The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
WONDERFUL PROGRESS
OF GREAT SOUTHLAND
Things Down in Dixie as Traveller
From Richmond Saw
Them.
GOOD WORK OF GOOD ROADS
Young Man, Tired OF Office Work,
Takes Trip, and Comes Back to
Tells Some Things About U-Sees
Marvellous Development.
ny AUBREY IL. OWEN.

We have become so accustomed to
hearing OF the steady and substantial
progress of the South that the re-
ports Of its continued advance fail to
make the impression which they should.
The fact is. one has to see the i'm
provcments TO really comprehend them
They are far too vast and widespread
10 be merely written or spoken of with
the proper effect.
The writer has just returned from
trip through the Southeastern
states, and, although he had been
reading and hearing so much of the
wonderful agricultural. Industrial and
cofnerciai advance of the South. he
was amazed at what he saw. The
great changes AMI improvements are
not confined to any particular state
or States of the Southland, but in
every ono of them country cross
roads are growing into small towns,
small towns are developing into large
ones, ana the large towns are rapidly
assuming the proportions of good-si
cities; rural sections, as we'll as the
town and city districts, all showing
every sign OF wonderful progress
Road building is steadily increasing,
as !" the filling of heretofore unde-
Kinds. from tho two-story. modern
dwelling to tho tall and immense sky
Sofipcfs, are being erected through
out this great section.
FEW THINGS SEEN
As THE CARS WENT BY
Thc wonderful increase in the
South's population has merely been
in line with It's marvellous strides in
commerce and industry. Old CONNER
cal houses have largely increased
their business and means of conduct
ing IT, new commercial firms and or
ganiZations have been organized. old
industries have greatly enlarged, and
Almost countless new ones have been
established; and the beauty OF II ali
/" that tho South possesses in great
abundance tho natural resources to
maintain all Of these and thousands
more.
All OF this represents a natural
dcEoiopment-not forced growth
ana there are far greater things
ahead In fact. despite the startling
figures representing the South's record
proGrcss OF the past fifteen or twenty
years this great section has only no
gun to develop
No wonder the South is taking such
a prominent part in the government Of
the nation. Wise was the RnltImore
artist when he placed the stone rep
rcsenting the South as tho keynote in
the industrial and commercial arch ~
the United States. Nowhere is this
better realized than in the North, as ia |
evidenced by the enormous amount OF
Northern capital now invested in South
ern territory.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES
AND RELIGIONS PROGRESS |
with its increase in business and |
population. the South is not neglect |
Ing to advance I'm educational advan-
taSes or in it's religious progress. In |
every vicinity old churches are being |
improved and new ones erected The /
are also enlarging their scope
of religious work, many OF the city |
churches acquiring adjoining property |
for the erection Of institutional build
ings. From the steady development of |
ITS established colleges to the improve
ment In it's city and rural schools, tho
educational facilities OF the South are
maintaining the rate Of development
along other lines
This brief outline is not likely to
Continued On Fifth Pagc.)