The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-15
DIRECT TRADE A GO.
Dol. I. W. Avery's Plan for 6trengt,
ening the south with Europe.

Dol. L W. Avery's Plan for Strength
ening the south with Europe.
Col isaac W. Avery Of Atlanta is again
in the city in the interest OF direct trade
and steamship lines between southern and
European ports. Col. Avery does not think
the cholera will stop the movement to-
ward direct trade though it may inter-
fere with It's progress for awhile.
/ Our progress has been very encourage
| ing" said Col. Avery to a MORNING News
reporter. "a steady development OF the
| movement Is going on. We have now Sc
| cured a beginning at Brunswick, where a
regular line Of passenger and freight steam
| ships have been put on and at
on line Of freight steamships with regular
dates Of sailing.
'We have ample evidence" continued
Col. Av9ry Of the desire, and Ia fact the
eagerness OF the foreign steamship owners
to put In operation regular lines of ships
from southern ports. They stand ready to
do so whenever they are assured that they
will have cargoes for their vessels.
ION the other hand there Is no doubt but
what we have ample products here to fur
nish all ships with cargoes that may be put
on. What we want is regular lines OF
steamers plying between southern and for
eign ports to take the place of the tramp
With any quantity Of steamships in Eu-
rope and unlimited cargoes on this side all
that Is needed is for a body of organized
and responsible business men to take the
initiative in the matter"
Col Avery has recently been in confer
ence with numbers of importers of foreign
goods and found them very willing TO make
their importattons through southern ports.
Col. Avery and Col Stovall are now en-
gagged upon plan for presenting the ad-
vantages of Georgia and the south for
foreign investment and immigration.
This will take the shape Of q pamphlet
printed in English and the various foreign
languages setting forth the advantages Of
this section In the way OF cheap land aud
undeveloped facilities awaiting labor and
capital The idea is that with f1rst>class
direct steamship line foreign investments
and immigration will be attracted
Col. Avery was in consultation last week
with company OF English capitalists who
have $780, 900 they desire to invest In Geor-
gia at present, to be followed with as much
more later on.
be is now In correspondence with the
representative of a syndicate of English
capitalists who are interested In a protect
to build railroad from Brunswick through
LaGrange and Sheffield, Ala, to the west.
They are considering the adviSability Of
putting on line Of steamships from Bruins
wick in connection with the railroad if they
decide to build.
Col. Stovall is now in New York In CON-
sultation with the transportation people
and owners OF foreign steamship lines who
are considering the Availability of putting
on some of their ships from southern ports.
The southern transportation lines. Col.
Avery said, have evinced their willingness
10 make every effort to furnish freights to
| any steamship line started from a southern
| port. He is satisfied Of the early materiali-
Eatioa OF the scheme which he Is so actively
/ engaged In pushing.
It has been suggested to Col. Avery that
In case the cholera becomes epidemic in
New York that the Ocean Steamship Com
pany might find 1t to Its advantage to put
it's New York vessels in operation between
Savannah and Liverpool, as they would be
unable to utilize them between Savannah
and New York during the prevalence of the
epidemic This would be an early realiza-
| ton of she direct trade project.