Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
MOVEMENTS OF THE DELEGATES.


The Excursion Down the River Yester-
day-Banqueted on Board the Steamer
Their visit to the Ocean Steamship
Wharves-What They Think of Sayan-
nah.
The complimentary excursion ten
dered by the citizens to the dele
gates to the State Agricultural
Convention, yesterday, was the lead
ing feature on the programme of en-
tertainment arranged by the Gitizensi
Committee. Immediately after the adj
iournment Of the convention at 1e O'Clock
the delegates proceeded in q body
to the steamer st. Nicholas, which was
lying at her wharf at the foot of Drayton
street, where they were met by the Beeep-
ton Committee and escorted on board the
vessel. The early part of the morning
was rainy, and the indications were that
the excursion would be rendered disagree
able on that account. Shortly after II
O'Clock, the hour appointed for the depart
ure of the party, the clouds cleared away,
and the spirits of the eXeursiOnists re-
YiVed before the steamer left the wharf.
A large number of prominent citizens.
among whom were many ladies, were on
board as invited guests. The Reception
Committee was accompanied by the
Mayor and members of the City Council,
and representatives of the various bust
ness and commercial interests of Savan-
| nah. The steamer left the city with be-
tween 400 and 800 passengers and proceed
ed up the river to the Ocean Steamship
COmpany's wharf, where the excursionists
were landed and given an opportunity of
inspecting that extensive prOperty-the
immense warehouses and sheds, stored
with guanO, and the piles of freight await
ing transportation. They were also in
vited on board the steamship Nacoochee
by Gen. Sorrel, where they were hospi-
tably entertained.
After remaining about an hour the party
re-embarked and proceeded down the river
past the rice mills and along the shipping,
going through the South Channel and
st. Augustine Greek, obtaining a view of
BOnaventure, Thunderbolt and the Schuet-
zen Park. The intention of the COM
mittee was to take the party through
/ LazarettO Greek, around the bell buoy off
Tybee, returning up the main channel Of
the river; but ON reaching Warsaw Sound
dense fog was encountered, and the
steamer returned to Shad's point and
went down the main channel as far as
Venus point. Owing to the lateness Of
the hour it was deemed inadYisable to 60
to Tybee, and the party returned, reach
ing the city shortly after O'Clock.
Shortly after leaving the steamship
Wharves the entertainment committee be-
gan arranging the tables In the cabins,
and by 3 o'clock a sumptuOus collation.
had been spread in the upper saloon for
the ladies, and in the lower saloon for the
gentlemen.
The members OF the party were invited
to the tables, and the collation. was served
by corps of experienced walters. The
flowing bowl played q prominent part
during the hour, and the deceitful artillery
punch, under the innocent disguise of
/ ''persimmon beer" was "free as water"
/ During the discussion of the collation.
4 speeches were made by various mem
! bers Of the convention in response to the
welcome to the city, Col. Morgan Rawls,
1 of Bingham, made the speech of TIE day.
/ The line of his talk was that the old
/ jeaiOusy between the mountain and the
/ SGaboard had been dispelled. anG that the
+ i4terior was gratihee to see mat oaYan-
nah was prepared with her steamships to
carry off the products Of the State. lie
/ lived midway between the mountain dis
tricts and the seaboard, and was, there
fore, better able to speak of both. He
thought that the entire people of the
I State should be proud OF their seaport
/ city, and should do all in their power to
build her ua. He spoke glOwinglY of the
handsome manner in w1ich the cOnYen-
/ ton had been entertained.
Judge Fleming of Baker, Col. J. III.
Mobley OF Harris, and Col. Winn of Gwin-
nett, were among the ether speakers, and
did homer to the occasion. The entire
party wes delighted with the trip, and
expressed themselves "rOyally enter
taIned.7 Many of those who accompanied
the party had never before seen the har-
Dor of Savannah, and the extensive
wharves and long lines of shipping were
a revelation to them.
ThedeIegates will leave for Jacksonville
this morning at s o'clock, on special
train, as guests of sle Savannah, Florida
and " estern Railway. They will visit
the Florida StateEGir this afternoon and
tomorrow, and viii! go from there to their
/ homes.