The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-31
MEN FROM DIXIE
One Effect of RooseveIt's S
Southern Trip.
Virginia Politicians Say the President
Will Send More Men into The Con-
suIar Service From The Cot
ton States.
(spccia, to News and Orserver.)

Especial to News and observer
Washington. n. c., Oct. so, 1905
Virginia politicians are predicting that
Cne result Of the Presidents trip
South will be additional representation
from that section in our consular ser
vice Not an ambassador minister
CT consUl-gencral now in the service
of this country halls from the South,
New York State alone having more
men in tnc diplomatic service than
all the Southern States together. Only
a few small and unim0ortant posi-
tions as consul are filed by South
ern men, although cotton is pne of
The greatest factors in our entire COM
n1crce.
1t is being argued here that Mr..
Roosevelts speeches in the South show
that he appreciates the part the Cot
ton states play in our commercial
prosperitv and that he will give
Southern mer chance to hold i'm
ortant positions abroad, so that they
nay show foreign countries and for
eien merchants advantages they can
reap by getting their cotton from the
South.
The Unit I'd States Supreme Court to-
day denied a motion to advance the
case of Ernest GateWood versus State
Of North Carolina, which was made by
Judge r w. Winston a week ago, with
the concurrence of Attorney General
Gilmer The court was unable to
see necessity for advancing the case,
which will. it was stated today, GER
ta;nly not be reached within year.
This is the case brought to test the
constitulionality of the North Carolina
BROKERAGE law.
Order has been issued To-Day for es-
tablishment of rural free delivery
~outc No. l. at AuStin. Wilkes county.
j. l.. MathewsOn, postmaster at
WadCSbOro. whose removal has been
recommended to the Postoffice De-
partment by inspector sent to investi-
gate charges made against him, is
lere today and saw Fourth Assistant
Postmaeter-G General Degraw. Mr.
MatheWSOn it was stated, told Mr.. De-
graw that there was no foundation
for charges made against him, and
laid papers before that official in en-
deavor to prove his assertions. Math-
ewsOn evidently has the support OF
State Chairman Rollins. No determi-
nation had been reached this after
noon as to what disposition would be
made of Mathewson'S case.
A bulletin Issued today by Secretary
Wilson, Of the Department of Agricui-
ture, deals with the subject of export
of crops of the United States and port
facilities of the South. One OF the most
remarkable features of this report are
tables compiled to show rapid increase
of exports of cotton from Gulf ports
and decline in exports from Atlantlc
Ports north Of Wilmington During flVe
years, 18S4-18SS, about 80 per cent.
of cotton exported went from Atlaiit,c
ports as far South as Norfolk, Whlle
Atlantic ports south of Norfolk shlpp-
ed about 20 per cent These South-
ern Atlantic ports shipped about the
same percentage of the total exports
of cotton during the following year
1999-19O4 20 per cent of the cotton
exported from the United States went
from Southern Atlantic ports. All out
IA per cent. of cotton exported from
United States in 1904 was shipped
from Atlantic and Gulf ports south of
Norfolk. and in 1905 50 per cent has
been exported from these ports.
Northern Atlantic ports during
1899-1903 shipped only Z per cent of
cotton and in 1904 only II per cent.
During the five years period ending
1888 Savannah shipped per cent of
the total exports of cotton. and dur
inc 1904 exported 13 per cent. At
tho came time New York declined
from 10 pcr cent to per cent. Bos-
ton Philadelphia, Norfolk and Balti-