The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-06
DIRECT TRADE-NO. 9.

Savannah the Second Cotton Port and
First Naval Stores Depot in the
World.
l propose to discuss the advantages of
each southern Atlantic port to be the point
of entry for direct trade from foreig n
countries, and will begin with Savannah.
Savannah is the only fresh water port
south Of Philadelphia on the Atlantic, as
vessels in navigating salt water get barna-
Giles and sea weed on their bottoms, and
fresh water destroys them, the saving of
expense and time in dockage Is an advan-
| tage.
Savannah is the leading coast terminal of
the railway systems of the south. The Cen
trail railways 5000 miles of track reach
into Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama aud
Tennessee. connect through with great west
ern systems and open up 60 Savannah the
vast producing centers beyond the Mssis-
sippi, developing coal, iron and marble of
Georgia. Tennessee and Alabam and cover
ing quarter of the southern states with q
| network of railways.
The Plant system, with 1000 miles.
pierces Georgia. Florida and Carolina and
| Alabama, and, connecting with Mississippi
and Louisiana, brings thousands of bales of
cotton, naval stores, phosphates and fruits
and vegetables to Savannah for Shipment
The Plant system connects by steamship
with the West Indies.
The South Bound railway Is a new north
and west line to Columbia, s. G. The
Macon and Atlantic railway, from Macon
to Savannah the Middle Georgia and ATTAIN
tic railway, from Atlanta to Savannah, aud
the Savannah, Americas and Montgomery,
from Montgomery, Ala, to Savannah, all
air lines, will open new fields to the Forest
City.
The suburban and street railways of Sa-
vannah have seventy miles of feeding lines
Savannah is near to Memphis t72 miles :;
New York, l,159; Savannah is S07 miles
from Little Rock and New York is 1894:
Savannah is 1855 miles from Waco, Tex.
and New York is l. 707; Savannah is |, 1877
miles from Kansas City. and New York is
l,492; Savannah is SS9 miles from st. Louis,
and New York is 1,04S; Savannah is ,30S
miles from Omaha. and New York is 1888.
and Savannah is as near Cincinnati as New
York.
Savannah is thus nearer to all these points
than New York, and freight can be cheaper
and the time quicker.
Savannah is as near to Havana as to Penn
sacola.
Savannah, in 1879, exported ASS, 495 bales
eff cotton and to Aug. "A, 1891, ], 49,, 625
bales. Her naval stores in 1880, first year,
were 46 1921 barrels Of turpentine and $751;
442 barrels of rosin and in $780, 1872, OBS bar
rels of turpentine and 762, 62l barrels of
rosin. Exports and imports in 1890 we're
Sl5O, 900, an increase in one year Of $685.
000,000.
In fifteen years Savannahs annual ex-
ports of timber and lumber have grown
from 100000 to 81, 400, 900; fruit and vege-
tables from $500, 900 to 81, 500, 900; pig iron
from $25. 900 to 81, 500, 900; cotton seed oil
in three years to $780, 900; commercial fer
tilizers, 800, 900 tons; so, 600 tons made in
Savannah; real estate doubled.
Savannah is the second cotton port in
America, and the second in receipts and the
first naval stores port Of the world
Savannah's truck and vegetable industry
has special significance ia connection with
direct trade. Her raising of truck and
shipments north are immense and growing.
She can as well raise for and ship truck to
Europe.
For the eleven months ending NAV 80
1892, the Ocean Steamship Company carried
north l,O43, 243 packages of oranges, 225, lib
packages OF vegetables, l, lbs, S43 melons
and so 900 boxes of fruit. With direct
trade Savannah could have shipped as much
to Europe
The making OF Europe an accessible mar
ket for fruits and vegetables would stimu-
late these industries and brinRers of money
10 Georgia beyond calculation.
Jay Gould said: "Savannah's terminal
facilities are worth millions of dollars" She
has five miles OF river frontage, with mag
nidcent wharves and accommodations for
an immense sea tonnage. In 1890 1884 YES
sells, besides numbers of coastwise ships
with 1,772,417 tons. entered Savannah
Over 100 freight steamships and 200 sailing
vessels came in
The Savannah bar channel has a depth Of
20 feet at mean high tide, and from the city
to the sea %. feet depth mean high water.
Savannah certainly presents strong
claims for the privilege of being a terminal
point for direct trade from foreign coun-
tries. |. w AVERY.