Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-25

fdl Improvements in the daily press Of the
country, and suggested that still more wonder
full improvements would be made during the
next half century.
have had that portion of his excellent ad-
dress deeply impressed upon my mind to day,
through the kindness of Mr.. John g. Lowry,
the wellknown clerk at the Markham House
by the careful inspection OF a copy or the
Charleston Courier, of Monday morning.
August %, 1903"
TIE paper is 11xl9, four pages Of four (wide)
columns each, and published daily by A s.
wellington, for Loring Andrews, at No
Crafts South Range" at seven dollars per
annum The entire first page and a column
and half of the second page are given up to
a reprint Of a letter from Rev. Hugh Morrison,
of Sunbury, to Rev John Gemmil in regard to
Thomss Paine, his inf1delity and his connection
with American independence.
Then follows lengthy editorial on Natural
RIGHTS, y which commence, and closes with
poetical quotation, and which occupies the
balance of the second page and half column
of the third. Next come tIco solitary local
items, each the announcement of the arrival
Of a vessel.
One ship had arrived from Liverpool in sixty
days the other from Fecamp, near Havre, in
France. in fifty eight days, and from London
and Paris papers the editor or the courier
foreign news the most Of it too months OLD. The
other column of this page Is given up to Few
marine srrivals and advertisements.
The entire fourth page is devoted to adver
pressed edition of the Satires of Decimus
Junius Juvenalis" Another by a New York
printer warning printers of an apprentice %
ttCentu years old. who had run away from his
employ 1t is the most singular document of
the kind ever issued ito the Printers or the
United States"
Now, compare this then hourishing and intiu-
ential newspaper with the enterprising daily of
the present time. Not single local news item
except marine arrivals, and only one editorial,
and that three columns in length. More than
a whole page given up to g letter better suited
to a religious Journal and the whole Of the
fourth page filled with advertisements.
What would the newspaper grumblers or To-
day say to such specimen or JournahsmE
Now foreign news must not be two days-not
two months-old. and local news must be
main feature Of the paper. Short, crispy edi-
torials are in demand, and long winded articles
have to give place to concise discussions we
are a progressive people, and glance at pa
per four-s score wears old is one Of the best evil
dences of this fact.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
The weather is moderating at this hour q p
m) and the bright sunshine makes us all feel
| happy. May our joy continue for at least
| week.
Two or three new business firms have open
| ed here during the past week, and will take the
| places of an equal number that have failed.
| Atlanta is fortunate in this respect.
During the Exposition the Japanese Govern
ment ordered lot of seed from the "Birdsville
Seed Farm of w B. Jones & Co, of Herndon,
/
| be filed. Thus the good work goes on.
The growing tightness in the money market,
| with other causes combined, may delay con-
siderably, IL it does not prevent, the turning of
| the Exposition building into cotton factory.
| In any event. don't think the purchasers can
| lose anything, as they got about 100000 worth
! for $25, 900.
For eight years past 1 have been trying to
| convince our citizens that Atlanta was simply
| a great over grown town and possessed hardly
| single characteristic of genuine city. l was
| called an enemy of Atlanta and abused as such.
| Now, in the light of the great confagration of
| Friday night, the people see that was correct,
and the Constitution asks is Atlanta a
! city," Let her build a market put in sewers,
establish water works, rearrange her fire de-
partment, etc, pave her streets and sidewalks.
increase her police, etc and put her popula
ton where it honestly belongs-at 40,000-and
she may be made city-a healthful, prosper
GUS, beautiful city-the cOmpanion-not rival
as now-of the other beautiful and prosperous
cities Of Georgia. A word to the wise. etc.
want to see Atlanta grow in reality, and not in
mere wordy assertions CHATHAM.