New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-21
THE SOUTH'S PROGRESS.
Il Striking Illustration of Its Greatl
Industrial Development.
IBy Telegraph to The TriSuns-I

Baltimore, Oct. 20.-The new and ma&na1ics1sI
editorial and business Offices OF The M<nufact-l
,,rers' Record" covering the entire second Goos
of the Merchants National Bank Building. which
were thrown open TO the public to-day, attracted
general attention and admiration. These o1ncezs
comprising fifteen rooms. averaging nearly Fe
square feet each are divided by heavy plate glass
partitions and doors giving for so large a space
unique and striking appearance douois
wainscoting about four feet high Is SO arranged
that both the sashes can be dropped into Il and
the entire space thrown into one great room ms
frontage IS 40 feet water-st-. running the rnu
length of the square, with South-st- CBalt1nores
wall Street'D at one end. and Cornnnerce-sG az
the other. The splendid granite freproOf oulhains
has only two stories, the lower floor being oocu-
pied by the Merchants Bank the largest nAtionA
bank of the city and the second floor By ~ThS
Manufacturers Record"
The opening Of these Offices, which In appoint
nnent and furnishing probably the finest sclro-
rial and business offices of any paper IN A1neFleAs
emphasizes the marvellous Industrial Developments
Of the South, Of which. for nearly tUenty-nNs
years THE Manufacturers Record has been tbs
worldwide recognized exponent In 1sa2, when
THE Manufacturers Record" was establishes DT
Richard H Edrnouds. it's editor and manager
for the express purpose OF advocating the rAksraAl
upbuiIding Of the South, that section hao 50 -
begun to show any signs OF awakening -
ox-arVyheln1ing destruction Of the war. AAIsS4y
+fr,,1a+a5 nv the unceasing and inspiring Work OK
.aThe Manufacturers Record IN trying 10 oncAeh
the nA0ple OF the South into greater enort 1OE Inc
a5,- o
saros time to attract the business worlds atlen-
ton n the uneouaIled combination or aoVantasss
OF that section for the investment or CAPITA S1
+ba 5e,,e1oDrnent Of manufacture, the South II
now everywhere recognized as the conAns SS
of Industrial railroad and hnancla4 acN'AS'
Wien s.-Tba Manufacturers Record was ssaFt-
cd the South was producing about 10000 tons OF
pig iron a year. 1t IS now producing ABOUT HOoo.o
tons or nearly much as the entire ouEpG- y Is
United States in 1880 It's bituminous coaA OusPN-'
which was then about 100000 100000 tons, IL
now 20 100000 tons, 100000 tons more IMAM S1S
bitu1ninous coal output OF the enure county, =.
1880 Al that time the South had ABOUT 0'Voo
cotton spindles representing an investnent OK
go GEO ooo- If now has 100000 spindles with over
500 90 900 in cotton manufacturing. The capital
then invested in manufacturing was S-oI'ooooeO'
and the value Of manufactured products $4O1soeoOs
now the South has invested in manufacturing
Ia-a17 over 81 go GO0OO and the value Of manu-
featured products is over 1.600.000OO0 Railroad
mileage has increased from 1000 to nearly f9V0
miles and the value OF the South's agricultural
products from $3.50 900 year TO Nf1Ooooh
Tt,asa ara hut few indications Of what has BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED in Southern development. They do
not however begin to tell the full story All tnaE
has been done is simply beginning during tpls
nergod Of marvellous industrial and AGRICULTURAL
oass the total population Of the South has in
creased about 60 per cent. but the total value OF
Southern products. agricultural and rnanufactured
has trebled, having advanced rom N'lVAVo@"o
To over e 5gQOO000 Yet all that has been accom-
Iisra5 f. sn,p1y 10 clear the way for future ed-
vanceneut So far the South has simply Desn
getting out OF debt. accommodating experiences and
capital and preparing for the real work OK ma
+arfaI uDbuflding Commenting on this sitd9ucns
..rt,a Nfanufacturers' Record" to which are In
debted for these figures (for THE Manufacrursrs'
Record" by the way. has for the last twenty years
kent I'D what in effect IS census bureau OF Soutns
ern industries). makes the statement that within
+ba NEXT tel years the material advance OF the
South in wealth and industry will far exceed all
that has been accomplished in the last tUenty-1se
years.
unceasing and tireess energy been pressing upon
the worlds attention the resources OF The South.
but it has Iabored in every line of thought 20 give
life motto: The Development Of the south
means the enrichment of the nation It has rec
osulzed that the development or the South nos
Only means the enrichment OF the nation material
closer acqualntanceship Of the people OF all sec
@ Ia ION Sj f baIxi45 M itsrzts ana rSnS,saf
Publishing with minute detail q list OF every In
l.saed in the South. it mas become an fnvaluabls
aid 10 Hlanufaet urer5. contractors. engineers aad
prises OF all kinds TO be established anywhere Ia
his bra1ch OF Is work thai It pu6iishes a daily
bulletin OF Of Industrial and construction news Tor
i1anciaI nnd4ryaiing IN the sotth and southwest
Comparatively few people realize what the higher
prices which the farmers Of the South nave re-
ceved during the last few years Tor cotton Save
meant this section During the last six years
IL which cotton has commanded good price.
although less than the average OF the preceding
fifty years. the aggregate value OF the eotton So2s
been about s. 0G9 5000 against lor
me low priced years which ended with 4SAf
showing an increase OF 81 zoo 0o0eo This vast gam
mas put the farmers OF the South on their IssE
financially, has stimulated the development OF
banking and manufacturing and gwen new zesf 70
people In every walk OF life. Controlling monop-
Oily OF the worlds cotton production, and destined
10 dominate the worlds manufacture OF cotton.
having advantages for cheap iron production 30
great as 10 give assurance that this section wiz
5aco~ns a Dominating power IN the iron and steel
industry OF the world. having one half OF the
-tanding timber OF the entire country and with
agricultural and other advantages not surpassed
oy any other equal area or earth the south has
refore IL a period Of such vast activity othsr
section OF America has probably ever seen In
mis- great development The Manufacturers
record has the satisfaction OF knowing that IL
aas been the South's great leader. and that IN
future as in the past II viii undoubtedly continue
10 be the greatest factor IN the material upouiid-
ing OF the whole South and in bringing that Sec
ton and the country large into the closest pos~
sble business relations.
Handsome Fashion Supplement- Of fan ara 1fn=
ter ieSJnterestlnq 20 men women ard ehIldrez