The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-26
DIRECT TRADE WITH EUROPE.
The Movement for Il Produ ctive OF
Substantial Results.

washington. Sept. 23.-The movement
started some seventeen months ago IN
, Georgia for southern direct trade viii
foreign countries has Dcen productive o.
substantial results, and is steadily fruit
ing into greater ones.
Exporting lines have been successfully
operated at Savannah. Brunswick anc
/ Pensacola. Steamships Of Increased SIX
! have been put on at New Orleans, anc
there has been a marked enla rgement OF
/ foreign trade at Galveston, Mobile, Jack
+ sOnville, Fernandina, Charleston and VIII
miuCton. But the most signal achieve
/ ments Of the project have been the con
/ struction of seven steamers for Newport
/ News, Va, and the con ract Of the John
son Bros. of England for a strong, regular
! line to Port Royal S c., the initial shiI
! OF which, the RochmOre, will arrive Mon
/ day. Sept 25 1898.
a vast amount Of work has been done
! by the conductors of this movement to
! secure the proper support Tor these lin es
Low rates of freight have been SOUGHT
plans 10 build up import business have
been devised, the great western grain
-four and wheat expOrt ers have been in
duced TO pledge shipments, athe southern
and WI stern railroad presidents have prom
ised and given full cooperation, while
every practicable government influence
has been invoked to give success to this
important effort TO strengthen American
commerce.
In doing the necessary work of prepar-
| alton 10 make southern direct trade
profitable and permanent, Col. l. w.
Avery of Georgia has been in Washington
and conferred with all of the southern
and western senator's, besides many Of
the northern senators, and found deep
and universal interest felt in the attempt
and an ardent desire TO aid it
He Obt lined the following petition to
President Cleveland to use as far as right
and practicable the foreign service of the
government to thus extend the nations
commerce
10 the President Sir-The movement for
southern direct trade with foreign countries,
conducted by Col l. W. Avery and II. p.
Stovall, of Georgia which has had signal sue
cess. meets our full approval Building up
southern trade, Immigration and mauufac
lures and giving the west a competitive eK
porting and importing route, II will swell pa
tional commerce. We urge that our forelk a
dip omatiC and consular service be enjoined
to cooperate with this mOyem emit as far az
proper.
Jno. w. Daniel Va. John b. Gordon. ca.
J. K. Mcpherson, N J. A. =. German, Nd.
James L. Pugh. Ala. K. G. Walthall, Miss
s. NJ. Cullom Ill Jno. II. Morgan, A Ia.
w, b. Allison, Iowa. VIM b. Bate, Tenn.
G. j. Faulkner, w. Va. Jas. K. Jones, Ark.
S. PasOo, Fla. David Turpie, Ind
J. L. NJ. Irby, y. G. w. 0. PETER, Kan.
+. NJ. Cockrell, Mo. w N. Roach, N. ID. .
H. NJ. Teller Col NJ. G. Butter. s. G.
D. Car ry, La X. b. Vance, N. @.
W. d. Washburn, VIM. d. Allen
MINI. John Martin Kan.
J. E. Geor Q, Miss G. G.. Vest, Mo
George Gray, Del. H G. Hans borough,
Geo. L. Shoup Idaho, N. d.
VIM. Lindsay, Ky. T. c. Powers. Mont.
John sherman. Ohio. j. n. Camden. W. Va.
r. b. Stockbridge, Stephen NJ. White
Mich. Cal.
Isham G. Harris, enn. James H. Kyle, S. d.
J, NJ. Dolph, Ore. r. Q. Mills. Texas.
M. w Ransom N. c. Joe. s. Black burn, Ky.
In this valuable work of securing such
powerful cooperation, Senator Gordon of
Georgia has been an effective and public
spirited factor.