Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-23

Meeting of the Savannah Board of Trade
-IndOrsement of the Action of the
JacksonvfIIe Roard of Trade

Meeting of the Savannah Board of Trade
-IndOrsement of the Action of the
Jacksonville Board of Trade.
A special meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectOrs of the Savannah Board of Trade
was held yesterday morning for the pur-
pose of taxing action in regard to secur-
ing an appropriation by Congress to con-
tinue the Fast Mail Service in the South
ern Atlantic States.
Hon. Noble A, Hull, eX-COngressman
from Florida, was present and urged a
concert of action among all mercantile
bodies in cities on the line of the fast mails.
The following resolutions, adopted by
the Jacksonville Board of Trade, were
read. WhereupOn ii was unanimously re-
solved that the Board heartily indorse the
said resolutions and the Superintendent
be instructed to communicate with Hon.
r. f. Lester, Hon. j. r. Saussy, Hon.
Geo. A. Mercer and Mr.. VIM. Hunter,
now at Washington, and request them to
urge the appropriation by Congress neces-
sary to prevent the discOntinuance Of the
Fast Mail Service in the South Atlantic
States, which is now threatened. Also,
that copies OF said resolutions be for
warded to our Senators and Representa-
tiVeS in Congress, with SlmllarTeQuest
WHEREAS, Information has reached as
through the public prints that the Post
Office Appropriation Bill, as it passed the
House OF Representatives contains no al
lOwance for the Fast Mail Service, and
WHEREAS, The withdrawal of that al
lOwance will involve the discontinuance
of the fast trains which have performed
the service and which have reduced the
time between the National Capital and
the commercial metropolis Of Florida to
% hours; therefore
ReSClCed, That we earnestly petition the
Senate OF the United states to replace said
allowance for the Fast Mail Service in the
Postal Appropriation Bill, for the reasons
that the discOntinuance of said service
viii involve the loss Of business day to
this whole section, which is visited annu-
ally by thousands of visitors from all sec
tiOns Of the country; that it viii deprive
US of postal facilities which have been en-
jOyed for nearly three years, and to which
our business has become adjusted; and
that it will retard the development Of a
section of country which is paying rapidly
increasing revenues to the Post Office De-
partment of the General Government.
ReSOlUed, That the sum of $1Sl,000, the
amount which would be saved by the dis
continuance of the Fast Mail Service on
the Atlantic Coast Line, is a trivial gain
to the government IN comparison with the
loss that would be inflicted upon the peo-
pie of the South Atlantic States.
ResOtUed, That at this time, when a spe-
cial Fast Mail Service is being established
between New York and Philadelphia and
the great cities Of the West and even the
remote Northwest, it savors of unjust dis
elimination to deprive the South of the
one line along which similar facilities
have been provided by the General Gov
eminent.
Joecy,.o5 Vbaf ooDiac of +I,aeo roeoI7,tiore
be forwarded Immediately TO Hon. Will
kinsOn Call and Hon. Charles w. Jones,
Senators from Florida at Washington, d.
c., with the respectful request that they
submit them to the consideration of the
Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads; and with the further request that
they use all the means at their command
to induce the Senate to so amend the
appropriation bill as to include in it at
least sufficient allowance to continue
the present Fast Mail Service to the South
Atlantic States.
WHEREAS, the people of certain cities Of
the South Atlantic States are interested
equally with IL il securinga continuance
Of the Fast Mail Service:
ReSOlCed. That the Boards of Trade,
Chambers of Commerce and other bodies OF
citizens in Savannah, Charleston, Will
mingt0n, Richmond and other cities upon
lue route OF Iue laSJ man lines, De re-
quested to cooperate with this Board OF
Trade in urging this gravely important
matter ILL., M, the attention of Congress.
Resolred, That the resolutions adopted
by this Board be communicated by the
Secretary to the similar bodies Of the cities
above named, and that they be requested
to communicate to this Board such action
as they may severally take in the premises,
in order that there may be such concert of
action as may insure success.
ReSOlred. That the President and Gov
ernors of this Board of Trade be instruct
ed to appoint delegate from this Board
who shall at once proceed to the cities Of
Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington and
Richmond for the purpose of securing
from the citizens. Boards of Trade or
Chambers of Commerce of those places
such cooperation as they may be moved
to render, and then TO proceed to Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., and there take such steps as
shall most surely secure such an amend
ment to the Postal Appropriation Bill as 20
insure the continuance of the Fast Mail
Service through to this CITY