Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-01

and there Is no more alluring aSricul-
tural opportunity in America than that
Of taking SO or $50 southern land and
increasing its value five or ten-fold in
decade, besides making good profits
while doing It.
This is what the south, with only
two-fifths Of its land cleared and un-
der cultivation, offers to northern and
western farmers, and II Is small won-
der that thousands of them are coming
to Texas and Florida, while other
states will soon get their quota Of this
best class Of immigrants. The grand
sons Of the southerners who went to-
ward the setting sun-so many went
from my own state to Indiana that 1t
was once proposed to call that state
New Carolina"-are now coming back
home to play part in another devel-
opment no less notable than the win
ming Of the west itself.
But rapid as has been the growth Of
property values In the south, amazing
as has been the increase In azricultu-
raj wealth, and remarkable as the gain
In the number Of our factories, there
Is another thing that in almost every
state and county has grown faster yet
the public school fund. II North Car
olina's manufacturing growth has
been so rapid that In 20 years' time we
have put 80 spindles where one was
before, her educational growth has
been so much more rapid that In only
eight years time she has put 80 local
tax school districts where one was be-
fore. And Tennessee seems to have
gone bowshot beyond any other state
by directing that Is per cent Of her
for public education in addition to the
$3.o00,000 raised by the counties them
selves, while only tine other day It. was
announced that three cities in the state
have pledged an average Of 100000
each for normal schools.
ITO Him That HATH"
It is in such facts as these after all,
that we have the surest promise Of
SEedt AutufC Lux luC oouencfn SeoCcos
It is true that for us the tides of pop
ulation are now changing from emil
grafton to immigration, but without
single immigrant the south would
reach the heights suggested in this ar
ticle, because henceforth she win de-
velop her own people and keep her own
strong men at home. Heretofore the
double burden of poverty and litter
acy has produced such results as this:
that while the Carolinas and Virginia
have suffered a net loss Of one-seventh
their total native population Of the
men Of such distinction as to be noted
in who's Who In America" they have
within their borders only 81 per cent
as many as they have given birth to.
Until now 1t has been case Of From
him that hath mott" hereafter It win
be q case Of "To him that hath" With
an educated population, rapid growing
wealth. and even more rapidly growing
Industrial opportunities, we shall not
only keep our strong leaders with us,
but we shall draw others to our bor-
ders. And to the strength Of material
achievement the south viii add the
beauty Of q broad and various culture,
enriching the world with the perfect
fruitage Of a civilization which not In
vain has known sorrow and struggle
and triumph after trial. For our peo-
pie, in reaching out for the progress
and prosperity Of the newer day, still
hold fast to the south's ancient ideal
ism. and 1t is symmetrical and COM
plete civilization toward which they
are striving.-Article written by Clar-
ence H. Poe for Golfers.