The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-14
1.-THE GROWING SOUTH


Through all the vicissitudes which
the South has passed in the last half
century it's people have never lost faith
in its ultimate triumph over adverse cir
cumstances, and the dream Of a great
and prosperous South, so fopdiy cherish
ed through days of adversely, seems DOW
to be rapidly materializ'ng. The South
has endles resources and their full de-
velopment alone is needed to make this
section one of the most prosperous re.
gions of the earth
at was the possession of these resources
and confidence in the integrity and
tanned the South s faith in it's destiny
despite untoward politics, outside IN
reference in its affairs and the incubus
of apparently inso'uble problems
There are now substantial facts on
which the South can build the hope of
its coming triumph and greatness,
"There is every indication OF great flu.
ture prosperity in the South. For many
years the South has been a sort of out
lying district, the back door of the ma.
ton, but it is losing its provincial char
acter. New Orleans may some day be
as metropolitan as New York, and a
large portion of the commerce of the ma
ton may pass through the South to find
foreign outlet instead of going North, as
has heretofore been the case.
EMANCIPATION WANTED"
THE South wants immigration. 1t
nee DIS it. 1t offers unparalleled induce
menTs to immigration because of the
most fertile soil, as yet untouched, that
can be found ID this country; its i'm
meEse deposits of coal, iron, marble, and
phosphate; its millions of acres of hard
wood forests and the hundreds of other
undeveloped resources which are known
to exist here and have not been develop
ed because of the lack of men sud CAPT
tai to develop them. 1t is earnestly in
viting immigration becauseit knows that
every one who comes will find profit
able employment if willing to work, and
that for all intelligent labor the oppor
tunities for success are nowhere else 80
great as 10 the South. We want our
children g children to enjoy the fair land
of wonderful resources without fear and
free from the destroying cancers which
iufest some Industrial communities we
know of; and rather than see an immi
grafton which would menace their hap
piness and true welfare, we would pre-
fer to let the development rest until by
natural accretion enough sturdy sons
with true ideas can be raised to do the
work God intended should be done 10
this fair section of our Union.
Why has the South been ''sort of an
outlying district" the .'back door of the
nationIi Why this 'lack of men and
capitalY"
a. IAN outly ing district" not be-
cause we are not vital part of tho ma
ton, but because our district rs tapped
by many pipelines through which is con
Quoted to the main" district all of it's
vital energy; the refore personal contact
is unnecessary. and Ne become truly
'outlying
e. "A back door of the nation" not
because of our geographical position,
but because OF our weakened condition
by loss Of strength through our pipeline
connG ctions with the main" district
and the nation.
az Lack Of men and capital, mot
that we need more men and capitaI-for
| believe we have men with sufficient
brains to conduct the business of New
England, if necessary but rather let
the men We have lower this end of the
pit Zine system and cause return flow
of our own capital; disconnecting as
rapidly as POSSIBLE the great insurance
pipe. lines, and by tremendous unity
OF &C ton organize Communities. in
each State. and Community of the
outy ing district itself, in all lines of bust.
nees.
The quest ion of immigration is tccom-
;no a very interesting subject inst now |