Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-13

The Inhabitants o. the productive COUNTY, I
penetrated - sLe Great ogeeehee, the F.
Little Ozeechee, the CsEo1enee and me 4
Midway rivers. by opening ~ss ior I.
sssier. Quicker. and more economical IA /
ciilrizz shan any now available for reach (
TnE Savannah EIrh produce, n2N4l stores /
and timber from thst sScs5g1 q counlr!
Tbe result Indicated would assaEe.sly X .
q infinite advantage 70 the inland con- !
unsree q our civ and State and the ad- (
shining states q florida and South Caro- 1
Ina Unfortunately. however, The open /
iar usragszFz = re only meritoriOus por-
ri5n q tie memorial. sz4.. he sugges-
tons which are advanced in the next
--Tc1r meuorialists beg leave 70 sug-
resr rhz a-a-rriOn Of a passage tnrOugn
E0mney marsh Wiz route NOuld con-
rect with Warsaw Island F0r sc follow
Firsf. Taere Is now no intermediate
landing On this s0sz.s between savannah
and - GATHERINGS Island. : distance Of
over sixtv miles. az which the steam
Jackets running on the line can receive
passengers and freight from the produc-
tive country intervening, and from the
nee plantations, and the naval stores and
timber producing regions permeatsd by
the rivers referred 10, owing 70 the soft
Welding nature Of the marsh through
which the present inadequate inlet, and
the cat proposed ana recommended
bv the engine5f - this department, Col.
Fremont, run, not aa0Tdlng a location
sufficiently elevated 10 admit the con-
structiOn Of a wharf. whilst there Is on
WARSAW Island an available and secure
location on Sigh, firm ground for a wharf,
which can be reacs4et by utilizing iOr
, channel the two largest end deepest
streams which enter. from Opposite dIrec-
ti0us. the 8Gmney Marsh, and approach
( - near 10 each OI4e. as 70 render but
short cut across a low MARSH Intervening
necessary 10 unite them. Hhte this
eEalael ,rJuid iHcFeGss 10 snail e1tsRt
fhe sassGge through the marsh. COIN
pared 10 That recommended, II would
more than compensate by advantages
10 navigation which e,J.lld not
possibly be secured by any other route
through the marsh. IL would give, all
the way through saies deep and pei ma
nent passage for steamers and vessels Of
heavy draft. al any stage Of the tide, and
Of a capacity which would ObYlate the
Z choking OF the channel by heavy timber
rafts continually passing through, and
f which penetrate a country Of great re-
| sources in the infancy Of development
/ landing 50 much needed there"
Ia tie first place, it is not true that the
rice plantations, naval stores and tim
Reproducing regions require a wharf
fully twenty miles from the aearest rice
plantation and fifty miles at least from the
naval stores and timber-prOducing region,
and If needed by any other interest, one
built On the high ground OF Skldaway IS
land. on the upper Odingsell river, near
Ossabaw Sound, would Is better located.
How a wharf located on a remote island,
o. which goods would have 10 be trans
ported b. water in order TO be reloaded
from the aforesaid wharf, would promote
the interests specified, does not appear to
the superficial observer There is nothing
in the argument worthy Of a moments
consideration.
The objections tOsthe route recommend
ed are many and valid. The following alb
stracts from the report Of General Gill
more on the results Of the surveys Of the
four routes suggested for the proposed
canal, will enable our readers to judge Of
the prOpriety Of constructing it by the
route proposed. Says the report:
"ROUTR KG. l,-COnnecting the deep
and straight waters Of ROmney Marsh !
creek with Odingsen by way u Haber- !
sham's cut This IS undoubtedly the most /
direct route II those examined. II is re- /
markabIy straight, with sufficient depth |
and width Of wafer for length Of over a I
mile. The distance by this route is one /
and a quarter miles less than By the pre- /
sent route"
:. ROUTE No. 2.-By this route tao nay /
igable creeks will be connected, the north |
erlv one emptying into Warsaw Sound at 1
the mouth Of ROmney Marsh creek, and 1
the sOutherly one into Odingsell river. |
The cost Of cutting is less than for any /
other route but the passage through the I
creek is very crooked and three miles 1
longer than by the present channel"
Now come the routes which would fill 4
the requirement Of the memorial for
- Passage tket would connect with War
saw Island" viz, Routes numbered 9
aud 4,
ssROUTE Nc. 3.-The nOrtheriy creek
mentioned in Route no. :, would be con-
nected with Warsaw creek, which flows
into OdingselI river, not far from the point
where the latter discharges into Ossabaw
Sound. The passage Is uery tOrtuOus
and three miles Longer than the channel
nOis used.
..RoUFR No. 4.-The same creeks are
connected as by Route No. 3, but the line
Of canal is slightly changed. The expense
Of cutting lrOltld be larger than for either
II the other lines, and IL is about tte0 and
fre-eighths miles longer than the channel
nOas used. and, TO complete the exhibit Of
'adyanfSges' Of this route, we repeat the
conclusion OF Route No. 3-'the passage
Is Ceru tOFtaOHs.'"
Despite the plain facts set forth ia Il,6 4
report as 70 each route Route No. was
selected. How much the tenor Of the me-
mortal contributed to tsis choice may be
readily seen. Route No. Is ~ miles
longer than the present channel, over
four miles longer than Route No. /, and
will increase the cost Of cutting the canal
$3.50. l.
II may he urged that Senator Brown in
dOrsed the appropriation, but It is mani
fest that he, too, was misled in accepting
the statements Of the memorial, and we
doubt not that, when the real merits Of
the question are made clear 10 him. &c
will make every effort 10 the end that the
money voted may be applied 70 the ac-
Of the object aimed at !
originally. That can only be accom-
Dlished by utilizing the shorter and ,
,traighter route through Understands
.ut.
Secretary Lincoln has displayed much
vigilance in pointing out improper
schemes for public Improvements. Once
he subject we have been discussing is
brought to his attention We trust that he
will take proper steps 10 prevent further
proceedings in the construction Of the
proposed canal until the matter is review J
d. In this case the claims Of commerce
md the interests Of the tax payers would !
e best met and best served by the selec-
ion Of route No !. d
The second appropriation for the canal
5 not available, owing to the failure OF >,
be last river and harbor bill, but in view !
T the developments that have been made, :
il, perhaps, fortunate that it is not at !:
and. The question should be taken up n
nd vigorously pressed 10 proper solu- +
ION by those who have most at stake in /,
Is settlement. n
A street railway car propelled success
lily BY electricity is the latest novelty In J
0nd0n. 10