Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-07

equipment OF its cotton mills, the annual consump-
ton Of the staple by them increasing from 111770oOo
pounds less than Is cent of the countrys
SUMPTION TO 1,31s7OsOo0 pounds. or more than half
the country's consumption.
Practically created the cottonsced crushing industry
now having annual output valued at about $780,
100000
Developed its Portland cement output into an indus
try OF II 100000 barrels annually
Multiplied its capital invested in manufacturing
than times $3.50 900 900 to $4,000 600 O0O
and the value Of its manufactured products than
six times from s622,S4O,0O0 to $4,000 100000. or at
tho rate Of 500 cent. against increase in such
value in the rest OF the country Of 1924 per cent
These notable developments called for the building
Of 66od4 miles Of railroad increase at the rate OF
1855 per cent. compared with 9266s mileage in
the rest OF the country and rate Of 1855 per cent
increase
They were reflected in exports to foreign lands to
the value Of $1362951S00O sent through Southern
ports and a equal to II per cent OF the value
Of foreign exports originating drectely indirectly
in the South the exports through Southern ports in
creasing at the rate OF 1905 cent. while those
through ports in the Of the country increased at
the rate OF 1913 per cent
Results Of the developments appear in treblng Of
the estimated value of all property the South.
indicated in the addition Of $4,000 the aggre
gate resources OF national banks an increase the
rate Of 1855 cent; of 1885 $4,000 the amount
Of individual deposits banks or at the rate Of
1888 per cent; Of S1146396OOO the Of
at the rate Of 9761 per and of s2132339OOO
the amount Of individual deposits in all financial in
situations, at the rate Of 111S9 per cent
These are striking facts of progress. But they are
merely to be regarded sample exhibits squirting to
far greater achievements. They demonstrate what may
be done with the of the South in making the
most of that greatest OF the Nation will not
be long before the forests Of the South will the
main reliance Of the country for much Of its lumber
supply These forests be handled wisely with
that fact in view.
Population OF the United States, ever swelling in
number at the rate Of two million year. is making
greater and greater demands upon agriculture The
South has less than half OF its 3S4.1l7OOO acres Of
farm land under cultivation and has at least OOOOO
600 acres more that be made highly productive
with the water drawn from and the utliza-
ton OF cut-over timber lands.
Its 100000 100000 tons Of coal, It's billions Of tons
Of iron ore, It's great sulphur deposits its phosphate
rock its rock salt its lead and zinc and copper It's
marbles and other building stones its cays and other
minerals, stil to be turned into economic values
Nearly 2iO separate kinds manufacturing industries
are skrmshers in the battle for industrial supremacy
Il is true that Northern and Northern capital
have had much to do with arousing the South to its
business opportunities but that it is awake and
doing Southern men and Southern money are playing
constanty-ncreasing part in the development Of the
natural and artificial Of that section OF our
country