The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-29
For the Benent Of savannahians.

| FOR the beneQC OF SaVannan1ans.
Isn't it rather remarkable that Chatham
comfy the only county in the state, in
which there Is an important city, that is
without The mo fence lawl Fulton
county, in which Atlanta is situated, us
the mo fence" law, and 50 has Richmond,
in which Augusta is situated, Muscogee, in
which Columbus is situated. and Clarke, in
which Athens is situated Chatham is be-
hind all these counties 10 this important
matter. Why is thisl Is it because
Chatham Is less progressive than other
counties in which there are good sized
cities. 1t certainly looks 50. If such is the
/ case, then il is time for Chatham county to
wake up and put herself in line with coun-
ties which have the reputation for being
progressive.
In ell the above mentioned cities the cost
of living is much less than in Savannah.
One of the reasons of this is that the greater
part Of the eggs, butter, poultry, vegeta-
! bles, fruits, ETC., in the Savannah market
is brought from beyond the limits of Chat
ham county.
But cannot Chatham county supply the
demands OF the Savannah market for the
foregoing articlesi OF course itcan. There
| are thousands of acres of good land in Chat
ham that are not cultivated because Of the
necessity for fencing crops. 1t costs great
deal to fence even a small farm. and for that
reason very few care to open farms on new
land
If the mo fence law is made operative
it will not be many years before all the good
lands for miles around Savannah will be
under cultivation.
A great many voters in this city think
they have no interests in the mo fence"
election. They don't understand their own
interest, nor the interest Of their city and
county. If they viii give the election the
attention it deserves. they viii discover
that they are very deeply interested in it.
There isn't citizen of Savannah whom the
mo fence" law would not benefit.
That law, as already shown, will make
living In this city cheaper. That is mat
ter Of the greatest consideration to the great
majority of the people, Of whom at least
two-thirds have to be very economical
Their incomes compel them to be- If the
cost of living is reduced it will be tho same
to them as an increase in their incomes
The mo fence law will also be beneficial
to the health of the city. No one will deny
that it is healthier where the landis culti-
waited than where it is not. Notice what
the draining of the lands in the vicinity of
the city has done for the city's healthl
Does not everybody know that the city is
far healthier now than it was before any
drainage work was donel II little drain
age has been productive of such good re-
suits may we not reasonably expect even
greater banefits from the cultivation of the
greater part Of the cultivable lands of the
countyl
It is folly to cling to the law that requires
crops TO be fenced, because it means the
keeping Of the country surrounding Savan-
nah a wilderness for years. Atlantis,
Augusta, Columbus and Athens have rid
themselves of that law, and now they are
surrounded by orchards and farms which
pour food products into their markets, and
make the cost of living in them at least a
third less than in Savannah.
Do the poor people of those cities who own
COWS complaint OF course they don't.
They know that the mo fence" law is bet
ter than the fence law for them, as it is for
everybody else. Let Savannah follow the
example of Augusta in the matter and she
viii never regret having done so.