. The National Civic Federation review . 7 percentage of the population is negro or of negroorigin, it is a lamentable fact that the last censusshows that during the preceding ten years the popu-lation of Georgia increased at a less rate than the birthrate in the State. Out of the American born popula-tion of 2,203,928, only 193,520 were natives of otherparts of the country, while at the same time 412,453natives of Georgia were living in other States, 78,000Georgians being in Texas alone. Thus there was a balance in the exchange of 218,933against Georgia, which was diminished but veryslightly
. The National Civic Federation review . 7 percentage of the population is negro or of negroorigin, it is a lamentable fact that the last censusshows that during the preceding ten years the popu-lation of Georgia increased at a less rate than the birthrate in the State. Out of the American born popula-tion of 2,203,928, only 193,520 were natives of otherparts of the country, while at the same time 412,453natives of Georgia were living in other States, 78,000Georgians being in Texas alone. Thus there was a balance in the exchange of 218,933against Georgia, which was diminished but veryslightly by the incoming of only 12,403 persons bornin foreign countries. So that it is true that we are not holding our own,even from the increase that nature gives us. Adam Smith says there are only two factors knownto produce wealth—land and labor. Within our Statethere are millions of unused acres of land. What weneed is the labor to till them. The South has grown rich from enormous crops,so that the prodigality of nature has left much for. JOHN WILLIS BAER, Secretary Presbyterian Board of Missions. investment in banks, in manufactories, in openingmines and developing the wonderful natural resourcesin the Southern States. Now we have reached the apex of that develop-ment, unless we bring in people sufficient to continuethe work. Machinery can not operate itself. Minesare not automatic in their development. People areneeded, and from some source and from somewherethey must come. If we continue to progress, these people must bebrought within our borders. Cotton consumption hasdoubled in the world in the past fifteen years. By1920, if things remain in a normal condition and thepeace of the world is assured, the annual consump-tion of cotton should be equal to twenty-five millionsof bales. The thinking men of the South have long ago con-cluded that it was suicidal for the bulk of this cropto leave our shores in its crude condition. Themarkets of the world are open to us, and manufac-t
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