The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
MARCHING SOUTH
ORDER OF THE DAY
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rom flTSt rage
sixteen States: including Missouri and
Oklahoma. has
Mined 5717s.5so tons of coal. in
creasing It's annual output from T.oO2.254
tons. less than one-tenth of tho coun
try's production. to 13i.a7o,oOo tons. or
sentng n rate of advance of l7S4,7 per
cent.
Mined 126.52a.5s4 tons of iron ore. in
creasing its annual output from 702.5i5
tons to a.7Se,0o0 tons, or 1T the rate OF
1859 per cent.
Mined 4l.4oo.coo tons of phosphate
rock, increasing its annual output
from 2l1.377 tons to 100000 tons.
Produced soc,9oooce barrels OF pc
,roleum. increasing the flow from i79,-
600 barrels 10 S4S0o. ooo barrels.
Increased its annual productions or
natural gas from IL few million cubic
feet to 200. 600. ooc.ooo cubic feet. nearly
~ per cent OF the total outpu, of the
country.
Changed radically the status OF the
sulphur market Of the world by en-
plotting beds OF nearly pare sulphur
and increasing the country's output
from few hundred tons to nearly
100, 600 tons Il year
Brought within its limits the ccrtro
Of world production OF lead and zinc.
Become thc main source in this
country of hauxite for the manufac
turc of aluminium.
Increased the annual value OF it's
mineral production from $ls,22e,ooo to
Sass. 90 ouo. or at the rate of .,ols.2
per cent. compared with rate OF 3Si.5
pcr cent in tho rest Of the country.
harvested 75,Sie,oo0 bushels of
corn. wheat and oats. and advanced to
an annual production of 1,4oi,2oo.ooo
bushels Of grain.
Marketed sos. 600 900 bales of cotton
more than doubling the annual CROP of
the staple, involving the production
since 1880 of l2o.cooo0o tons of cotton
seed
Expanded its annual production Of
rice from 2.254,No0 bushels 10 2i.oooo00
bushels.
Increased up to 1910 its agricultural
capital OTIS investments in lands.
buildings. implements and livcstoclO
! from S2.162O77.00O to Sl0.?6i $4,000, a."
| by SS.199TS9.o00 equal 10 "96.3 per
cent. while the rest of tie country
/ had AN increase mt the rate Of 22l.i
/ per cent. there being Il like divergence
! in, favor Of the South between the
/ rates OF increase in the value of aEri-
cultural products.
! Cut 37I.1S4, 100000 feet OF lumber.
| Increasing the annual output from
i . N IN Ia
/ or at the rate OF 1868 per cent, ANA
/ marking an advance in the annual
value of forest products from ST5,2l5,
| 600 TO S652. 1873, 600, or a, the rate OF
I67 per cent. against an increase in
the rest of the country at the rate of
only I4i per cent
Made 66222sS tons OF pie-iron, in
crcasing the annual output from 4tS.-
/ g7S tons to S.0j4.9SO tons. or at the rat,
Of 5S0.4 per cent.
Made ii5,?iO.9o5 tons Of coke, in
/ crcasine from $4,000 tons To 7,o54.-
: 600 tons. or at the rate OF 2032 per
cent
Added il.lIo. ono spindlcs and 2:I50
| looms 70 the equipment Of It's cotton
mills. the annual consumption Of the
staple by them increasing from ILL.,.
! 10000 pounds. or less than - pei
cen, OF tho coun,ry's consumption to
l.Si9.71S.O0o pounds. or more than half
he country's consumption.
Practically creatve the cottonseed
crushing Industry now having an an
nual output valued at about $50,
GOO.
Developed its Portland cement out.
pu, into an industry OF ll,lo).00o bar
rcls annually
Multiplied its capital invested IL
manufacturinG more than ten times
from 3o,ooo,oOo to $500. 900. anc
the value OF its manufactured product:
moro than six times. from $692, $4,000
Ito S3.910.cUO coo. or AZ tho rate OF 80
per cent. against an Increase in suct
value IN tho rest Of the country o.
3g3.+ per cent
Railways and Exports.
These notable developments called
for the building Of 6S.0B4 miles OF rail
road. an increase at the rate OF 265,
per cent. compared with 92,s6S nov
mileage in the rest Of the country
and a rate OF 1855 per cent increase
They were reelected In exports II
foreign lands TO the value Of SIS, 62e.
$4,000 sent through Southern ports
and a sum equal TO n per cevt Of tn
value % foreign exports oriEinatiul
directly o. indirectly in the South, th'
exports, through Southern ports I'm
creasinS at the rate Of 1909 per cent
while those Through ports in the res
OF the country lncfcdSeu AZ me III u
of 1919 per cent.
Results OF the developments app@al
i'm trcblins Of the estimated true
value 81 all property in the SoGth. in
Dictated ~ the addition OF 81 81 IS, 633,o zoe
10 the aggregate resources Of ndtiona
banks. or an increase at the cate @
ASS per cent OF s9S5.9l3.00O TO th'
amount Of individual deposits IN sucf
banks. or at tn" rate OF 1888 per cent
OF StiiG.&9s. 900 to the amount Of ia
dividual deposits in other financial IN
situations. OF at the rate Of H,Gi pc
cent, and Of s2,lS2.339.ooo TO tn
amount Of Individual deposits In ~
financial institutions. or n the rat'
of iiiso per cent.
Crchtcr Things on Ahead.
These arc striking facts Of progress
But they arc merely to hc regarded ~
sample c%hihits squirting 10 far great
cr achievements" They demonsirat
what may hc done wi,h tho assets %
ihc South IN making the most az tina
greatest asset OF tho nation. the tasl