Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-31
ONLY HALF TOLD.

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The Tradesman presented in its
June Is issue some figures to show
that the south had not suffered for
want of immigration during the per
iod of twenty years, between 1880 and
1900, but had in reality advanced in
greater proportion along certain lines
than the balance of the country.
This was by way Of answer to those
who had suddenly discovered that
the south was not getting its share
of immigrants" leaving the inference
that it had been damaged by such
neglect But not being able to answer
these figures, an attempt was made
to break their great significance by
the Birmingham Age-Herald, which
declared them to be misleading y
thus virtually denying that the south
lad progressed as these figures indi-
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only half told, for those figures only
covered a period of twenty years,
and we now propose to cover the per-
iod for 1860, the time when the pro-
cess of wiping out the south's stand
ing began, and bring it up to 1894.
and then let the figures and facts tell
their own story.
We desire to say that these figures
are from authentic sources; they have
been published by other journals:
hence. they have not been manufac-
trred by us to suit our plans: but we
will say that our application of them
is different from what any others
have given them in so far as our OBJ
servation is extended.
Taking population for guide, it
will be seen tina the south stands
very near where stood the entire ma
ton in 1860 At that time the south
lad about one-third the population of
the whole country, proportion that
she has since maintained. although
the north and west have had accre-
tions from immigrants nearly equal
to the present population of the south.
Taking material sources as another
point of comparison, we find that the
south has far exceeded where stood
the whole country in 1860, as evidenc-
ed by the excess in bank deposits,
railroad mileage, coal and iron pro-
duction and exports. The south has
also more than one-third the total
values in property, and is advancing
ir this field with gigantic strides.
From three sources alone the south
had for spending money last year the
enormous sum of 81 60O. 900, 900, which
il received from sales of farm, min
eral and timber products. Few know
that the corn crop of the south last
year was greater than the cotton crop
for several years past except the last
two. being $476,732.S4s, and which
shows that the south is no longer a
one-crop section, as many suppose.
But the story is still not told, for
the value of the manufactured pro-
ducts of the south last year was ST.
S12.OO0.0OO, and there yet remains
for the credit side of this account the
profits on merchandise, sales OF live
stock. sales on real estate, rentals.
interest on moneys loaned. salaries
and dividends on stocks and bonds.
which will swell the grand total OF
the money resources of the south
for one year. or rather its income re-
ceipts for one year, to sum approx
mating 5000. 1000, 100000, a sum great
er by 81, 1,OO0.OOO,000 than what the
south possessed in 1860!
Starting with nothing but soil and
climate at the close of the civil war.
and that indomitable pluck which has
ever characterized Americans, the
south has made a record that has no
D1faIleI III JUe WOIlu uIolOly. AOAN
is glory enough in this for all who are
entitled to share in it. We do not
wish to have it understood that we
claim the credit for all Of this grand
achievement for native southerners
by any means. for many there are
from other sections who cast their
destinies with the south and who
have aided in its rehabilitation and
to these the honor is equally due fo'
what the south has done; but what
we do claim is that practically all OF
these are native Americans, as the
proportion of native to foreign borr
| citizens clearly demonstrates.
During all these forty years the
south has received only six per cent
Of the immigrants that have come in
to this country, while 81 per cent
! have remained in the north and west