The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-19
SAVANNAH.
The FlOridfan Emissary, Seek.
ing New Pastures. Brings up
in the Forest City.

ne TAOEAU1an Em1SSary. seek.
ing New Pastures. Brings zap
I'm the Forest City.
Special Correspondence of the FLoRIDIAN.
Last week your correspondent closed up
a short business visit to the great Georgia
seaport, and believe they claim it as being
the second cotton port in the South; and
TO look at the solid line of vessels, steam
and sail, OF all sizes and nations, extending
salmOst
FOR THREE MILES
along the city front, with many lying on
the opposite side of the river and out OF
sight waiting for a berth, there would
seem to be some color 10 the claim. 1t
also serves to give one fair idea of the
importance in which the great Southern
staple is held in foreign climes. A large
steamer was here loading as rapidly as
possible, in order to get there before shut
out by the ice, for Reval, Russia, on the
Baltic. Most of this class of vessels sail
under English colors, and are known as
cramps" There was not an American
vessel in the harbor loading for abroad,
which is another commentatOry on the
shorness of our great government.
COTTON IS KING
in Savannah, as ii has always really been.
To this she owes her greatest prosperity.
Still her mercantile interests are large, and
during the past few years have grown in
importance very rapidly. Her territory for
trade lies in South Georgia, part of South
Carolina and all of Florida, and from the
latter she gets nearly or quite as much as
from both the other States
MANI-U ArTrpINc
The city has made quite an advance in
this respect Work will soon commence
on the proposed cotton factory, the capital
of which is all owned in the city.
There are several foundries and machine
shops The one of VIM. Kehoe & Co is
deserving of especial mention, as it is one
of the best ordered shops in the South.
Their principal business is sugar mill ma
chincry and outfits for which they have a
good trade in Florida.
The copper workers, Mcmillan Bros, are
the largest turpentne still makers IN the
entire country, having also an establish
ment in North Carolina. They do about all
of this class of work for Florida.
+. A. Ward makes specially Of heavy
freight and light delivery wagons and drays
and has sent considerable of his work to va
rlOuS parts OF the country.
REAL ESTATE.
The agents with whom we talked al
speak as if the city were almost on boom
in this respect All classes of property are
in better demand and prices than for de
cade. MessYs Graham & Hubbell, who are
leading meg-here, are especially enthusias
tic over their sales. These gentlemen owr
land also in nearly every county in Florida
which, as will be seen by their advertise
ment, they are putting on the market
THE BIG HOTEL,
the DeSoto, is to be finished and opened on
Christmas day tits the biggest and grand
est we have seen yet, built of brick, stone
and IRON, with terra Gotta facings. 1t is SIN
full stories above the basement and about
occupies a square in the most beautiful anC
central portion of the city. 1t is alsc
owned entire by Savannah capital.
In speaking of hotels il will not be out o
place to mention Col NJ. l.. Harnett, the
wcll-known manager OF the house ot same
name. The Col. took hold OF this house
and rapidly made it one of the most popu-
lar in the city; but net content with hi:
laurels with one, he a few days ago LEASED
the large and magnificent Marshall House
an old land mark, and is bringing it up Il
his high standard of what first class house
should be- That he will succeed goes with
out saying. He still remains in charge o
the Harnett, which will, OF course, be KEEP
up to the Old standard.
Another institution deserving of men
ton is the Savannah College of Business
under the charge OF Messrs. Mccarthy ant
Buscher, who stand high in educaliona
circles as practical business teachers. Every
advantage is offered for our young mer
to fit themselves tor business of any kind
near home.
DESULTORY.
As we were on a strictly business trip
not much time was taken in looking around
still, from "A cursory glance, shows many
objects of interest. There are a number o
| fine monuments erected in the various
squares around the city, among which !:
the monument of Sergeant Jasper. Iht
public art gallery is grand, and the public
| buildings, churches, etc, are large and fine
| The recent elections stirred up our Geor
ria friends from the bottom. This, in con
nection with a three days visit from Tho
| legislature, State officers, representatives
ETC, certainly started the big pot TO boiling
and we "lit out" for Sunny Florida. whert
business is beginning to boom and politics
are laid on the shelf. Z. NJ u.