The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-11
F0 r DEEPER WATER.
MAYOR M'DONOUGA TO GALL a
CONVENTION THIS MONTH.

! TIE Convention to Be Composed OF
Representatives of tbs Railroad sys-
tens CenterIng in Savannah, the
Comm ercial Organ cations and the
Clty-A Movement 20 Interest TIE
Entire Country for Which Savannah
Is the Outlet n Securing al Appro-
pria.ioa by Congress for the Har-
bors Improvem
Mayor McDonough will call a convention
in Savannah in the interest Of the river and
harbor improvements between July 20 and
25, to formulate pIaas looking to the secur-
ing Of deep water.
The meeting will not be a large one, but
will be for busiue purely and simply. 1t
will be composed Of representatives of the
Plant railway system, the Richmond and
Danville system. including the Central rail-
road. tle board Of trade,
the cotton exchange, snd such
members Of the board Of aldermen
and business men OF Savannah as the
mayor may select to act with the commit
tee.
This committee will decide upon such
the object in view.
A UNITED EFFORT TO BE MADE.
That serious, earnest and united effort
will be made to secure for Savannah her
greatest need-deep water to the seals
certain.
Steps will be taken 10 inform the people
Of the rest Of the country generally upon
Savannah's com negcial i'm portance and the
great increase in the business II the port in
the last few years, aud 10 show to what ex-
tent the rest of tie country is interested in
this Improvement, and the advantages that
will Result therefrom.
Tho people of the interior will be shown
what an immense advantage 1t Is to them
10 have port within 100, or 30 or 500 miles
or more Of them through which they can
ship their cotton. iron ald everything they
have for export TO all parts Of the world at
much cheaper rate than it could be han
died in any other direction. The immense
saving in freights to the cou.-
try at large that has already
resulted by the development of the ship
ping trade at Savannah will be illustrated.
and the immensely greater saving that will
resale in having ships double the capacity
Of those coming here ct present carry
freight from this poet.
THE MAYOR AT WORK.
Mayor McDOnough is interested, heart
and soul 10 the movement, and will use
every effort TO carry 1t to q succe sful COM
pietion.
why" said he yesterday to a MORNING
News reporter, look at tae immense adj
vantages of being able 70 ship in vessels OF
large capacity. There is one schooner load
Ing lucn Der at Savannah now on which the
charterer saves $500 over a previous con-
tract, because she is able to carry Just
twice as much, owing to the pecu-
liar character of her build, as
other schooners with the same depth
Of water. She is built for tue coasting
trade. These fast sailiug ocean vessels are
long legged; they 60 deep in the water and
this is tue class of vessels we want to get
here. A foot or two makes an immense
difference in the carrying capacity of a
vessel. A l,O00-ton vessel takes about as
many men aud costs about as
much 20 run as 5,C00-ton
vessel, but the 5.O00.ton vessel viii carry as
much as five 600 ton vessels. IL stands to
reason that the larger ship can carry
freights a great deal cheaper than the
smaller one. There is the question. We
want bigger vessels q I'd cheaper freizhts,
aud it viii take deep water TO get them"