The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-24
TENNESSEE FALLS IN.
GOV. BUCHANAN ENDORSES THE
DEEP WATER MOVEM INT.


He Considers It a Matter of Nationa
Importance-The City of Nashville il
Line With Other Cities in It's Sup
port CT tho Plan-Ths Alliance Ad-
ding It's Influence Every Day.
The movement to deepen the Savannah
river and harbor is exciting interest every
where, Capt. D. G. Purse received a teie-
gram yesterday from Harry Brown, an
nouncing the Endorsement Of the movement
by the city Of Nashville. Tenn. The tele'
gram is as follows:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct ~ 1871
D. q. PliFse, SaUdHftdh, Ga:
The city OF Nashville. through her city gov
eminent indorses deep water for SaVsnhsn az
of national Importance. ~.
Mr.. Brown also inclosed the following
Endorsement from the governor OF len
nessee:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
NAsgvIILE, Tenn, OCT ~, Ievi'
To Whom 10 Mdv Concern: -. .,o
The movement to deepen tne chahheI % :! .he
river at the city OF Savannah aud MAKE IL q
port for direct trade with foreign nations
meets my hearty approval IL viii greatly
benefit the southern and western states oy
giving shorter route TO the sea ana establish
ing competition In ssaports, which result will
b. a national bsneft. JOIN ?. BUCHANAN,
Governor of Tennessee,
In his last letter to Capt Purse Mr..
Brown incloses the following:
TIE ToILER,
OFFICIAL ORGAN FARMERS AND LABoRKRs'
UNION or TENN.
NASHVILLE Tenn, Oct 81, 1891.
Br H. C. BForn, atlanta, Georgia:
DEAR SIE-Having examined your proposed
Improvement Of the Savannah river, in order TO
n d OuLiat for south and
daily lniorse the plan aud object Of it.
There is no doubt or ths nee ssity Of such On
outlet, and its commercial advantages would
prove Dva liable to all sections that now are
compelled TO pay tribute 10 the great eastern
ports; and We recommend that all sub aud
county alliances pass resolutions urging upon
the Importance OF the movement and asking
them TO support the same and to secure the
necessary appropriation for the WORK now pro-
posed.
L X. TAYLOR,
Editor Of tbs ToIer aud Secretary Of Ten
nsssee State Alliance
<. II. HALBAcH.
Business Manager of the 1oiler.
w. II. CRosswAY.
J. C. ROBERTS,
Lecturer and Organizer
THOMAS j. OcILBIE,
Assistant Commissioner Agriculture.
GEORGE W. FoRD.
Commissioner of Labor.
W. +. GWYSSE,
Member of Executive Board.
THE signature OF president of state alliance
vii be added 70 this.
The Ataeas t4a.l Banner, in its issue Of
Oct, -, say: I'VE people in Atheas want
q deeper harbor at Savannah as much as
the Savannah people do. IL would build
up the state OF Georgia in the same way
that the magnificent herbor Of New York
has built up TIE whole state of New
York and the ad accent ports of New
Jersey aud Connecticut If city as pop
ulous and as busy a. New York was built
up right ct Savannah it would benefit Dads
and Rabun as well as Chatham IN the same
way that New York city makes business
and creates q market for the remotest
county in that stats. Our representative in
congress when he works for the apPropria-
ton for vAnnah hRrbor is doing service
10 his constituents here IN the bills Every
congressman from Georgia is a repressn-
taiivs of Savannah harbor. although he
may not represent Savannah city. ALI
shoulders ought TO be put to this wheel"
Mai. RYals. who is ono of the delegates at
large from Georgia to the farmers conven-
tioa at Sedalia. No. Nov. 10 says he intends
TO offer a resolution indorslng the moves
msHt to deepen toe harbor aud he feels con-
fdeat Of having it adopted. He will ex-
plain 20 the agric llturists of the south and
west the great benefits which tls farming
ele.neat viii derive from making Savannah
port capable OF accommodating any VS.
sci He has . any doubt that the icdorse-
ment viii be cheerfully given and that con-
gress will be memorislizsd by the convea>
ton 70 grant the necessary appropriation
for the work.