The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-30
TO INSPECT THE HARBoR.
Mr.. Blanchard to Go Down the River
This Morning.


Congressman Blanchard Of Louisiana
chairman of the House river and harbor
committee of the Fifty-second congress, ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon from
Washington, and is stopping at the De
Soto.
De came by special invitation from Capt
| o. M. Carter, who is in charge Of the river
and harbor work In this section, and will
inspect the work on the river now IN prog
ress Congressman Blanchard was seen at
the De SOTO last night. Ia speaking Of his
visit be said;
My visit is of no official significance, as
came to Savannah at the request Of Capt.
Carter merely to look over the field, and see
what has been done with the appropriations
already made. Savannah has already been
provided for, and the work Of obtaining 70
feet of water is now going on under con-
tract. / shall go on to Brunswick and Fer
nandlna and examine the harbors there
with view TO seeing what is necessary to
be done when the question comes up.
Il am making this visit on my way home
60 Louisiana more with view to obtain
ing a more extended and complete knowl-
edge of what is being done and what
ought TO be done in order that | may know
how to act when these matters come up for
consideration
What do you think of Savannah as a
commercial port N was asked.
why, the second cotton port, and the
first naval stores port in the world should
and does speak for itself in that respect"
remarked the congressman.
Congressman Newton Grain blanchard is
"a resident of Shreveport, La, and is now in
his 45th year. He is a graduate of the law
department Of the University Of Louisiana,
and began the practice of law there in 1871.
Mr.. Blanchard took an active part in state
politics, and assisted in the restoration of
the state government OF Louisiana into the
hands OF her own people. He was a mem
Der of the state constitutional convention of
1879, was elected to the Forty-seventh con-
gress, and has been a member Of every
congress succeeding that one. He has,
therefore, been a member of that body for
twelve years and was recently elected to the
Fifty~thtrd congress. He was chairman Of
the river and harbor committee in the Fifty
second congress, and will in all probability
be appointed to that position next time.
The party. consisting Of Congressman
Blanchard, Capt. Carter, Congressman
Lester, Col. Craighil, Capt. D. G. Purse,
Capt. r. G.. Fleming and several other
prominent gentlemen, will go up the river
this morning at $50 o'clock on the snag-
boat for the purpose of inspecting the works
up there. They will return to the
wharf at II O'Clock a. m, and
baAe tug, go down TO the
mouth of the river, and return at 2 o'clock.
There will be low water at this time, and
will afford Congressman Blanchard an ex-
cellent opportunity Of examining the work
which has so far been done.
Tonight Capt. Carter will take Congress
man Blanchard down the coast on the tug,
and will stop at Darien, Brunswick, Fer
nandina the mouth of the ST. Johns river,
and will probably 90 down as far as st.
Augustine Mr.. Blanchard will probably
leave the tug on the return trip at Fernan-
dina, from where be will go directly to New
Orleans, and from there to Shreveport