Box Elder News Journal | 1912-02-29 | Page 6 | The Growing South

the growing south the south Is forging ahead at a great rate the fourteen southern states with missouri Misso url and oklahoma have a population of or only less than the total population ot of the united states in 1880 since 1880 the sixteen southern states bay have increased the annual value of 0 thear mineral production from to as against in the whole country in ISSO their manufactured products have a value within of the value of the whole country thirty years ago in ISSO 1880 the railroads of the country had an aggregate length of 0 93 1 miles the southern states now BOW have miles from F rom southern ports were exported last year goods to a value only less than the value of all exports from the country in chicago american