The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-04
THE NEW CITY DIRECTORY.
Il Puts the Population OF Savannah
at 90, 6o8.

II Puts the Population OF Savannah
at eo,eoa
The Savannah Directory for 1899 is in the
binders hands, and the work of delivering
10 subscribers viii begin tomorrow.
When IL Is stated that the canvass Of the
city was only begun Dec. 10. that the FIRST
copy was given to the printers OF the MORN
ING News job Office Friday, Feb.
/ IL, exactly three weeks, or eighteen
working days, ago. and that the
book contains 494 pages OF brewer type,
some idea may be formed of the rspidity
With which both Mr.. Sholes, the manager,
and the MORNING NEWS Office have per-
formed their several parts Of the work
Tae Introductory to the volume contains
much interesting data The census shows a
population Of 50.666. In his introductory
Mr.. ShoIes says:
To write the Introductory TO a Directory Is
PROBABLY ss thanklsss = task as ore ever per-
IIornea. The suggestions offered. 50 far at
east as Savannah IS concerned. are never
needed, and the Information given will only be
recognized at It's full value by that citizen OF q
coming generation, who, taking the volume
from the cornerstone of some ruined building,
reads therein the story Of migration and change
OF Tor ner century.
To one who returns to bis home after an alb
sence Oh years the changes which time has
wrought are matter OF surprise and wonder
while he who has remailed has been utterly
unconscious Of what has transpired around
him.
During the canvass of the city for the DIreo-
tory the canvasser is constantly met with the
remark, 20, there hasn't been any change
worth speaking Of I'VE don't need Directory
every year." and yet the canvass this year ex-
hlolts the TACT that during the twelve months
past there were 20a1 removals of families or
business within the territory bounded by Bay,
Anderson, East Broad and West Broad streets
In the compilation OF this book 6398 names
or nearly one-thlrd Of the total number con-
IaInea IN the last volume. are omitted, and their
place Is more than filed by 1881 new corners to
tne city. IL Is perhaps worthy of note here that
OF these names which have dropped from this
volume OF Savannah's life, s9l are names of
Central railroad
The Directory is not only the story Of the muta-
lions OF city life, but IL also tells Of the city's
growth or decline in population and business
interests For Savannah, the past year has not
been year Of rapid advancement. The exceed
ingly low price of the great southern staple, the
lease or the Central system to foreign parties,
and various other influences, have
operated heavily against the city; yet,
VIII all the count Of population
Ing but slightly over the city boundaries, shows
that we have passed the 60, 900 mark the returns
giving 1896 white aud 26,732 colored-totai
In these pages are found .594 names. 10 52t
white S,o73 colored, as against l2,05S white
1,eg3 colored. total 1851 last year
This is the thirteenth volume of Sholes' Di.
rectory, and for the thirteenth time reference Is
made TO the ridiculous so-cdH-d system of num-
6eriug which continues to prevail in Savannah.
Inc stranger who, upon Broughton or President
or Liberty streets, finds houses designated "U4
~, etc, or upon various other streets finds
I5B, 1885" and so on must think that numbers
had run out sadly before Savannah got her sup