The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-11-09
New York Tribune of October 81.

al Bank Building, which were thrown
open to the public today, attracted
general attention >and admiration.
These offices, comprising 10 rooms,
nearly 400 square feet
each, are divided by heavy plate
glass partitions and doors, giving
for SO large a space unique and
striking appearance. A double wains-
coting about four feet high is SO ar
ranged that both the sashes can be
dropped into it and the entire space
thrown into one great room. The
frontage is 12O feet on Water street,
running the full length of the square,
with South street (Baltimores "Wall
Street') at one end, and Commerce
street at the other. The splendid
granite fre-proof building has only |
two stories, the lower floor being oc-
cupied by the Merchants Bank, the
largest national bank of the city, and
the the second floor by the Manuf;,c- !
turers' Record
The opening of these offices, which |
in appointment and furnishing are
probably the finest editorial and
business offices OF any paper in Amer
lea, emphasizes the marvellous indus
trial development of the South, OF
which, for nearly 25 years, the Man
ufacturers' Record has been the
worldwide recognized exponent. In
1882, when the Manufacturers Re
cord was established by Richard H.
Edmonds, it's editor and manager,
for the express purpose OF advocating
the material upbuilding OF fthe South,
that section had scarcely begun to
show any signs OF awakening from
the overwhelming destruction OF the
war. Largely stimulated by the un-
ceasing and inspiring work OF the
Manufacturers Record in trying to
quicken the people of the South into
greater effort for the advancement OF
their own section, and at the same
time to attract the business worlds
attention to the unequaled combi-
nation of advantages OF that section
for the investment of capital and the
development of manufactures, the
South is now everywhere recognized
as the coming center of industrial,
railroad and financial activity.
When the Manufacturers Record
was started the South was prOduc-
ing about 100000 tons Of pig-iron a
year; it is now producing about B.
SOC, 900 tons, or nearly as much as
the entire output o. the United States
in 1880. Its bituminous coal out
put, which was then about 6,OOO,OO
or Z 600, 900 tons, is now 70, ,OOO, 900
tons, or 80, 900, 900 tons more than
the bituminous coal output of the
entire country in 1880. At that time
the South had about 10000 cotton
spindles, representing an investment
of $21 100000 it now has 9,OOO,-
900 spindles with over 5000, 600, 600
in cotton manufacturing. The capi-
then invested in manufacturing was
1857, 10000 and the value OF man
ufactured products 1857 900, 900;
now the South has invested in man.
ufacturing largely over 81, ,25O,O O,O00,-
600. and the value of manufactured
products is over 81 100000 900.
Railroad mileage has increased from
10000 to nearly 10000 miles, and
the value of the South's agricultural
products from 5000, ,OOO,OOO a year
| to 81, 1,7OO,OOO,OOO.
These are but q few Indications OF
what has been accomplished in South
ern development. They do not. how
ever, begin to tell the full story. All
that has been done is simplya a Begin
ming. During this period OF marvel
Gus industrial and agricultural pro-
gress the total population of the
South has increased about 60 per
| cent, but the total value of Southern
products, agricultural and manufac-
tured, has trebled, having advanced
from 81, 100, 600, 900 to over s., 800
100000. Yet all that has been ac-
complished is simply to clear the way
for future advancement. So far the
South has simply been getting out ol
debt, accommodating experience and
capital and preparing for the real
work of material upbuilding. Com
menting on this situation, the Manu-
acturers' Record, to which We are in
debted for these figures ffor the Man
uEacturers' Record, by the way, has
for the last 20 years kept up what in
effect is a census bureau Of the South
ern industries), }, makes the statement
that within the next 10 years the
material advance Of the South in
wealth and industry will far exceed
all that has been accomplished in the
last 25 years.
Not only has the Manufacturers
Record with unceasing and tireles'
energy been pressing upon the worlds
attention the resources of the South
but it has labored in every line o
thought to give life to it's motto
"The development Of the South
means the enrichment of the nation
1t has recognized that the develop
ment of the South not only means
the enrichment of the nation mate
rally, but that it means a broader
national spirit and a closer acquaint
anceship Of the people OF all sections
In this way it has become a medium
of communication among all, unit
+ it is almost as widely read by thu
. great banking interests and manu-
, facturers of the North and West al
in the South itself. Publishing will
: minute detail a list of every indus
trial, railroad and financial enter
prise established in the South, it hal
, become an invaluable aid to manu-
! facturers, contractors, engineers ant
, Others who want to keep advised a
to new enterprises OF all kinds to b'