The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-24

years than Alabama. The progress Of Mobile in importance as . port rof entry and export has been matter OF intense
 qualification to all of the citizens of the
 State as well as of just pride to the citi-
 gems of Mobile herself. Both In imports
 and in exports the increase has been
 phenomenal. From these wharves yes
 sells are departing constantly. laden with
 valuable products of the State. such as
 have enumerated, and bound for all parts
 of the earth. Within the last few years
 Alabama has proudly demonstrated the
 fact that she can lay down her pig Iron
 inLiverpool at lower price than the priee
 of Middlesboro iron at the same point;and
 the exports of our pig iron to England,
 continental Europe, and Japan, In lS00.
 amounted to l13.1te tons, which was q
 quantity far larger than that exported by
 any other state. The value of our lum-
 Der product in 1900 amounted to nearly SIS, 900 00o, and most of this was exported.
 All these valuable products are passing
 through this port, and the commercial
 business of Mobile has increased more than 100 per cent within the last two of three years, and the rate of increase ts
 enlarging constantly.
 But if Mobile has attained all this im-
 portance as port under existing natural conditions. and circumstances, what VIII
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 great inter-oceanic canal b completed
 and 1t will be completed. gentlemen. The
 future of this city and of the port Will
 be bright with bri.hancy hitherto un-
 approached. speak advisedly when !
 prophecy the success of this great under
 taking. We of the House fulfilled our
 share of the duty pertaining to the matter
 early in the session, passing the bili for
 the construction of the Nicaraguan Canal
 ~l~~tkx uv>A xupft1 ynvxr
 little delay. We sent the bill oyer to the
 Senate, where several important matters
 have combined to postpone its considera- tion, but I am happy to say that In q few days, according to the general under standing, the bill will have the right of way in the Senate, and am quite conn.,
 dent that before long 1t will became a
 law, and thus will be crowned with glori- ous success the life-work of our ven- erated and beloved Alabama statesman.
 John T. Morgan. Alabama has intense pride in the knowledge that no man In
 the halls of Congress inspires greater re- spect for his high character. brilliant tn-
 tellect. profound learning. and sincere
 patriotism, than her tried and true old
 Senator, who has proved himself the peer
 of the greatest statesmen of modern
 times, and who has become as dear to
 the hearts Of the people of this State as
 Washington was to the hearts of his
 countrymen. The importance of this port
 will never be fully developed until the
 goal of Senator Morgan's ambition has
 been won; and when 1t is won. and the
 canal is actually put under way. I trust that his grateful and appreciative coun-
 trymen win take the most appropriate
 steps of erecting a monument to Senator
 Morgan at the entrance of that great
 canal
 'I need dwell no longer on this point. except to explain that the great bulk of commerce between the South and the ca- nal and also the West and the canal, would naturally pass through Mobile as the shortest route to the canal In view of the overwhelming sentiment of the country in favor of this great work. cannot see how it can fail of final accom- plishment.
 All this commercial and industrial &C., tivity which have been attempting to describe furnishes, as you see. an ever- | increasing source of employment and | revenue to the iaboring people of Ala | hama. and indeed of the whole country; | and, am sure, that every member of the National Congress feels a deep and abid- | ing interest in everything looking to the advantage and the uplifting of the labor | ing man in our nation Tho recent wcn- derfuI advances in the resources and products of Alabama have improved the conditions of the labortng class of our l State. both white and black, ten-fold | and have resulted in degree of content ment, prosperity and goodwill Oh the part of the laborers hitherto pnequalled or ubapproached. Tn point of fact, there | Is no race question in Alabama The race question has been settled by the kindly l feeling that has sprung up between the | two races on account of the community of interests and the natural advantage derivable from these improved business conditions. Not only to the people of the I State, both employers and employees. dc the wonderful resources. admirable eli mate and exceptional business opportuni- | ties, offer great inducements for produc- | tive activity, but they also attract the enterprising element of all communities | In other States so that it is not ,surpris- | ing that capital and industrial workers have poured into the State of late, and the cry Is. still they come These re-
 sources of the State, already so great will be largely increased and the benefit
 to the laborers will be proportionately | multiplied, if the improvement to the in. | ternal waterways and your important l harbor, which have been often consid- | cred and the necessity for which Is gen. orally conceded, could be effected. I.trusi | that another session will see this desirable work accomplished. In order to speed I and facilitate this 'consummation devout. l edly to be wished you will observe thai
 took the precaution to invite the at | tendance here of our distinguished Sec. | retary of the Treasury to foot the bills. If the distinguished Secretary finds | my arguments and eloquence of no avail I have taken the additional precaution oi ! securing also the presence here of otheI | far more renowned and eloquent orators than I could ever aspire to become, who | will, I am sure, after what they have seer and heard today present before the Sec,
 retary and Congress an array of forensic argument and persuasion. that it will bs | beyond human power to resist. Especial. | ly do I believe so, having noticed the striking effect that has been produced upon them by the glances of the sun re. fected from the waters of the beautiful | bay, and above all by the glances reflected from the eyes of our still more beautiful
 women of Mobile. Having been subjected to all these in. fuences. both practical and sentimental
 I feel sure that our guests cannot fall | before returning to the North. to become | the advocates of all measures and propo. sitions which represent the actual needs and just claims of the section which they | have visited and investigated. It matters not how much we may differ on matters of abstract politics, am proud to know | that when 1t comes to questions of ma | tional well-being, on which the people al l large are generally agreed. their repre- | sentatives in Congress will rise above party limitations and take high patriotic
 ground. Alabama asks nothing from tho