The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-19
TO URGE sAvANNAEs CLAIMS.
A Deep Water Conference TO be Held
in the Next Two Weeks.

A Deep Water Conference to be Held
in the Next Two Weeks.
Mayor McDouough is in correspondence
with Pat Calhoun, Esq, with regard TO {
meeting of himself and other representa-
tives of the Richmond and Danville rail
road with Mayor McDonough aud represent
tatives from the cotton exchange and the
board OF trade, and such other representa-
tives as the mayor may appoint to consider
the best means of securing sufficient ap-
preparation from congress TO give the Sa'
vannah river channel of twenty-siv feet
depth from the city to the sea.
Mayor McDonough requested Mr.. Cal
houn to appoint a day for the conference
some time within the next two weeks, when
he and these whom he should select to ac-
company him could meet in Savannah with
the mayor and the Savannah representa-
tives. The meeting would take action and
| formulate plans TO present Savannah's
claims before the next congress.
Mayor McDonough, as are all other citi-
zens who have Savannah's welfare at heart,
! is fully convinced Of the necessity Of deep
water for the port, and if it ever becomes
what it is the desire of the people to make
it and what it is their belief it will be, it will
be first necessary to obtain deeper water
Mayor McDonough has long had this desire
at heart, but he has seen SO many efforts
come to naught and so many fair promises
amount to nothing that he had almost be-
come disheartened. When the Richmond
and Danville came into possession of the
Central railroad, however, a new avenue of
endeavor opened up before him. Knowing
from expressions dropped Dy the officials Of
the road that they favored the deepen
ing Of the Savannah harbor, and
Knowing that TO. carry out their
expressed intentions with regard to this
port, deep water was a necessity, he de-
termined to seek to combine the immense
influence of this system and its connecting
apd associated systems with the influence
chat could be brought to bear locally aud
from other sources in an effort to secure
an appropriation sufficiently laFgeto accom-
plish the desired end.
The influence Of the Richmond Terminal,
the Missouri Pacific and the Union Pacific
systems, in all of which Jay Gould is prom
inently interested, is something immense,
and when the little man In Wall street be-
gins to concern himself about anything
in which be is interested something
usually happens. Secure the in
fiuence of these railroad systems,
and with the influence exerted by Congress
man Lester and his friends among the
southern congressman, and Savannah will
stand the best show it has ever had of get
ting what she needs. That is Mayor Nc
Donough's idea.
"These little annual appropriations are
almost USELESS" said Mayor McDonough
yesterday in talking of the subject to
MORNING NEWS reporter. "They do some
good, know, but the appropriations are
so small that the improve
ments made are only temporary
and are in great part dissipated before the
appropriation Of the following year is in
effect. An appropriation OF SC, 500, 900, like
Galveston's last year, would do the work.
We want to invite the congressional COM
mittee on river and harbor improvements
to Savannah and let them see for themselves
what is needed and what the possibilities
are. Senator German and party, who were
here this spring, were convinced of our
needs. Senator German said he
had never regarded Savannah as
needing such an appropriation before, but
his visit convinced him. A good many
members of the legislature will probably
visit Savannah this summer, and some
resolutions favoring this appropriation will
probably be presented before that body.
Some actual work is what is needed, and
not to just get big crowd together to do a
lot Of talking about Savannahs glorious
possibilities"