The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20
ON TO THE LAKES .
ROGERS TOLD HIM
Mr.. Edmonds Relates Converse
ton Will, Magnate Concern
ing the Virginia Railway.
PROGRESS OF THE SOUTH
Distinguished Editor OF Manu-
facturcrs Record Attending
Convention Here.

Mr.. Richard II. Edmonds. of 1'alti
more. editor of the Manufacturer.
; Record and prominent banker an
business man, is In the city attending
the meeting of the Southern Baptis
Convention as a delegate.
Mr.. Edmonds is stopping 1T the JEFF
fcrson Hotel, and when seen las
night he talked in most interestin.
manner concerning the Industrial de
velopment of the South, q subject upo
which he is regarded as high authority
When asked for, Il statement on tins
line, Mr.. Edmonds said:
Seven years ago the South's cot
Non crop was worth about s3O0,ooo,Ooo
The crop of 19oG-19o7 has been wortl
Between s75O,oO0,OOo and sSoo,ooo.o0
This vast difference Of over $780,
100000 in the value Of this staple Is
merely an illustration of the mighty
changes which are taking place IN the
upbuilding Of the South. In 1901 ~
was still serious question whethci
1he South would become q dominan'
factor in the worlds steel trade, TOT
UP to that time, and even FOR seVeral
:, ca RS thereafter, It's metalurgical inter
ests were NANNY co''h''eu ~
pig-iron.
There were some "ho 20. .artn
knew that the future "ou.u ,.,.,a 80
vast steel INDUSTRY ou. u..a'. , ;,..,,
making had thei' ','aue e,,.,,.. o,os
little progress ana VIC So.
were not suitable LOT i'esse''o' '''e'
South To Dominate.
1,,st or+or I3irn7inpham had made its
frst successful experiments in steel
,,,.Ling tho Int Abraham S. Hewitt,
one OF the greatest iron masters Ameri-
~, ,,ro,,,ced said to me that with this
snccessfnl start. "thc South would
dominate the basic steel Industry of
the world,
Thai NAV have seemed visionary to
some. but last week the Hartman rail-
roads gave to birmingham an order
for $50, 600 tons of steel rails, which 1
&he1ieve is the largest rail order ever
given in this country or abroad. Tho
magnitude Of the order. however. was
of small inheritance as compared Will,
Tho worldwide effect in other ways
because this order was based on the
fact that the Hartman interests gave
u purely on the question of quality,
thus saying that in their judgment the
birmingham steer ran is the pest maze
IN america.
oi'lS lour or nVe years uso strus-
E,lns 20 i''ake d stat. ~ steer rams
nan - nov " an t,ie
EARN as t,'ah!us ti,e nest RAJ, 70 ,Apc
A N, ~ tne ,liieea Hlatts' nat
!ii.sn.s Iilan 10 no. more mar
e'ou vs.. tnpuS H. .'iu'' otl'er vast move
l l.ien,e iooA',iS " cue expansion OF Inc
oou.i WEALTH.
.olsIuer LOT moment me Tide
" a.ei IepWuee,. VI. as IL Is now
Aiio"i ~ me Vlrsi una 1tali"ay' PROBABLY
.ne sleatest BUSINESS ehteflflse ever
,...,.., .aN,n u. Tue expense OF single
,,i,, .'.,,, .o'sel"c.ioh ana Ter
nnn'nno so, - noa ~ ono az o"tiay ol 800
NO vire,,,tas s'o0I 80 ~ .''o,e' ~ me
disc,,ss;,,n ~. u'u'c ,I,an ti'at'
q rogars 49, 80, .e, :. 20, :. VIZ NJ, r.
ago beforo Ia sai,aa - -. q Nv nay
learned dehnltely that it will not stop
- Mes' virginia. but VIII go on to the
,,ahes, mus making new through
my pun without regard TO cost. the
nl'll oe'hs 70 construct road for
,a,s me heaviest trolhc at the
i'oss'pie cost
VIII Add to Wcul,l.
Virginia and West y;rp,ni, ~ 49,,
getting ono of tho ,,ost rar r',,a a,e tlus
terprises of even thaso CO. Ne ~. en-,
times, and its constrmotio " ..,,,
tn ..fbo ,rao, t, w nuu
States. am informed ~. 49,. noth
Ininal facilities al Norro,,, co. ~, ~ .er-
coal will he as nerfoct io os .,,i ,'ahaling
in the world. Mr. ,3o.ors 80" nan ne FOUND B