Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-29
TWICE IS MUCH NEEDED.
EAVa NNAHas SHAKE or THE
TYATERWAXS BUND.

hha ADDroDrtsfaon by the RtSerAand
y4arl,or- Communication Savannah Lest
Than One-FtGth OF What ChsrsestOnl
RruusuriolE, Rsr1andina, and back SON
Vile Geb--Ths Amount Entirely too
small to Complete the Work.
The River and Harbor Committee is not
fikely to receive many thanks for ITS gen.
crosby toward the Savannah river fEom
inc First Congressional district OF Ge0F-
gia. An appropriation of $3.50, 900 was
asked for. That was the estimate OF the
amount needed to complete the improve
ment Of the river according to the present
plan. The estimate was by the en-
gineer in charge OF the improve
ment. Perhaps depth OF y feet could
be obtained all the way from the city to
sea without expendIng alfof an appr0Pri-
alton of $83O,0O0. If the appropriations
are made in small amounts 1t will take
alOf that-and may be much more.
What was wanted Was TO get enough
money to push tine work and COM
Alete the improvement at once. Con-
s,ress has delayed thework and extended
soVer thirteen years what could have
aDeen done in four years had the engineers
snad the money
II is doubtful if SI2J,O0O can be
Economically expended. The work to
DE done il near the sea and in rough
water. II leftincOmplete, in anuntinished
lcOnditiOn, a hurricane along the coast
lmay destroy all the work done in sea-
asOn. Two appFopriatiOnsO of $I25 900 each.
bextended over two years, viii not do the
tgOOd that $3.50, 900 in a hump viii do.
The last two appropriations for the.Sa-
vannah river were $780, 600 each. Before
dhs' the appropriations had been in sums
i0f $4,000 and $1,000. Senator Brown
had the last appropriation raised from
&i50,000to 100000 after the report got
into the~Senate.
Charleston asken for 100000 this time
and the committee has allowed $256,000.
Ihe$160,00O Tor Cum beElands ouRdls reck-
lOned TO FeTnandma's account. Bruins
wick gets $50, 900, and the st. Johns rfRer
bar $200,0OO. Charleston, brunswick,
1eernandina and Jacksonville together
epet $3.50, 900. Savannah rs allotted only
Et25,000, One-fifth as much as the four other
places. In 1884 the total exports of
charleston, FerBandina and Jacksonville
amounted tOOnly $2l,O5S, S35. SaVanRat's
iexpOrts for the same year were valued at
k50, 1874, IS4, nearly two and one half times
has much as the other ports combined.
frhe imports OF those three places for the
Same year were $5z5,000. Savannah's
amp0rtatiOns amounted to $685., asa, or
Sl50,000 more than the imports OF Charles
ton, FernandIna and Jacksonville. Pie
duties collected at Savannah in 1884
amounted TO $49sa47 IS against S3S, 429 81
1Or the other ports. In every respect Sa-
Nannah's commerce Is mach larger, and
Eby far more important in dollars, than the
commerce OF three or four other ports
(which are allowed In the committees re-
port five times as much money as Sayan-
nah.
No one thinks that Charleston,
Brunswick, FerRaadina ana Jackson
vile are allowed too much but Sa-
eannah is allowed too little. The
suppression that there should be a
proportion between the appropriation for
"a port and it's commerce, but it would not
be out of place to take the commerce OF a
port and the taxes paid by it into con-
sideratiOu.
No appropriation was asked for Rom
ney marsh, as the work ON it has been
acompleted by private enterprise. The APP
preparation Of S14,009, ii it is not stricken
out, may hereafter, by special act Of Con-
gress, be used TO reimburse the parties
who completed the cut.
An effort will be made to have Savan.
hah's appropriation increased.