The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-22
'rTTIE SOUTH AND
THE FUTURE.


THE FUTURE
IN Broader Industrial Develop
ment Lies the Prosperity of
All Southern Interests
G. l.. Miller & Co., of Atlanta,
who have for years been placing
bonds or southern building opera
fions, have decided to move their
executive offices to New York in
order to broaden their field OF
work and come in closer touch with
capital Writing to the Manufac-
Iurers Record on the reasons for
this removal Mr.. Miller says:
sI cannot hesitate to use this ad-
ditionai opportunity of again en-
phasizing the need OF the south to-
day. Our work in moving our ex-
ecutive Offices here does not mean
we are IN any way divorcing our
selves from southern activities. In
deed, it is primarily fer the pur-
pose of increasing and diverslfying
those activities. You no doubt
know that great share Of invest
.rasnt funds coming into the south
S do so from this section. BY our To-
cation on the ground, we find we
are able to double our activities
and our value to the south. So /
want to- emphasize once more the
need of all southern trade and
commercial organizations, business
houses, magazines. and everybody
else walking mp, getting into their
best clothes. So as TO make good
appearances, using extensively and
persIssentiS printers ink and let
ting these northern people know
more about that section Of Amer
lea especially endowed by ma
lure.. {.
There is an awakening all over
the south to the need of broader
activity in Development work. The
depression brought on the agricul-
fural interests by unwise defation
can be overcome so far as the south
as a whole is concerned. by the ex-
pansion. which is within its power,
Of the industrial Interests OF this
section. New markets for agri-
cultural products can be increased
By the development Of nanufactur-
ing enterprises, creating a home
demand for everything the farmer
can raise.
TIE South is as yet in the infancy
OF ats Development 1t can increase
TO an almost unlimited extent the
utilization OF its resources. It's wa
ter powers. as yet embarrassed,
furnish a large field for expansion
and every hydro-eleetric develop
Raent made broadens the field for
creating industrial enterprises. Ev-
cry hydro-electric power company
IN the south should be aggressive
II seeking to draw capital and IN
dust-ies into this section. Every
railroad, every development agency
IN the south, should take a broad
e- view Of the potentialities OF the
south and Of its responsibility 20 CO.
operate in building up the south
than has ever been taken in the
pass.
An awakening of that spirit Of
enterprise which lifted the south
OUT OF the nire af reconstruction
days, ending with 1876, and gave
To this section the wonderful ina-
pulse of the SOS. should be quick
ened into new life and new eusrgy
and new broadness OF vision and
sew readiness to spend money to
make known the possibilities o. the
south.
Agriculture throughout the aa-
ton has received a hard blow. It
is greatly depressed-more Sc n
the west than in the south. But
through the upbuilding Of manu-
featuring enterprises, the expan-
sion Of railroad facilities. tie err
largement OF port facilities, there
can be created a prosperity in tie
south which will far naara than
overcome the loss occasionetl by the
depression in agriculture. ard W II
be a sure means of helping 10
bring prosperity back to the farm :
ers.Manufacturers Record.
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