The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-14
EXPLOITS SOUTH
Tells of This Sections Com.
nlsrciai Advantages.
IMPORTS INCREASING

IMPORTS INCREASING
In Speech Director Dave at seuiaesn
Commercial Congress Says That
oeeas Frontage OF Southeastern
Third of Union Exceeds That OF
tho Remainder.
Nearly 100 Southern cities were
-epresen:ed a: Atlanta Wednesday
at The Hrs. annual convention o. the
Southern Commercial Secretaries
association.
Statistics showing the Souta's re-
sources were given BY G. G:osveaoE
Dave OF Montgomery. managing di-
rector O. the Southern Commercial
congress.
N,. Dave took as Ais theme tie
no.ential greatness OF the Southern
States
Viewed from tie point OF coast
line. 1, IS well ,e understand that the
Southern States possess an enormous
advantage over the other t"o-sh!!ds
o. .he United States: 20. the coas;
line OF the Southern States Is S.ee'
miles. while the coast line OF the
Ncrth Atlantic States IS SIS miles:
os the Pacific coast 1857 miles
..Ths natural advantages Of coast
line are already asserting ;aeis IN
erence. for We are able 20 say tha;
a Southern Dor, Still holds the second
position 70. exports among all the
ports os the United S,ates-New Or
leans in ls00-and now Southern
port that nine years ago was wrecked
and rent BY storm. the port OF CAL
weston
We are able to show you tcs'
.ac exro,es along the guls now TX
ceed the exports 0: Philadelphia anc
I:ostoa by 81 per CEN. and 'ae.i
.aaal ore than so os. cent OF ID
tu:a: which belongs to The ovessha
ou:a. port OF New Eorx. The table
OF exports for 1900 and 1905 she"
tha. % pc. cen: growth II exports
has taken place IN New York. Phi!a-
de,ph!a and Boston regarded tosesh- |
e.. During this same time the su!!
exports increased 81 per cent
Imports Increasing.
'.In the matter OF iraports-soocs |
coming 20 America for distribution !
YOU will snd that while the three |
great ports above mentioned have ia
creased .. per cent. the Southern
ports have increased 81 per cent Is
Y 40, reasonable TO claim that the
Southern States. by reason OF thci:
coast Line. are coming 20 occupy al
important relation 70 tho maritime
future OF the United States
when We eonside. also :ha: al
th.s swing OF commerce Is taking |!
place pc:or to the completion os tie
Panama canal snd that tae Panama
canal Will help 70 pull Southwark
every iate--oceanie movement. you .
urs. realize that the Southern ports
viii be on the very front doorstep !
OF the worlds future commercial
movements
I'VE also declare that tie rivers |
o. the South. aarigae!e. and There i
fore some day TO De brought iato |
CO cooperation with the energetic meo
oc the South, are more than two cc |
>one when compared with any o'ae!
portion Of the United States. Tie
national conservation commission has
reported that there are in the United
States aaY:gable streams amounting
20 es.4!o miles. How much o! This !
Is IN the South Over 1879 E!:l.s.
This enormous total does 10; IN
c,ude single mile OF the Ohio.
though !, aeaerts Southern Sca'es
through 800 miles. Neither does
this total include any portion o. the
Missouri river. Il the Mississippi: be
regarded as . feeder 70. the sv!!
commerce the mileage should be 49,
ssl miles. This leaves only 2.ils
u:,es OF Havigaole streams to affect
the commercial prospects Of the re
naming twc-,ht-ds pc the CaHec
States.
Water Power Potential.
THE vast Appalachian range. the
greatest mountain range IN the Unit
ed States. lying withia the region o.
plentiful rainfall. IS producing a;
p-esea, embarrassed. every ncnenf
os every dag 5.ooo.00o horsepowe.
The day Is coming when. through
conservation impulses. this water viii
ne used 20 drive the wheels OF indus
Try and OF transportation through
out the South. thus indefinitely eS-
.ecd;ag the life OF power buried no"
n the coal fields o. the South.
"I. you look at the estimates re
ea,dins ,ne iron ore life O: ID,
Un;,ss States. you will see that the
Southern Appalachian region is es-
pec.ed to endure leo years after the
Lake Superior region is stripped
and exhausted. Yet, with all the ad-
ran.ases belonging to the Southern
extremity o, the Appa!acniaas. ad-
vac.ages 50 great that BIRMINGHAM
sets the price so- pig Iron. ye: al
present ouly about 10 per cent OF
the pig iron Of the United S'a.es
IS made in the South. Then look
at the size and energy OF Birm!2S-
ham the Birmingham district.
Cha;taaooga and other cities il Ten
oessee and IN Alabama dependent up
on iron ore, then realize tha, taei!
marvellous growth 20 present din'ea-
ssoas has come through the creation
OF merely 20 -. cent OF tho pig
go - ,ba J-oiYe@ Stares Ttcc ipt