The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-01-18
SEVEN MILLIONS
GAINED DAILY
BY Progressive Dixie Land in Her
Material Wealth.
MAKES SPLENDID RECORD
Every Industry Throughout the South
Doomed During 1906 Agriculture
Kept Abreast of Manufactures.

"The south is now in the midst OF
a prosperity that every day is adding
to its wealth $7,2SO,OOO, and which
has brought that wealth close to $780,
100000" says the Manufacturers Rec
ord (Baltimore) in its current issue.
Continuing it says:
Consideration of increasing wealth
in the south must add to the $4,000,
100000 worth of farm products now
raised each year. $2,225, 100000 worth
of manufactured products and $780,
00O,OO0 worth of mineral products.
"Such annual productivity, now ag-
gregating about $4,4S5,O 900, accounts
for an increase of nearly $50,000,0O0
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.
"In 1906, 1905 miles were added
to the south's mileage, PCT per cent
of the total addition since 1900, and
bringing the total to 64,O35 miles.
That is more than double the rail
road mileage of the whole country in
1853 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 i'll 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 to note 1872 new mileage in
Virginia, 1872 in North Carolina and
236 in West Virginia, showing mine
and timber development in those
states.
"In 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,0O0,OO or 81
per cent, and the value of it's manufac
lures $761, 100000, or So per cent. 1t
has added 3,493,00O spindles to it's cot.
ton mill output, an increase of So per
cent, and its mills used in 1906 about
2,375,000 bales Of American cotton,
or As 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 34,2O2,-
600 tons, of SO per cent; the value
of exports at its ports $177,O0O, 900, or
S8 per cent.
with all lnlS mOu6y-l0akIng going
on. it is not surprising that the south
is spending millions of ney for i'm
provements Of many Is. 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 double-tracking
their old lines, and extending new
ones. are building handsome passen-
ger stations, increasing terminal ia
cilities and adding to rolling stock. In
dividualg 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
chinery for manufacturing
"These investments are likely to
increase during the coming year and
to keen pace with the increasing earn
ing capacity Of the south"