The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22
New Land Of Premise 70, haFaas Of
Capital
Her GREAT RESOURCES

Possibilities in Farming.

Possibilities in Farming
"A greater nation through great
er South"
This is the tocs!n that the South
is sounding today from Atlantic to
Pacific and from the southernost
everglades 20 the northern pines.
says the New York American.
The South wants men aad mon
ey-nen tha; her vast resources may
De given over TO cultivation ano
industry. and money 70. entrp-!se.
that their products may iced the
markets OF the universe.
She has produced cotton erop
this year which will net about ST.
900. .o00.oo
Her grain will Ali 100000. .ooo
bushels.
Her total agricultural! products
Will foot up nearly s2.5oo.o0o.o0o
She Is mining sO.oOo.o0o tons
OF hi;uminous coal.
Her cotton mills are using nearly
100000 bales OF cotton @ yea:
She commands the sulphur trade
of the world producing nearly one
half o; the whole production o.
The world.
Her ports are second TO New Eors
il their shipments
She IS spending today $4,000.
600 IN new cotton mills.
Nearly a quarter million of peo
pie are swa.nins !ato her r!ct
country to help win 70, her tht
| success that has been so long com
Ing
Her resources are withal bu
| Beginning to row their worth. 70!
she has !, ID N capital and "a.
kind o. iaoo. necessary to bring he'
soil and opportunities 10 their tu,
.ruit!on.
She has 40 pc. cent OF all th<
| timber lands n the United States
about $4,000 square miles: qua-rie.
that are rich IN the most beautiful
and useful stone. marvellous ores
and thousands OF square miles o.
| the most fertile and greatest pro
duc!ng farm lands in the world
Everywhere the railroads art
pushing colonies and building thei'
| extensions. Until fre years hence 4
is believed that every available milk
o. her lands will be within cas-,
reach Of some road.
Millions OF dollars arc being PM
into Ter mines; other millions are
going into her te1t!!. advantages
Along the line OF one railroad alone
$50 textile mills have been erected
/ Her phosphate beds are being work
ed 70 the tulles. limit OF the pres.
ent capital. Her tobacco crops art
enormous. and IL every spot touch
cd by the tide OF investment springs
forth a golden return greater thar
,he:. investors ever dreamed OF.
With 9 population 0: nearly es.
100000. or about third OF TIE TO-
n! OF the United States. she Is put
ting OUT n agricultural product
alone the equal Of all the States IN
1890.
Nearly se.ooo.ooo.ooe Will Be
spea, by the railroads during the
aext ten years to add TO her wealth.
Everywhere the cry Is going up Cor
5et;e. roads. and every State Is bend
ing is efforts 70 make the Southern
roads the peers Of those OF any 9th
er States
Il do not believe that there Is
any land on the face OF the earth
TIA, equals. acre 70. acre. the lands
ot the South. !; .s a greater pro-
!ucer than the lands IN the north
west. aot-!t Is immensely cheaper
Then. too. there Is its fairer
climate and Us easy markets: its
cheap !re!ghts. short heuls. imme6I-
a:e sales. until you hsTe al Idea!
condition Here. too. yoa have
.a:.G we'll wafc-ed bv So1.! vasers.
vaere artificial !rric2t.c Iasr be
~.duc-d 70 rl:'!,Lrm 70 rro6rC
marvellous :. J.I,.s Goa! Is II a..
5uil,oad a IL. s rr.: 90 and rl.
,e- hau!s first class.
You have water power for the
mills. which IS cheapest: cities With
II! modern things close at hand:
wiaeawake population both OF farm
tat in city. unit! the situation would
seem ideal.