The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-02

SeI plOW laCtUTy, or souotu1uS VI
small scale, for every little helps. Who
will start the boom?
TIE SAVANNAH RIVER CONVENTION.
The Savannah River Improvement
Convention, which was held in Augusta
ON Wednesday and Thursday of last
week, was most successful meeting,
and marks the beginning of new era
for Augusta and the territory contiguous
to the Savannah River. The convention
was largely attended, delegates being
present from Franklin, Hart, Gilbert,
Lincoln. Wilkes, Columbia, Richmond,
Burke, screven, Efiugham and Chatham
Counties in Georgia, and from Anderson,
Abbeville, Edgefeld, Aiken, Barnwell,
Hampton and Beaufort Counties in
South Carolina.
The Convention was called TO order
by Hon. Patrick Walsh, upon whose
motion Hon. E. B. Murray was elected
temporary Chairman and Hon. NJ. V.
Calvin temporary Secretary. Mr.. Muir.
ray, upon taking the chair, made most
eloquent and forcible speech, after which
he introduced Hon. j. M. Davidson,
President of the Georgia Senate, who
delivered the address of welcome, which
was responded to by Hon. W. G. Benet,
of Abbeville.
After the names of the delegates were
enrolled, committee of nine was ap-
pointed on permanent organization, and
the Convention was adjourned until 4
o'clock p. M, at which hour permanent
organization was effected by electing
Hon. J.H. Estill, of Savannah, Chair.
man, and Hon. NJ. ". Calvin Secretary.
The afternoon was consumed in reading
letters, appointing committees and gen.
eral discussion. On Thursday morning
the Convention re.assembled, and the
Committee appointed to memorialize
congress and prepare statistics and reso-
.lutions submitted the following report !:
The committee on statistics, resolutions
and memorial to Congress beg leave to
report for the consideration of the con-
vention:
That permanent organization be
effected by this convention to be known
as the L'Savannah River Association"
the officers of which shall be president,
secretary and treasurer, with vice presi-
dents from each county represented in
the convention, or that may be repre-.
sented in subsequent conventions, and
an executive committe of nine, to be ap-
pointed by the president. The president
and secretary and treasurer to be mem
bers of the executive coramittee. The
main object of the permanent organiza.
tiou shall be the improvement of the
Savannah river. It is to continue in
existence until the work for which this
convention has been called shall have
bsen accomplished. The duty of the
executive committee shall be to collect
information and statistics in reference to
the water power, agricultural products,
mineral resources, manufactures, and
population of the Savannah Valley, and
to present the same in ths shape of
memorial to Congress asking for such
speedy consideration and substantial aid
from the general government as will
accomplish the long delayed but needed
Improvement of the navigation of the
Savannah river. The Executive com.
mittee can present such an array of vital
statistics concerning the Savannah VAL
ley country, as to leave no doubt as to
the Justice of our petition for large
appropriation for the impro vement of a
river of Interstate importance.
This convention represents territory
Of II 500 square miles, population of
45O. 1000, and annual agricultural product
of $40, 100000 and an aggregate capital,
in town, city and county property of yer
100000, 900. According to Major Harry
Hammond, in his admirable paper on
the Savannah river, the official reports on
file in the chief engineers department
at Washington, show that the navigable
rivers on the Atlantic slope, including
tide water, embrace in round numbers,
$500 miles, of which the Savannah river
represents one.sixth-exclusire of tide
water, there are only eight hundred miles
ofriver navigation, of which the Savan-
nah river represents one.third, or two
hundred and seventy miles. The gov
ernment has expended over S10,500, 900
to improve river navigation in other
States, while it has appropriate donly the
meagre sum of 500, 900 for the Savannah
river. =
In order to accomplish the great work
which this convention has undertaken,
your committe recommend that another
convention be called in Augusta on the
.-d day of October next, and that dele.
gates be invited from all the counties in
Georgia and South Carolina and in other
States who may be interested in the inter.
state work which has called this conven.
tion into being.
Your committee recommend that the
Executive committee of the permanent
organization be added to this committee
to memorabilia Congress. In this con-.
nection we recommend that this conven.
ton adopt resolutions thanking the
governors, senators and congressman and
other prominent gentlemen who have
the purpose which called this
body together, and who have promised
their support to secure such liberal aid
from the general government as will
remove all Instructions from our natural
highway to the sea.
Your committee further recommend
that the yice.president from each county
in the permanent organization, who will
be assisted by the delegates in this con-
vention from the respective counties, be
requested to have petitions circulated
and signed by all the people, and espe.
cially by farmers clubs or other agr cul.
tural associations, asking Congress to
grant the necessary appropriations.
These petitions to be forwarded to the
Executive committee, and to be presented
with the memorial authorized by this
convention.
We recommended that the Savannah
River association be perfected to-day, and
that this convention empower it to voice
its sentiments in every manner that will