The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-18

the twilight OF economic progress and
promise. The writer OF tho introduce
tory article In tho supplement-. which
covers some forty-four pages. Is Sii
Donald Mackenzie wallace Russia
he says, in leading up TO a review OF
| tho special articles that follow, has
hitherto been considered in this coun
try tEnsland> mainly from the politi-
cal point of view. Next 10 politics, lit
! erature has, perhaps, been the field in
| which most interest has been taken,
| thanks TO writers OF genius. with Toll
stoi. whose name is n household word
all over tho world. Mt their head"
| What is true Of the light in which
1 Russia mas been considered in Eng
land is true OF the light in which she
: has hecn considered ..retty much. if
not entirely. in all other countries
1t is particularly true i'll this coun-
try, to which distance naturally con
tributes much to barring the closer
inside view "But," says the Times. in
editorially summarizing Sir Donald s
review. "a great change is taking place.
and ii may be confidently predicted
that in future the economic clement
VIII more and moro assert itself Rus
STA presents most interesting study
to-day in this respect. She has def :
nitely entered Oh the path OF com
mercial and Industrial development.
which one nation after another. tread
ing IN the footsteps of England. has
followed by some inexorable law" re-
sumes the Times. The industrializa-
ton of this vast country is already
in active progress The growth of fac
tory and town is proceeding rapidly.
and, with an immense Indigenous pop.
ulation 10 supply. 4 corresponding ex-
pansion is certain
These facts, the Times urges. have
more than scholarly interest to the
United Kingdom. as pointing field
for British euterprizo. capital. expan-
sion of trade. and competition
And they have moro than a scholarly
interest as pointing the same way for
the United States
a statement in one OF the special
articles in the supplement- acccntuates
especially. as regards the South. the
suggestion of competition--com
with Russia not only in countries
foreign to her, but in the markets of
her vast outlying areas" present and
objective The statement is this
There has been rapid expansion of
the most important branch Cotton
takes the first place. and has already
reached n point which makes the Rus
sian cotton mills a substantial item
in the worlds production. with $500 600
spindles and $4,000 looms The in
dustry is carried on with the most
modern appliances. and Russia can
existence
Already Russia has multitude of
caravan routes extending into the
farther East; already she has a trunl,
railway line crossing her entire do
main from west TO east. and is pur-
suing a steady and systematic policy
of building feeders to and distributors
from it
With the opening OF the Panama
canal, the South VIII have first and
foremost call TO competition with Rus
STA in supplying the farther Orient
with cotton goods. TO say nothing of
other manufactured products. She will
he in more favorable position than any
other section OF this country and any
foreign country 10 meet Russia half
way. to challenge Russia TO the race
to many Asiatic markets. some of which
are even in Russian territory. How
is the South training for the race?