The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-18
OUR ANNUAL REVIEW.
Savannah Still Solid.
A Few Pointers for Business Men.
DON'T HIDE YOUR LIGHT UN.
DER A BUSHEL.

| during the past year, and especially so
within the last few months. With great
! local losses by reason of the misfortunes
that have befallen the Central Railroad,
in which many of her citizens had in
vested large amounts in securities, fol-
lowed by condition in the business and
| financial circles of the country, the like
| of which was never known before, Sa-
vannah has extended her borders to the
extent represented by over quarter of
| million of dollars, and shows an increase
in other values of as much more, and a
net increase, after deducting from the
shrinkage in stocks and bonds, the cause
of which has already been Stated, of $685.,
| $50. These are not random figures, but
| are those taken from the tax digest.
Its financial institutions and its bus
mess men have been tried and not found
wanting. The telegraph reports have
daily brought tidings of failures in
other cities, but the great commercial
city of the southeast has had no bad
news to send in return. This record is
partly due to the conservatism of its peo-
pie, but is mostly attributable to the fact
that it has diversified commerce and
trade. Savannah has no dull sea-
son. Business may be slack at
times, but it is never
really dull. Naval stores, cotton, rice,
lumber, vegetables and fruit, keep its
fleets of vessels busy from one years end
to another.
One improvement follows another, and
in spite of a close money market, new
buildings continue to grow under the
builders hands, and there are no vacant
houses, showing that the city's popula-
ton increases under all conditions
The Florida and Northern railroad,
which is to give Savannah new route to
Florida, is nearly ready for trains, and
with its completion there is very little
doubt that new through line to the
north will be esta blished, via the South
Bound railroad. The latter road has
fully realized the authorizations of its pro-
jectors and builders by opening up a mag
nifcent country to the business men of
Savannah, who have reaped the benefit
of lucrative trade.
The trade on the lines of the Savannah
Florida and Western Railway has been
fully up to the standard, when the finan-
| cial condition of the country is taken into
| consideration, and the same may be said
| of the Central Railroad. Both of these
| great systems are in splendid condition
for handling the business of the
territory through which their lines ex-
tend, their equipments being larger and
better than they have ever been.
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cessful solution. The engineers and
contractors are pushing the work rapidly,
and the completion of the improvement of
the river is in the very near future
Deep water at Savannah will not only
| have beneficial effect upon the COM
merce and growth of the city, but will ad-
vance the interests of the entire state of
Georgia, and the southern tier of states
The reports of the incoming crop are
very favorable, and the outlook is that
! planters will be rewarded for their self-de-
malls during the planting season, by receiv-
ing fair prices for their crops. The I'M
usual condition of money matters will
necessarily retard the crop in getting to
market, but this will be advantageous as
it will help to keep up prices. If the crop
should be rushed in, in the present state
of money affairs 1t would result in max
ing very low prices. 1t will probably
come in gradually and will bring prices
that will be helpful alike to the producer
and the merchant.
On the whole the outlook for the city,
and the country with which it has close
business relations, is very hopeful.
The MORNING NEWS and the WEEKLY
| News are the great advertisers
of the city, and through the
columns of these journals the COM
mercial affairs, resources and general
news is heralded to the world. 1t is an
| important business duty of every mer-
chant of Savannah at the opening the
| business season to inform the farmers and
merchants of the surrounding country of
| their facilities for handling the great
volume of trade which belongs to this
| city.
| Every business man and business enter
prise should have something to say to the
readers of the MORNING News through its
| advertising columns. The MORNING
| News wants the immense trade of Geor-
gia, Florida and South Carolina to come
to Savannah, and to that end it proposes
to devote, through its Annual Trade Re-
| view, its best efforts to convincing its
readers that the merchants of this city
are energetic and enterprising. Agents
of the MonNINa News are promptly sent
| into all territory opened to Savannah by
railroads. These gentlemen are the avant
| couriers of Savannah and the MORNING
News to the people, and they assure our
new-made friends that our merchants and
| citizens generally are glad to know them
| and want closer social and business rela-
| tions.
This is the season for liberal advertis-
| ing. The farmers and country merchants