Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-21
THE LAND OF PROMISE.
The South's Advantages Exploited BY
Louisiana Congressman.

Louisiana Congressman.
Washington, June 14.-With &c
South, Young Men and Immigrants.
as his keynote, Representative Rams.
dell, of Louisiana, today addressed the
house, as a sort Of advance agent fol
the southland in general, and Louisiana
in particular.
He based his remarks on the exodus
of many Of our best citizens into the
British possessions north Of the Unit
ed States, and the rapid congestion OF
our cities caused by the growing un-
popularity of life on the farm, and by
the large influx Of foreign immigrants.
many Of whom settle in cities" AS a
remedy for all these problems, he sug-
gested to the house that the persons
concerned should be induced to come
to the south.
"In my judgment" said the Louisi-
ana statesman, in discussing the drift
of people from the farms to the cities
this is one Of the fruitful causes OF
the high price of living. All food pro-
ducts-aEd the food we eat is our
heaviest item Of expense-cOmes from
the ground or the sea, and when the
number Of consumers who dwell in
cities disproportionately exceeds the
producers in the country. it naturally
results in high prices.
IF the relative growth of population
in city and country remains the same
for the next decade, and production OF
food be not materially increased in
some very unlocked for way, see no
reason why the price Of edibles should
decrease, but rather expect an in
crease" he predicted.
In this connection, Representative
Ransdell said that what is happening
to us is also happening to the nations
of Europe"
He also showed that during the last
five years 1854 citizens, carrying
with them material wealth in money
and property valued at over 2,000,-
600, ito say nothing of the immense
potential value Of each of these splen-
did people," emigrated from the Unit
ed States into Canada. He comment
ed at length upon the concentration OF
aliens in the cities of the United
States.
The southern states would gladly
furnish homes to every one of our own
citizens" said he, who have gone to
Canada or contemplate such a move
and could welcome all the boys and
girls who have left or expect to leave
the hardships of northern farms to
seek unfamiliar work in congested ci-
ties. Moreover, we can supply farms ia
great many of the foreigners who
seek our shores, and we are really anN-
ious to receive all good immigrants OF
the Teutonic, Scandinavian, British
and French races"
Then he entered into a description
of what the south offered.
A few years ago, he remarked, the
sOutherners were nearly all farmers
and their one crop was cotton. Its
sceptre was seized some time ago by
King Corn and Is now firmly held by
that monarch" he added.
But corn and cotton are not the only
crops grown in the south, Mr.. Ransdell
gave the house to understand. He told
of a great change that had come over
it, and the present practice OF dlVersl-
ficatiOn of crops.
With this diversity of crops the con-
gressman painted the south as a fine
place for domestic animals. He grew
real enthusiastic over the advantages
of my own Louisiana for the lowly
porker."
The farms were not the only things
the south had to offer, Mr.. Ransdell
informed the house. He suggested
that an inspection Of mining. mercan-
tile and manufacturing statistics would
show that.
He challenged the statements that
the south was not a healthy section
The whites. he said, were just as
Healthy as whites In any other portion
of the country The negro race is not
healthy" he admitted, for reasons
which the scope of this speech pre-
vents me from discussing"