The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-01-07
An Appeal to Congress.

In the State Senate, just before adjournment
for the holidays, Senator John r. Cochran, Of
| Anderson, who is Chairman of the Committee
! on Commerce, introduced the following pream-
| BILE and resolutions, which were Immediately
adopted and sent to the House of Representa-
tives, where they were at once co incurred in:
| "Whereas, the interests of the people of South
Carolina are identified with the commercial i'm
| portance of the City Of Charleston, as the chief
| city on the South Atlantic coast and, whereas,
the commercial statistics of the past few years
| conclusively show constant and rapid increase
in every element of commercial prosperity !;
and, whereas, her situation on the highway of
nations, as the nearest and most available out
let to the growing wealth of the West, her
proximity to the trade of the West Indies and
South America, make her the natural empo-
rum of this vast commerce and, whereas, the
increasing value of her market stands approved
in the fact that in 1867 her receipts of cotton
the great Southern staple-were 165, 900 bales,
while in 1874 they had increased to 437, 900
bales; her receipts in rice in 1867 were $4,000
tierces, while in 1874 they had increased to 49,
900 tierces her receipts in naval stores had in
creased in the same time from $4,000 barrels to
22l, 900 barrels, and her lumber trade from
100000 feet to 100000 feet, showing con-
clusively that the trade of the City of Charles
ton in the past eight years has been nearly
trebled in all the important elements of South
ern prosperity.
"And, whereas, Notwithstanding these facts,
and that Charleston, as the commercial centre
of the South Atlantic coast, throbs with the life
and energies of the entire South, and is pecu-
liarly blessed with most genial climate and
safe and unequalled harbor, yet the National
Congress has almost ignored our State in its
appropriations to develop the material interests
of the South, giving to Georgia over 1921 900,
to North Carolina over $4,000, aud to South
Carolina about SSSO0O, disparity for which
there is apparently no just reason.
"And, whereas, with all her great natural ad-
vantages, there is but single disadvantage
the depth of water on her bar-that keeps the
City of Charleston from moving vigorously for
ward to her proper position of commercial
greatness and her citizens, recognizing this
fact, through her municipality, through her
Chamber of Commerce, and through every 9TH
er avenue of public influence, are bending their
every energy to the deepening and widening of
her splendid harbor.
"And whereas the City Council of Charleston,
by the expenditure of nearly fifty thousand dol
of the time, the people of Charleston OF all
classes have eagerly concurred, have ascertained
that the work can be easily and permanently
accomplished at an expense comparatively tri-
fling as compared with the paramount results
it must achieve.
"And whereas the history of the City of
Charleston and the growing trade of this section
of our common country prove the enterprise 10
be of the last Importance to the people OF South
Carolina and to the development of the entire
South. Therefore be it
"Res0lrsd by the Senate, the House OF Repre-,
sentatives concurring, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be, and are hereby,
requested to use their utmost influence to secure
for the City of Charleston an appropriation of
(S1OO OOO) one hundred thousand dollars for
the purpose of deepening and widening its bar.
Dor, and to advance the material interests OF
the people of this State.'