The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-17
SOUTH'S DAILY GAIN
In Accumulation of Wealth
Estimated at S7,280, 900.
A PHENOMENAL SHOWING
Every Line Of Industry In Year 1906
Increased Immensely - Agricul-
ture Kept Pace With
Manufactures.

~The south is now in tile midst OF
a prosperity that every day is adding
to its wealth $7,2s0,000, and which
has brought that wealth close to $780,
000, ,00O," says the Manufacturers Rec
ord (Baltimore) in it's current issue.
Continuing it says:
consideration Of increasing wealth
In the south must add to the $1,000
100000 worth of farm products now
raised each year, $2,225, 100000 worth
Of manufactured products and $780,
OoO, 600 worth of mineral products.
"Such annual productivity. now ag-
gregating about $4,4S5,000, accounts
for an increase of nearly $50,000,000
in the deposits in national, state, saw.
ings and private banks and loan and
savings companies in that section.
and the. general progress has an ex-
preston in and is Immediately con-
tributed to by railroad construction.
I'm 1906, 1905 miles were added
to the south's mileage, 26.7 per cent
of the total addition since 1900, and
bringing the total to 64,035 miles.
That is more than double the rail-
road mileage Of the whole country in
lS6Ez and within less than 10000
of the total mileage of the country
in 1880.
Texas alone has $500 miles more
railroad than the whole country had
In 1850, and during the past year it
led in increase in the south, $40 miles,
the state nearest to it in new con-
struction having been Louisiana,
with 472 miles. Arkansas ranked third
In new mileage, the promise OF an
enormous advance in the farther
south, but it is almost equally sig
nifcant te note 1872 new mileage in
Virginia, 1872 in North Carolina and
236 in West Virginia, showing mine
and timber development in those
states.
'Tn six years, with an increase in
the population of about 100000. or
something more than 10 per cent, the
south has increased the value OF its
farm products by $72S, S,CDO,0OO. or 81
per cent, and the value of it's manufac
lures $761,000,00O, or So per cent. 1t
has added 3,493,000 spindles to its cot
ton mill output, an increase of SO per
cent, and its mills used in 1906 about
2,375, 900 bales Of American cotton.
or 4S per cent more than in 1900.
"In the six years the south's an
nual pig iron production has in
creased by $4,000 tons, or "a per
cent; its coal production by 34,202,-
600 tons, of SO per cent; the value
of exports at its ports $4,000, 600, or
SS per cent.
with all this money-making going
on, it is not surprising that the south
Is spending millions Of money for i'm
provements of many kinds. Counties
are building better roads, better
bridges and better school houses. Mu-
inequalities are erecting modern pub
lie buildings, installing water works
and sewerage systems, and using up
to date methods and materials in i'm
proving streets.
Railroads are doubletracking
their old lines, and extending new
unes, are building handsome passen-
ger stations, increasing terminal IA
cilities and adding to rolling stock. In
dividuals are devoting their earnings
to improving their homes in town or
country, or in building new ones: in
! enlarging barns, in buying stock, farm
Implements and machinery In INSTALL
Ing fencing and in adding to the ma
ehinery for manufacturing.
"These investments are likely to
Increase during the coming year and
to keep pace with the Increasing earn
Ng capacity of the south"