The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-02

- DISCUSSION OF the OBSTACLES IN the
Way of Securingit.
The subject Of direct trade for the south
with the foreign countries is creating deep
and widespread interest.
The movement is meeting with a strong
and universal Endorsement. The necessity
and benefit Of it are fully realized, and all
are eager for and ready to unite in trying
to get it.
Success involves a candid discussion OF
the difficulties in the way, and the means
and prospects of overcoming them.
We will, for the present, look at the
trials that have been made since the war, as
based upon the new conditions wrought by
that great struggle with its colossal and
| revolutionary results.
In 1871 the Brunswick and Albany rail-
| road arranged for line Of British steam
ships from Liverpool TO Brunswick, but the
| collapse OF that railway enterprise aud the
| control of the connecting road from Bruins
wick TO the west by a rival line broke up
the scheme That cause of failure is not
likely now.
A line was started between Virginia and
Europe later. but it could only get exports
| during the cotton season, and while there
we're enough imports for the south to sup
| port line, there was not enough money in
the southern ports to hold cargOes for dis
| trIbution, and this drove the importing to
northern ports where there was ample
| money. This line died. We have now
| more to export, more cotton and naval
stores, rice, ores, manufactures and west
| ern grain, and the English steamship lines
propose to back US with all the money
needed 10 run the business.
This question of money and that aux
lliary matter, so vital, of exchange, has
been the great barriers. almost insupporta-
BILE ones, AMI yet they are simple questions
of fact, TO be overcome by the fact OF
funds; and the great steam limos of England
propose to attend to this, and whenever the
south furnishes the freight, they will pro-
vide tho means to do the trade. The in
creased productions of the south, shown in
| our last paper about southern material ex-
| pansion. demonstrate our AGILITY to pro-
vide imports and exports enough for the
purpose. And we should make the trial.
Norfolk Is now successfully running a
direct trade line to Europe, and we can do
the same. There is enough business for q
line farther south.
In the earlier trials we were confronted by
| the fact that the whole tide of immigration
was westward and northwari Now that is
altered. The south with her better climate
and more attractive resources is not only
| drawing the better class of foreign but
| fine and large kind of northern and western
set lers. The transportation of these immi-
grants will be a large source of revenue to
| these lines of steamers
A difficulty in the way has been the
apathy AID indifference of our southern
people, We believe that this will no longer
exist. Oar farmers. railroads and business
| men have suffered and are suffering enough
to be wide awake to their needs, and to be-
come entnused for anything that, like d.
rect trade, will give relief, and that is SO
| practicable aud effective
The law does not allow ships to bring
cargoes from abroad and land them in parts
at different ports and the difficulty OF GET
| ting full cargoes for the Same southern
ports has been serious. But with the in
creased trade of the south, SO rapidly ex-
| banded, this obstacle will be removed
| Now let US go to work in earnest and get
a permanent line established, the railroads
and cities and business men and farmers
all uniting, working together and giving
| freight to a steamship line aud the thing
will be done, to the benefit of all The time
Is ready, the harvest is ripe, let us gather it,
The city councils and boards Of trade, the
public men and the great corporations OF
business aud transportation aud business
men are indorsing the movement, and we
shall in time publish them to show the uni
versal public sentiment back of this vast
| popular mission. !. w. AVERY.