Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-21

76,4Se, fertilizers l,356, ,7S4. The Nsacs adds.
The wonderful revolution that these figures
shOw is as unexpected to US as it must Be to
our readers, and its magnitude is such as to
almost forbid comment The decrease in
-four sold Is not 30 great, for comparativelv
little wheat is raised in this section and vet
i Is the price OF 10000 pounds saved to the
farmers. But the drop from So, 500 bounds of
meat To $1,000 is almost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
considering the little corn that was in the
country until the close of last year to feed
stoek upon Inc falling of in the importation
oI corn from $4,000 to 76,OO0 shows
that the country is pretty well supplied
with that great necessity Of plantation life,
and the West may feed her fires this year
with her superhuOus crop 50 far as the South
Is concerned. II is true that Jackson and
other points on the new road may have taken
away little Of our trade in the articles men
TONED; but then we have obtained trade from
the neighbOrhood OF SenOia. where there is no
meat market this year. And il is undoubtedly
a fact that the floods have detained some
heavy goods that were ordered from Cincin-
natl. But none Of these considerations can
have any effect on the grand totals Of figures
that are presented. The glorious fact remains
that our farms are almost tself-suppOrting, and,
with fair crop. the country viii be in a more
prosperous condition this fan than it has been
since the war
Major Joseph V. II. Allen, Of Augusta. died
at his residence, Greene street, at O'Clock
Monday morning. He was a notable man.
He was born in Augusta in lS30-went into the
war with Company A, A,OglethOrpe Light Infan-
try as First Lieutenant. At the expiration of
twelve months he returned home and organ
lied artillery company, which became
part OF the celebrated Sixty third Georgia,
and was promoted to the rank of Major.
After the war he was elected Secretary and
Treasurer of the National Express and Trans
pOrtatiOn Company, with Gen. JOS +. john
son at its head. Later he organized and was
made secretary OF the Commercial Insur-
ance Company. which charter was amended
and under il the Commercial Bank was estab-
lished. He was the senior member Of the firm
Of g
and Mr.. e.. Henry Allen. He was a director
OF the Commercial Bank, Augusta and Knox
vile Railroad Company, Augusta, Chicago
and ElbertOn Railroad Company, and a
trustee of the Augusta Free School and the
Augusta Orphan Asylum. In 1871 he was
called to the MayOralty of Augusta, and his
aoI1lIIsiT administration Was distinguished by
The city Augusta was indebted to him
him for the suggestion of the enlargement of
the canal, which he made in his inaugural adj
dress on December, 1863, in which he said:
''The Augusta canal contains the germ Of the
future prosperity and growth of our COM
munlty, and that by increasing its capacity to
the extent now known to be practicable, we
have within our reach the only means of add
ing to our personal wealth and population"
lie was a member of the National Democratic
Convention that nominated Mr.. Tilden. and
member of the State Convention that nOmi-
mated Governor COlquitt, and at the time of
his death was Chairman of the County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. When his term
expired in 1871 as Mayor, Council presented
him, besides the customary resolution, a city
of Augusta thousand dollar bond. This he
declined, saying: with reference to the to-
ken which YOU offer me, in the form Of
thousand dollar city of Augusta bond, feel
compelled to decline its acceptance. At the
beginning of the year my salary was fixed at
a certain rate, and cannot consent to its in
crease at this late day. Besides. other con-
sideratiOns-my self-respect, after what has
recently occurred in city affaiTs-will not al
low me to draw from the city treasury one
cent more than my salary entities me to.
sincerely appreciate your kindness, gentle
men, for feel and know that il is prompted
by the purest motives. and in conclusion
again heartily thank you for it." In the death
of such a man his city and State have lost a
good and enterprising citizen, a man who loved
his country and his people, and whose noble
record win ever remain in their memories.