The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-08
Mobile Congress Indicating
South's Determination to
Reap Its Advantages
BUSINESS JOURNEYS
TO SOUTH AMERICA
CALIFORNIA; Figures for 1912 Refute
the Assertions Recently Made
That Past Year Was I'm
usually Quiet
BY HOLLAND

New York, November 7.--(Special. Pre-
sumably the statistics are accurate which
have recently have been published by the
California state organization which is &C.
cupied in stimulating the varied indus
tries of that state. These statistics show
In dollars and cents what the new wealth
created by the industries If that state in
1912 was. They are supported to some
extent by reports which have come from
California to this city, sometimes in the
form of monthly circulars published by
California banks and partly by private
correspondence or information otherwise
conveyed. The figures taken as a whole
are regarded here as refuting, just as
our bankers and some of leading
business men have from time to time felt
justified in doing, the intimation that
stagnation. depression and business reac-
ton prevailed last year throughout the
country.
1t is said here that it is impossible to
regard Californias experience In 1912 as
exceptional For the industries which
produced the great total of $1,000, 1000, 600
In new wealth could not have marketed
their products exclusively in California.
They must have sold these products In
great amounts In other parts of the coun-
try and therefore were compelled to buy
commodities produced in other states If
the state of California created new
wealth in 1912 little in excess of $1,000,
100000, other states must have created
new wealth in large amounts although
for a special reason the proportion OF
the contribution made by California to
Me aggregate new wealth of the coun-
try created in 1912 is considerably larger
than the proportionate amount contri-
buted by some of the other states.
1t was pointed ont today that one rea-
son for this magnificent creation of new
wealth by California is to be found in
the great area of the state. 1t is one of
the greatest states in area In the union.
Its boundaries are in the subtropics and
upon the north are parallel with the kind
of attitude which Identifies the cooler
areas of the United States. Furthermore
1t is a state which is capable of main
tanning diverse Industries of almost all
kinds. California and some of the states
of the south are the great producers OF
certain kinds of agricultural products
particularly citrus fruits. California
wheat is harvested in such quantities as
to make it's expectation as-considerable
factor in our foreign commerce. 1t is a
state of horticultural prolificness. Ano
the California development board report
that the money value of the agricultural
and horticultural harvests Of the state in
1912 was about $3.50. 1900. The mountains
and foothills are rich in mineral products,
the money value in 1912 was $SS,000,0o0 in
round numbers OF this about one-half
came from the development of oil fields
Agriculture mining and lumber fur
nished about one-half of the new wealth
created by the state, while manufactures
of all kinds furnished the other half. Yet
California is not generally regarded as
a state of large manufacturing interests.
although that is probably due to her con-
spicuous relation to the fruit trade and
to the production of new gold.