The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-18

soutbernmost point O, the 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 it's mouth, opens up coun-
try full of wonderful possibilities. 1t
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 OF those
fields as we are now Of the American
fields. Our manufactured products, es-
peciany of cotton goods, should hold the
markets a all Of this country. Then
there lies beyond this the continent Of
Asia with its semf-civilized people,
among the greatest Of which Is the Chi
nese empire with its six to eight hum
dred millions Of inhabitants. 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 (5O) years ago these islands
known as the Hermit Kingdom, were
wEapped In ignorance and superstition.
They fought with bow and arrow, shield
and spear, but the visit Of the Amert-
can fleets revealed to them the posi-
bilities of development, and under tho
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 transformation Of Japan'B
sixty (S0) millions Of people has brought
her in touch with all that makes civili-
aation and she is one Of the large con-
sumers Of American grown cotton. What
has been done In Japan viii be done In
China, and with her teemius millions,
about to be awakened, civilized, Chris
tianized and clothed in the garments
made from products Of the 1eecy fields
Of the South, we people Of the South
will have a 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 so she must In the
next fifty (50) years, be making forty
two million bales Of cotton where now
she makes but eleven millionA Add to
the possibilities Of production the wealth
of manufacturing, In which we are now
leaders, and we have source OF wealth
which Is unlimited. It Is true that 1t
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 tie
South early in the history Of this repub-
lie. Thomas Jefferson was opposed to
manufacturing In the South, so vas Ar.
Monroe, likewise John C.. Calhoun and
John Randolph Of Roanoke. Mr.. Jeher-
son, in a speech discouraging the man
ufacturing Of cotton as business, said:
1T there were no other obstacles, the
climate was against it, and that II we
were to build up manufactures on the
English system we 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 IL wa
"better to buy Of Europe and OF India
than to manufacture on American sol" !"
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, so that the price Of cot
ton will soon be fixed by America and
not by Liverpool
In the year 1850 South Carolina had
$500 spindles, and consumed 1895 bales
of cotton; in 1902 we had 2,479,621 and
consumed 5S7,126. That Is. in 1850, We
manufactured $40 per cent. OF the
crop produced as against 63 4-10 In 1902
And vet the cotton mill business Is but
in it's 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 the figures
which I have given, Of 42,00O,o0o oa4es'
thus the problem is met; If 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 the Monroe doctrine, to
keep away from our country monarchi-
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