The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-02
SEEKING A NEW OUTLET.
COTTON FROM THE SOUTHWEST
COMING TO SAVANNAH.

Memphis Shipping Here Instead OF
through New Orleans-M Mr.. Clavius
Phillips Starts a Movement which
Means a Good Deal for Savannah
What the Centraps New Western
Connection Offers = Mississippi Cot.
ton to Come to Savannah.
Cotton has already began to come to this
port from the southwest. The man who
was instrumental in starting it in this
direction is Mr.. Clavius Phillips. Mr.. Phil
lips was seen yesterday by MORNING NEWS
reporter, and was asked about the matter
YES" he said COTTON is coming here
now from Memphis. / have chartered two
vessels having a capacity of 5000 bales for
the Memphis cotton, and have already re-
ceived 1000 bales.
"By what route does the cotton conner
Mr.. Phillips was asked.
at comes over the Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham line to Birmingham, and
is there taken by the Central railroad and
brought to Savannah"
'Did it come in this direction without
any effort on your partW
"No, not exactly. Soon after it was
announced that the route to the west over
the Central railroad was open, | thought
there was splendid opportunity for bring
ing cotton from Memphis and other points
in the southwest to this port for foreign
shipment. / at once entered into corre-
spondence with my acquaintance in Mem
phis with a view to inducing them to ship
cotton through Savannah. l had great
deal of correspondence with them and
finally the well-known cotton house of
p r. 9 1sA 70
cotton here for shipment. AS l have
already stated, have received 1000 bales
and a great deal more is coming. look on
this as only the beginning of very large
shipments Of cotton from Memphis here"
HAS Memphis ever sent any cotton here
beforer'
mo. don't think so. l have been in
business here for many years. and | have
never known Memphis cotton to be re-
ceived here, except, perhaps, few bales
now and then, for the coming Of which
there were special reasons"
"Do you expect that cotton will come
from other points which have not been send
ing herei
Eyes, have been in correspondence with
cotton men at Jackson, Miss, and | have
no doubt that a great deal Of cotton will
soon be coming here from that city"
"Are there any reasons why cotton should
going to New OrleansF'
"This port must have special advantages,
or it would not come here. l have no doubt
that these advantages will become more
and more apparent in the near future to the
cotton men of Memphis and Jackson, and
other places which are tributary to the
Central railroads new western connection,
and that the receipts OF cotton from this
source will steadily increase"
How long was the colt On in coming from
Memphis hereP'
"Olly about eight or nine days"
"Was that quick time"
eyes, it is very quick time. Shippers
could have no complaint when cotton is no
longer in transit than that from Memphis
here"
These shipments that have been made
through you will doabtless encourage other
shipments"
Eyes. expect to dsvote myself diligently
to this business, and 4 have no doubt that 1
shall meet with encouraging success. The
opening of the Central railroads connecti n
with the west certainly holds out bright
promises for great increase of business at
Savannah.