The gold leaf., 1909-11-04

Some Things Which Show the Vast
Possibilities and Resources of the
South and the Wonderful Progress
Being Made In all Lines OF Develop
ment.
That always enterprising and pro-
gressive publication and tireiess
worker in promoting Southern de'ei-
opment, the Baltimore ManufactIr-
ers' Record, has just issued a little
folder which gives these facts:
'Do you know that the South's
agricultural productions now ex'
ceed the total value of the agricultu-
raj output OF the United States in
1880, and are almost as great IN
value as the total OF the United States
in 1890?
"Do YOU know that the South is
mining more than twice as much
bituminous coal as the United States
mined in 1880?
"Do you know that Southern rail-
roads must spend $2,0OO,OOO, 900 in
ten years to provide facilities needed
in Southern growth?
'Do you know that the most COM
prehensive and remarkable warehous-
ing system in the world is in opera
ton in Southern town?
"Do you know that the South is
building two Of the most remarkable
railroads ever constructed in Amerl-
ca. and that one OF them is the most
unique ever built in the world?
"Do you know that the South is
now spending $2O,OO0,OOO in build
ing cotton mills?
"Do you know that the Steel Cor
poration having $5O,OOO,OOO in
vested in Alabama is carrying out
vast improvements which will add
immensely to the prosperity OF the
whole South?
"Do you know that good roads,
which mean more for agricultural
prosperity than anything else before
the public, are being built all over the
South as never before at q cost OF
many millions OF dollars?
"Do you know that all OF the pres
ent development of the railroad and
industrial work in the South is only
the revival of what was being done
prior to 1860 on a relatively still
larger scale, which shows the Unborn
trait OF Southern people to turn to
Industrial interests?
'Do you know that the South lost
by emigration between 1865 and
1900 about 100000 of its own
white people, and that this was a far
greater loss than the ruin and de-
struction by war?
"Do you know that this drain has
largely stopped, and that Southern
men and boys are now finding more
avenues OF employment at home than
elsewhere2
"Do you know that the tide of in
vestment of American and foreign
capital and the movement OF pOpula
tion is turning southward as never
before, and that wonderful things are
i'm store for this section?
"Do you know that though the
value of the South's cotton crop with
seed is between $7O0,0OO,OO0 and
$SOO,OOO,0O0 year, that value is
less than a third OF the total value Of
the South's annual agricultural pro
duction?
"Do you know that with popu1a
tion less by 5000, 100 or 1000, ,OOC
than what the total population o.
the United States was in 1860, the
wealth OF the South is IS, 900, ,OOO,'
900 greater than the total wealth o.
the whole country in 1902
The Manufacturers Record con
cludes this article with couple o.
paragraphs which should be OF specia
interest to those who desire to KEEP
in touch with Southern industrial
affairs, as follows:
"Do you know that you would have
known all these things and a thous
and more which effect the life OF th'
South if you had read the Manufac
turers Record during the last twelve
months? But you will learn still
more if you read it during the mex
twelve. 1t is the final authority OF
all information about the South ant
it's resources.
"Doyou know that you can receiv
this paper every week from now til
January 1st, 1911, by sending $4.OO
which is the regular annual subscrip
tion price, to us now at Baltimore
Md"