul-
For Nhnp
our society has stood for the development
of agriculture. manufacturing and all
other industries and professions on the
idea that the proper fostering of all lines
of business, with equai rights to all and
special privileges to none is necessary to
the full harmonious and symmetrical
growth and development of the common
wealth. The recognition of our society
and the principles for which 1t stands by
your noble order is propitious sign That
the burdens of the farmer for thirty-fve
years have been unusually hard to bear
is universally admitted. The causes
therefor upon which our people have
been so much divided we will not discuss.
1t is noteworthy fact that in this and
olden times the plans proposed and ADOPT
ed for the encouragement of agriculture
have come from those not actually en-
gagged In the pursuit. Indeed. he who
would believe that any antag-
onism should exist between ag-
riculture and any other line OF human
endeavor is possessed of prejudice born of
ignorance of the true relations that OBJ
tain. Your action tonight frees you
from that imputation And, indeed, Il -
not surprising that an order which has
stood so long and SO steadfastly for the
rights and liberties of the people OF a
foreign cline should be in sympathy with
their brethren at home who are threat
ened with conditions such as exist be-
tween ireland and England.
For thirty-hpe years the wealth OF che
agricultural South has been garnered 70
he poured into the lap Of the mnnufac-
turing Bast Commercial supremacy has
carried with Il political supremacy Our
political Independence will not come untl
we have worked OUT our commercial IN /
dependence. By the development Of aErf- !
culture alone this cannot be- done No oop
knows this better than the farmer hira
self To-day . market for his products
concerns him a. much az the cultivation
fconunued on Saith PaEsJ