The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-22

II am in hearty accord with this
char ge and elevation of public STAN
dards, and with the view that would
limit the participation OF these COM
pan'es in public matters to the field OF
tair statement, protest and argument.
Il do not, however, think it Just to
The management Of railways, which
have been OILY too glad to conform to
these higher ard better standards, to
condemn them for a course, now
matter Of the past, and which was,
when in use. adopted and pursued i'm
accordance with public sentiment
which, then at least, even in many of
it's abuses, tolerated, if it did not JUS
tlfy iV. 1t is juster to let that dead
past bury its dead and for us, who
are charged with the solemn respon-
SibilitieS Of the present and OF the fu-
ture. to turn our faces towards the
duties. which. in the interest of man.
kind. we must perform-juster that
we be judged by the fidelity which we
exhibit, under these new and better
standards. towards the responsible.
iLeS which wC have assumed
"Iuc railways ask no special layOrS
They a,k Jnlt they be recognized as
business institutions. and thai they
be given AN opportunity, under The
protection Of just laos. and an enc
Igutcnyd public opinion, to co.opera te
with all our people for III G develops
ment ni our common country. In
much oil tHo territory in our Southern
section, men puU .nc!. money into
railway co Istruction and into the
Welding together OF weak and dis
JDinted lin,s i'm efficient through sys.
TENS, not on the assurance OF things
that were, but in the faith in things
to come. They looked into the future
and saw the South, with It's great
natural resources developed, teeming |
with prosperous people and with a
commerce no longer restricted to raw
materials, but made up in larger part
of manufactured products With the
eye Of faith, they saw a Greater
Charlotte and other greater cities
developing IN all our States They
saw the Southern farmer, not only
rcapng greater returns from cotton,
but enj :ying that larger prosperity
from diversified agriculture. made
possible by enlarged home markets
and by adequate transportation to the
markets Of the world. They have
been content with very moderate re-
.urnS, in the faith that they would be
lEUwcd 30 benefit, i'm some measure,
rom the Increased prosperity made
possible by their courage and their
aith in the Southern people ARD in
southern opportunities Their work
5 not yet done. With every Southern
calling for more and better
ABILITIES. they have right to expect
hat their high sense Of justice and an
realization OF their own
interests will impel tie Southern
people to uphold their hands and aid
'ather than obstruct, the improve
nept OF the highways over which
southern products must be carried to
market.
blessed with wide range Of cli-
mate conditions, from the low lands OF
the coastal region IN the East. tc tho
region on the West, with
varieties OF soil SIitable for the
rroliia able pursuit of highly diversl-
lied agrilcul ure. with almost every
useful mineral found in commercial !
quantities in some part Of your ter
ritory, and with your timber lands,
which can be made, by the adoption
Of scientific forestry, great store OF
present anG fuJule wealth, North "a
roHna can look forward to great and
future The people CT the
Od North state have shown a high
appreciation OF their opportunities.
Recovering from ;hr in0LSt rial and
CON mmcrcial prostitution in which the
entire auuLu was left at the close Of
the Civil War. North Carolina has ad-
vaDCed with giant strides. In no
State i'm the South, in no State i'm the
Union, except some of these in the far
West, has the prOpOrtionate inc-e sc
n the production Of wealth been
greater than in North Carolina.
"Your future prosperity is assured
out believe that the rate CT your
will depend, in large measure,