Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-06-28
SOUTH MUST BE PRO-
GRESSIVE.

above caption that the South is. not,
progressive. On the contrary, the
South has given evidences in recent
years of a desire, and determination
to progress, and these have led to et-
forts which have brought with them
ing progress in agriculture, in COM
merce and in industry, and this, we
believe, will prove to be only the
start, for there is no end to the de-
veiopment that may be expected lie 1
that vast and fertile territory on the
other side of Mason and Dixon s line
within the next quarter Of acentury, !
if her citizens will but devote them
selves 10 the furthsrapce of that de-
velopment.
"Much has been done, already; sta
t~istics, oft repeated, show that. Much
more may be done, must be done, in
, fact, if the South is to come into her
own. AS is we'll known, there has
been on foot of late a general move
ment to stimulate immigration in be
| half Of the South. Fertile acres await
the coming ofthe farmer and the farm
laborer in Virginia and other South
ern States. l. ,om5 a:4d spInd.e s ii
certain industrial centres ale lille, al
least a portion Of the time, beta
Of a lack Of operatives. In ever.
spnere OF activity, str"ng mel sr
needed. Opportunity bsckona bot
from Southern town and p;aiii,
whether the toiler CONES from the
E ast or West or from lands cr S, the
sea. Here, then, is a country where
the Iaborer need not seek EN- ploy-
ment, but kwhere hundreds of en-
ployers are waiting, almost with
outstretched arms, ready to receive
the laborer. While we are Confident
that the South will, in the end, OBJ
tain what it desires, a large increase
in population, and the right kind of
population, we say again: the South
must be progressive
"The mere desire for immigrants
is not enough. The mere existence
of opportunities in the Southland il
t not enough. Desire must lead tc
u action; information al to these oppor'
tunities must be widelydisseminated
:, The more the South is known, the
more her public-spirited citizens tel
the rest of the world aboutthe bound
g less opportunities awaiting the set
e tiers coming from other States o.
from other countries, the more rapid
ly will the farm lands be taken vi
and the louder will be the hum o
Industry in the busy citiesand towns
.e "W hen an Individual has some
thing to offer to the public, he will
2 if he is a good business man, find
3 way 10 do it. So will a State or ma
le ton, or a great community find
l. way of accomplishing its object, if
t. is serious or determined.
'e "The South has opportunities t.
offer beyond all human calculation
'e What is simpler, then, than to tel
the people what these opportunitie
o are and where they exist in thu
It greatest abundance? These mean
r have been employed effectively il
q? other States and in other counties
d Canada has tried them, and thou5
e ands of Americans who might hav,
gone S 3uth, if the advantages exist
ing there had been made known t.
theru rather than leave their owl
country, crossed the Canadian border
I and became permanent settlers
Australia has tried The same method
with success, and SO in our own
n country, has the State of California.
n in recent years, and 50, too, have
many municipalities, of which Dial.
4 las, Tex, is a striking example.
"What has been done in these and
q many other localities can be done in
the South. By using the advertising
e columns of the newspapers, i: can at
t tract great numbers of agricultural
. and Industrial workers. Once divert
the stream of immigration, which
flows steadily westward so that il
r ishal run toward tbs Gulf of Mexico,
and that sream will broaden and
deepen as it flows, until at last Vir-
!. ginia and the rest of the South will
r have what they now so much desire
la vast influx of able and willing
workers, and a consequent marve-
lous increase in wealth and prosper
( ity."
The Foregoing editorial in a recent
issue of the Wall Street Summary, a
financial newspaper of high repute,
is SO timely, SO kindly and wise that
f it is reproduced in its entirety.
: There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton of the country man all othei