The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-06-08

w. Ga, IN recent communication
to the Atlanta Constitution,
says: The genius who shall tell
the marvellous story of the sta
tistics of Southern development for
the past twenty-five years, who
shall relate the story Of cour-
ageous struggle and Of hope de-
ferred of despair which created a
great party and of revival Of faith; of
earnest men, taught by past failures,
achieving victory under adverse condi-
tions apparently insurmountable,
shall write book the world will glad
ly buy and read. and shall have the
material for many books demonstrat.
ing in each truth stranger and more
marvellous than fiction.
What American, native born or nat
uraliZed. can do otherwise than glory
in American achievement in this twen-
ty-five years. What Southern man,
native or adopted citizen. but will
glory in such achievement Of this por.
\tion Of united country.
y Farm values throughout the entire
country increased from 1880 to 1900 81
per cent; for the South 81 per cent
Farm products for the same period,
entire country, 5e per cent, for the
South 81 per cent. Farm products
1890 to 1900, in the South, average
yearly increase, $o1 100000; 1900 to
1904, average yearly increase, $115,.
100000. Money invested in manufac-
lures. entire country, increase 1880 to
1900 252 per cent; in the South 34s
per cent. Cotton spindles increase
1891 to 1900, 100000; for the South,
4,45o,ooo. Cotton consumed IN the
South in 1890 in her mills $4,000
bales; in 1900, 1897 900 bales; in 1904
over 100000 bales. Assessed prop
erty values, 1880 to 1900, in the South,
increase 80 per cent. Increased rail.
roads for the entire country, mileage,
1880 to 1900, 100 per cent; for the
South in same period 100 per cent.
Increased exports, 1880 to 1900, 81 per
cent; for the South same period. II
per cent In the Southern lumber in
dustry more capital was invested in
1900 than for the entire country in
1880, the value Of its products in
creasing 81 per cent.
THE output of pig iron in the South
increased from 1880 to 1900 700 per
cent. In the entire country for the
same period $50 per cent? The coal
output increased from 1880 to 1904,
for the entire country, 800 per cent;
the South. 1000 per cent. or from g.
100000 to 66,oo0,ooo tons.
Let such percentages Of increase
continue for the next twenty-five
years. and who can measure the
wealth and prosperity of the South.
Is the South in financial condition for
such development? Let the following
figures answer: 1892 to 1908, increase
in bank deposits, entire country, 100
per cent; in the South from $333, ,ooo,-
COO to s745,ooo,ooo. per cent Of >in-
crease Of about 125 per cent in eleven
years.
The totalof the South's mineral pro-
ducts. in 1880, $4,000, 900; 1900, s115,.
coo, ,ooo-64o per cent increase. (The
percentage not yet available for the
entire country
I'm 1904 the South had 30 per cent.
OF the entire population of the country
in 1860. The bank deposits are three
lILlcS dS great dS lOT luc Souu-
try for that year. Her railroad mile
age twice as great; her pigiron output
three times greater; coal output four
times greater; corn 80 per cent Of the
total crop Of the entire country for
1850: cotton spindles 3,500,000 more;
exports S226. 100000 more, and total
Of true values of property within 4
per cent of equalling the value Of the
entire country in 1860, and it was
thought that the entire United States
was a pretty good country in 1860.
Live stock has increased in the South
from 1880 to 1900 go per cent
These comparisons surely should be
most gratifying to every Southern
citizen-should stimulate to renewed
effort. The opportunity, the capital,
arc all at hand for new twenty-five
year campaign Of progress which shall
in 1880 seem to those living then more
wonderful than any of the marvels Of
which Jules Verne wrote. The min
eral wealth, the agricultural and man.
ufacturing possibilities of the South
have been barely touched, are in the
infancy of their development. BY 1880
we will not cnly c!othe the naked, but
assist largely FROM our surplus to feed
the hungry"
RAMS HORN BLASTS