Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-10


water is performing for the Soutl
labors that would be beyond the ca
pacity of all the slaves that wer,
ever held upon this continent.
The Inauguration of water powel
development was an impressive mile
stone. Another marks the poin
where began the manufacture of ice
Until the South, through Florids
, genius, pointed the way for the max
: ing of this substance by artificial
: means, the North depended upon ice
! gathered from lakes and rivers dur
ing the winter months, while the
South did Misunderstanding upon the
cool spring back of the house, or
upon the shelf in the well-box, when
milk, butter, fruits and the like were
to be kept cool. Dealers in perish
able products were dependent upon
the local market, as widespread dis
| tribution was impossible. But when
I the South learned to make ice, a
mighty transformation was wrought.
Refrigerator cars came ON the scene,
making it possible to send South
ern products across the continent,
and cold storage plants developed,
making it possible to carry products
over from week to week or month
to month, and thus distribute the
life nf a
tire year instead of being limited to
a brief season.
The making of ice by artificial
means was found so superior to the
old method of gathering it, that many
ice concerns in the North have aban-
doned the old method and are pro-
ducing their ice as it is produced in
the South. The growth of the in
dustry in the South has been colos-
sal, and today ice is available in every
town and hamlet, and it has served
more than any other factor in bring
ing the fruit. melon and vegetable
industries to their present state of
development. 1t has facilitated di-
versification, which has been so i'm
portant factor in Southern develop
ment.
During these years, science has
walked hand-in-hand with agricul-
ture as well as with industry Con-
slider cotton. Prior to the War Be
tween the States, cotton was a staple
to wear. Today il is
that and much more 1t furnishes
wide range of products, extending
from cooking oils to high explosives,
and its by-products have become the
basis of many important industries.
The same is true of the peanut, which
has invaded many undreamed of
fields since the days when it was
looked upon as an adjunct to the
circus
Science also has wrought miracles
with the soft" coal of the South,
bringing forth many hundreds of
products, including roofing and paw
ing materials, acids of many kinds,
ammonia, wood preservatives, explo-
sives, oils, gas. fertilizers and scores
of other useful products, many of
which are the basis of important
industries.
These three-score years also have
been attended by many notable en-
cheering achievements, such as the
building of the East Coast Railroad
across the Florida Keys to Key West.
the digging of the New Orleans Ship
Canal, the opening of Buffalo Bayou
to Houston, bringing ocean shipping
thereto; the erection of the Calves
ton sea wall, the building of numer-
Gus great power dams, the deepening
of harbors, the opening of rivers to
navigation, the laying of pipe lines.
the bridging of rivers, the piercing
of mountains and so forth and so on,
almost without end.
During these years the South not
only accomplished marvels in the
way of commercial, Industrial and
agricultural expansion, but it capital
lied climate to its infinite advantage.
Millions of tourists flock to the South
each winter and the South has de-
veloped hundreds of beautiful re-
sorts and erected thousands of mag
nificent hotels to take care of this
ever increasing traffic.
What has been achieved by the
South in the rearing of great finan-
cial institutions, in the building of
magnificent highways, in the promo
ton of education, in religious activ-
tiles, in literature, in art and in sci
ence. would furnish material for vol
umes, but enough has been said to
demonstrate that the three-score
years which have flown since Apo
mattox, have been years of achieve
ent-achievements more splendid
than ever before were accomplished
by any people similarly situated. And
now this great arch of triumphant
accomplishment is to be made beau
tifully complete by the carving OF
: the Stone Mountain Memorial. which
gives to the South the most stipend.
} uous monument the world has ever
known. The MISUNDERSTANDING is
| shown by their ready response to the
request that they purchase "Etons
Mountain Memorial Coins" which
now are on sale at banks Throughout
/ the country.