The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-04
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EsTsEC2E Ez-ccr IlprcTe1 eEE-
. Tie G=o-zia rzemhers x TIE House, led
Z ~ Mr.. Crisp, Id a. Trey crzId 70 get an
{ z@1-cprlaslo1 % erz-s=ue tbs irzprovsn1sn.
Z zavz-rs. kas b1r. TIE Tlysr sEd aAr-
( hor cl1-z.- Wss agai1st them hovsve<.
and 4 cs-rse t1ey Eal-ed n accomplish
tAe.- ptrpose I. = sbcEt lE1poaiale 20
esrry tee House IN favor Il aEy Eneasurs II
t1s crzultts@ ~hlch Ess chsrZs q II Is
s-zl-ss 10 TIE river ard ksF5or commit
- szys TIA, &. RS dstsrzined Ect % reg
zlza any neT pro5eczs IN the prszsat b-l
srd the CHAIRMAN Il tie coEalIttee gave
.1as as bis Reason tcr refusing 60
spprop-L atlca 70 deeCea TIE channel 81 TIE
Savannah river 70 = fsst- As matter Of
fzcs. TIE improvement - which a ap2ro-
priztloz e asked u TT leH project. L q
but a contirgatson of Al Old ole, VIZ the
zZ-fooc improvement " as1 ehs after ius-
u-oveulsrt was urdsrtzEea il Vas under
tad that zhen It vas completed work for
greater ds,-l of water would - coz
tlzrs1 Z he i1erezse Ia toe cazauerce If
savz11ae 51ssifed it. TIE lac=sass does
Justify i:. 1L4 commerce Of Savannah has
grown marvsiS-zsly-so muck, II fact, thai
riot cEsnnsl Il L.. saalcssnt 70 scccm-
MEDIATE t.
TIE r4yer Aad heri1av committee. how
ever. Iaast that fhs proposed Zs-fcot in
p-oveme1s IS new project. Taey take
sazt posisoa. doao:jess. beca11ss it affords
tLeEn conEer ezt e1c14ss to REUSE Savzn-
nah Earbor sn appropriation. Doubtless
there ara cersa5n rivers and harc0rs which
he co-m 4-tea fa v1Fz. and Savannah harbor
IL Mt ons q tenn. T1sy want 20 ksep tce
-il within certain lin.Its and tEsy car1os
Dc that i t1sy recognize . = claims Of
rivers AID harbors ogtsde e ire favored
ouas
Il - notice.. 70. EoNsveT. saat the Esces-
sity for dearer water in Savannah hsrbor
IA u. qus.tlored. The COMMITTEES rscog-
MES IA .roportsncs, and sd-1I,s mat is
rsU.dly growing commerce Justs1ss = much
cssper waterway 20 the SEA When the
house divided On the proposition 10 make
an appropriation : deepen the channel % e
feet, Representative Cummings and others,
VIC have rot a great deal Of sympathy
With a god many river and kzFbor i'm
provsmeats for which appropriations are
made. took position with tie friends Of
Savannah hsr5or. Their action just fes
tae belief that Il this congress dos not
sutLorizs tas 2s-foos Improvement, the
next viii
It - rather remarkable that Congress
man Da7idsOn Of FLORIDA should have
ranged hinssf On the side Of those Who Cd
posed en- appropriation for Savannah har-
Dor. Jealousy Of Savannah could hardly
have prompted his course. As matter Of
fac Florida ia greatly interested in the i'm
provement Of Sa annah harbor. A ve-y
great part Of her products goes 10
market By way II it. The better the
accommodations il affords - vessels the
better the interests Of the Florida fruit
growers ana farmers Will b served It
would be interesting 10 know nhy Congress
man Davidson sympatnizss with tbs oppo-
nents rather than the advo A5es Of the
Savannah harbor improvement
There Is ons thing in connection with the
Savannah hsrbor improvement that should
not BE- overlooked by the business men Of
this city. 1t is that the agitation in favor
Of the improvement has had the effect Of
srousing interest in It in congress. The en-
tire Georgia delegation is now earnestly
working for it, and other friends In con
gress are ready and willing 10 lend helping
hand in its bshaR The Importance Of Sa-
vannAh hArbor - being recognized, and If
the agitation Is continued the necsssary sp-
preparation for It's improvement Will BE OBJ
tanned