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Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the southern Appalachian region

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  • SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 139 Virginia flow in either a northeast or southwest direction along the strike of the rocks, and at places give rise to conditions favorable to water-power development. This is the case for the most part where a change in the direction of flow causes a change in the character of the rock in the stream bed. In northern Georgia different conditions seem prevalent- waterfalls and ... 1 ' cascades m the the general course of the stream is southeast or southwest. <%°rp* portion . , nt the Southern and many shoals and cascades are to be found. Some of the Appalachians cast titles arc of great height, and large water powers could be easily and cheaply developed. Notable among these are Tallulah Falls (see PI. XXVIII), where the descent is 335 in about -1,000 feet: Duke's Creek Falls, Minnehaha Falls, and Annie Ruby Falls, where the descent in each case is about 300 feet within a short distance. These are found on rather small streams, but illustrate the difference in the prevalent condition. As before stated, this part of northern Georgia embraces 0fDemaSufaettn> the headwaters of three great drainage systems, the Coosa, ins enterprises, the Chattahoochee, and the Savannah. At various points along their courses all of these streams possess magnificent water powers which present conditions favorable to development, and which at some future time will be made to supply the varied and growing industries of the nearby region with the power necessary for their continuance and growth. Any impairment of these powers by diminution of the low-water flow of these streams will most assuredly work great injury in future years to the industrial welfare of the region. The States through which flow the streams rising in the region of the proposed Appalachian Forest Reserve have for many years past been devoted mainly to agricultural pursuits; but within recent years a great awakening has come, and a tendency to manufacture the raw material at home has become manifest. Already the results are to be seen in the increased prosperity of the region, resulting from the development of diversified industries. This tendency is growing with great rapidity, and while its beneficial effects will be felt most in the section where it has appeared, it can not fail to have a considerable influence on the prosperity of the entire country, for prosperity comes to those who produce sooner than to those who consume-to the seller who can supply the commercial needs of the world, rather than those who feel the want.
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