Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-21

cent. OF the total exports of the United
States originated in the South.
"2. During the same year 1854 per
cent. passed through Southern ports.
'3. In that year the value of the ex-
ports from one Southern port was twice
as great as the total value of the COM
bined exports from all the ports of the
entire Pacific coast of the United States,
and was $2S, 541. .732 more than the COM
bined values of exports and imports of
the Pacific coast.
"a. The value Of the foreign exports
from that one Southern port exceeded
by S38, ,389, ,552 the combined export
trade of San Francisco, Boston and Phil
adelphia.
I'm banking and in railroad opera
tions the same wonderful increase is
seen.
These figures illuminate the whole
story of the South's upbuilding. Intel
lgently studied, they give some concep-
tion of how great must have been the
activity in the establishment of new
factories, the purchase of equipment
for mine and mill, for the construction
of dwellings, the building of wharves
and warehouses, and for all the other
activities which go with such vast ex-
pansion of business. They emphasize
as nothing else could do what this pc
riod of expanding activity has meant in
city building operations and the limit
less work connected with the engineer
ing problems of city life, the building
Of streets and roads and water-works,
the establishment of sewerage systems,
electric light plants and kindred enter
prises.
Interesting, however, as these facts
are as throwing light upon what has
been accomplished, they are of infinite
ly more interest as Illuminating the
future. They show that the South,
standing erect and triumphant, is ready
to go forward with a momentum it has
never known before, with its material
upbuilding, backed with the vast force
OF accumulated money, and even more
important, accumulated experience in
manufacturing enterprises, in mining
operations and in agricultural pursuits.
Starting today with a manufacturing
capital exceeding by $500, 600, 900 to
$500, 900, 900 the total manufacturing
capital of the United States in 1880, and
with its agricultural output exceeding
by over half a billion dollars the total
value of the farm crops of the United
States even as late as 1890, when the
value of the latter was 81, ,460, OOO, 900.
against 81, 975, 900, 900 as the present
value of the farm products of these 16
Southern States, surely here is a condi-
ton which should create abounding op-
timism throughout the whole country
about the South. 1t should stimulate
the energies and activities of every
man interested in the continued pro-
gress of this section. 1t indicates what
will be achieved with this magnificent
foundation on which to build. From
these facts may be gained some idea of
the wide ramifcations of Southern up
building in the future, how towns and
cities will grow, how greater buildings
for factories, for offices, for ware
houses, for hotels, for schools, churches
and homes will be erected in ever-in-
creasing numbers, how railroads must
expand. terminal facilities be increased,
agriculture be advanced, how good
roads work and street making will be
pressed, and how everything that makes
for the broadest activity of a richly-en-
dowed and rapidly-growing country will
move forward with redoubled energy
by achievements already made.
''As the development of the South
means the enrichment of the nation,
facts as these should be received with
as much enthusiasm by every business
man in the North and West and East as
by the people of the South. This land
of opportunity, this land of limitless
possibilities, has achieved much. In
the next 10 years it will achieve infinite
ly more. Every manufacturer, every
banker, every investor, every business
man of whatever kind in the whole
country is necessarily interested in such
a story of the South's progress, for the
South is the greatest asset of America,
and its development will add enormously
to the wealth and progress and power
of the United States. In this re-crea-
tion of country will be found limitless
opportunities for the people of the
South, as well as for the business peo-
pie of other sections who want to share
in the South's prosperity"
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