The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-24
SENATOR MORGAN DECLARES
 SOUTH HAS NO LABOR PROBLEM

great governments of the world to con troi this industry and they failed. While the war bet Seen the States was in pro gress other governments spent vast sum' of money experimenting in cotton grow ing. The result was that cotton wen up as high as 50 cents pound.
 After all the true home uf the cottor plant is in the United States and here Il is a monopoly.
 What is it that produces these results asked Senator Morgan. He said the Gul Stream rolled around the Southern cap, and the trade winds blew across thu country from 1t. These winds added { month to the front end of the productive period and with care gave good cottoI crops. By the gilt and grace of Got these favors were here forever. In crop like this where a monopoly was fl the hands of the people we can coun with absolute certainty that the induce ment is always here to draw labor iron every section of the country.
 Car Do Without Negro.
 And after awhile" declared Senate Morgan, "we shall have learned how t, get along without the negro as we'll a what to do with the negro"
 Senator Morgan then spoke of pine tim ber. He said that wherever cotton wa, found there was also found yellow pine These two great monopolies were here. h, said, and they go hand in hand. Taking these two great industries-cot ton and pine-Senator Morgan declared that Alabama was not excelled by any other country on ,sarth.
 Manufacturing was discussed by Sen. ator Morgan. He said if the present manufacturing system continued the op. l eratives would become servitors of the great money classes and America would descend to the feudal system of Europe, Operatives in all cotton mills in Alabama are in class by themselves. It Is a form of bondage. There Is very little hope for them in our social system. These classes are growing up and the re- suit will be q capital class and a servitor class. As result we have strikes and violence. For a good many years he said, he had believed there was a help for this situation. One hundred years ago articles were made by independent artifcers. In modern years artifcers had been divided into classes and the artisan was compelled to seek the man who owned steam and electricity. This sort of thing was likely to go on indefinitely.
 Alabama's Water Pcwer. Nature had given this section a water supply in abundance and this country WAS blessed with the cheapest power in the world.
 He spoke of the street car and electric light systems of Montgomery being oper- ated with power from Tallassee Falls thirty miles distant and declared that the man who conceived this idea H. c. Jones) was as great a man as Benjamin Franklin.
 Senator Morgan said that beginning al the base of the Appalachian range and drawing a circle through Georgia and Alabama to Columbus, Miss, there was enough water supply to provide more power than could be secured from all the coal buried in our soils. He appealed to Alabamians to develop this power and te invite and urge its development.
 He argued in favor of independent workmen; of artifcers manufacturing out side of great plants. This would bring A good class of citizens to Alabama and no one need bite his fingers ends through uneasiness about Alabama. The State IS at peace with the government and moving on to happiness and prosperity. There was nothing to do but take care or our people, be thirty and enjoy the days that are to come.
 Senator Morgan said he would not care to be a young man again If he could not he A member of the Alabama Legislature and participate in shaping the future course of the State.
 Cement in Alabama.
 For some time Senator Morgan spoke of the new cement industry of Alabama. He explained the geological formations. their classes and their uses. He congratu- lated the Legislature on making pro vision for a laboratory to investigate the quality and character of these chalk TOT nations. He traced the development or the cement industry in Alabama through the investigations of Dr. Eugene A. Smith. State Geologist. He told of the srnat factory at Demopolis. When he bnard that Alabama was manufacturing cement Senator Morgan said 1t instantly occurred to him that an incalculable amount of cement was to be used Tn the building of the isthmian canal and that the State would thereby have an un- limited market for the product. He had specimens from Alabama sent to him. ne said, and had analyses made by govern ment experts who pronounced them to De the best and cheapest In the world. lie thanked God that the lands were owned hv Alabama farmers who would get all of the money out of them that there was in them.
 This was another industry Senator Morgan said that ought to content our people with their condition and give them assurance that they had plenty to do In the future. There should be no concern, about labor. he again declared, as the extraordinary inducements of Alabama would always attract labor to the State.
 The Isthmian Canal.
 An immense advantage. Senator Nor gan declared was now accruing to this section of the country in the hopeful outlook for the building of the Isthmian canal. This was the great problem of the ages. he declared. It had claimed his attention for fifteen years. he said, because he believed it was essential to the greater progress and prosperity of the country. He declared his belief that the canal would he built with a saving of 25 per cent. of the money appropriated by the act.
 He spoke of the efforts of the great rail- roads to defeat the canal IAeisIation. These railroads. he found. had banded together to control all Transportation across this hemisphere The income of these great companies Senator Morga n said was two-thirds as great as the in- come of the government.
 And said Senator Morgan. this is great sum of money to go up against |"
 So much pressure was brought to bear on Congress. said Senator oMrgan that it was found something must be done The railroads then began fight as to location After the appropriation, of S2 : 100000 was pending the opponents said the canal should go to Panama. Senator Morgan said he then voted for the appro- priation. believing it best to get the money and secure the location later
 Senator Morgan then enlarged on the history of the canal legislation and his connection with it.
 Duty of the President.
 Coming down to the present. Senator Morgan said Colombia bolted the treaty