The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-15
|SOUTH'S FUTURE
Vast po.endaliies Lie Within tie Grasp
Of This Section.
WEALTH OF COLCONDA

The South's Cotton Crop Is the Main.
.,ay OF All the Financial znsei-
,u,ions OF This Country. Declares
the President Of the Southern Cot
ton Association.
Opportunities lying within tho
grasp Of Dixie land and reeapitu-
lat,on O. It's vast .ecources were pre-
sen,ed before the Southern CONNER
cIal congress a. its opening meeting
IN Washington Tuesday.
That the cotton crop OF the South
is IN. nains,ay OF a.! the financial
Institutions OF this country and Is
IN no wise involved as a sectional
question was the declaration OF aaf-
vie Jordan, pres!den, OF the South
ern Cotton association. who opened
The FRS, session as its chairman.
He reviewed the history OF cot
ton production for the past SO years
and spoke OF the future prospects
to- tie South relative TO cotton pro-
duc,ioa. incidentally introducing
some statistics. Ne added that Il
half the ratio held good for tae NEXT
30 wears the demand for cotton oT
the Southern mills would be vastly
increased.
II. more OF ;h. farmers in the
Sourh wo..d rcdouble their efforts
the production could greatly De In
creased With this stateMnet. G..
". K!ne-. commissioner Of aSricul-
ture OF Virginia. made plea tos
increased energy on the part OF
agricul,uraiis,s OF the South. He
said that no section Of tie globe
offered greater opportunities fox in-
ycs,rnea; than the South and spoke
particularly ot his own State
Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
Hayes was not able 10 be present.
His address was read. Science aud
education combined with the new
spiri, OF the times. said Mr. Hayes
in his address. ARE clearing TO the
decks for most wonderful activities
in Tie South.
The South OF today. in so sas
as the development OF its resources
is concerned. is in the frs, flush OK
its youth" was the happy :ntcoduc-
ton 20 address delivered by Hugh
McRae OF Wilmington. y. c. He de-
clared that from an industrial stand
point the South ilad 10 be born over
again and that It had required 40
years since the Civil wa. 10 acca-
mulato capita! sufficient 20 do things.
bH, that no Wit was on the thresh-
old OF great future. having great
opportunities within It's grasp. He
dwelt upon The necessity OF imm!-.
grafton 10 the South and what the
lack OF it had cost that section. M7.
McR2e expressed the belief that Ia
creased immigration would tend 70
solve the race problem.
The South has monopoly on yell
low pine. the great structural tim
Der. and its hickory IS the oesc
vehicle wood ever produced. declar-
ed Assistant Forester Kellogg of the
United States forest service He a.
so stated that timber had been cut
In waStcful fashion. He pointed out
that the government. too. had a de-
y 70 perform in the maintenance OF
the Southern forests.
Gen. J. S. Carr. Of Durham. " c..
deplo-ed the fact that raw material
OF the Sonth was more largely coz
verted into the manufactured pro-
duct N other sections. although the
South contained all th. essent!a! pre-
quiS!tes Cor manufacturing. lie pre-
sen,ed an array OF figures showing
the wealth o; the resources O. tee
South and urged the necessity OF q
vigorous campaign for the bringing
OF capital 10 that section
John L. Matthews. OF ST. Louis.
said that transportation company
in ST. Louis organized with Z CAPT.
tai OF $4,000. 900. which in : very
short t!mc wi.l have 10 increase :;s
capita; 10 S23.0oQ.e0o. proposes 20
navigate the deep channels OF the
with deep boats and shall
fox cAa.r.is viii! shallow boats.
|; was proposed. ne said. 20 put on
:oas; line steamships and trains OF
,arges FOR sea-towinS 10 all the pr!a-
,iDai ports OF the South. including
Pensacola. Tampa. Jacksonville.
,ha-.cston and a.! Intervening points.
Nj Matthews said that whe:ere.
N the smaller rivers proper means
II transportation We're provided the
'"ats 0! this company would come 20
hem ard take on ;hsi- carsoes.
I tur'f"- Is proposed 20 so out Of
<cw Orleans to any point In the
sor!d. IL" asserted. and ~ this and
thor contr!hut"Ey points H.. urged
h. necessity OF utilizing the shall
,w rivers.