Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-05

OF the river is more extensive, and its i'm
proYements more valuable han that of
any city of her class. From the whsrves
of the Vale Royal mills above the great
sheds and docks of the Ocean Steamship
Company, along unbroken line of wharves
and warehouses and cotton presses ex-
tends away down TO the Bilbo canal, be-
yond which lie the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company's immense
wharves and sheds where more naval
stores are handled h a in any other mar
ket in the world.
From January to December the national
colors OF every sea-girt country that has
any commerce at all can be seen at almost
any time floating from the mastheads Of
the fleets which come here in search Of
cargoes of cotton, naval stores, lumber,
and the other products of the State and
South.
The terminal facilities Of the two great
railroads are all that even their immense
traffic requires. Within the past year
the Central railroad has purchased the
upper cotton press and warehouses and il
now just completing a track from their
line at a point west Of the Ogeechee canal
across TO the east side and down River
street to the lower end of the Central
Press, so that now the cotton can he trans
terred from the cars to the press and
theme on shipboard without drayage,
THE LOWER wHARvEs.
Excepting ordinary repairs there has
been little improvement along the wharVes
betWeen the upper n lower presses.
Immediately below the latter W. W. Cor
don 4 Co. have erected a wharf with 500
feet front, aud have put up three long sheds
aud a cotton warehouse.
Right in front OF the works of the two
guanO companies Messrs. Smith 4
kplFN fhA 4 xTnInrag hnu ~ ar.n4n1 ~.
large steam derricks at "A cost of ST 900.
Two double engines to work the derrlcks
cost $4,000 more. With the four derricks
two vessels can be unloaded simultane-
Ously, the cargo being discharged from
two holds on each vessel at a time. Some
months ago this firm discharged 1900
tons of phosphate from an English steamer
in three days, which is said to be the
quickest work of the Kind ever done in
Savannah.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway Company have not added to their
long line of wharVes, but have put up six
large new sheds for storing turpentine,
increasing their shielded area y, 300
square feet. Altogether the cOmpany's
shedding covers l9S, 900 square feet, very
nearly five acres. The six new sheds
probabl ycOst $4,000. Animmense amount
of ''filling in" has been done to this prop
Cibfs hAOlF - oAAAA ~ hdlt III vi llNCl
front unimprOved, but ready for develop
ment as rapidly as the necessities of the
business of the company may require.
H IRE RECORD.
During the twelve months ending Sept.
l, there were So fire alarms to which the
fire department responded. OF this num-
Der three We're sounded as second calls to
fires which had been attended by the de-
partment, but which were supposed TO be
again dangerous to property; four were
false alarms, and W were
alarms to test the working of
the wires and the promptitude of the de-
partment. The total loss by the fires
which prompted the remaining IS alarms
amounted to $1G2. 2S9 80. The total insur-
ance on the property on which the loss
occurred amounted to $1,304 ,664. The
following is a statement by months,
showing the loss and the insurance, re-
spectivelY: