Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-06
Our Sesnmi-CentenniaI

We invite the attention of our readers
to the report Of the proceedings of the
meeting of the General Committee in
charge of our Sesqui-Centennial celebra-
ton. held at Hodgson Hall last evening,
which will be found in another column,
and particularly request their cOnsidera-
ton of the letter of General Manager
CoIesberry, of the Pennsylvania Bi-Cen-
tennial Association, which is given at
length.
Every business man recognizes the adj
vantage of advertising literally, and of
making known. far and wide, the place
and character Of his particular enterprise.
No argument is necessary to prove this to
an intelligent commercial community.
We see advertisements every day in our
newspapers, and recognize their good pur-
poses in supplying our necessities. As
with individuals, so with cities, and Gen
eraI Manager Colesberry justly remarks
that Savannah is a growing city, and
everything which advertises her interests
and people will come back in increased
business" In this connection we present
these problems to our citizens to solve for
themselves:
First. If $50. 900 people were attracted
to Philadelphia by the Penn Bi-Centennial
and left $5.O0O.OOO there, how many people
NAV we calculate via be attracted to Sa-
yannah by our Sesqui-Centennial, and how
much money may we estimate will be left
with us? And, second, if the statements
of the two principal railroads show that
the receipts of the month of October, 1882
(ofthe Penn-C Celebration were the largest
ever known in the history Of these roads,
NAV we not anticipate with good reason
that the statements of our roads for Feb
ruarv. 1888, will exhibit similar results.
But let every well wisher to Savannah
read Manager COlesberry's letter for him.
self and draw his own conclusions as TO
the benefits that we may anticipate from
a generous celebration of the 150th ami
versary of the settlement of Savannah.
Ever since Frank Frayne unfortunately
killed Miss Won Behren at Cincinnati en-
THANKSGIVING day. he has been over
whelmed with grief and remOrse. On
meeting the father of the young girl he
would have fallen to the ground but for
the assistance of friend. He remarked
that his plans for the future were all I'M
decided. that he had given away all the
guns. costumes and properties of the fatal
drama and would never play ISL slOcum"
again. 1t is to be hoped this severe lesson
will not only prevent Mr.. Frayne from
irving similar experiments in future, but
that laws may be passed everywhere for
bidding the enactment Of such tOolshly
sensational and dangerous performances.
The suggestion of the President that the
Executive be given power to veto certain
features of appropriation bills is an adj
mirable one. 1t would put him squarely
npon his integrity and raise his apprecia-
ton of the dignity of his office.
But the suggestion is pretty sharp IN
dictment of the practice of saddling sri
ders' on these bills, which the grand old
party has so frequently pursued.
And now a complaint about the mails
comes from Tallahassee. Our cores
pOndent from that point writes that hard
ly a week passes without one or two fail
ures TO receive the Savannah mails in
that city, and that this state Of affairs is
seriously injuring business. Cannot
some remedy be devised