The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-01
TO EXPORT PHOSPHATE.
A PIG INDUS TRY OPENING Up TO
SAVANNAH

Two Steamships Loading Floride
Rock for the United KinRdom-Tht
Probability Of q Heavy Trade If Low
/ Railway Rates and Adequate Facil-
tiles are offered.
The expectation of phosphate is another
promising industry for Savannah. The
| steamship Kate Faweett arrived up from
quarantine yesterday. She will load phos-
plate for Sorry, Smith g. Co. Of Fort White,
Fla. The steamship Indian Prince, which
arrived up Sunday, will be loaded by the
Marion Phosphate Company. Only one
other vessel has ever loaded phosphate at
Savannah before this-the British bark
Gler, by the Marion Phosphate Company,
March %, 1890.
The expectation Of phosphate is a new in
dustry in Florida, aud most of the phos-
phate shipped is through the small Florida
ports. Fernaudina ships the greater Dor
ton OF what is known as the land rock
phosphate, and Charlotte Harbor is
the chief port for the pebble rock phos-
phate. While great deal Of the Florida
phosphate land is owned by fertilizer mea
In Savannah and other points fur Their north,
it is not used by them 10 any extent IN the
shipped direct to foreign ports They find
this more profitable than to manufacture it
themselves.
TO COME HERE BY RAIL
A large part OF the Florida phosphate ter
ritory, especially the land rock phosphate,
is contiguous to the lines of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad and of course
accessible to Savannah by this route. 1t is
desired by q number OF the phosphate COM
panies, both in Savannah and Florida, to
make Savannah the shipping point for their
phosphate. this being much larger than any
other port used by them, aud for this and
other reasons more desirable.
The phosphate has to be loaded on the
cars for transportation anyway, and it is
only the question of longer haul, which.
with favorable rates, would be more than
Offset by the conveniences of the larger
port. 1t is only about 200 miles from
Savannah on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad to Fort White and the
other phosphate centers, which is not
great distance to this port il low rates and
freight facilities can be obtained An effort
is now being made by the phosphate oom-
panies to secure rates from the Savannah,
Florida and Western, which will enable
them to transport their phosphate to Savan-
nah. and also to have the railroad provide
the freight facilities for this business, with
which it is not now equipped.
WILL COME TO SAVANNAH.
If successful ia their undertaking the
phosphate, which now finds an outlet at
Fernandina, will soon be shipped from Ss-
vannah.
The shipping Of Florida phosphates is a
rapidly growing business, and one in which
Savannah capital is largely interested.
Naturally the Savannah companies
would prefer 10 ship their
phosphate from Savannah. The Marion
Phosphate Company of Savannah is now
doing large shipping business, as are also
the Charlotte Harbor Phosphate Company
and the Arcadia Phosphate Company
which ship from Charlotte Harbor, Fla.
Other Savannah companies are also inter-
ested.
The land rock phosphate is chiefly shipped
from Fernandina, while the pebble phos-
phate Is chiefly shipped from Charlotte
Harbor. The line Of separation between
these two classes Of phosphate, the differ
ence IN which is indicated by their names,
is plainly marked, the land rock being
found only north Of Barlow and the pebble
or river bottom phosphate only south Of
that place.
The phosphate men say that il the proper
freight rates and facilities are secured
Savannah will become the port of the land
rock phosphate shipping business.