Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-25

40 material things Where in on Am.
erica has been Toe most hountlinl
Yield OF corn on q single acre OF
Efoundf one viii cay IN The Cumhor.
land river bottoms ln Kentucky. an.
other will answer me aciotO Valley.
Ohio. The Wabash bottoms. tho for.
ellie Enifioa Of Illinois. she Missouri
bottoms and the prolific plains Of
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska viii all
be- selected Tor Che distincllun ere the
avpTaFf Amffiraa mVes q fHouaht 90
South Carolina And got tie Froaieal
Yield OF On acre 81 soil planted %
corn ln the history Of that eofgnl came
from tho farm of r. = Drake az Mari
huro county. 3 g.. the season % 1899
-eit bushels and fs pounds. There
lg no question aa 10 the fact end tho
full story OF u % rclated Ga me Am.
orlcan Aeficnliufailal for March. 1880.
the publication founded and SO long,
ahly and ndvaninReuuaiy conducted
/ hy Orange Judd. io tho prDdi and the
benefit Of tens Of thousands % Am.
oflCan farmers Tho narrative OF the
preparation ni tho ground. the plant
tua the iillaRa. the harvesting az tao
crop by Mf Drlkc. ahd tho authentic.
I ity OF the Yield u a chronicle that has
interest for every American reader 90
whatever calling and condition.
q was not on the rich. aliuYial bot-
toms Of Mississippi. 0r Arkansas, OF
louisiana, not on the banks 81 the
Warrior Of Alabama or Of tho nFuzoa
/ Of Texas, that the greatest yield Of
cotton per acre was had. but @ aaa
ON the farm nf g. a. Murphy of Spar
ianbufE souniy. q C.. who produced
on one acre f.2et pounds Of seed cot
ton There we're fourteen contestants
Cor a pFlro. and the lowest yield was
/ 1 1856 pounds. The total yield on four
teen acres was 3a.0sa pounds. ana tho
average reached the astonishing
amount 81 2,isi pounds ~ seed cot
ton
Tho lduatflai awakening at the
south reads Ike the story of Aiad-
din'a lamp Soil. climate. wator pow
or. coal iron. stone. timber. cotton,
/ petroleum and other advantages arc
there 90 stimulate manufacturing re-
garaicaa of thrin schedules Here arc
some figures from one 90 me leading
Industrial publications OF the c0un-
try that challenge and staggQF tho
Imagination.
W n nay SUI ~ way NAMNN Jul"
sons in the north have long been
aware that the southern states are
giving their northern sisters q close
race IN the hght for industrial hon-
ora. The fact %, however. that In the
course Of tho last quarter Of con-
fury che progrosa made by the new
south has been little short uf phe-
4 nomenal. This win be readily appre-
ciaied by all who glance Over the fol-
lowing examples ot commercial
growth Tho figures for 1880 are from
tho government consna Of that year.
and those for 1905 have been obtained
by r. n. Edmunds. the editor of tho
Manufacturers Record
!. From 1857 1900 900 invested IN capt.
tnl for factories 20 si.600000 600. IN.
crease. fi,2i3.000.00O.
"Ffom ti5T000.000 yearly value of
products of factories 20 $3.50. o0o. 900;
Increase, 81 29g00O0o0
From 82i.o0O000 capital Invested
10 cotton mills % 1896. 900,000 IN
crease. 100000. 900.
From $4,000 900 annual value OF
cotton crop 20 F0s0,Q0VO00i increase,
tgG70O0. 600.
From a26000 bales Of cotton used
In s0uthern cotton mills 20 2,ig3, 900;
! increase. i.80,Q00 bales.
From Sda.0o0.QoO yearly lumber
product 70 s250o0o,000i increase,
a2ii000, 900.
From $4,000 tons Of pig Iron pro-
udced 20 100000 tons; Increase, g.
100000 tons.
Prom ser 100000 yearly value OF
exports abroad 20 f555.0O0 900. In
crean0. s29f000.000.
From 5000. 100000 yearly value OF
farm products % ti,T5o,O00.000; Ia
crease, $1,000 100000.
from $1,000 miles of railroad 10
10000 miles Increase. $1,000 miles
From 10000 barrels OF petroleum
produced 70 t2.a95.000i increase. f2.-
$4,000 barrels.
From 40 coitoq-oll mills 10 $780,
increase. T3s mills.
From 100000 capital invested IN
cotton-oll mills 20 s54,600,O00, In
! crease, f5S, $4,000
From $4,000 splndlos 81 cotton
mills 20 9.205,000 Increase. s.53s.000
spindlca.
From 2ii.B77 tons Of phosphate
mined yearly 70 i0s7,f2s' Increase,
! l670,O5I tons.
3 From a97.776 toas Of coke produced
/ yearly 70 G,2s4,issi Increase. b,Rfe,fo9
!, tons
ITO crown IL al, from g3.05l 100000
Z assessed property valuation 10 se'
I 800 100000; Increase, e8,tf9. 900 900. OF
= an average increase 0f ei3s.000 00a
! for the twenty-five years"
M us 1850 The number OF ap.ndioa IN
r cotton mills no the south was Gg700a
!. land the capital Invested was a2l 900,
y 900. now the spinsica are e.f3O0el
q and the capital behind them "a $3.50,
!. lO00,0 900. South Carolina ~ tho second
5 state 10 the Union ia the manufacture
4 lot cotton fabrics, Massachusetts, hein1
q tho nru but ne man 81 nov cla
!, lenough 90 vote who wiz see more cot.
J. ton nbor turned into cotton cloth ID
> South Carolina than ln an Now Eng.
4 land Comhined Why should New
e EnRlaud. where there are six months
y l0f winter, spin and weave eoitQl
b lgr0wn On South Carolina whore there
I, ia 20 winter at allf For "a long time
q % was said thai the finer grades oi
9 cotton fabric could not be produced
D IA lho south. bur the experience Of
Q south Carolina haa uptHppod that no.
y ti0n completely. They are making
g twelve yards Of cotton goods from one
o pound Of iint cotton DO south Carolina