The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-05-26
SOUTH DOOMED
BY METCALF
Secretary Of Labor and Commerce
Mikes Brilliant Address
BEFORE MANUFACTURERS
Fitting Climax 10 Great Meeting in
Atlanta of Men Who Hold Helm
In the Industrial World.

The ANIMAL convention Of the Ma.
tional Association Of Manufacturers
OF the United States was brought to
a close III Atlanta Thursday night
with a brilliant address by Hon. Vic
tor H. Metcalf, secretary of the do
partment OF commerce and labor.
After reviewing the growth OF Amer.
lean trade and after calling attention
to the fact that European manufac.
tuTers are obtaining possession of
markets that belong to the American
manufacturer. Secretary Metcalf be.
gan his peroratlon with:
The time, gentlemen, is ripe for
American invasion of foreign mar
kets, especially the markets Of the
Pacific, and it will be your own fault
IL you do not at once start an ag.
gresslve and determined campaign for
the purpose of securing these mar
kets."
President Roosevelt was given u
round Of hearty applause by the splen.
did audience when, in presenting Sec
rotary Metcalf, Congressman Living.
ston said:
Secretary Metcalf is In Atlanta as
the personal representative Of that
man who IS winning his way into
the hearts Of the people of the north,
and of the south"
A burst Of applause interrupted
Colonel Livingston, and upon its con.
clusion he completed his sentence.
"And Of the east and west"
Regarding the progress OF the south,
Mr.. Metcalf said:
ut is highly fitting and proper that
this, the tenth annual meeting Of the
National Association OF Manufacture
ers should be held in the city of At
lanta, in which city. as am inform
cd. the first impetus was given to tho
birth OF the association. II Is also
proper that at this time and before
this audience should say something
about the industrial growth and de.
velopment OF the south and a few
words also as to the part which the
great state OF Georgia has taken in
that development, l. for a long time,
have taken a deep interest in the
southern states and have been more
than gra,lfed at the wonderful prog.
ross made by those states. There Is
no section OF the country today moro
prosperous than the south and tho
signs all points to a continuation
of that prosperity.
From 1890 10 1900 the population
OF the southern states Increased 22.7
per cent, but between 1890 and 1903
the population increased SO1 per cent:
between 1890 and 1900 total bank and
trust deposits increased COS per cent;
between 1890 and 1903 they increased
1893 per cent; between 1900 and 1903
the value Of the property assessed
1873 per cent; between 1890
and 1900 the value OF farms and
farm property increased 1884 per
cent; the value OF agricultural prod.
ucts, gross, increased 1874 per cent;
pounds SAL per cent. whea.,
1929 per cent; corn bushels.
tl.4 per cent; cotton, raw. bales, 29.1
per cent; during the same period the
value Of raw cotton decreased ga per
cent, but between 1890 and 1903 the !
production OF cotton increased 37.2 |
per cent, and the value 1871 per cent;
the value Of cotton manufactures in
The ten year period between 1890 and |
1900 increased 1888 per cent; coal |
production, tons, 1893 per cent; man.
lfactures, valuc Of the product, CIT |
per cent; value OF lumber and timber |
products 1882 per cent, being an in.
crease OF ninety.six and half mil. |
lion dollars, or 749 per cent Of the
Increase Of one hundred and twenty
nine million dollars for the entire
United States.