The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18

southernmost point OF tho continent Of
Africa, with the Mediterranean Sea, fur
nishing railway and steam boat lines
up the Congo to its source and down
the Nile to its mouth, opens up a. coun-
try full of wonderful possibilities. It
should be the desire Of the United States
to cultivate friendly relations with all
these people and to expand our COM
merce until we are the masters 6f those
fields as we are now of the American
fields. Our manufactured products es-
pecialiy of cotton goods, should hold the
markets OF all Of this country. Then
there lies beyond this the continent Of
Asia with It's semi-civilized people.
among the greatest OF which Is the, Chi
nese empire with its six to eight hum
dred millions Of Inhabitants. a. These
people are active and industrious and
only need the kindly hand Of American
civilization and Christian influence to
develop them as Japan was developed.
About fifty (50) years ago these islands
known as the Hermit Kingdom. were
wrapped in ignorance and superstition.
They fought with bow and arrow, shield
and spear. but the visit Of the Ameri-
can fleets revealed to them the possf-
kindly influence of this republic their
sons have become educated. the popu-
lation yielded to the influences Of Chris
tianity and now she Is successfully fight,
ing one OF the strongest OF the world
powers. The transfer nation OF Japan's
sixty (60) millions Of people has brought
her in touch with all that makes civiu-
cation and she Is one Of the large con-
srmers OF American grown cotton. What
has been done In Japan viii be done In
China, and with her teeming millions,
about to be awakened civilized, Chris
tianized and clothed In tho garments
made from products OF the fieecy fields
OF the South, we people OF the South
will have n market for the raw material
which we are growing. The great ques-
ton which will confront the South Is,
Can she keep pace in production and
manufacture with the demands OF the
consumers. To do she must in the
next fifty (50) years, be making forty
two million bales OF cotton where now
she makes but eleven millions Add to
the possibilities OF production the wealth
OF manufacturing. In which we are now
Leaders, and we have a source OF wealth
which is unlimited. 1t Is true that II
costs much money to do this work. but
great enterprises command large sums OF
money. We look with surprise at tho
position taken by the leaders Of the
South early in the history of this repub-
lie. Thomas Jefferson was opposed to
manufacturing in the South, SO was Mr..
Monroe, likewise John C. Calhoun and
John Randolph of Roanoke. Mr.. Jefrer-
sv., 'n n speech discouraging the man
ufacturing of cotton as a business. said:
''lf there were no other obstacles, the
climate was against 1t, and that II we
were to build up manufactures on the
English system VIC would have fever.
not only In August, but from June to
January and from January to June"
The state OF Maryland opposed cotton
manufacturing, and held that II was
better to buy OF Europe and Of India
than to manufacture on American soil"
But notwithstanding these views, we
have made such progress through these
United States as to make us the lead
ing country in the manufacturing OF
cotton goods, that the price OF cot
ton will soon be fixed by America and
not by Liverpool.
In the year 1850 South Carolina had
$4,000 spindles, and consumed 9.925 bales
of cotton; in 1902 we had 2,479.521 and
consumed oSI,lZo. Ihat 1S. IN 1850, wa
manufactured 8 $40 per cent. OF the
crop produced as against 63 4-10 in 1902
And yet the cotton mill business is but
in its infancy. In fifty years our South
Carolina crop has been Increased from
about 100000 to over 100000 bales In
recent years. BY this same ratio 1t will
be seen that the cotton crop may. in
the next fifty years, exceed tho figures
which 1 have given. of $4,000. 900 bales
thus the problem Is met; II we rise equal
to our opportunities the cotton produc-
ing portions of the South will be the
wealthiest spot on the face OF this globe.
Already the cotton produced in this
country In money value as raw material
is far ahead OF any other product placed
upon the market by American people.
Army and Navy.
To enforce tho Monroe doctrine, to
keep away from our country monarchi-
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