The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-26
SAVANNAH'S CHANCE.
TIE NATIONAL FARMERS CON-
GRESs MEETS HERE Nv 1893.
What Splendid Merits 1t VIII see.

[From the Baltimore Manl1aeturers' Record
ddv1nce sheets. Translated IN to French bv
L. Charter, Belgian Consul ana into Ger
man by Arno Knorrl
BY Col. /. w. AVERY.
at the recent national farmers' congress
held In Lincoln, Neb., Capt. ID. @. Purse.
president OF the Savannah Board of Trade,
as vice president presided over the conven-
ton in the absence OF the president.
Capt. Purse presided over the body with
such acceptability that when he invited the
convention TO hold its next meeting in his
beautiful and bospitsble city the invitation
was promptly accepted in compliment to
him, and Ma year the able and dis
tingnished REPRESENTATIVES Of the nations
agriculture vii have a chance to enjoy the
very finest display of typical southern hos
pitality. NJ
Capt. Purse did good thing for the city
in this matter, in bringing to these splendid
Americans of the great north and northwest
the magnificent attractions aud solid advan-
tages OF the Forest City. They are indeed
we'll worthy of being seen, and the torrent
OF letters that he is receiving from the dele
egates shows how gratiled they are TO
have the opportunity to see this chief sea-
port of the South Atlantic coast, one of the
lovelest cities of the American continent
huu OuG VI Tue COullllk COLulubIEldl uletIOp-
oils Of the United States.
These gentlemen will have chance also
to verify the correctness of these letters,
truthfully descriptive Of Savannah.
They will find many things meriting con-
sideration and remembrance. They will
see Christian spirit, intellectual culture,
material progress, love OF the union, burial
OF war memories, national brotherhood,
harmony between the blacks AID whites
devotion to law and order, conservation to
liberty, patriotic sentiment, respect for col
! ored rights and privileges, liberation in
politics, purity in homes, integrity in bust
ness, breadth Of public spirit, and every
other American characteristic aud national
quality.
Some striking facts will be riveted In
That Savannah leads the worlds naval
stores trade.
That Savannah is second In American
cotton traffic.
That Savannah is the third export mart
of this continent. .rst1 II. -,
That Savannah Is the ocean gateway be-
tween the north and west. .e q
That SavRnnah's four ocean steamship
lines TO the chief northern seaports, cons
Meeting with her shortest rail ways to the
chief trade marts of the west for grain and
meat, make the best system of transporta-
ton in the south, aud the equal OF auy Ia
the country. o..
That Savannah is nearer than New York
to the greatest markets Of the west, like
Kansas City, San Francisco. st. Louis. etc.
That Savannah's superb healthfplness is
shown in her uncommonly low mortality.
That Savannah's system Of artesiRn wells
gives her the purest water in the world, one
of the I1uniments of health. -
That Savannah has the finest art gallery
in the south. .. ,..s. h., ~,
That Savannah has city electric car sys-
tenn the equal of any in the union in proper
ton. 3D.,
That Savanushs environment of suburbs
is unsurpassed in America.
That Savannah is the germ OF the state Of
Georgia and rich in her history.
That Savannah is one of the most beauti-
full cities in the world.
That Savannah Is the leading truck and
garden region of the south, and furnishes
early vegetables TO the north aud invites
the gardeners of the world to settle.
That Savannah is a leading melon lums
Der, rice, oyster and fish market in the en-
tire south.