S.A.L.magundi [1895 : June, v.1 : no.3]

VOLUME I. Devoted to the Seaboard Air Line, and the Agricultural and Industrial Interests of the South. PORTSMOUTH, VA., JUNE, 189?. ' NUMBER J. SEABOARD AIR LINE. R. C. HOFFMAN, President, Baltimore, Md. E. ST. JOHN. Vice-President, Portsmouth. Va. JNO. H. WINDER, General Manager, Atlanta, Ga. V. E. McBEE, Superintendent of Transportation. Atlanta, Ga. T. W. WHISNANT, Superintendent *»f Roadwav. At¬ lanta. Ga. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT. COTTON AND COTTON MILLS. We devote a large portion of space In this Issue to the republication of an article from the Мапи Record. It possesses at present a peculiar and over¬ shadowing importance, considering the fact that the subject of cotton production In connection with cotton manufacture has for some time past engaged a large share of the public attention. It was prepared by R. H. Edmonds, the editor of the Record, who. as stated in our last paper, accompanied a party of investigation. BOTH LAND AND WATER CONVEYANCE. The project is seriously entertained of fattening up York and not more than half the cost in the most The system of water communication in connection ol<1 and worn out horses and mules on hullsand molas- favored localities on the Pacific coast. Some plantings with the superior facilities of transportation afforded ses, slaughtering them and shipping the carcasses in have been made in the northern part of the state and by the Seaboard Air Disk gives to the traveler and ! cold storage as horse beef to Germany. The people in we are informed that larger plantings will be made shipper extraordinary advantages, in the summer \ tbat country repudiate our corned and canned beef and there during the coming autumn and winter. Allot HmoutliJVa L°VKK' °eneraI Frelght Agenl* Ports- consisting of representative capitalists and mill own- 1 era from New England, on their recent visit south. He GEO. L. RHODES. General Agent. Portsmouth, Va. T. J. ANDERSON, General Passenger Agent, Ports¬ mouth. va. W. L. O'DWYER, Division Freight Agent. Atlanta. Ga. H. A. NEW LAND. General Agent Passenger Depart¬ ment, Atlanta, Ga. Is a close observer and carefully notes the facts on which he predicates his conclusions and states his : opinions of what he sees, and knows to be true, in a forcible and convincing manner, with no attempt at j rhetoric and without exaggeration. roberdkl cotton mills, near RociciNGnAM, N. c., sea HOARD air link. (See article on second page. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT AGENTS. There can be no reasonable doubt of what he so WM. W. ТШ. New England Agent, 211 Washington lively Moert*. that witllln the area designated In street, Boston. Mass. Силе. I. MalOnk. Eastern Freight Agent, 287 Broad¬ way. N. Y. C. Ironmonger, Eastern Passenger Agent. 287 Broad¬ way. N. Y. the map which accompanies the article— including the Piedmont region of the Carolinas and Georgia— lie the greatest possibilities for the future conversion of the raw material of cotton into textile fabrics. Not only J. P. Murray, Soliciting Freight Agent, 287 Broadway, * is the soil and climate most favorable to the growth tecture. They are propelled by powerful season especially, which commences early in the spring I PorJc* hut they will eat horse meat in steaks, roasts or and does not terminate till late in the autumn (al- I sausage, and we can furnish them all the horse they though boats run all the year round), the passenger 1 want The cost of cotton meal is Sir» to *18 per ton, and coming south or going north can avail himself of the : °r <4>ll<m hulls $2 to $2. 50 per ton, so that the fattening privileges of both railroad and water conveyance. I process would be reasonably cheap, while the profit These tend to make the journey an experi¬ ence of extraordinary variety and pleasure. The Merchants ani> Mxnkhs Transpor¬ tation Co. boats are large, commodious, sea¬ worthy vessels equipped with every modern convenience, roomy state-rooms, a splendid table, excellent service, etc., which can add to the comfort of their patrons. They run on alternate days, making the ocean trip between Portsinouth-Norfolk and Prov¬ idence, Boston. Portland and other New England points. The Oi.d Dominion is also a very popular line, running magnifi¬ cent steamships, admirably ap¬ pointed in all respects, ably oltlcered and fully manned by experienced crews, to and from New York. The CLYDE steam¬ ers skirt the eastern coast of Maryland to Philadelphia and return. The superb vessels of the Old Bay Line daily plow the waters of the Chesapeake between Portsmouth-Norfolk and Baltimore. The Norfolk and Washington steamboats run via the Potomac river and bay. day and night to and from Washington, giving first-class accommodations. There is also excellent water service with Richmond and other contigu¬ ous points. A very pretty sail can be had via the Chesapeake & Ohio steamers to and from Newport News. The principal routes above designated are eminently worthy the attention of summer tourists and travelers. As already stated, the steamships employed exemplify the latest and best achievements In naval archl- the first planters of hops in North Carolina have decided to greatly Increase their acreages. Interviews had with men interested in this and kindred branches of agriculture plainly show that hop culture as a business has come south to stay. There N. Y. H. P. Shokmakkh, Soliciting Passenger Agent. 287 Broadway, N. Y. P. B. TENNANT, Soliciting Agent, 33 South Third street, Philadelphia. Pa. H. L. Elkins, Agent, 33 South Third street. Philadel¬ phia. Pa. Снл.ч. F. 1IEDDINGER. Soliciting Freight Agent. 207 East German street. Baltimore. Md. P. B. Thompson, Agent. 207 East German street. Balti¬ more, Md. II. M. Boykin. Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent, 836 East Main St., Richmond, Va. Wm. B. Clements, District Passenger Agent, G01 Penn¬ sylvania avenue, Washington. D. ('. J. W. BROWN, Jr.. City Passenger Agent, Norfolk. Va. F. P. .1 ahvis. Soliciting Freight Agent, Norfolk. Va. C. J.Voouhkes, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, Portsmouth. Va. E. D. Kyle, Soliciting Freight Agent. Fayetteville. N. C. A. J. Cooke, Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent. Raleigh. N. <\ Chas. S. Heard. Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. J. N. Wright, Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent. and maturity of the best grades of cotton as demon- I engines, and built as much for speed as car- strated by more than half a century's experience, but rying capacity. Accidents are unknown, but nowhere else does there exist similar facilities for the none the less every precaution is taken to establishment and operation of factories cheaply and assure safety. The scenery is beautiful profitably. Our unused water powers, capable of turn- along the inland shores, and localities are brought to ing hundreds of thousands of spindles day and night view to which a historical Interest attaches that never all the year round. are as numerous as they are magnili- loses its charm. “Time cannot change, nor custom caliioun FALLS, south Carolina, seaboard air line. (See article on second раке.) cent, and near to their sources of supply. Operatives can be had here at a reasonably low rate of wages who are far more apt and intelligent than the same class of labor employed In northern mills. The cost of liv¬ ing is relatively cheaper; the very best bituminous coal in the world is now being mined in Egypt (see ar¬ ticle in another column, the volunteered testimony of a mining expert), and coal has been located in scores of other places of excellent quality, if not equally as good. Of building stone, forest timber, clay for brick and other natural resources the supply is boundless, to 1 stale the infinite variety " of a voyage In any of the boats of the above lines. Tickets between Northern and Southern points are sold by agents of the Sea- hoard Am Line to include both the water and land passage. The distance covered by boat from Portsmouth- Norfolk to Fortress Monroe is 12 miles, to Hampton 13. to Newport News 12, Ocean View 8. Virginia Beach 18. on such shipments to foreign consumers would be very great. Furthermore, It has been ascertained that what is good for the horse and ox Is equally good for the owner. The cotton seed meal makes excellent bread, light, sweet and nourishing, and is destined to become not only the staff of life for the laboring classes, but a wel¬ come addition to the tables of the rich. Invalids are especially strengthened and benefltted by it. As a re¬ storer of wasted tissues the meal is said to be superior to the flour from either wheat or rice. When the cull- Laurens S. C v ° ■ say nothing of the agricultural advantages, the fruits, Wm. C. Flennikkn, Soliciting Freight and Passenger the corn, the vegetable farms, the tobacco, hops and AcenLCohi mbia, S. C. industries based on other plant growths which have uS'l.B1KEA?Ianla.,oS 8 * “ ' E"U“am' found and will llnd here their congenial home. Add to W. 1. Flournoy. Traveling Passenger Agent, No. 0 all those the superior inducements offered by the Sea- j clothes.” meaning that all else was superfluous; lux- I all that is actually needed tc Richmond 87. Baltimore ito. Washington 200. Phlladel- nary artist takes it in hand he will transform it lntoall phia 300, New York 330 and Boston MO miles, kinds of delicious dishes that will tempt and satisfy luxurious and critical tastes. There is no end to the FOOD AND RAIMENT. cooking and ingenious edible compositions in the near Enough to eat and wear: these are the prime neces- ' future, of which cotton seed meal will constitute what Hi ties for which all men labor. The rich Astor isquoted i the French chef calls the "puce rfe геяЫапп." as saying that all he worked for was “his board and j Thus we see that the south has in one plant alone Kimball House. Atlanta, Ga. hoard Air Link system and its near connections bv Passenger Agent. No. « ma(.„iMccn't »t,:;mu.hlp* will, northern market, О. M. Sparks. Traveling Freight Agent, Equitable and we have a category unsurpassed in any other part Building. Atlanta. Ga. J. G. Ramey, Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent, Rome. Ga. of the world. We Invite particular attention to the Record article J. H. Griffin, Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent, referred t<> in this issue of Salmagundi. It is worthy Montgomery. Ala. . , . ... I of your studious perusal, and we wish to give it as wide AgenLMaconyGarraV°I,n> ' * 1 1 assen»er a circulation as possible among northern readers. If W. A. Pklot. Florida Freight Agent, Jacksonville, Fla. ' you have friends to whom you would like to have It uries which wealth could procure, but men could live comfortably without. The tropics have their bread fruit, cocoa nut. banana and, other tree forms of edible vegetation, each serving an important use to man's sustenance and enjoyment. But the cotton plant overtops them all in its adaptation to an infinite vari¬ ety of uses, essential to the comfort and happiness of the human race. From the raw cotton there are spun and woven so many fabrics, differentiated as to form and texture. as to be almost beyond compu¬ tation, while it enters also very largely Into the manufacture of woolen goods. The lerjA'lth Clothing : region is a sale one. ON SOUTH BROAD RIVER, GEORGIA, SEABOARD AIR LINE. (See article ОП second page.) and hulls are consumed as food. This is the result of recent discovery, repeated tests and chemical analysis having proved them to be wholesome, nutritious and palatable. As provender for horses and cattle they can hardly be surpassed. The meal from a few bales of cotton will keep a horse or mule the year round. The hulls make an excellent substitute for hay. Horses and mules, as well as cattle and swine, soon learn to W. H. Knox, Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent, sent, forward to this office a list of names and we will Tcun. . see that they are furnished with copies without ex в. S. Terhtjne. Commercial Agent, room 5 Fosdick . . 1 Building. Cincinnati. Ohio. pensetoyou. _ H. I. Norvell. Commercial Agent, room 505 Bank of . _ _ , . , k . ,, . , , ...... ...... v..., .... ..w. — . ... . . .... ....... v R.RTATB'soulhwlSfeni’FreYglitan'd Passenger Agent started»?' Val!toMa,$a. “wfib alfthe^Sra tafmfve- ! eat both bulls and meal, or -hulls and molasses. - ~ <*.ea««. i- __ K_.: ялтаяай зиж&а ' The lauer "lsh is oomposed of hu,18an" ■"* cheape8t Letters of inquiry concern in В localities, prices of HSHji"",01thh*rj5rJS^SS!Sts-a“<l proD“s<;s thateach lands, terms of purchase, capacities of soils in different shal1 e<lual thc beSt produced. sections, etc., will receive prompt attention from Geo. jo^’ls, dry salt kin<i of New Orleans molasses, worth live to seven L. Rhodes, General Agent Portsmouth, Va. лш I s c^'ivl R he hosiery an d^oi tony arm “ Cber“W- '"8 condition all day. Jccted to every known test, the product of these Caro- O.. on careful analysis, and by repeated tests, have been lina fields is found to lie richer In lupulin and of a much found to contain in combination wonderful curative cents a gallon. Twelve pounds of hulls and a gallon finer aroma than any other American hop, and careful and healing properties in cases of suffering from dls- of molasses will maintain a horse or mule in work- estimates and records show that the cost of production eases of the bladder and kidneys, gout, rheumatism. are many indications pointing to a speedy development in both hop growing and dairying in sections along the Skauoard Air Link. Mr. A. L. .Jones, the pioneer of the hop industry in the south, expresses himself as well satisfied with the progress made and the prospects of hop culture in North Carolina. Mr. Jones, who came from the great hop region of New York and Is now a resident of Warrcnton, North Carolina, isof the opinion that the great plateau lying between the Roanoke and Tar rivers is a most promising section for hop growing and dairying. This elevated and undulating table land has long been renowned for its healthfulucss, its fine springs and running streams and its very productive Boils. Here all the grains and grasses, all the vege¬ tables and fruits, as well as cotton and tobacco, are grown in abundance. Hops grow and bear prodigiously in all parts of it, and the prediction that it is destined to be a great and prosperous dairying and Imp growing Referring to the quality of the Carolina hops, it is a fart, conceded by all growers and hop merchants who have examined them, that they are at least 33 per cent richer in the element called lupulin than are either the New York or the western hops, and that the perfume or aroma of the seedless North Carolina hop Is equal to that of the finest foreign varieties. Hops grown in North Carolina from roots of a choice Eng¬ lish variety brought from New York are greatly su¬ perior to the parent stock. This fact is attributed to the soil and climate in which they were grown and is another marked and gratifying fact In favor of the “old North State." The speedy development of the hop growing indus¬ try in the south and the production of “ the best Amer¬ ican hop" there In yields equal to the product of in¬ ferior hops grown In the west are matters that cannot fail to interest growers In England as well as those of and subsistence. The “Good Book" says. “ If ve have food and raiment, therewith be content." The trouble is we don't begin to realize the bounties of Providence or appreciate them at their just value. HOP GROWING IN NORTH CAROLINA. This New Agricultural Industry an Assured Success. Although many thousands of tons of hops are raised in the United States the areas upon which they are - . grown are very limited. The state of New York leads clothes, caps, hosiery, gloves, underwear of in this industry. She was the first and for many years every man. woman and child you meet, are. the only hop growing state in the union. During the for the most part, if not exclusively, of this last twenty years large quantities of hops have been material; also the thread that sews them produced in the states of California, Oregon and Wash- together, the knitting yarn, etc. How in- ■ ington. Western hops are inferior to those grown in conceivably great and diversified are the New York, but the yield per acre is much greater. The household utilities it serves. The sheeting, towels.curtains, napkins, table cloths— nearly every article in the interior of home— are of cotton. Then consider the mani¬ fold qualities of paper into which it is converted, from the stout commercial bagging to the exqui¬ site note paper of a duchess. The demand for cotton In the number¬ less shapes it Is made to assume by deft flLgcrs and machinery as ingenious, subtle and accurate as the movements of a watch, is a thousand fold greater than for wool, silk or any other textile ma¬ terial, or all of them put together. No wonder cotton has been pro¬ claimed "king." It deserves that royal appelation, and bids fair to maintain its claim to the title for an indefinite period of time; the 1 whole world does it homage. But the blessed cotton growth not merely clothes— it feeds and fattens its loyal subjects. The south has a " cinch " on the cotton seed oil mills, and an almost com¬ plete monopoly of its products. There is not only a growing demand andeer- cost of production has been gradually increasing in the I New York and the Pacific coast states. It is becoming tain market for the oil, but after that Ingre- Pacific coast states as well as In New York, and there is more apparent every day that the South, especially the dierit is extracted, the residuary oil cake no probability that it will be lessened In either of the j state of North Carolina, offers to the agriculturists of ' ' “ states named. the north and the west, inducements superior to any The practicability of hop culture in the south has that can be proffered by any portion of the west, been demonstrated on a scale sufficiently large to Many arc coming and our great farms— farms of 1,000 determine the questions of yield per acre, quality of to 10,000 acres each are being cut up into smaller product, and cost of production. All the facts deter- j tracts and divided among them. The earlier comers mined are immeasureably in favor of the state of may. possibly, fare best In matters of location and North Carolina. In certain localities of the middle prices paid, but thc acres to be had at low prices are Piedmont section of that state, and adjacent to the j many and a cheery welcome awaits every comer. great Seaboard Air Link system of railways, the yield - is equal to that obtained in the western fields. Sub- j The waters of the Lithia springs, at I.incolnton, N. FALLS OF DEEP RIVER AT ROCKVILLE, N. C., SEABOARD AIR LINE. (See article Oil second page.) j in North Carolina is less than one-half the cost In New dyspepsia, etc.