The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-11-28

Live stock, cts. 2OO,OOo,OCo
Total ......... ........ 81 zoe, 100000
Here we have an annual production
from southern agriculture of more
than one billion and two hundred
millions of dollars.
Now We must not forget the large
productions of lumber, coal, iron, gold
and other valuable minerals, naval
stores, etc. These, with our manu-
features, add perhaps as much as the
agricultural products.
Ii these vast, almost uncomfortable
sums of money were kept here and
annually added to our means, we
would, in few years, be a rich and
prosperous people. But a large part
of it is now sent out to pay for pro
visions which We could just as well
raise here. Other large sums are sent
out to pay for luxuries, many of
which we do not need. Other large
sums go into too rapid building up of
cities and towns, which drain the
country of its men and women, and
then of its money. -4.s-..
Still other large sums go to pay for
margins on futures. This betting bust
ness carries out of the south much
more money than We are generally
aware Of. 1t is estimated that south
erners pay out on losses in cotton III.
lures half as much as the cotton crcI
brings. But we began simply to cat
attention to the enormous wealth WE
are annually creating and distribut
ing. And yet many of us remain poor
This need not be. The southern farm
er who looks after his business is
bound to get well off.
Since writing the above, the follow
ing table has appeared in the Atlanta
Constitution. We give it room here
because it shows that our figures were
entirely inside of the real facts.
In view of these wonderful figure:
we wish to say that the man wht
owns southern farm is fortunate
We should be very slow to sell oul
land at any price. 1t will rapidly rise
in price.
A table purporting to give the agri
cultural products of the south durin.
the year 1900 has caused not littl,
establishment in the north. Here i:
the table referred to:
Cotton andcottonp products .S72O, 5000
Corn .............. ...... 234, 6S4 IL:
Wheat ......... ......... 6S,204 81
Oats .............. ...... 3O,371 O0
Rye ...... ............. 1,306,S4
Irish potatoes ............ 1924 As
Hay ........... ......... 1906, AZ
Sugar ......... .......... 26,3OO OG
Tobacco ............. ..... 4O,000,0 90
Rice .............. ....... 100000
Sweet potatoes ........... 100000
Peanuts ......... ......... 100000
Poultry and eggs.......... 25,0o0,0o
Milk and butter Counted
together) .... .... 100000
Fruits and vegetables
shipped and consumed at
home, over ....... 100000, 90
Cattle and swine killed for
home consumption and
shipped away, over...... 10000 90,
There is only one thing, says TIL
Memphis Commercial-Appeal, the mat
ter with this table. and that is that i
is below the mark in some respects
The poultry and egg item, for in
stance, ought to be at least $4,000,
900, while the milk and butter item
should be at least 100000, 00G
This would make the total of value
for the agricultural products of thu
south over S1.5O0,O00,0O0. This, how
ever, does not tell the entire stor,
of southern prosperity. 1t is esti
mated that the mineral products o
the south, and the manufacture,
products, exclusive of cotton, amour
TO at least as much in value as til,
agricultural products. So we woult
have total product worth 100000.
COO, which would establish the clail,
made that the south is naturally thu
richest section in the union. Yet som,
or our richest resources have hardi,
been tapped as yet; and no account i.
made in the above estimate of tn,
manifold mercantile industries of thi.
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