The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-24
VOL. LII.
BISHOP GALLOWAY
FOR MISSISSIPPI
Writes EncourasinsIy of the Fu-
ture and Cites Figures to Show
What Other States Are Doing

With all MissisSippians who eagerl,
study every problem that affects th'
material and moral well-being OF Ou
commonwealth, I rejoice in the era O
industrial prosperity which has come
at last. After our long night OF
gloom, the morning dawnS. 1t is
daybreak everywhere. A new life is
pulSing in our Southern veins. Lar
ger hopes are inspiring and larger Op.
portunitieS are enliSting our latent
energies. The promise of commercial
empire is in the near future. So con-
fident and general is this hope, that
it has increased all values, Sharpened
the business wits OF our people and
put Swifter eagerneSS intC their
steps. The only reports of new char
tiers granted and new organizations
effected and new industries establish
ed, makes our old SOutherner feel that
the genius of a new era, with an AL
adin'S lamp in his hand, is abroad in
the country.
am SO gratified to note from the
measures introduced and the discus
SionS reported, more legislative hos
pitality extended to everything that
promises commercial and industrial
greatness to Mississippi. Surely the
time has come for constructive states
manShip. | do not undervalue the
greatness OF our fathers, but as a mat
ter of fact, while they were learned
ly and cOnvincingly discussing govern
mental theories, the keen-eyed Yam
kee was making his station CONNER
cially rich and powerful. While abat-
ing nothing of our jealous concern for
the fundamental principles Of govern
ment, we might profit by the expe-
rience of others. | applaud the polit-
cal leadership that appreciates and
fosters the commercial and industrial
possibilities of the Southwest.
The Panama Canal is sure to change
the commercial map Of America
The lower Mississippi valley, which,
the eloquent Sergeant S. PrentiSS
called the cornicOpia of the world" )"
must become the great center of
trade and manufacture. Our gulf
ports will attract the Pacific trade
and command the commerce Of Cen
trail and South America. The pre-
science and Sagacity of craftsmanship
that will provide for this great to-
morrow, is the demand of today.
While rejoicing in the larger life
'throbbing in the arteries of MiSSiSSip-
tpi, l do not feel quite comfortable.
when the figures of adjoining states
are brought in comparison. While
our growth has been gratifying, it is
less than others where natural advan-
;tageS are not equal to Mississippi.
Take for instance the capital invested
in manufactures. The increase in
Mississippi from 1880 to 1900 was S31, =
079, ,S19-a good round sum, but the
increase in Arkansas was $33, OO7, ,4lO,
in Tennessee S51, 721, ,l93. in Alabama
$5l, 72l, 1913. in Georgia $50, 7O2,O71,
in Texas $S1, 1888, ,32l, and in LouiSi- |
ana, the enormous sum Of S191, ,521,-
S28.
With the single exception Of Ten
neSSee, the comparative increase in
railroad mileage is not favorable in
our state. Mississippi's increase in
mileage from 1889 to 1904 was 1918
miles: in Alabama, 1884: in Arkansas
1870; and in Louisiana 1866.
And these figures indicate the COM
increase in population.
In Mississippi from 1880 to 1900
the increase was 36 per cent, in Geor-
gia 43, in Alabama A, i'm Louisiana
AZ, in Arkansas 63, in Texas 9l, and
in Florida SO per cent.
All OF which suggests the wisdom of
extending the largest legislative hos
to everything that will ad-
vance the industrial and commercial
development of Mississippi. ReStric-
lions upon enterprise and fatal limi-
5ations upon invested capital always {
'enSitive) would defeat the ardent
hope of our people at this time. We ,
want more railroads, more manufac- ,
lures, of every grade and kind, and !,
more diverSification of our agricul- q
.ural and horticultural interests. Let ,
is hail everything that upliftS and ,
lvoid everything that depreSSes. Let q
Is talk hopefully, and sing merrily !;
lnd work manfully and cooperate /,
'heerfully and live modestly. |;
| believe
There is new air blowing on the
world,
And q new budding underneath the
earth"