The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-02
rHE DIRECT TRADE CoMm1rrEB.
A Short Business Meeting Held az
the De Soto.

A Short Business Meeting Held ss
the De Soto.
The direct trade committee consisting Of
representatives from Savannah. Charleston
and Brunswick, held brief meeting yester-
day at the De Soto. Messrs. A. F. Churchill
and N. Isaac OF Brunswick, Theodore
Nathan OF Charleston, and George P.
Walker and /. B. Tiedeman of this city
were present.
Mr.. Nathan was elected chairman and
Mr.. Tiedeman secretary. The committee
went into a discussion Of the ways and
means for furthering the export trade in
grain and flour through these ports. The
discussion was Of a general nature, but
principally upon the means by which the
cooperation OF the grain and flour dealers at
western points could be obtained with the
ports represented, and measures will, no
doubt, be taken at an early date to have
the western dealers become thoroughly &C
quainted with these different cities, their
merchants and their facilities for handling
the export business which they are endeav-
orlng to attract through these ports.
It is probable that representative dealers
from western points, especially those in the
grain center, will be invited TO visit the
South Atlantic ports at an early date and
see for themselves what can be done In the
direction of shipments to foreign ports.
Now that the export rate has been Sc
cured, 1t remains but 60 show up the adj
vantages OF making shipments through
these points in order TO attract the business.
This is the work before this committee, and
their next step will be TO endeavor TO ad-
Vertise these advantages among the west
ern merchants.
The committee also decided that it would
be necessary to form companies at the
different points to look after purchasers at
foreign points to induce them to order their
commodities through them. This has already
been done at Charleston, as was stated in a
special to the MORNING NEWS yesterday.
MIR. Nathan was present at the Charleston
meeting. The movement, he said yester-
day, was the outgrowth of the recent action
OF the roads IN granting reduced export
rates placing the South Atlantic ports on
an equal footing with New Orleans The
Charleston Grain Exporting Company was
formed and the capital stock subscribed.
This company Is to look after grain exports
from the west and especially to indnoe for
eign buyers to have their merchandise
shipped that way. 1t is the opinion Of the
committee that these companies will have
to be formed at all Of the ports represented,
as It will be the quickest and best means of
furthering the movement
The next point of meeting will be Bruns-
wick. The meeting will be subject TO the
call OF Chairman Nathan. The committee
will continue to meet every ten days or two
weeks until the objects for which it was APP
pointed have been accomplished.
Speaking of an article which appeared
some days ago, in which several Atlanta
gentlemen were given the credit for seour-
ing the export rate, member Of the COM
mittee remarked yesterday:
THE writer Of that article was very
much mistaken in his statements. The rate
was secured solely by commercial men from
Charleston and Savannah, together with
the aid Of prominent railroad men who had
interests at those points. The rate was Sc
cured by these gentlemen in New York
some time ago, but was only made public at
the first meeting of the direct trade CONS
mittee about ten days ago.
u believe in giving credit to whom credit
is due, and know whereof speak,"