The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-27

its suggestion, in its extension and improve
ment. They take very great pride IN the
indications of enterprise and material devel-
opment l was taken soon after my
arrival to see the new Cotton Exchange IN
Bay street.-the work, by the way, OF
Boston architectural the seven-story
building of the SAVANNAH MORNING
NEWS, the latter a veritable triumph OF
newspaper enterprise. The Cotton tx
change has magnificent assembly room,
with a balcony commanding a broad
view OF the great, green plains across the
river. Still more magnificent Is the view
from the top of the MORNING NEWS build
ing, which the proprietor of the paper, Col.
J. Fl. Estill, showed mo with no little pride.
The NEWS valuable property is the creation
of Col. Estilrs enterprise. This paper Is an
SPACE sheet of metropolitan appearance,
and covers the news field, Of Southern and
Eastern Georgia at least, like blanket. 1t
was the first paper in the country to issue
paper every day in the year
As another indication of the tendency OF
the Savannah people toward public enter
prise, | found them, when | arrived, much
exercised over project for a new first-class
hotel. The city already has three hotels of
good size, but not one that can be called
first class, even by very liberal interpreta-
ton of that term, although, at least one of
them does not scruple to charge first-class
prices. The project to provide really first
class hotel establishment has eVentuated in
public meeting of men of means, and
money enough has been pledged, it appears,
to carry out the scheme. There is really no
reason why Savannah. with a climate which
possesses most of the advantages of that of
Florida, should not, with its educational
and artistic opportunities, be most agreea-
BILE place of winter residences for Northern
people of wealth, and first-class hotel will
contribute great deal to the attractiveneSs
of the city to Northern travel
Speaking of educational advantages of
this city, was greatly interested in the Tel
fair Academy of Fine Arts, magnificent
museum building constructed within the
past three years under the legacy of the
Telfair family. Using the old Telfair man
sion as an architectural nucleus, a very fine
new building, scarcely inferior for the pur
pose to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
has been constructed. Under the manage
ment of Director Brandt, it has been sup
piled with a large number of plaster casts
of antique works, as well as many good re-
productions of paintings which lie at the
foundation of art instruction. Good orig
inal paintings are as yet few in the museum,
but large original collection certainly
could not be expected of so new museum.
The institution is certainly a very notable
one for city of $4,000 people.
From city so attractive and so hospita-
bic as Savannah, it is hard matter to turn
away, even to one to whom the enticementS
of Florida are as yet a closed book | had
heard much of Southern warm-heartedness,
but had no appreciation of what the word
meant until l arrived hero. 1t is quite evil
dent that no Bostonian can be regarded en-
tirely as stranger here; and it is to be
hoped that the relations of the two cities,
already so profitable to both, may continue
to develop. j. E. c.