Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-06


Evidences Of a Heavy Fail Trade-Whz
Savsnnsh's Leading Merchants Pre-
dfct-Hotne Manufacture 20 Take the
place Of ImPortations-
There j. very little doubt from present
indications that savannah j. about - en-
10Y 4 vigorous ana healthy business boom
towards u three hundred carloads o.
package freight. that i. merchandise drF
zoofs. boots and SHOES and groceries IRON
n Sorth nave ben unlos1so a re
d=-ots II. tbs CITY during t1= week, and
IL -z-- more cars 1aTs oeen set
=o--r Besides -1is -uUe1se BLK q
f-z.-A- tie steamships On TIE various lines
~ N0---1-r ports brought here large car
.--=s. which have been discharged and -
-1fD-e5 o. their destinations through the
civ and STATE
4 NEwS representative made tour u
ne civ YESTERDAY. and visited number
u IesdinE merchants. in order u get a.
tae general opinion a. - The outlook for
t1e coming season
A well-posted and careful railroad
Official estimated that there i fully -
--r ezrt. more business OF his ROAD IL the
Hav u carrvin. merchandise 70 and from
this point than last year. In spite q IL
-fEtfre-s q msueT The merchants pre-
diet q r.-1=r-r1--- fslL business I1eF al
-. On rhe general principle u good crops
AM plenty n work 4 large r-iali q-aleI
sail- The rr1-E pets ior the Ia-- 34si-
ne=- are more than encouraging. Money
VIII soon ~ easy. and . legitimate retail
business must prosper In the way q
dollars and cents our trade this year VIII
t- larger and the number q yards u goods
-1l1 conf aratiFelE greater. he pros
ra---s were never more encouraging.
TIE f1bbIn- trade il the dry goods and
notions line VIII also h unusually large.
and il is estimated that business 81 from
seven 70 eight millions q dollars VIII II
carried OF. The more careful merchants
say i VIII reach seven mlllol Al l1e
lowest calculation.
Inc collections GUY merchants report
are al least - per cent. better thus Tar
than thew have been for number u years
The number II failures in this section q
the south were less during the last
wear than iu any other section 81 the
country. This was the conclusion
reached by a number u our leading MIR
chants ] q the number u failures IL
the entire country were much greater
during the year Just ended than they were
from January u september. lo-2-
IL an interview with one Of our leading
and representative business men the
News representative was informed mat
during the past two years the diversion
u trade from great centres mad been
great. and that the raw material u our
country was now being properly handled
On the ground where it was grown.
What our people now want" ne contln-
ued. --is % make this state one among
the first manufacturing states IN the
Union. and events are looking 70 that
end. Georgia. in her natural advantages
and resources for manufacturing i quite
the equal u any New England state
and possesses superior advantages FOR
the manufacturing n cotton goods. A.
the South progresses her people VIII grad
ually lose their present characteristics
and grow up into "a nation skilled IN all
the professions and arts
With the prospects Of large trade there
are indications Of the Inauguration u gen
eral manufacturing Industries.
--One u the most healthful signs 81 the
times. " said a prominent merchant, rs
the building up Of our country retail
trade. which for the past SIX or eight
wears has been somewhat retarded by the
lack u wisdom and Oresight on the part
Of our tradesmen. Before the war this
trade was worth % savannah nearly<
S2.0g0.Oy0. in Augusta it j. worth to-day
double that amount. and is watched over
and looked after with a jealous care"