The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-19

been completed that will givelthem q direct
short line 60 Florida and the Gulf Of
Mexico.
TO PUSH FURTHER on.
at only remains for you TO put your
I shoulder TO the wheel, !" he said, land by
energy, perseverance, aud liberality you can
! extend this band OF iron TO the rich coal and
/ iron mines Of Virginia and Tennessee. You
| are aware each additional mile OF railway
adds thousands Of dollars to the value Of the
! territory 1t enters, and gives value to its
natural stores. There are four
I great branches of human in
/ dustry, agriculture, manufacturing,
mining and commerce. The first, which
| supplies the fuel OF life, is naturally the most
important. The south has for long time
presented a strange anomaly, a region
with the greatest agricultural possibilities
| buying for many years, at high prices, from
distant fields her food supply; this condition
of things should not be continued, but
| remedied at once; throw aside the idea that
| cotton is your most profitable crop; the con-
ditions which existed prior to 1865 have
changed. Try the culture Of corn, hay, ,
tobacco, vegetables and fruit; let US have
some butter, eggs and chickens.
A NEW MARKET OPENED.
1.-THE South Bound has opened market for
you, ready TO give you cheap and quick
transportation. Your early vegetables and
fruit can be shipped to the large cities, and
the surplus or late crops disposed Of at fair
price to the canneries which are springing
up all over this section. To tie progressive
citizens OF Columbia / would recommend
the fostering of manufacturing. Your
location and facilities are tirst-clsss,
none superior anywhere. and we
have built you a railroad to our
port from which you can reach every mar
ket Of the world. The So1th Bound was
built for the development OF Columbia and
Savannah and the intervening section Of
territory. Therefore, do not disappoint us.
We, on our part. fully recognize that we
must DO everything in our power to merit
your patronage and good will. The life and
prosperity of a railroad depends to large
| extent upon its patrons"
a SPECIAL FOR THE VISITORS.
Capt. Purse announced that the South
Bound Railroad Company had arranged for
| special tram for the conveuience Of the
visitors that would lsave Savannah at 6
| O'Clock standard time, or o'clock Column
bia time. This announcement was greeted
with cheers.
Mr.. A F. Youmans Of Fairfax responded
briefly and appropriately TO the toast 1.-THE
| alliance of the states
Douglas Mckay of Columbia responded
eloquently to the toast "The women of
South Carolina"
Several brief impromptu speeches were
made by gentlemen who were called upon.
Hon. j. u. Capers Of Columbia and Hon.
Gszaway Hartridge of Savannah were fire.
quently call ed for, but could not be found.
WOUND UP WITH SONG.
The affair closed with the singing OF
Annie Laurie" by Prof. Willard n. Smith
and Julian Walker. The singers were
loudly applauded. 1t was after o'clock
| when the entertainment broke up and the
visitors returned to the De Soto.
The exeursionists spent the afternoon
| quietly. Many visited the business men at
their places Of business, and come, it is said,
were 80 well pleased that they placed large
orders at once
About fifty of the visitors left on the s
O'Clock afternoon train on the South Bound
while over 100 more left by the special train
at o'clock last night. Probably 100 of the
visitor5, however, spent last night ia til
! city, Most OF them will return home IT,
day by the morning and afternoon trains.
DELIGHTED WITH THEIR VISIT.
Many of the visitors who were seen at the
De Soto last night expressed themselves as
delighted with their treatment while here
and as satisfied that the results of the visit
would be beneficial to both cities. The
South Bound railroad, it was said, is
already the most popular railroad leading
into Columbia, and it ia belle we'd
will prove of most benefit to the c4ky
Columbia is only side issue with the dthel
railroad systems touching there, they said
and they give little attention o'its Inter
ests, but the South Bound has given evi
dence OF Its desire to upouild the city IL
every possible way, and its efforts havt
been seen and appreciated.
line visit or the South CaroliniRns to Sa
vannah will always be pleasantly uemem.
bered by both guests and hosts Of tn ooca-
sion. The visitors will be warmly vel
camed whenever they return to Saw annah,
ana thsy' on their part, are eager to return
the courtesies extended them here.