The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-15
BENEFITS of Barbor Improvement.


The people of this city should not for
moment lessen their endeavors in behalf OF
the twenty-six foot channel IN savannah
harbor They can only succeed in getting
from congress what they want, and
| Whist the whole vast section OF country
tributary to Savannah SO greatly needs, by
earnest and persistent work. Spasmodlc
efforts. however much enthusiasm may at
! tend them, will not accomplish the desired
| object From now until congress has acted
definitely upon the proposition to appropriate
a sufficient sum to complete the twenty-six-
foot Improvement the deep water campaign
should be prosecuted with unremitting
vigor. Every influence that could in any
way direct the attention of congress to Sa-
vannah harbor and impress upon it the i'm
perative necessity for its Improvement,
should be reached and urged into friendly
activity.
1t was by such means that Galveston BE-
cured the immense appropriation for her
harbor. And the benefits Of that ap-
preparation to Galveston are already becom-
ing apparent. That city is enjoying a
phenomenal prosperity. and she is only just
beginning to feel the influence OF deep
water herbor.
The Marine Record, in its last issue,
speaking of the Galveston harbor improve,
ment, says:
Galveston, Tex, since the appropria-
ton of Sc, 100000 by the last congress to
make 1t a deep water seaport, has witt
messed an improvement which is phenome-
nal in its briskness. In the single industry
OF gram exporting there is a country di-
| rectly tributary to Galveston as a seaport
producing 1864 500 bushels of wheat
corn and oats, all of which finds its way
over the Santa Fe road to Galveston, and
there are other sections OF territory to
hear from when railroad facilities
are placed. Foreign steamers have
been getting in and out of Galveston draw
ing but fifteen feet of water in the space of
two or three days, and last week the
steamer Leny loaded 117,60O bushels OF
wheat in few hours, though the record
shows that In handling grain the lake ports
are away ahead of Galveston, although il
is now in contemplation to build at that
port an elevator of 100000 bushels capa-
ity to cost $3.50, COO or $4,000, so that
four trains may be unloading while three
vessels are given facilities at the wharf tc
: 20 on loading at the same time.
During the commercial year just closed,
Galveston shipped over 100000 bales OF
cotton, and this, too over a fifteen foot bar
which precluded the larger tonnage from
seeking cargoes at the port. The appropri.
alton will secure q draft of thirty feet Of
s water and with this facility alone, the most
prosperous era that has ever dawned upor
: a southern city is assured and the Sc, 00G, 00(
of the nations money is more than well in
vested.n
=. 1t is apparent that the SC, 200 900 appro'
priated for Galveston harbor will be money
D we'll spent. 1t will save every year to the
producers who ship their products to mar.
p ket by way of Galveston more than the
r amount of the appropriation. All that th'
- alliance of Texas can do for the farmer
will not be SO beneficial to them as deel
water in Galveston harbor.
The alliancemen of this and other state
u interested In Savannah's har Dor should briuI
/ all the influence they have to bear upol
' congress in behalf Of the speedy improve
n ment of Savannah's harbor. And the PEG
= pie of this city, seeing what deep water Ii
doing for Galveston, should exert themselve
: to the utmost in behalf of improvement O
their harbor. They must not wait for other
3 to do for them what they alone must 40
| 1t is for them to create the sentiment which
is depended upon to get favorable congress
sional action. When it is seen that they arr
deeply in earnest they will not want fol
assistance. From all parts of the section
OF country that is interested in Savannah
= harbor there will be sent to congress peti
tions for the harbor improvement. LIE
\ Savannah work steady, intelligently ant
enthusiastically for the improvement an(
she will see her efforts crowned with sue
u cess.