The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-09
SOUTH'S FUTURE
Vast po.enliali.ies Lie Within The Grasp
Of This Section.
WEALTH OF GOLCONDA

WEALTH OF GOLCONDA
The south's Cotton Crop is the Maiu-
stay of An the Financial Insti-
tutions Of This Country, Declares
the President of tho Southern. Cot
ton association. :,
Opportunities lying within the
grasp OF Dixie land and a recapitn-
lation Of it's vast recources were pre-
sented before the Southern CONNER
cial congress at its opening meeting
in Washington Tuesday.
That the cotton crop Of the South
Is the nasnstay of all the financial
Institutions OF this country aad" IL
! in no wise involved as a SECTIONAL
question was the declaration of Har-
vie Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton association, who opened
the first session as it's chairman.
He reviewed the history Of cot
ton production for the past 80 years
and spoke of the future prospects
for the South relative to cotton pro-
duction, incidentally introducing
some statistics. He added that af
half the ratio held good for the neNt
80 years the demand for cotton by
| the Southern mills would be vastly
increased.
If more of the farmers in the
South would redoubie their efforts
the production could greatly be IN
creased" With this statemnet, G.
W. Kiner, commissioners OF agricus-
ture Of Virginia, made a plea for
increased energy on the part OF
ag-icultnralists OF the South. He
said that no section Of the globe
offered greater opportunities for in
| vestment than the South and spoke
particularly OF his own State.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Hayes was not able TO be present.
His address was read. Science and
education combined with the new.
spirit ofythe times, said Mr.. Hayes
in his address. "are clearing to the
decks for most wonderful activities
in the South. $1,000
THE South ofjStoiay, in so far.
as the development OF its resources
lis eoneeERedffr is in the first flush OF
Its youth; vas the; happy introdac-
tion to an address delivered by Hugh
McRae of Wilmington. N. C. He de-
clared that from an industrial stand
point the South had to be born over.
again and that it had required 40
years since the Civil war to accu-
mulate capital sufficient to do things,
but that no wit was on the thresh-
old Of great future, having great
opportunities within its grasp. He
dwelt upon the necessity of tmmi-
grafton to the South and what the
lack of it had cost that section. Mr..
McRae expressed the belief that in
creased immigration would tend TO
solve the race problem.
The South has monopoly on yell
low pine, the great structural tim
ber, and i's hickory is the best
vehicle wood ever produced, declar-
ed Assistant Forester Kellogg of the
United States forest service. He al
SO stated that timber had been cut
in wasteful fashion. He pointed out
that the government, too, had a du-
ty to perform in the maintenance oe
| the Southern forests.
Gen. j. S. Carr, of Durham, n. c.,
deplored the fact that row material
Of the South was more largely con-
verted into the manufactured pro-
duct in other sections, although the
South contained all the essential pre-
quisites for manufacturing. He pre-
sented an array of figures showing
the wealth of the resources Of the
South and urged the necessity OF a
vigorous campaign for the bringing
Of capital to that section.
John L. Matthews. of St. Louis,
said that a transportation company
in ST. Louis, organized with a capt.
tai Of $l0,000,000, which in very
short time will have to increase It's
capital to s25,00O,O00, proposes to
navigate the deep channels Of the
Mississippi with deep boats and shal-
How charpeIs with shallow boats.
1t was proposed, he said, to put on
coast line steamships and trains OF
barses for sea-towing TO all the prin-
cipal ports of the South, including
Pensacola, Tampa. Jacksonville.
Charleston and all intervening points.
Mr.. iIattheWs said that wherever
on the smaller rivers proper means
OF transportation were provided the
boats OF this company would come to
them and take off their cargoes
1t further is proposed to 90 out Of
New Orleans TO any point in the
world, he asserted, and to this and
other contributory points he urged
the necessity of utilizing the shall
low rivers.
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