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VUL. XIII.
PORT ARTHU1
Russian Stronghold Sui
Assaults Of
1ERMS OF SURRENDER ARE FIXEC
'Following General 8toess9l's Commun
fcation to General Nogi, Commit
sicncrs Representing the Two Com
mandcrs Met at 4 O'CIock Mondaj
Afternoon and Subsequently Signet
Articles of Capitulation.
Port Arthur, whose hilla have foi
months* run red with the blood of th<
bra vert of tho two war-like nations
has at last succumbed to the flerc<
tenacity of the Japanese attack Gen
-eral Stoessel. most stubborn in carry
lng out the will of his sovereign, liai
seen the advance of the beuiegiug arm}
gaiu in momentum and energy until t<
hold oat longer would have been i
crime against humanity. The condition:
ot tnc surrender ate not yet known
but in all quarters it is anticipate!
that they are such as an honorable sol
dier may accept from a brave and Vic
torious enemy.
At 1;:4r? o'clock Sunday night tin
commissioners completed the 8luu;inn j
the capitulation agreement. Botl
armies had suspended hostilities hvi
hours earlier. The city of Port Ar
tliur will he occupied by the Japanese
The authorities at St. Petersburg, ir
the absence of direct official new:
from General Stoessel that Port Ar
thur has surrendered, have not per
uiittcd the news to become public. Km
peror Nicholas Is in the sou'h of Rus
ma, aim ins ministers ace Cor the tim<
bring in the dark as to vhat (lis
!>&u-h( s have been sent to him fron
the front.
Toltio was the scene of rejoicing
people of all ranks Hading It the out
come compensation for all ihe sacri
Ike of life and money that w&~ en
tailed in the ten months' siege.
To what extent the fall of Port Ar
thur will make for a restoration o:
peace is an open question. Thare is ai
encouraging note in the expression in
IJajoii llayashi, Japanese ^minister a
j^cminn, >?i the hope that "In some wai
it will facilitate llnal peace/' thougl
the pacific nolo is perhaps lost in tn?
later words of the minister, widen < al
attention to the fact that the besleginj
army will now l>e free to go north
where it will he an offset to tie rein
forcemeats (Jencral kuropatkin hai
been rce? iviug from Russia since tin
battle of Shnkhe. The spirit of tbi
Hussions may he judged by the state
rv.ent of the secretary of tho eilbassaj
at London that the campaign will b<
renewed with fresh vigor in the spring
and that the n?Mon will not be ronteni
to permit Port Arthur to remain In th<
bands of the Japaese.
Roth in Paris and in London th<
opinion is that th? squadron undei
Vice Admiral Rojcstyensky, whlct
started from Libau for the fai Easl
Ij three months ago. will have to jetract
I Its way home, as adherence to thi
I original plans would invite dpastei
, without nrobabllltiy of effecting aJ?'ie
tion with the warships at preset In
I the harbor of YladlvoftOCk. That Japan
^ may not l>e permitted to retain pos'
wti'ioii of Port Arthur without di.l'de
'I is shown in the fact that l'arla jewsI
p.*j e: s are already reviving the rlaim
I made in 1901 that the holding o that
J pot .tinn commanding the Eastcn was
by the Japanese would bo a ui'nace
to Curopean powers.
Chcfoo. P.y Cable?Commander {artI
sow. of til.- Russian torpedo bod deli
sin r Vlastnl, which nrrlved here
II i* ".?> in an interview said:
"Port Arthur falls of exhaution,
sxhnustinn not only oi ammunllon
I but <-f men .
remnant of the garrlsot'.lcfl
| had bet n doing the work .-f heroe> foi
I Ave days and five nights, but yo?terI
Shot Out Boy's Eyes.
Newport News, Special.?Fred Westinghouf
\ tb small boy who v/as slot
yesterday at Oiicna by the premature
explosion of a gun which was being
loade d by a negro, will lose his e/esty.ht
as a result of the accident. The
ahr t struck iiini full in the face, deft
roying uotii eyes.
Police Officer Shot.
Cfcarlctte, Special.?Rural Officer 3.
K. Cole, of llelmout Park, was killed
Sunday afternoon at half-past 5 o'clock
by n negro. Will Springs. The homicide
was committed at the railroad crossing
near Sugar Creek church and witbid
200 yrvrds of Zion negro church. Mr,
Colc'h-son-in-law. Mr. H. it. Nabort, d
machinist at l.id.lell's, was tliere and
was shot also. How seriously he was
wounded does not yet appear; It sceme
though, that he is not much hurt. Mr.
Colo was attempting the arrest or a
ncRTo for the larceny of a bicycle belonging
to another negro.
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three months on reduced rations, were
so worn that it is marvelous they
* stood the final strain so Ions.
r "Yes'erday General Ploessel would
) still Q|ht. His wound, which was rek
ceived early in the siege, had been
bothering him, but his determination
} to flghl while one man stood had not
, been diminished.
1 "'But. we cannot fight,' said hia generals.
Xhir men cannot move. They
sleep standing. They cannot see the
* bayonets at their breasts. We can
order, hut they cannot obey.'
> " 'Then you generals fight,' said
. otoessel, clinched his fists.
"He seemed fanatical on the sub1
ject, but finally he was brought to see
i reason t>y tbe Insistence of his subordinates.
Admirals Lochinsky and
Wlron, Generals SmirnofT anil FY>ck,
and many others, sometimes with
broken voices, urged the step which
all dreaded so long.
"The greatest loss suffered by Port
Arthur occurred a fortnight ugo, when
Major General Krondratenko was
k.?ed. Officers anil men alike regarded
him as the brightest star in
Fori Arthur's Srmsiuor.t. whon li!*
death became known, tbe fall in the
spirit3 <>f the soldiers was plainly visible.
General rcondratouko Was seated
in the casemate of a certain fort discusing
with seven othor officers the
' best way of countermining against
" the Japanese, when nn eleven-inch
- shell burst, killing everybody in the
. casemate.
"General Nogi has taken Port Arthur
with his artillery and his tunnels. His
" ritte bullets were seldom found to be
f of any use.
j "We who cgme here Monday do noi.
f know the terms of surrender sugest^
ed by General Stoesscl to General Nogi
{ nor the answer, having left Port Ar!
thur even before the messenger had
, been dispatched. The general impres1
sion, however, is that Stoesscl has
r proposed that the army shall go free
' and that he alone be made a prisoner.
i "It Is a simple story. Had tho amj
munition held out the fortress would
, liavo held out Indefinitely. For months
3 wo held Port Arthur by bayonets
aiuup, uuui nesn and blood cculd do
r no more. When a man fell thero was
3 none other to replace him. Thus the
garrison was gradually worn down,
f Two hundred and Three-Meter Hill
alone cost us Ave thousand men. The
capture of that hill was the beginning
j of the end."
r Tokio Wildly Joyous.
J Tokio, By Cable.?Tokio is wildly
j j joyous oyer Gen. Nogi's teelgram ani
I nouncing that Gen. Stoessel had sent
a letter relating to the surrender of
, Port Artihur. News boys crying ex|
tras were the center of large crowds.
The peop le grabbed the papers and repeated
the cries. Thus was the news
curried throughout the city, and within
a few' minutes lite firing of aerial
and daylight rockets began In various
| ports of t he city. Bands appeared and
| a score (it small processions formed
and surpred through the principal
j ?troots, .fapan lias paid a heavy price
: for the Husslan fortress. The prosj
pect of it*< early posesslon cheered the
people as no other event of the war
has done. The Emperor's New Year's
reception V>d aiience to the army and
, | navy and -officers and civil o(Tl dais continued
thl| morning. The news from
; i-on Arm Br gave additional cheer to
j the per.cn U exchange of congratula ;,r3L==
lncrea?9d Wages For Thousands.
Pittsburg, Special.-?According to information
from a reliable source the
? 1'nited States Steel Corporation shows
; at tho er.<j of the quarter finished iJat,
nrday an thftirease of nearly $2,000,<>u0
over the September quarter. With tho
' resumption of work next Tuesday t.ie
wages of dver 100,00u men will be mI
creased.
Brownlow Gets Nomination.
Nashville, Tenn.. Special.?Republi- j
| cans of the State legislature, in joint
caucus have nominated Hon. Walter P.
Brownlow, representative in Congress !
from the first district, as their candl|
date for the United States ser.atorship.
The legislature is overwhelmingly
Democratic and Senator William L$.
Bate Will succeed himself.
Torpedo Boats Leave.
Chefoo, By Cable.?Monday morning
two Htiesian torpedo launches from
| PortArthur" arrived here. There are
sev-n Ja; n.eee torpedo boat destroyers
la 'he i).ubor.
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TEXT OF THE AGREEMRNT
.11 Russians Taken Prisoners, the Officers
Being Paroled?All Forts and
War Materials to be Turned Over
to the Japanese Army.
Tokio, By Cable.?A telegram from
jneral Nogi giving the text of the
iptulation convention was received
lesday afternoon, it is as follows:
"Article 1.?All Russian soldiers,
irines, volunteers, also government
lclals at the garrison and harbor of
rt Arthur, are taken prisoners.
'Article 2.?All forts, batteries, war
ps, other ships and boats, arms,
munition, horses, all materials for
stile use, government buildings and
objects belonging to the Russian
ornment shall be transferred to the
lanese army in their existing conon.
Article 3.?On the proceeding two
tditions being assented to. as a guaree
for the fulfillment thereof the
n garrisoning the forts and the
teries on this mountain, Sungshu
untain. Antse Mountain and the line
eminences southeast therefrom shall
removed l>y noon of January 5, and
MP. same shall be transferred to the
Japanese army.
"Article 4.?Should Russian military
or naval men be deemed to have destroyed
objects named in article 2 or
to have caused alteration in any way
in their condition at the existing tfTne
the signing of this compact and the
negotiations shall he annulled and the
Japanese army will take free action.
"Article i).?The Rusian military and
naval authorities shall prepare and
transfer to the Japanese army a table
showing the fortifications of Port Arthur
and their respective positions,
and maps showing the location of
m.nes, underground and sub-marine,
and all other dangerous objects; also
a table showing the composition and
system of the army and naval services
at Port Arthur, a list of army
and navy olflccrs with names and rank
and duty of said officers; a list of
army steamers, warships and other
ships, with the number of their respective
crews; a list of civilians,
showing the number oi men and wo'
men, their races and occupations.
"Article C.?Arms, including those
carried on the person; ammunition,
war materials, government buildings,
objects owned by the government,
horses, warships and other ships, including
their contents, excepting private
property, shall he left in their
present positions and the commissioners
of the Russian and Japanese army
snail necnie upon tne method of their
transference.
"Article 7.?The Japanese army, considering
the gallant resistance offered
by the Russian army as being honorable.
will permit the officers of the
Russian army and navy as well as officials
belorging thereto, to carry
swotds and to take with them private
property directly necessary for the
maintenance of life. The previously
mentioned officers, officials and volunteers
who will sign a written parole
pledging that they will not take up
arms and in nowise take action contrary
to the interests of the Japanese
army until the close of the war will
receive the consent of the Japanese
, army to return to their country. Each
j army and navy officer will be allowed
I one servant, and such servant will be
specially released on signing the parole.
"Article S.?Non-commissione.l officers
and nrivates of horn nrmv una
J navy and volunteers shall wear their
| uniforms and, taking portable tents
and necessary private property, and
commanded by their respective officers
shall assemble at such places as
may be indicated by the Japanese army.
The Japanese commissioners will
decide the necessary details therefor.
"Article 9.?The sanitary corps and
the accountants belonging to the Russian
army and navy shall be retainel
by the Japanese while their services
are deemed necessary for the caring
for the sick and wounded soldiers.
' During such time such corps shall bo
required to render service under diI
section of the military corps and ac]
countants of the Japanese army.
"Article 10.?The treatment to be aej
corded to the residents, the transfer of
I books and documents relating to mun|
icipal administration and finance and
also detailed files necessary for the
enforcement of this compact shall be
j embodied in a supplementary com|
pact. The supplementary compact shall
j have force as this compact.
| "Article 11.?One copy each of this
compact shall he prepared for the Japanese
and Russian armies, and it shall
have immediate effect upon signature
thereof."
No Action Taken.
Memphis. Special.?A special to The
Commercial-Appeal from Newport.
Ark., says that no action will be taken
by the authorities of tne town in connection
with the lynching last Saturday
of Louis Allwhite for tin- murder
of two women. The coroner's Jury
holding an inquest over the body of
Adwhite found that the deceased
"came to his death at the hands of
an unknown mob."
Speaker of North Carolina House.
Raleigh. N. C.. Special.?Owen H.
Onion, of Newbern. was named for
Speaker of the House of the Legislature
by the Democrats, who have 08
| of the 120 members. Guion, was placed
in nomination by W.j P. Wood, seconded
by A. W. Graham. The nomination
was made by a rising vote. The
House Democratic caucus, presided
I over by John S. Cunningham, chose
| Frank D. Hackett for chief clerk and
\ F. II. Arendell for reading clerk, the
latter having no opposition. The senj
ate Democratic caucus chose A. J.
Maxwell for chief clerk, John W.
Simpson of Rutherfordton, engrossing
clerk; Drown Pegrarn, of Raleigh, for
eergeant-at-arms; R. W. Stanley, of
1 Wilkes, assisstant door-keeper
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JfKSDAY, M W'ITARY M,
CONGRESS IN SESSION AGAIN
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The Senate and House Regularly av t
worK?What They are Doing.
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House Meets and Adjourns.
When the House re-convened after i
tne holiday recess. Mr. Grosvernor. of
Ohio, submitted the report of the mer- a
chant marine commission, the minority
being given until Friday to sub ,
mit their views. The House adjourned t
until tomorrow out of respect to the
memory of the late Representative Mahoney.
of Illinois. j
Subventions of live dollars per gross (
ton annually; subsides for the carry- ]
ng of mails from Atlantic Coast and c
3nlf of Mexico ports to South and ConIral
America and Cuba, nnd front ?'a- ,
clflc coast ports to Japan, China, the i
Phillippines. Mexico. Central America t
\nd the Isthmus of Panama, a ton- *
tiage tax on foreign vessels entering '
I United States ports; the creation of t ,
I naval volunteer of appretices on ships i
i in foreign trade are provided for in
i tho bill agreed upon by the joint meri
chant marine commission.
Senate Meets Arain. t
Upon re-convening after the holiday 1
1 recess, the Senate plunged directly in- ^
j to the consideration of the bill for the t
| admission of two States to be compos- 1
ed of Arizona and New Mexico and Ok- t
lahoma and Indian Territory. A mo- '
tion by Mr. Bovcredge to take up the 1
| bill prevailed by a vote of 31 to 17. Mr. '
, Heyburn, who renewed his effort to ,
' get up the pure food bill, voted with i
the Democrats on roll call, but with
this exception the Republicans voted
solidly to proceed with the consideration
of the Statehood bill and the Demj
ocrats solidly against that course. A <
motion l?y Mr. Bate, of Tennessee, to ]
I recommit was voted down, Mr. Nelson i
I KTinlfa at lanatl. ?e -1? 1 1
.?V ?' iibdi ill au vuittC) Ul lilt'
bill.
Mr. Bate, in making his motion, said |
it had been ditllcult to make a minority
report, us nmn> ??f the sittings
of the committee had been held when
j the Senate was in session, when memI
hers of the minority eould not attend, i
I He entered upon an argument
1 against consolidation of the four Territories
ihto two States. Referring to
the proposed union of Arizona and
New Mexico, he said they would make
! a State of greater area than is com- :
prised In all the New England States i
with New York, New Jersey, and Penn- c
sylvania added. The only reason for c
the consolidation was found, he said, t
in the desire to prevent an increase t
of United States Senators. t
Mr. Breekenridge said all the mem- i
i bers of the committee 011 Territories ?
j had been notified of the committee t
j meetings and that failure to attend 1
| was the fault of the individual mem- ;
i bers. (
Mr. Bate admitted that due notice of
meetings had been given. "They
I wanted us to help make a quorum. '
, he said, "hut we did not come up with
j the ante." Tho reference of the ven
erable Senator to a popular game
j caused a smile around the chamber. 1
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t 11in uiuiiuu was voteu uown, ii> 10 si. i
! i ?ie Senate adjourned. !
Senator Bard occupied the entire ]
I time of the Senate, tie made an argu- i
i meat against the union of Arizona and i
New Mexico, on the ground tlint the |
people of the two Territories do not ]
deai e it.
During the course of Mr. Bard's ,
speech he was interrupted by Mr. Till- t
man. who said he wanted to make an
appeal for "white supremacy in Arizona."
To unite the two Territories
would, he said, be like joining Florida
with Cuba and to subject the white
people of Arizona to the domination of
Mexicans and "Greasers," which he op- <
j posed. ]
Several hills of minor importance ]
\ were parsed during the day. anil the ,
Senate adjourned until Monday.
Will Canvass Vote February 8. I
The joint statehood 1*111 again occu- ! ?
i pied the majority portion of the atten- i
, tion of the Senate, and Mr. Nelson com- i
1 nleted his speech in support of it. i
j The omnibus claims bill was read in s
: part, but no effort was made to so- |
i cure actldn upon it. Bills for the re- i
organization of the medical corps of
| the army and regulating promotions
of army officers ompl *yed in the ordi- '
nance department were passed. i .
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A resolution reported by Mr. ilur- i 1
row a from the committee on privileges 1
an.I elections lixinrj 1 o'clock on Wed- ! j
n?. sday, February 8, for the canvass by
the two Houses of Congress of the 1 |
vote cast at the last presidential elec- I r
lion was agreed to. The ceremony will j
tnke place in the chamber of the House
oi Representatives. The Senate ad- j 1
tourned. | ;
No Pivcr and Harbor Bill.
The prospoets nre that this session
of Congress will not pass a rived and
! harbor bill. The committee on rivers
| and harbors has been considering a
i bill for some time with a view of making
an early report, but among the
leaders in the House there is a disposition
to let the bill go over for this
session, on account of the condition of '
the Treasury. Cutting off a river and '
j harbor bill would be In line with the
| determination of the House leaders to '
a lhere to n policy Of strict economy in
government expenditures.
Representative Maynard. of Virginia, (
In a bill proposed to increase the salary 1
I of the President to $75,000 a year, the i
Vice President to $15,000 and to give i
the President after his retirement front <
office au annual salary of $25,000 per i
annum for life.
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Congressional Notes.
Uy a bill introduced by RepresentaIvo
mlloonln T--.. ?? ?- '
,,v vit*>vo|/iv, KJL i c.\an, ll 19 pi upU?**U I
hat United States District judges shall
rave been residents of the district for
it least five years prior to appointment
ind that they shall reside continuously
vithin *he district while on the bench.
V violation of the last provision is
aade a high misdemeanor.
The House committee on agriculture
LC.thorized a report on the resolution
ailing on the Secretary of Agriculture
or information as to the data for the
eport on cotton acreage and producion.
No Bail For Nan Patterson.
New York. Special.?Justice Greent>aum,
of the New York State Supreme
Pourt, denied the application of Nan
Patterson for bail pending a new trial
in the charge of the murder of Caesar
1'oung. In denying the application Juslice
Greenbaum says that counsel for
he prisoner made no effort to convince
the court that there is improbibility
of securing a conviction at a
u-cond trial. As it appears that the
listriet attorney intends to proceed*
with a second trial of the prisoner, he
lid not feel that he would be justified
n ordering her release 011 bail.
Crum Confirmed.
Washington. Special.-?The noniinaion
of W. D. Crum. a negro, to be colector
for the port of Charleston. S. C.,
\as confirmed by the Senate jn execuivc
session by a vote of 33 to 17. Crum
<as been nominated by the President
hree times, and in addition to these
lominations has received three recess
ippointments, and is now serving
liider the last of these. Confirmation
,vas opposed by Senator Tillman, who
ibjccted to the appointment of a
legro.
Rehearing in Rebate Case.
Washington, Special?The inter-State
commerce commission telegraphed
President Ripley, of the Atchison. To
peka & Santa Fe Railroad, that it
would give a rc-hearlng in Chicago of
the Colorado Fuel & Iron case, probably
on Friday or Saturday of next
week, though possibly not until later.
This is the ease In which charges were
made of granting rebates by the railroad
to the Colorado company.
Will Not be Courtmartialed.
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?The scenes
it the admiralty and War Office were
\ repetition of those of yesterday,
rowds of weeping women and chilIrcn
vainly asking for lists of the sur,
Ivors of the Port. Arthur garrison,
which could not be furnished. While
he Russian military law is imperative
n the requirement that the commander
u* a fortress who surrenders shall be
lied by court-martial, the Emperor
uidouhtedly will order that this formPity
be dispensed with in the case of
General Stoesscl.
Audubon Societies Federate.
Albany, N. Y? Special.?The National
Association of Audubon Societies, for
the protection of wild birds and animals,
was incorporated. Its purposes
itre to hold meetings, lectures and exhibitions
for the protection of wild
birds and animals and to co-operate
ivlth national and State governments to
that end. The directors include T. Clillert
Pearson, of Greensboro. N. C.; F.
\1. Miller, of New Orleans: Mrs. Kingstnith,
of Maltland, Fla.; 11. Patt Walter.
of Houston. Texas, and Albert W. i
Williams, Jr., of Tallahassee, Fla.
Sail fcr Hamburg.
Newport News-, Va., Special.?The !
Herman steamship Adria sailed for
Hamburg Tuesday with two of the !
Lake sub-marine boats which arc said
:<> bo consigned to the Rusian govern- i
ment. The delay in the Adria's dopart
uro lias been explained. The vessel
was held up by an agent for the
underwriters, who insisted upon the {
sub-marines being more securely fast- i
nod to the decks, fearing that rough j
seas might, cause damage to the boats J
by dislocating tho mechanical parts.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Tokio, By fable.?Noon.?(Jencrnl '
^ogi reports to the Army Department j
bat on January H the commissioners of j
10th the Japanese and Russian armies
oncludeii tlieir conference, and that
mm the morning of January 1 the I
i< Dial transfer of war materials at j
'oil Arthur as property of the Japan- 1
se government commenced.
Near Martinsburg ;>0 sticks of dynaii?e
placed in a lionfire exploded,
jliakiiig the country for a mile around.
lie .'iioko, after years of contest, has
jti .l banished the cows from ,ts streets
Two Lake submarine torpedo boats
.v. re put on the Cermun slilp Ailri.i at
Newport News.
Japs Entered Tuesday.
Tokio, Hy Cable.?The text of General
Nogi's telegram announcing the
-apitulation of the Russian forces at
Port Arthur is as follows: "The plenipotentiaries
of both parties concluded
their negotiations Monday at 4:GO
yclock. The Russian commissioners |
loeepted on the whole the stipulations
>f the Japanese. The document lias j
been prepared and signatures are now I
being affixed. Simultaneously with the
onclusion of negotiations, both armie- I
.uspen led hostilities. It is expected ;
that the Japanese army will enter the I
ity of I'ort Arthur Tues la/."
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TMO 17
THESOLTH'S WEALTH
Notable Increase Shown During Tke
Past Pear
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A STEADY INFLUX OF CAPITAL .
The Remarkable Gain in Diversified
Agriculture Notable?The Increase?
in the Taxable Value of Property
40 Per Cent?As Great as the Increase
in the Preceeding 20 Years.
Baltimore, Md., Special.?The Manufacturers'
Record presents this week:
the approximate figures of the assessed
valuation of the property in all th?
Southern States at the beginning oC
1905, publishing a table showing by
States a total assessed valuation oS
$1,510,925,237 in 1S90. of $5,266,594,044
in 1900 and of $6,196,697,813 in 1904..
Commenting upon these figures Tha
Manufacturers' Record says:
"These figures, subject in part to revision?and,
it is believed in the case?
of two or three States, several million
dollars below what will be shown by
the final returns on assessed values?indicate
the remarkable advance in
nmtcrinl wnallli ) ? ??>r, Sn.>ik k-? ?
.. . .... vuiv.i III HIV. kJUUlll WIWCCU
1900 and 1904. During that period. as
shown by these figures, there was a.
gain i?f more than $93*1,000,000, or at an.
average rate of $230,000,000 a year.
The magnitude of this increase i?
strikingly illustrated when compared
with the progress in the decade be- ,
tween 1890 and 1900, when the total
increase in assessed valuation was
$755,00*1,000, or at the rate of $75,000.000
a year. It was during that decade
that the price of cotton fell to its lowest
point since the war, but during th?
last four years there was a steady advancc
to tlic
value of the early part of last year.
It may not be possible to connect with,
exactness the increase in the price ol
cotton and the enhancement in the assessed
values of property in the South'
but that higher prices do have a material
hearing upon the prosperity^,
goes without questioh.
"in studying this question, however,
it should be borne in mind that during
that last few years the increase io
diversified agriculture in the South
has been almost as marked as the increase
in tin' value of cotton, and added
to this is the really wonderful industrial
development. The remarkable
change front the low price of cotton of
six or seven years ago is hardly more
striking than is the inerease in the production
of grain, fruits, vegetabjes
ana oiner rarin products. The totai
increase in llie assessed value of propt
erty In the South In the 20-year period
from 1880 to 1900 was $2,310,000.000;
or. in other words, in the last four
years the gain In the taxable value la
the South has been 10 per cent, as
great as the total gain of the proceeding
20 years.
Hearing on the increase in the assessed
value of property. The Maniw
facturers' Record gives in detail statistics
showing the great development of
diversified farming in tne South, whicfi
in connection with industrial development
has been a potent factor in theenrichment
of that section, and says:
"By reason of the short crop and
high prices of cotton in 1903 and the
large crop and lower prices in 1904.
the world's attention has been so closely
centered upon cotton that the remarkable
development in diversified
agriculture throughout the South, now
one of the most marked features of
Southern farming operations, has been
to a considerable extent overlooked.
In 1 .'< ;{ tlie South produced such an
exceptionally large grain crop that it
was hanllv ?* l>" ? ? "
vw < *in> im iiihi inert?
would lie a further Increase in 1904.
although there is practically no limit
to the Smith's capabilities in the development
of diversified farming, la
1903 the production of corn showed an
increase of K'.s.otio.ooo bushels over
1903. The aggregate production of
corn in the South for tne last two
y< ars was 1.300,000,000 bushels,
against 900.ti00.00u bushels for the two
proceeding years, an increase in two
years of nearly 400,000,000 bushels.
The total value of the corn crop of
the last two years was $720,000,000
against $300,000,000 fur the two precc
sling years, or a difference in favor
of the last two years of $154,000,000,
which was added to tne wealth of the
South by the increase in corn nlone.
There was no material difference in
the wheat production hpt the higher
prices of wheat in 1901 made a difference
or nearly $15,000,000 to the South
as compared with the wheat erop of
1903 and a difference of $31,000,000 as
compared with the wheat crop of 1902.
The total value of corn, wheat, oates.
Irish potatoes, rye and hnv produced
in the South last year was $542,000,000
a gain of $3f?.0n0,O00 compared with
190:: anil of $140,000,000 compared with
19i>2. Outside of these crops and or
cut ton, the value of other farm products.
including rice, sugar, tobacco,
sweet potatoes, vegetables, fruits and
live stock products, was about $550,000.000,
or a total valuo of Southern
agriculture outside of cotton in 190V
of about $1,092,000,000. The aggregate
grain production in the South last j
year was 790.000,000 bushels, against / J
$07,000,000 bushels in 1902. I
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