Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
What tho War Has Cost tho South.

Wnat tho war ndo Soee e"0 SSs~''
William Edenborn, president and
sole owner of the Louisiana Railway
& Navigation company-the Eden-
born line-is not impressed with the
frequently quoted statement that the
United States has benefited by the
European war in consequence OF the
heavy purchases in this country Of
war materials and foodstuffs.
Mr.. Edenborn is reputed to be the
wealthiest man in the south. He is
rated the wealthiest in Louisiana
In a communication printed In the
New Orleans Item, Mr.. Edenborn re-
fers pointedly to the south's losses by
the European war, as follows:
You show in your issue OF Marcn
4th, that Of United States industries.
SAP, $50, 900 worth Of val materials
and foodstuffs were purchased by the
allies. You state editorially that this
shows conclusively that the United
States is an enormous gamer by the
European VAR; that the compilation
was made by the New York World, and
you believe that the expectation OF
arms, ammunition and various war
supplies for the first year OF the war
may approximate $1,000, 100000. BY the
addition Of details, names n manu-
facturers of "a munitions and sup.
plies, pictures Of c. M. Schwab n
j. P. Morgan, you practically NIL q
page Of your paper.
believing you r a citizen with the
interest Of Louisiana first, and next the
interest Of the south, close at heart,
l take it you will give publications
and figures pertaining to u home
state and to the south, just as readi-
"Of the 412, 100000 worth of num-
tions Of war and supplies, there was
probably a profit, including commits
sions Of Is per cent, which would mean
that the United States benefited to
the amount Of 500, 600, 900 on this war
by shipping these war implements n
supplies, and yet, that Is a mite COM
pared to a beam when reviewing the
losses sustained by the people OF Lou
isiana and the southern states, and
the absolute losses, exceeding by far
81, 900, 900, 900, are losses suffered by
the people Of our own state and the
southland. We pay q war tax OF $780,
900, 900. -.
"A statement from the government
statistical bureau published some time
ago gave the decline Of cotton at $50
per bale; total on the $4,000, 00-bale
crop, $3.50, 000, 900. The proportion lost
on ]cottonseed Of IS totals $50, 900, 600,
thus making a total loss Of $560,O0O, 900
to the cotton planter.
THE loss to the southern states on
inability to export forest products,
rosin and turpentine included, will ap-
proximate 5000, 900, 900.
The producers Of crude oil In the
south have but n purchaser who
stores the product and the producer
gets less than one-half Of the normal
rates for his product: loss to Louisi-
ana, Texas and Oklahoma, $20O,0OO,-
900.
1.-The sugar producers are getting a
full normal price, but II enabled to
sell their products to any n all ma
tons as they could in the past their
price would be so per cent higher than
under the restrictions imposed on the
commerce of the United States by one
nation.
THE rice planter, like the sugar
planter, should get probably so per
cent advance over existing prices. The
losses, therefore, on above articles
(not classed as c~ontraband at the
London and Paris conferences and II
consigned to non-combatants) must be
cosidered not only as absolute ir-
retrievable losses, but remaining IN
the producers possession, requiring
charges of maintenance and insurance
and r%etarding the advancement OF
prices in the future"