The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21
TO GREET THE BIG WEST.
6AVANNAH'S WELCOMB TO THE
WESTERN TRADE KINGS.

ton in Honor of the Opening of
tween Savannah and Kansas City
What the Merchants Say About It
The Railroads Interested and Ready
to Boom the Movement.
The suggestion by the MORNING NEWS
of a celebration in honor of the through
railway connection between Savannah,
Kansas City and the northwest, meets
with general favor, and it seems to
be very generally agreed that in the
spring an effort will be made to get the
merchants of Kansas City and the north
west, as well as representative men from
Memphis and Birmingham to visit Savan-
nah, where they can see for themselves the
city and its splendid facilities for the trans
portation of freight.
IN FAVOR OF THE CELEBRATION.
Mr.. F. D. Bloodworth, president of the
cotton exchange said yesterday that the
suggestion of the MORNING News is a good
one, aud one that should and will receive
the hearty support of the business men Of
Savannah. He thinks, however that for
the next two months the business men will
be too much occupied with their own af-
serves, but that after the busy season is
over the movement can be taken in hand
and successfully carried out He thinks it
advisable to wait until spring and then per-
feet arrangements for a reception which
will be commensurate with the Importance
of the event celebrated, and show the
people of the northwest that Savannah
offers unrivalled facilities for the movement
of freights, and that her people are as hos
pitable as they are enterprising He sug
gested that Feb. % would be a convenient
date for the proposed celebration.
CELEBRATE BY ALL MEANS.
Mr.. John R. Young, president of the
board of trade, said that the suggestion is
good one, and should be carried out, as he
has no doubt it will be, but he thinks it
should not be attempted during the busy
season of the cotton factors aud grocers.
While he is willing to lend it helping
hand at any time, he thinks it better to
have the celebration at time when all the
business men can unite to make it a sue
cess. and he kinks that February or March
would suit the Bay men better than to at
tempt it in their busy season.
MIR. H. NJ. Conner of H. NJ Conner & Co.
thinks that Savannah should not lose any
opportunity to present her advantages to
the growing northwest. He favors cele
bration in tbe spring, at a time when the
rush of business is over, and when the cele-
bration can be successfully carried out to
the best advantage A present the cotton
trade is at its blight and Bay men have their
hands full.
TO BRING WESTERN MEN HERE.
Capt. John Flannery of j. Flannery &
Co, cotton factors, enters heartily into the
suggestion of celebration. He says that
he is in favor of bringing the people of the
northwest to Savannah, SO that they can
see for themselves what the town is. He
suggests Feb. %, Washington's birthday, as
u patriotic and suitable time for Savannah
to put ON a holiday dress, and invite the
representative men of Kansas City and the
northwest to come to Savannah and have
the freedom of the city, get acquainted with
her people, and learn what advantages
Savannah has as shipping point for the
products of the north west.
Mr.. c. Menelas. cotton exporter, is very
enthusiastic on the subject. He wants to
invite the people of the northwest to come
and see Savannah, and he says the more
the people from abroad see of Savannah
the more they will like it, Mistaken ideas,
he thinks, are held by some people north of
the southern section which will disappear
upon closer acquaintance. There is not a
more patriotic people in the country, Mr..
Menelas said, than the people of the south.
The charges OF party administration are
accepted as readily south as north.
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE FOR.
The south is industriously striving to ad-
vance Its material Interests by the develop
ment of its industrial and mercantile business
as much as the north, and the increasing
investment of northern capital in the south
is doing much to harmonic the two sec
tons. What Savannah wants is to let the
northwest know what advantages she has
for the movement of their products, and
.l..A H.. Is IL,
ness here. This can be done by inviting the
business men to Savannah and extending
to them the ungrudging hospitality for
which Savannah Is noted. He thinks that
the proposed celebration should not be lost
sight of, but that it should be had in the
spring, at time when it would enlist the
active support of all the business men of
the city.
AN IMPORTANT EVENT
Mr. Edward Karow, of the cotton ex-
porting house of Strauss & Co. and vice
consul of Austria Hungary, says that so
important an event as the linking of the
south and the northwest should be appro-
priately celebrated by the representative
business men of this city. He favors the
movement, and, while not suggesting a
date, thinks it should be fixed for time
when its success would be beyond question.
Mr.. P. d. Daffin said that there is no
dOuOb Oh1b bhc SuBBeSLlOu Vi llNlbluk bDb
business men along the line from Savannah
10 Kansas City will meet with general
favor and the. warm support of the bust
ness men of Savannah.
SAVANNAH WILL WELCOME THEM.
A hearty reception awaits them, and
Savannah will not be slow to show them
that she realizes the Importance of the
closer railway connections brought about
by the Central railroad. Mr.. Datfin thinks
that the proposed celebration should be de-
ferred until the early spring, so that the
business men of the city will have the
leisure to make it successful in every par
ticular.
Alderman H. Myers of H. Myers & Bros,
and president of the National Bank Of
Savannah, says that it is just the thing,
and he wants to see il made a big success.
To insure this, he thinks that it should not
be attempted earlier than in February.
TRIP TO THE SEA-.
Not only does Mr.. Myers want to give
the northwestern visitors hearty reception
an the city, but he wants TO see the occasion
made a gala day. with a trip down
the river and out in the broad ocean by one
of the magnificent steamers of the Ocean
Steamship Company, and his only regret is
that 1t will be too soon TO give the visitors
ride on the new steamer Kansas City,
recently contracted for. Mr.. Myers favors
an ocean regatta, a visit TO Tybee
Island and rousing good cheer for the
visitors all round. He will lend every
assistance to make the occasion pleasant
one, and the advantages of the port will be