The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-16
The SOuth's Militant Progress.

tive of the South's phenomenal pro-
gress since the war and the exhibit
which he makes will doubtless prove
an eye-opener, even to the South her
self.
Neither the capitalist in search of
field of investment for his money
nor the immigrant in quest of a home
for his children can do better than to
act upon the recommendation which
the Baltimore editor makes in this
eloquent plea.
For the South is today the most
promising area of the whole republic.
Mr.. Edmunds estimates the value
100000, a sum equal to twice the out
put Of all the gold mines in existence
for the same period Of months.
The annual yield Of grain Is fixed
in round numbers at 100000, 900
bushels.
Says Mr.. Edmunds:
oOutucTH COltOn Hills are uOW
consuming of Southern grown cot.
ton.
"The South has 62. 200 square miles
Of bituminous coal lands. as against
1900 in Great Britain, Germany,
France and Austria combined.
1.-THE South Is now mining over
113,000,000 tons of bituminous coal a
year, as compared with 100000
tons, the entire bituminous output of
the United States In 1880.
According to officials records, the
South has more iron ore than foreign
experts claim for all of Europe.
"The South is producing nearly
one-half the sulphur of the world,
and is absolutely dominating the
worlds sulphur trade.
phosphate rock, the foundation Of
the great fertilizer industry. Is found
In larger quantity and under more ad-
vantageous conditions of mining in
the South than elsewhere in the
world.
"Over 40 per cent Of all the stand
ing timber in the United States is in
the South.
Nowhere else on earth are found
In the same country the foundations
of all great manufacturing interests
cotton, coal, iron. lumber. phosphate
rock. oil, sulphur gas, water powers
and many other things.
with population less by 3,OOO,-
600 or 100000 than the total popu-
lation of the United States in 1860,
the wealth Of the South is s6,0O0,-
100000 greater than the total wealth
Of the whole country in 1860.
''The marbles. GRANTEES building
stones and clays Of the South are un-
surpassed in quality and scarcely
equaled in quantity elsewhere in
America, furnishing limitless field
for development work
Southern railroads must spend
s2,O00,000,000 in ten years to provide
facilities needed in Southern growth.
"All of the present 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 inborn trait of Southern
people to turn to industrial interests.
THE total value Of the agricultural
products of the South last year was
s2,550. 100000, WI ich is more than
the total of the agricultural output of
the United States in 1890, when the
population of the country was 63.-
100000, while the population Of the
South at present is 27,5OO,OOO.
"The United States Steel Corpora
ton, having already invested about
S5O,OOO,000 in Alabama. is carrying
out vast improvements, including the
building of $3,O00.O0O steel and
for the use of it's own works to hold
$500, 100000 gallons Of water, coke
oven plant to produce 5000 tons Of
coke per day and other undertakings
which will add immensely to the pros
perity of the whole South
"A Southern port outranks all 9TH
er ports in the United States in export
trade. except New York, the value of
its foreign exports and imports being
100000. or $27,OOO,OO in excess
of the total foreign exports and i'm
ports of all Pacific coast ports COM
bined.
Great drainage undertakings are
now being carried out in the South,
reclaiming wet or overllowed lands.
I'M L.