The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-05-01


population Of $4,000 In 1880
the United States had a population
Y $4,000. 600. At that time, and
ery justly so, the United States
uas regarded as one Of the greatest
and richest nations Of the world.
The South Of today with 35, 900, 900
people, IS in many respects very TAR
ahead Of the United States Of 1880,
with $4,000, 900.
The people Of the South have
500, ,OO0.00 more in individual De-
posits in the banks and trust COM
panies Of this section than the people
| Of the United States had in similar
Institutions in 1880.
The South is mining almost twice
as much coal as the United States
then mined. 1t IS producing four
times as much petroleum, its output
asst year having been 100, ,000, 900
barrels, against 100000 barrels
or the United States in 1880.
The South has 500, 900, 900 more
capital invested in manufacturing
khan the United States had in 1880,
and the value OF its agricultural out
put exceeds by some hundreds Of
millions Of dollars the total agricul-
ural output Of the United States in
|isS0.
The South has far more capital in
vested in cotton manufacturing than
he United States then had, and is
consuming in its own mills about
twice as much cotton as was then
consumed by the mills Of the country.
The value Of exports from South
ern ports is only few million dollars
less than the total export trade Of the
United States in 1880.
The South expended fast yearupon
he maintenance Of It's public schools
s90, 100000 or S12,00O.0oo more
than the United States with its s0,-
boo, 900 people expended upon pub
ic education in 1880.
Comparisons Of this kind showing
how faf ahead the South is in many
respects Of the United States in 1880
could be given almost without limit.
These are sufficient to indicate the
general situation. 1t is a little diff
cult for US sometimes to quite grasp
the fact that in bank deposits, in in
dustTial pursuits and in agriculture
as well as in public education the
South Of today ranks so far ahead
Of the United States in 1880. The
total wealth Of the South today IS less
than that of the United States in
1880, because the South has not yet
had time to accumulate vast wealth
out Of its achievements in industry
and agriculture Of recent years. II
is, however, rapidly piling up wealth
which, within the next few years
will amaze the country by its mag
nitude.
In studying the future Of the South
and planning for financial and rail
road operations in connection there
with, it would be well for these fact
to be born in mind. But these sta
tstics. amazing as they are, are no
half so interesting for the story thel
tell Of what has been done as from
the light they throw upon the future
Every careful student Of the materia
resources and development Of tn
South knows that this section, not
withstanding the progress made, ha
scarcely begun its development
wheE compared with the growt
which will be seen within the neS
ten or fifteen years. All that ha
been done has been really merel
the clearing Of the land and the SOW
ing Of the seed for the great harve'
which this section is now preparin
to reap.
The South has only begun to uti
ize its raw materials. It has onl