The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-09
THE SOUTH.

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the interests Of Dixie. The publica-
ton IS edited by J. Lawrence Bradlee,
a southerner, and is oreditable one
In its initial issue its leading editorial
under the above caption. is a splen-
did illustration Of the greatness OF
the South and is as follows:
There is no corresponding section
or territory on this hemisphere which
has as many advantages 30 the South:
all available by commun cation. with
facilities for economical operation. Its
water powers are upon scale un-
equalled elsewhere. and In the future
viii be utilized for productive indus
try, with one of the thr ,e great out
lots of commerce flowing through its
territory the Mississippi river; the
other two being the hrdEon and the
Amazon in South Amer.ta.
Its unique variety Of climate viii
make the South the vegetable garden
Of the world. Its orchards and groves
produce the finest apples, citrus fruits
and nuts grown anywhere. and In
greater quantities. The corn crop In
The South equals S51, 900 bushels,
nearly as much as prodIced by the en-
tire West which Is 852, $4,000 bushels
and although the West has greater
acreage, the average of quality in the
south is better, being 97.S1 to 97.76 In
the West
It's pasture land has no equal for
grazing faclnties. for cate.
The peslnism in Euope and III
ibis country a few years ago as to the
ability Of the south to N Get the in.
creasing consumption of cotton in all
lands was answered by the South IN
i91l by the production of 1G.5O0,00O
bales.
its iron ore resources, coal, granitos
marbles, clays and other minerals with
which ii Is so richly eIuowed make
It's natural riches the greatest in thc
world.
The South has more than 40 per
cent of the standing timber in thu
United States.
No doubt some of these statistic
win prove revelation to our read
ers, and by them we wish to show
the advertiser why the money is III
the South, and why it Is likely to re
main there, and to have him grasp
the enormity of this to rtory whose
area in square miles IS as large as
England, France, Germany. NORWAY
~weden, Denmark, Belgium and Ho,.
land, ana to have him realize that
over onothird of the population Of the
United States live in ms territory,
which has been practically neglected
by those who have besl looking for
market for their goods We also
want to remind him that with money
comes a bettermant of conditions. so
cially, morally and physically. and that
he should create the demand in thu
South for what he has to sell himself
by advertising thare; 20 take advan.
tage of the opportunity OF this ready
market, and not let other nations steal
his birthright of trade Tor, with the
opening OF the Panama canal. III this
is possible, The conditions in the
south today are better than in any
other section of the country. Iher,
Is more money in the hanks, more
opportunities to make money, and al
mo present rate OF expansion the
south VIII not require anything from
the Northern manufacturer In few
years. Our suggestion tc the manu-
taeturer is TO make himse known In
this territory before local competition
exempts him entirely or is so strong
that profits are reduced 20 minimum
The requirements of this life are mat
ters OF suggestion, and it is up to the
Northern manufacturer and advertiser
to suggest the comforts. leasures, lit
eratnre and necessities Of an advanc
ed civilization. otherwi 10 contentffent
precludes mercantile OF portunities
especially in land so well favored
with climatic and other conditions
and with resources which are so east
" obtained.
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