Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

conservative party VI tAlS SOuuNAs oAN
was in power pretty well all the time.
Now. let's dwell a little while on
the industrial achievements of the
South, and l prophesy that in the
course Of human events this will yet
become the wealthiest and most rich
ly blessed spo; on the globe.
The greater part Of the increase IN
the South has come since 1900 and IT
has been much greater relatively than
the increase in the rest of the country.
Great Percentage of Gain.
With about one-third of the total
population of the country between
1900 and 1914, the increase has been
at a rate greater than 100 per cent
in capital, greater than 230 per cent
in aggregate resources, and greater
than 210 per cent in individual de-
posts for the national banks of the
South, while for those in the rest OF
the country the increase has been less
than 81 per cent in capital, less than
1913 per cent in aggregate resources
and less than 143 per cent in individ-
ual deposits. The aggregate resources
Of the national banks are now greater
by $36,sT0, 104 than the aggregate re
sources of all the national banks OF
the country in 1880. OF the tota,,
Va
ricultural products in the country in
1913, the South yielded 1854, 600. 900,
or nearly 81 per cent. The value Of
the raw cotton exports in 1913 is
$40, 900, 900 greater than the value of
ali the gold produced in the world in
that year.
And now Of our Georgia Where
does she stand amid these master
piece industrial strides of our section
and country at large?
The Empire State.
We people of Georgia have long
been complimented by applying to
Georgia the entitlement, The Empire
State of the South" indeed, she is
worthy OF this designation. Georgia
has the largest area of any State east
Of the Mississippi River. OF the
crops raised in Georgia, cotton is the
most important. This State stands
second to Texas in the production OF
this staple, In our congenial climate
and on our productive soil cotton,
corn. wheat, oats, sugar cane, water
melons, peaches, apples and many
other foodstuff articles are produced
in abundant quantities.
The State is rich in mineral prod
ucts, both az to variety and as TO
quantity in which many OF them are
found. II has marbles of the highest
rank for building purposes. and prac-
tically of unlimited extent; fine gran
ties in equal abundance. A granite
mountain near Atlanta known as
Stone Mountain. being classed as one
OF the greatest granite beds known in
the world. We have a coal bed of 1877
square miles There are important
gold deposits in many of our counties
and mining has been carried on for
almost a hundred years. The first
gold coins in 1929 were from Georgia
metal.
Georeia's Rapid Progress.
The industrial development of
Georgia has made rapid progress and
covers a very wide range of diversi-
fed manufacture. Our State has
more than 100000 spindles and 40
900 looms. The rapidly of its indus
trial development is illustrated in the
fact that its factory products in
creased from $1O6, 655,OO0 in 1900 10
S245,000000 in 1912.
The progress of the banking inter-
ests OF the State are indicative of
the general progress and prosperity
of Georgia. The total bank deposits
of the State rose from s22 ,0000 600 in
1890 to s75.000,000 in 1912.
As a grand total l will cite you TO
the astounding figures that from the
factories OF Georgia in 1912 there was
derived S245, 100000; from our farms, |
$26922O00 from our forests, $780,
$4,000, and from our mills S6,000,0 900, |
making total gross income of $685. |
$4,000
The Manufacturers Record has said |
of Georgia: She has great resources |
n To tow.
GRANTEES, marbles. clays and other re- !
sources. offering an almost unlimited |
field for industrial and agricultural |
expansion"
Isaiah on Georgia.
Georgia is a very substantial part |
Of our glorious Southland. and a |
writer has quoted from Isaiah, the !
Prophet, the following language con- |
corning the South: Every valley |
shall be exalted, and every mountain |
and hill shall be made low. and the |
crooked shall be made straight, and |
the rough places made plain. and the |
parched ground shall become a pool |
and thirsty land springs of water; |
habitations of wild beasts, where each |
lay shall be grass; the wilderncS5 and |
solitary places shall be glad for them, |
and the desert shall rejoice and bios
SUN as lHe rose, ana highway snail |
be there and a way"
Then the writer adds 10 the proph-
ecy the following thought: IF Isaiah |
were on earth to-day he would UNI
doubtedly be great engineer. and if |
he and Moses could compare notes
they would be obliged to confess that
the constructive work forecast by the
one would bring the greatest returns
for the benefit of mankind II exerted
in the goodly land pictured by the I
other, as he encoura ged the children
in the wilderness, and that the South
most aptly fulflls the description of
that goodly land"
Land for All Ages.
To this | may well add the beauti-
full suggestion Of Richards H. Ed
monds; ITO the young and to the old,
TO the hustling active man who wants
TO join the development of the most
richly endowed country on earth. TO
the middle-aged or aged man or won-
an who wants to spend the latter
years of life away from the billiards
and the killing cold of the North and
West, the South bids a hearty well
come, with the assurance that the
experience OF the tens of thousands
who have already come Is a guaran-
tee that millions Of others could come
and find health and happiness and
prosperity here"
When the mind undertakes tn CRASH
the vastness OF our country in arsa