The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-23
Col. Cunningham to
Tobacco Growers
Continued from First Page.)

properly advertise our advantages and
attract attention. immigration ard colo
n~ization companies should be organized,
controlling from Zoe. 900 to !. 0C0, geo acres
of land. and thrifty people brought here
to settle.
bringing people from the ola World
and from different Ecr-croWdcd parts
of this country to the fresh and inviting
fields Of the South is a NOBLE occupa-
ton. Few achievements wrought through
the efforts or energies Of those WHO dc
vote their lives TO the lettering OF the
condition of their Icliowmcn by inducing
and assisting them TO remove into and
| develop new fields that are 80 sure 10
| prove remuneratiye.
The immigrants who assisted in the
development Of the great West were types
| OF manhood ft for citizens Of any coun-
try. The pioneer enaisrant is q brave,
| strong, sclf-rcliant seeker after a fortune
or a homo. who is able 10 surmount all
obstacles in his path and to wrcst sue
cess from the ~grudging hand of fate.
These belong 10 the army that is l:rcd
! from home in quest of something better;
these are always hopeful. and expect thc
benefit to be derived to be commensurate
| With tho sacrifices they mako These
suffer privations, but by arduous toll and
deprivation they devote their best en-
ergies TO building up the country.
'1he South is nearly as barren of de-
velopment today as the West was twenty
five years ago, but taken as a whole the
advantages of the South are greatly su-
perior to those Of other parts Of the
United states. Prosperous times al over
tho United States, and the lack Of manu-
factories in the South, haNc permitted
capitalists TO operate factories prOfitably
in the East that could not compel with
factories here, if such factories were
properly equipped and managed. This
fact becoming recognized viii force 4
change in the situation Very soon ana
ought to bring about a great many re-
movals Of plants to the South. Every
BODY would be helped by such a change.
as tho works could be operated at re-
duccd cost. and tho goods sold in a home
market.
when the tramp OF the marching
army Of immigrants is heard in the South
the development Will so in storm and
sunshine, in heat and cold. and the waste
lands viii give way to numberless happy
and Joyous homes. Private enterprises
viii take hold and occupy every nook and
corner of this county which is overflow
tL7 - oil - SoOd tiiihoE.
cities ~innIae:able will be built whore
now stand virgin forests. Those who
come South and farm as they do in the
North can make money faster here than
there, but farmers must diversity their
crops. IF they would combine 50 they
could load q whole train at oncc with
small fruits and vegetables, the truck
farming industry alone would furnish Il
large revenue for the planters. and am
re work for railroads.
The South is today producing as good
a grade Of coarse cotton goods as is made
anywhere. After the closest study one
is convinced that results for the future
Will show advantages for manufacturing
here that viii more than neutralize the
disadvantages, and make it difficult for
the North 10 compete successfully in mny
lines. For many years to come the
South is bound to furnish the world with
IL prime staple requisite for clothing,
and with her virgin forests of hard
woods, even within q few miles from the
limits Of the large cities il is surely a
good field for the manufacture OF furni-
ture. cars, wagons, etc. Wonderful as
the march Of material progress in this
country has been within the past coun-
tTy,it is certain that tho future will show
q greater record.
"Thc sun shines on no faircr land nor
moro productive soil than is embraced
within the boundaries Of the Southern
States, and yet little is being done BY
the citizens here to inform the world
Of these facts. The Southern people. as
a rule. refrain from boasting Of the ad-
vantages of their country, in fact, they
DO net begin to realize what advantages
it possesses, but the conviction is forcing
itself even upon the most conservative
citizen that it is time TO let the world
know something OF the abundant and
ChviOuS advantages CT the South.
Its cheap timber. grazing. coal. min ,
eral ami agricultural land, its grand wa
ter power ard magnificent harbors. when
properly advertised will surely cause men
and money to come TO us. The present
population unajGed cannot for centuries
develop them. and OF what value are
productive soil, magnificent forests. IN |
told minerals, grand rivers and harbors,
4 genial climate with bright skies. and,
in fact every advantage on earth If they !
are not utilized and developed?
1T seems that the best mas been re-
served Cor the last. and that during the
twenty-five years the North viii
help 10 furnish the men aud money to
work this diversified gold mine. The
population of the South per square mile
averages only about One-ffth that of tho F.,
average Northern state. The larcc plan
~tations of tho South should be eub-divi-
ded into eighty and one hundred and
sixty acre tracts. 4 division Of largo
Plantations. and the sale Of the same. |
would enable many to secure small tracts
Of land.
The South, under tho rapid liversiGca- ;
ton Of crops. and Investigation Of indus |
tries IS thrilling with now life. As this |
new prosperity comes to us. it will bring
no sHectcr thought to nc. ard to you.
my cOuntrymen. | am sure, not alone that |
il adds to the comfort and Ia ppincss Ct |
our ncighbors. but that it makes broader |
the glory and deeper the majesty ard
more enduring the strength of the Union. |
Which reigns supreme i'll our hearts. Here |
God has rested the ark Of his covenant
With the sens Of men. III this free re- |
public Of ours.