The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-25
THE PORT FOR THE WEST.
THAT IS WHAT COL. HAYNES
THINKS SAVANNAH WILL BE.

Ohio's Ex-ConRressman Sees Great
Possibilities for This City in Hand
ling Grain - lie Compliments Con.
gresham Lester and Capt Carter
for Their Work in Behalf of the Har-
Dor Approprietion-The First Dis
trict, COL Haynes Says, Should Keep
! Col Lester in Congress as Long as
! He is Willing to Serve.
Ex-Congressman William E. Haynes, who
represented the Seventh Ohio district in the
| Fifty-second congress, is a guest Of the De
| Soto. Col. Haynes and family came south
| for recreation and pleasure They went to
| Florida, but found the resorts there so I'M
| comfortably crowded that they decided to
return to Savannah TO spend their vaca-
ton.
Col. Haynes is delighted with this city.
He was never south before, and did not
fully realize Savannah's Importance. He
visited the wharves and was surprised at
the facilities Savannah enjoys as a COM
meroial Fort. He says he sees no reason
why it should not IN the near future
become the gateway for the products Of the
! west, particularly the grain trade, and he
will do everything in his power when he re-
turns home TO advance the interest Of this
| city among his people.
SHOULD KEEP LESTER IN CONGRESS.
Col. Haynes has been entertained here by
Congressman Lester, with whom he served
on the river and harbor committee and
| aided in securing the $3,000,000 appropri-
alton for Savannah. The ex-congress-
man speaks in the highest terms
| Of Congressman Testers work in
Washington. He says the First mis-
| trict should keep him there as long as he
is willing to serve. During the fight over
the river and harbor appropriations in
committee Congressman Lester kept Savan-
nah constantly TO the front, and never for
a moment let the members forget the i'm
portance Of Georgis's great seaport No
man in congress, Col. Haynes says, has
more friends than Congressman Lester. By
his genial manners and acknowledged abil-
ity he has so impressed himself on his COL
leagues that he can get almost anything he
wants
CAPT. CARRIERS GOOD WORK.
Col Haynes also speaks flatteringly of
Capt Carter. He says that the captains
arguments for Savannah before the river
and harbor committee we're so clear and lucid
that there could be no Misunderstanding
about her needs and the possibilities in
store for her in the future IL the govern
Col Haynes gave up his seat in congress
on account of the republican gerrymander
of Ohio, which threw him and another
democratic congressman into the same dis
trict. His home is now in the Thirteenth
district instead of the Seventh, and he
voluntarily retired in favor of brother
democrat. He is a self-made man.
Col. Haynes was born In Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, In 1929, and when 10 years of age
moved to Ohio. After receiving a common
school education he learned the art OF type
setting, and was a compOsitor on many of
the big dailies of Ohio. In 1850
he babe adieu to the case
and engaged in mercantile pursuits
Six years later be entered politics, and was
elected auditor of Sandusky county, which
he filed for two terms.
COL. HAYNES RECORD.
In 1861 Col. Haynes enlisted in the Eighth
regiment Ohio infantry, rose TO the rank of
captain and served with that regiment in
Western Virginia, the Shenandoah valley
and the army Of the Potomac until Novem.
Der, 1862, when he was commissioned lieu
| tenant colonel Of the Tenth Ohio cavalry
| He served with the command In the army
| OF the Cumberland until 1864. In 1866 aud
| 1867 Col. Haynes was collector of internal
revenue for the Ninth Ohio dis
trict. Afterward be engaged in
farming and banking and made
a decided success. He was a delegate
to the democratic national conventions of
1880 aud 1884, and was elected to the Fifty
first and Fifty-second congresses.
Col. Haynes talks pleasantly of the days
| when he "stuckn type for living, and
although he has not had any experience in
that line for nearly forty years, he has a
great love for the art preventative, which
has graduated many senators and congress
men. Col Haynes is a well preserved man
| for his age and has an attractive manner,
which makes everybody feel at nome in his
company He will be in Savannah for sew
eral days yet. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
| Edward Karow, president Of the cotton ex-
change, complimented Col Haynes with a
trip down the river on the Cynthia.
The other invited guests were Congress-
man Lester, Mayor McDonough, Capt.
Carter, Alderman Cam, w. G. Charlton,
Esq, Col. w. w. Gordon, Mr.. ]. f. Minis,
Mr.. James N. Barnard and Mr. Sievers Of
| Boston.
The trip was made at low tide, 30 as to
give Col. Haynes an opportunity to see the
immense work done in the Savannah river
and to show him how probably the appro-
priation was being spent. which he aided so
much in getting for the harbor.