The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-18
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gin that year the value Of the
exports from dsls southern port was
twice great as the tocal value Of
the confined exports from AL the
portE Of the eRtIre Pacific coast Of
The United states, and was S2s, 49,
7s2 more than the combined values n
texnorts and iEuports of the Pacific
coast .e
THE value Of the foreign exports
from that one southern, port exceeded
by s3s ,3ss.552 the Combined export
trade OF San francisco, Rostnn and
F'hiIadelphia
In banking and In railroad opera
lions the same wonderful Increase is
seen.
These fgures illuminate the whole
story of the soUth's upbuiIding. In
.telHgently stndied they give some
conception 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 build
ing of wiaFves and warehouses anu
for all the other activities which go
with such vast expansion of bust
ness. They emphasize as nothing
else could be, what this period Of
expanding, activity has meant in city
building operatinnsT and the limitless
work connected with the engineering
prob1ems of c9ty sIffe; the building of
streets and roads and water-weri5
the establishment ct sewerage sgs-
TENS, electric light pIants and kim
dred enterprises, i !
Interesting, however as these facts
are as throwing light upon what has
been accomplished they are infinite
~ more Interesting Illuminating The
future. They show that the South,
standing erect and triumphant, is
ready-to go forward, with momen-
tum it has never known before, with
its material upbuilding, backed with
the vast force of accumulated money
and even more important. accumu-
lated experience lin manufacturing
enterprises in mining operations, and
in agricultural pursuits Starting to-
.day with a manufacturing capital
exceeding by SAaO, 900. 600 to $780,
600. 600 the total Misunderstanding capt
tai of the United States in 1880, and
with its -agricultjpral output exceed
ing by over half a billion dollars the
total value of thSeafarm crops of the
United States evenz as late as 1880,
when the value tibfs the latter wac
81. AGO. 600 900 5eiffast 81. g75, 600 .OO9.
las the present; value of tne5 farm prod
iucts of these sixteen southern states.
surely here is IA condition which
should create Astounding optimisHi
Throughout the whole country about
1.-THE South. 1t should stimulate the
energies and. activities of every man
Interested in the continued progress
of this section 1t indicates what
will be achieved with this magnificent
on which to build. From
these facts may be gained some idea
of the wide ramifications of southern
lupbuilding in the future, how towns
land cities viii grow. how greater
buildings for factories. for offices, for
warehouses, for hotels, for schools,
Ichurches and homes will be erected
lin ever-increasing numbers, how rail
roads must expand, terminal facil-
Titles be increased, agriculture r.
advanced, how good-roads work and
street making will be pressed, and
how everything TINT makes for. the
broadcast activity of richly-endowed
and rapidly growing country will
move forward with redoubled energy
by reason of achievements already
made.
AS "the development of the South
means the enrichment of the nation
facts such as these should be re-
ceived with as, much enthusiasm by
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