Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-08
\ norEL VIII PAY.

Mr.. $. g. NcInndou, OF Thomasyille,
who did 81 mach towards building the
elegant hotelsin ihtt town, was ia tue CITY
Yesterday, and was invited to attend the
hotel meeting at the theatre on Saturday
Ipirbt. he was solicited by the commit
zee and bv Otber prominent citizens to he
present. nut expressed doubt a. to his
heinz aule to do 50. Meeting him Al the
/ Pu.askI house a reporter OF the MORNING
. NEWS asked him what he thought about
/ tae proposed new hotel. He replied in
I substance as follows:
| savannah ought 10 build the largest and
1 best winter resort hotel in the south
nothing less viii answer the purpose.
~ne is richer in historic memories tnan
any city IN Georgia, she Is the cradle M
winch. in her infancy, was rocked
the great republic Of Georg a.
She was once GeOrgla's capital; Sue
is the birtn place of our state uiyersityi
her parks. originally designed as p aes
OF refuge and safety for her mentioning
villagers, are Themselves a part nt our
States history, and from the landing Of
OgleCn0rpe TO the preparations now being
made for the Chathams' centennial, her
annals are full of impersuaOle events
mat make her history bright and lasting.
But the building OF hotels ~ an Intensely
practical matter. Money and muscle and
plenty OF both are the sinews OF war In
my humble opinion, II oayannah's clti-
zen5 realized the true character of the
travel II would attract. the advantages of
savannah comm @rClauy and the benefits
that would accrue directly and indirectly
from this travel, the money to build
hotel capable OF accommodating 600
guests would be raised in twenty -iour
hours. To begin with, your people must
learn frst that the Peep who come South
are not iuYailds. A small percentage OF
them IS, but the great majority of them
are successful professional and business
men.
"Let your people remember this. They
are the men who control and largely OWn
the surplus money of this country, and
they come South not in search OF health,
bat comor They are people OF travel,
Intelligence and foresight, and are quick
to discover channels for the profitable
Investment OF money. Now no city on
tue South Atlantic coast has the pOssl bill
ties that lie ahead and IN reach of Iyan-
nah. S1e ought, with the progress she
has already made, and with her
railroad facilities 49, though these
are not yet complete - be-
come the commanding seaport south
of Baltimore, You are about two mum
dred miles nearer ST. Louis and three
uuuiAIFN uitiE6 nearer hduHdH AslLy Juan
New \ Ork, and should command a large
share OF our imports and exports brought
in for and shipped from that elton lying
south of TENSE CUES aud west of SdVan-
nan. No greater calamity ever befel
Savannah tnan the Frustrating and break
ing up Of the agreement OF Mr.. W nd ey,
GOV. Brown and Col. Cole, by wnicn
savannah would nave mad the beneh OF
an unbrOken line OF railroad under prac-
..eI 1rr
the w est. The bus ness Of your port is
not what it should be, and tue diff renee
between your exports aad imports in
value Is great. Your total exports of
merchandise amount TO S30,S1l ,4l6, and
YOUR tai imports OF merchandise to on v
/ S6J2, 625, or they stand 10 each other as 30
tol.
/ "YOur exports of cotton amount to $751;
| 9Sl, go and your imports OF coffee to S44S,-
600, out of a total OF $652,625, 80 the bust
ness Of your port and its prosperity IL
! based practically on these two items
| These are the figures as ! remember them
reported from TINS customs district. With
a south and Central American and Wesl
| Indian trade amOuntin 2, in imports alone,
70 very much over Sl00,00O,000, and Sa-
vanuah being the SOuthern-most Allan
TIC port that cou id handle any large vol
ume OF TINS trade, it would seem that she
p
that would BRING her growth and
prosperity OF which she seem.
TO have mad no proper appreciation. Hel
| foreign commerce ought to embrace a
longer list OF articles ana greater quanti
ties. This country imports about $40, 600,
600 worth of coffee annually, all OF II
coming from countries south Of us, and
| Savannah handles 100000 worth, while
! New York receives Sj4 900 600 worth. Sa
/ nh Ghpulh hnsnna M 1Isfri Inn
ing point for a vast aud pOpulOus terri
tory lying west and northwest of her
"Gour position Is exceptionally fine and
| your growth by no means complete. BY
! providing hrst-c ass accommodations
| mere for winter travel, aud You Will not
touch 1t otherwise, you will have from
five To TWENTY-FIVE thousand of the sue
cessful men lthis cOIntry visit you eact
winter. These men, as a class, are CLOSE
observers, are men of sound judgmsu
and are quick to measure up the CONNER
cial and other prospects OF a place.
Il think To have these people stop amOul
you Will be the means of their learning
the advantages of your location and TIA,
bringing OF new capital in large qu1ntl
ties to develop aud expand your trade
This travel mas worked wonders. no
only for many cities in Florida, but TO
the State as well. II induced the DlsstOi
sale, and this sale placed FOrldt s"curI
ties-tll then an almost unquOted AM
forgotten cOmmOdity-at par. II induce
the building Of hundreds OF miles OF rail
road in that State, and the establish
ment of a line Of steam ships from
Tampa to Havana. IL induced the or
ganizauon OF tn Okeech0bte drainag
scheme, and has drawA into the STAT
millions Of dollars, ch have been in
vested in less conspicuous enterprises. !
this travel has accomplished so much 10
Florida, why should a. not, II you wil
SIMPLY open your lOrs. d. as much f.
savannah? In Florida this travel ma
put money into those enterprises whic
tended most 10 the development Of he
natural resources. Now, bring the sam
travel here and 10 viii readily grasp Oh
I siren tn and measure the p ssibi titles q
your city, and money viii nos b slow {
come for the expansion of yOIr trade
foreign ana lmestic.
therein lies the great argument for
hotel. The building OF such use a
you ought 10 nave will do In addition JUS
what IL has done for Fhomasville, AM
your delegation sent 70 that place cal
tell what they saw as the result OF hote
building there"
"How soon would the city begin TO fee
the influence Of this travel in the direc
ton YOU suggestY
THAT" Mr.. McLendon, replied, "n,
} man can tell. The first dividend the cit,
would draw would be in the shape OF ~
creased trade among your retail tradel
people. V0Ir livrry Embellishments vouI