The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-22

held and backed by public sentiment, and to
get that public sent ment, and to have that
publio sentiment enforced upon individual
members of congress, you must reach
their constituents and favorably i'm
press them. You may say what
YOU please in reference to the independent
Judgment of our members of congress, but
| have found it to be fact that they are
largely influenced by the sentiment that is
behind them. They should be. It is this
sentiment that they are supposed to repre-
sent
"Here is Savannah, J" said Col Lester I'VE
have an outlet to the sea, which is a most
important one, perhaps the most important
one on the Atlantic coast anywhere
south. There is coming toward 1t wealth
of freight from all of the states
west Of Georgia and on a line with the
Pacific shore. This freight. grain, iron,
cotton, etc, is being brought here for the
purpose of being distributed, not TO the
United States alone, but TO the whole world,
and these commodities must have an outlet.
To have that, it is necessary that there
should be ships to carry them away, and,
after having those ships, there
must be port sufficient to
accommodate them. II has come
TO this, that in the carrying business
large and heavy freights must have large
and heavy ships to carry them, because
they can be run az less expense than smaller
ones and consequently at a reduction in
freight, and in that lessening of freight
every producer in the co1ntry Is interested,
because it makes his product much more
valuable to him.
TIRE WORK TO BE DONE.
1.-THE project On hand, and to which the
government is committed, is to give to the
river twenty-six feet of water from the
city TO the sea. The project requires the
expenditure of 90, 500, 900, Of which amount
there has already been appropriated $780,
900. We now have 22% feet But
fifteen or sixteen feet could be brought
up TO the city from the sea only few years
ago."
Col. Lester also spoke of the
uiggardly and unbusiness-like
policy Of the government in carrying out
river and harbor improvements of great
magnitude. He stated that some of the
training walls partly built in the river
have been injured owing to lack of funds
with which to complete them, and
that such injuries ret4d the
final completion OF the whole
scheme of improvement and
increases the cost. If congress would APP
propriate the whole amount called for in
Capt Carriers project at once. he felt GER
tain that twenty-six feet would be secured
IN three years, but otherwise the work
would not be finished in less than ten or if
teen years.
In conclusion Col. Lester suggested that
committee be appointed which would take
into consideration how best to bring this
matter to the attention Of the
general public, and especially to
the people of Alabama, Mississippi
and other states. Get them interested in
the matter and there will be no question as
to how their congressman will vote, because
! they are at the back Of them and will follow
the people, whichever way they may lead.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions, offered by Mr..
Conner and seconded by Mr.. Calhoun, were
unanimously adodted
ResolUed /, That the mayor of this city. chair
man of this meeting, be requested to appoint
an executive committee, of which he shall be
chairman. who shall have full authority to take
such action as may be deemed by it advisable to
carry out the purposes and objects of this
meeting by the employment Of q suitable ex-
pert to investigate and tabulate the statistics of
the commerce OF this port and the cities and
country tributary to it.
ReSotUed 2, That said executive committee
| nave authority TO appoint a general committee
| ana such auxiliary committees as to it NAV
seem proper, and to take all other steps that It
| may deem desirable for the purpose of securing
| deep water at this port at the earliest time
practicable.
| .ecOfocu o. Auab tuo Guy COUNCIL OF Savan-
| nah be earnestly and respectfully requested
| to cooperate in this work, and to give it such
| appropriations and aid as may be necessary.
| ReSotUed 4. That the railway steamship and
other transportation lines, the press, the cities
| and towns. the farmers, miners and manufac-
turers and all people interested in developing
| the welfare and prosperity Of the wide and ex-
| tended section of country naturally tributary to
this port, be earnestly requested to give us their
| active support.
Col j. L. Warren moved that the legisla-
ture of Georgia be requested to invite Mr..
Calhoun to address the legislature during
the present session on the benefits to be de-
rived from the deepening of the Savannah
river.
Mr.. Calhoun, in a few brief and appro-
pirate remarks, thanked the gentlemen for
the honor they had conferred upon him, and
said that if the general assembly should. on
Its motion, invite him to address it. he
would, to the best of his ability, present to
it, and through it to the country, Savan-
nah's claims.
Upon the passage Of this resolution, which
was carried unanimously, the meeting adj
journed.