The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-25
CANADIANS SEE TIE CITY.

Mr.. Mercier's Party Inspects the
Court House and Jail and Visits the
Resorts.
The Canadian party, which arrived in
Savannah Monday, visited the jail and
court house yesterday and inspected these
structures. The visitors were charmed
with the court house, and Mr.. Mercier, who
is acting as guide. expressed the views Of
| his companions last night when he said !:
Chatham cOunty's court house Is the most
| perfect we have seen on our journey. IL IS
/ a perfect jewel, and we will have to steal
| several ideas from it for the improvement
/ OF the one in Montreal
= The superior court was in session when
the Canadians visited the building, and
Judge FGlligant took a recess for a few min-
utes while he was being introduced by MIR.
Mercier 10 the balance of the party.
Attorney General Robidoux does not be
lieye that there is a better court house in
the country for its size than Savannah has.
From the court house the visitors went to
the Jail The jail, they said, is one of the
best ventilated they have seen on their trav-
els, and it has many points which VIII
probably be reported TO the home govern
ment-
In the afternoon a drive was taken 70
Bonaventure The gentlemen were de-
AAe4uke4 Will AuG QAhllk btdull u Tue
famous city Of the dead, and all agreed that
it would be hard to find any thing TO COM
pare with it.
The party, with the exception Of Mr..
MERCER, Will leave to-day for Cuba. Mr..
Mercier viii remain here for a few days
TO renew acquaintance, and will rejoin his
friends az New Orleans, from whence they
viii 60 for a tour of the west
Mr.. Mercier was a resident of Savannah
for nineteel years He was connected for
long time with the Centrsrs transporta-
tion department and was also passenger
agent for the Georgia and Florida Inland
Steamboat Company. Afterward he en-
gagged In the grain business on his own &C
count on the Bay and was quite successful.
He left Savannah in 1885 10 take up his
residence in Montreal his old home, where
his brother, the prime minister, is the
leader of the liberals Of the province Of
Quebec
In speaking to MORNING News reporter
on the growth of Savannah Mr.. Mercier
said: "Hre Improvement which has taken
place here since left six years ago is simply
wonderful | could hardly realize 1t as
walked through the streets. / knew that
Savannah was bound to grow, but I had no
idea the growth would be so rapid. Every
side turned ! saw Improvement, and feel
proud OF 1t. | have a warm SPOT in my
heart for Savannah. which was my home
for nineteen years, and the place
where several of my children were
born. It is one Of the pleasantest things of
my life to get back here, even if it is but
for short time. to renew my acquaintance
with the friends of my youth, and gaze on
the great strides being made by this grand
old city"
If l could close my eyes to everything
else" continued Mr. Mercier, land pass into
dream il could not surpass the magnificence
OF the De Soto. / had read accounts Of the
grandeur Of the structure, but it proved a
revelation to me when l arrived here. |
thought the accounts were over-drawn, but
they did not do the hotel Justice. / have
Travelled extensively, aud have seen many
large and fine hotels, but 1
have yet TO see one which suroassss the De
Soto. There is no reason now INV tourists
should go farther south than Savannah
Here they have everything which they can
desire. A magnificent climate, beautiful
city and one of the grandest hotels in the
country. believe that before long Savan.
nah will become a great tourist winter
resort.
Mr.. MERCER is an enthusiastic liberal and
believes that the principles of that party
viii triumph at an early day in Canada, and
that the Jvernment of Sir John Mcdonald
will be short-lived. 1--WE came near getting
control at the last election said he. land
by reducing the conservative ma ority from
over fifty TO something like eighteen or
nineteen. Lively times are ahead for the
government party when parliament meets,
as It hardly has a working majority, and
any slight question may cause a turnover
Mr.. MERCER was visited Yesterday by
many of bis old friends, among them Con-
gresham Lester, after whom be has named
one of his boys.
Paul de Cazes, superintendent of public
instruction of Quebec, is a member of the
party, and he is carried away with his trip
to Savannah. at is charming
place." said Mr.. de Cazes, land if /
were to change my residence Savannah
would be the place 1 would come TO. 1t is
such beautiful city that no one can fail
to be impressed with it. The people, too.
are the most hospitabIe, and they have a
way OF making a stranger feel perfectly at
homen
The other members of the party expressed
themselves in a similar manner to Mr.. de
Cazes. and said they would leave Savannah
with the pleasantest memories, and were
only sorry that their time was so limited as
to preclude longer visit.
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