Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-12
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FERNANDINA, FLA. September 5.-Editor
Morning Nei0s: With gratihed pride your cor
respondent reviewed the strides made by the
Forest City as exhibited by the recent trade
issue of the MORNING NEWS in the past year.
and to one "native and to the manner born" the
exhibit is exceedingly agreeable. Not only in
business-like sense is Savannah advancing,
but the public spiritedness of her citizens, her
hospitality and generosity places her as ''a city
set upon hill" She is fast rivaling Baltimore
as Monumental City" With three hand
some public monuments already completed.
one under construction and another ordered
by the Central Railroad, makes an excellent
showing for the public spiritedness of a city Of
the population, size and wealth of Savannah.
One more your city needs, one in
which the entire State, as well as
your city, should take a deep in
terest-a monument to General Oglethorpe.
The many virtues Of the founder of the Geor-
gia colony and the city of Savannah deserves
this recognition from the sons of the Empire
State If the South" and the Forest City"
The prominence given by your valuable paper
to the projected seoul centennial celebration
of the founding of both the colony and city,
prompts your CORES pendent to bring the mat
ter Of monument to the memory of General
James ORlethorpe as exceedingly appropriate
to that occasion to the attention Of the citizens
of Georgia, and especially of Savannah. There
are five months before that celebration occurs,
and surely the wisdom and liberality OF the
sons of Georgia and Savannah can devise ways
and means by which the monuments erection
should be the GROWING feature of that coca
sion. At least, let the laying Of the corner
stone, with appropriate ceremonies, be the
chief attraction of the celebration. The Central
Railroad having selected Wright square as the
location for the monument to Mr.. Gordon,
leaves Chippewa square as the only unoccupe ed
square in the line Of monumental squares in
your city.
The little fountain that graces that square
could ea silly be moved, and upon its site let
such a structure, to the memory Of Gen
Oglethorpe, be erected, as will reflect credit
and lustre upon the memory of the man and
the liberaIty of its builders This done, the
chain Of monumental squares from Gen.
Greene's, in johnson square, to the Confeder-
ate Monument IN the military parade ground,
will be complete. and give to Savannah the
title of the Monumental Forest City," If
not forbidden by the new Constitution, State
aid should be invoked in the construction Of
this work, as is hoped it will be alike credita-
BILE to the state as well as city.
Let all available influences be exerted fer
this laudable purpose; your citizens at large
your city government, and especially the
Georgia Historical Society, and your members
of the Legislature, bring TO bear all their per-
suasive powers upon this plan. and success is
assured. Let the mighty influence OF the
press come to the aid of the people, and there
ject will meet with thoughtful consideration
from your citizens. and plans devised which
will insure the success Of the undertaking.
PERT.