Chapter Viii. Development of the New South

Splendid Natural Gifts of the South.

Its Water Power Facilities.

Wealth of Minerals and Forests, Coal and Iron.

Waste of Forest Lands.

Wonderful Economic Advancement.

Mr. Rockefeller's Gift.

Cotton Production.

Improved Methods of Agriculture.

Roads.

Methods of Financing the Plantation System.

Cultivation of Hay and Corn.

Stock-Raising.

The New Social Life.

Bright Prospect for the Future.