Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-14
BRIGHT FUTURE
PICTURED BY
Sen. MAYFIELD
Speaker Pays Tribute
To Leadership of
South Texas {. Of e.
In Address

In Address
ssnstcr Earle 3. Mayfield sounded
. note Of optimism when he address
90 the South Texas Chamber Of Com
nnrree Monday morning on Indus
trial Achievements Of the South" in
Which he asserted that the South
would within a quarter of a century
again lead the nation in industrial
and scientific development, as il did
prior to the civil war.
he paid high tribute 70 those who
have taken the leadership in the or
ganizstion of the South 1exss Cham
Der OF Commerce, asserting that q re.
gionsl chamber would prove q ne.
dium through which all of South
Texas could cooperate for the devel-
opnnent Of a section rich in natural
resources He also commented upon
the rapid Development Of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley, which he stated
hld been almost completely trans
eOrnted IN o few years into the NEST
Produetive and NEST beautiful sec
tion Of the South.
Pointing out the vast OF
che South, and especially South Texas
ana the Lower Rio Grande Valley. he
deelsred that athe spirit OF the old
South in business and industrisI is
being reincsrnsted in the present
generation"
He spoke of the K!ories Of Texas
which he described as the only state
IN the Union that won and achieved
Its independence slene upon the fisld
Of battle. Every feet og her soil 10
Fonseerated ground" the ssnator said.
Describing the business, industrial
End scientific achievements OF the
South prior to the civil war: the par
ticipstion Of the South in the war OF
Independence, and the fact that
Southern statesmen guided he des-
TIMES OF the nation for years, the
senator stated that cit is a signifi-
cant fact that the South led all other
sections Of the nation in industrial
development up 20 the beginning Of
the nineteenth century.
"The whole story Of the South's
wealth and prosperity before 1860 is
told In the statement that the as
Bessed value Of property in South
Carolina, exclusive Of slaves. was
greater than the combined values OF
property in Rhode Island and New
WNANENW ~ kMQ VI AAG WWMAMu4WML WUQ
greatest manufacturing states in the
Union, and what was true OF South
Carolina was true throughout the en-
tire South.
Has Great Personalities
Il have presented Just a few of the
outstanding facts about the indus
trial achievements and wonderful re-
sources and progress Of the old South
for the purpose of i~mpressing you
with the enormous p~otentialities and
the almost m~eskureless possibilities
that our immediate section Of the
country offers today. II wa will dedi-
cete our best thought to the solu-
ticn Of our present day problems and
direct the course Of the Southern
states along the industrial aud ecian.
tific lines that they we're following
before the civil wsr, in less than a
quarter Of = century the South will
again lead the nstion in industrial
develorment-"
Neferring 20 the rapid development
OF the textile industry, the Senator
stated that the South now has in oper-
alton 1885. 900 cotton spindles, which
is $780,, 900 more than in the New
England states The South produces
the eountry's cotton crop. which last
year amounted TO $1,I70.00O, 600.
The onward march Of civilization
he's been largely measured by the cot
ton industry he said. more than
100000 900 people are directly depend
ent, n way or another, upon the
rnanufacture Of cotton, while millions
more are dependent upon cotton pro-
duction. It's manufacture has enor-
racusly enriched New England, Great
Britain and much Of the continent
Of Europe. and Is today enriehirg q
large psrt of the South. Texas pro-
duced nearly o~ns.third Of the cotton
raised IN the United States last year,
and not . single reason ear Be ad-
vsneed why every pound Of chat eet-
ton should not have been woven into
finished fabrics N Texas mills.
Predicts Growth Of Industry
"In my humble opinion II will only
be q few abort years until every
pound Of cotton grown in Texas will
be woven into finished fabrics in
Texas mills. And likewise, let US
anticipate the dsy when every pound
Of Southern cotton will be woven in
Southern mills and the surplus Of the
finished product then exported in
American ships. flying the Stars and
Stripes. into every foreign country of
the world. Already great strides
have been made by the South along
this line.
my plea Is that we utilize 10 the
fullest extent the wonderful natursl
resource with which a kind Provi-
dence has 80 a~bundantly blessed our
section Of the country. Through the
mountains and Valleys Of the South,
from the Lower Rio Grande Valley 70
the Potomac. the nations unhar-
messed water power rolls on 60 meet
the ebbing tide Of the sea. Eight
tenths OF the nsvigable rivers Of the
nation. capable Of producing 1900. 900
h~ydro-electric horsepower, lie within
the Janitorial borders Of the South
ern states"
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