The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-20
DIRECT TRADE.
LETTER TO TRBSAVANNAR BOARD
OF TRADE

By Col. I. w. Avery-The Movement
Now Sure, With a Railroad Guar
entee Which is Certain.
ATLANT A, GA, Oct. Is, 1892.
Capt d. G. Purse, President Board OF
Trade, Savannah, Ga:
MY DEAR SIR-Will YOU please express
70 the gentlemen Of the Savannah Board of
Trade my sincere regret that am unex-
pectedly prevented from being present at
the collation. given at l o'clock p. m. Tues
day, Oct. IS. at the boards rooms, to the
visitors from South Carolina.
very much desired to mest the Carolina
gentlemen. While l am a life time
Georgian, am full South Carolinian-by
marriage. II a man and wife are one, as
the good book says, that makes me full
fedged Carolinian, for / married one
regard nativity something like the witty
Irish lad, who sought work. Refused be-
cause child Of the Emerald Isle, he boldly
said he was an American. Asked, when
his accent gave him away, If he was not
born in Ireland, the quick wltted boy
promptly replied, "when kittens are born
in an oven, does that maze them ioaves Of
breadp' He got his job. His Irish birth
did not prevent his being practical Ameri'
can. I claim to be a complete Carolinian
by the divine right of a good wife.
especially wished to talk with you and
them about direct trade, which my friend,
Col Stovall, and l have been urging with
some earnestness. As the Carohnians
helped me in my matrimonial direct trade,
I wish their strong support in this great
southern public direct trade movement for
the benefit Of US all.
l am proud of New York's commercial
grandeur, but 1 do not wish to pay her toll
on every foreign button, or kid glove, or
cotton tie, or lace, or tin plate, or work Of
art, that we southern folks may want.
would like to be able to sneeze without
having to use Gotham snuff every time 1
take great stock in the spirit of a national
brotherhood, yet that does not conflict with
q proper southern Independence. l am
against the south being any sort OF vassal
TO anybody. 60
The south has to-day every single oondi-
ton for the foreign direct trade that can
increase its commercial power and financial
strength. For every ones sake let US
use them. We have commerce, products,
terminal facilities, railroads and negotiable
exchange-all that is needed for immediate
and successful direct trade. We have
simply to unite them to get direct trade
with the whole outside world, like the great
north. good luck to her has
Let me state the simple, easy keynote of
southern direct trade to-day. 1t is for the
great southern and western railway systems
to divide the risk with the steamship lines,
and give partial guarantee OF freight.
That Will settle it. The division of guaran-
tee makes the risk of each road a mere bag.
atelle. Each road has the force to work up
freight to ill the guarantee, save cost, and
make success. The guarantee compels
work, and the work pays the guarantee.
Direct trade will create business and in
come, to revive your lsnguishing rail-
roads aud commerce 1t will give new
markets to your depressed farmers 1t will
bring money to your empty pocket books.
1t will settle your idle lands with thrifty
toilers 1t will multiply your profitable
Savannah truck gardens Ii will fatten
your lean trade aud make it pay.
Large progress has been made in the
direct trade movement. The press over
the whole country is giving it discussion.
The southern and western people wish it.
The great railroads have all promised CO.
operation; some are committed TO the guar
alftees and others are considering it. The
st. Louis Republic has taken it up vigor-
ously aud reports the st. Louis business
men active in its behalf. The Florida rail~
roads and people are ready and eager to
unite with Georgia. Brunswick has already
established a successful freight line, with
RECOMMENDATIONS,
ing it pay, and has freight for eight months.
Strachan q Co. OF Savannah are running
the regular Prince freight line out, and
propose under the guarantee plan TO put on
complete line. Mr.. Alfred Bishop Mason
OF New York has proposition from an
English ship company, and its agent is on
his way here from England The comtnis-
sloner Of the Southern Railway and Steam
ship association, Col. Stahlman, has formed
plan of division Of guarantee among the
railway systems
Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas City and
other western marts are eager to get for
their grain and meat our shorter route to
Europe, in competition with the longer one
through New Y ork and the still longer one
through New Orleans. around the Florida
reefs. Mr.. Fink Of the East Tennessee sys-
tenn lS>reported to have arranged for grain
and meat from Chicago over his roads to
Europe. Here comes in the use of your long
unused grain elevator in Savannah, built by
the far seeing Wadley to meet this very de-
mand
The greater terminal facilities of Savan-
nan, including her elevator ready for use.
and her certain deep water, are focusing
Wrought to her, but it is also our duty TO sup
port the Bruins wick line and Charleston must
nave her line Of steamers.
Complete direct trade is the great, clamor-
Gus, despotic need Of the south. and Savan-
nah is natures own spot for its terminus to
ne benefited by it beyond all others, aud
she must not sleep over it in Indifference
Carolina and Georgia have been allied
from the earliest colonial days in ardent
and indissoluble fraternity. The deathless
current of the flowing Savannah is but the
common artery of their eternal brotherhood
OF sentiment, interest and destiny. This
snort South Bound railroad that links
'teorgia's chief seaport to Cardinals capital
and heart by AM iron air line track 10 but the
emblem Of the unity of welfare of these two
raternal commonwealths. Very sim
n cerely, /. w. AVERY.
The Testim onials
published in behalf OF Hoods Sarsaparlla