The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-18
nae Vernon Shell Road.

Is it not about time for the city to leave
the Vernon she'll road sIonei II seems to be
about impossible by any offer, that is re-
garded as reasonable, for the part of the
road that the city wants, to satisfy the
owner of that property, and the litigation
in regard to it may go on for years. In the
meantime the growth Of the city will be
retarded.
If the city council will open Abercorn and
Barnard streets, or any of the other streets
running south, for mile or two beyond the
city limits, the Vernon she'll road question
will be pretty effectually settled. That
there ought to be good free road leading
southwark from the city is beyond question,
Open a few streets leading into the country
south of the city limits, improve the Mid
die Ground road and complete the Meridian
road, and the shell road difficulty will settle
itself
And there is another way In which the
difficulty might be adjusted. II the owner
of the road is willing to sell it for anywhere
near It's real value the county and city
might combine and buy it. 1t cost its
present owner a little less than $4,000,
and as it does not pay a very large divi-
dend if any, it could perhaps be bought for
little more than that sum. At any rate
there should be free road leading south
ward fcom the city. aud also another leading
toward the east. With good roads by which
the city could be reached from different
parts OF the county, there would be an im-
II ediate and rapid increase il the county's
population aud productiveness.
During the administration Of the navy
department. by Secretary Tracy-for which,
however, he is not charged with being re-
/ sponsibe-it became the custom for M
spe,toss OF naval CO lstruction to order nu-
merous changes from accepted designs in
/ the construction OF the vessels. At each
/ shipyord where vessels for the navy are
I he ng tuily is stationed a government in
spect5r. Heretofore when it came to the
! co s,ruction OF officers quarters. cabin &C.
/ commodatons, aai such details, these in
! spect Is have ordered atica changes,
macy of them involving additional exVanGi-
ture, ranging from $1,000 to $lpu ,WO. a
case in point q tnGt &c the Ma hlehea4 for
which lus.ecJo chad wick recomiae.del
. cAausos th9J wouli G st $4,000, after the
I
case the construction OF turret, wa, or l-re4
CHANGED, and tie coso was $40, nee, without
advantage h"cruiug. Secretary Herbert
has rcN thod The conc usion that he major
ity O. these changes ara 70 NEE purely per
sIual wal.ts. and thHs the prncICe mus. be
sto ped rio bias. therefore, dlsApproved of
$ .yerai suggestions raIttratons for war Ell
t. hIm, and has served notice on the III
suectors thaJ al original plans ndopteI Will
be carrlel cut unless it can he shown he-
You'd doubt that ths proposed chalges would
TO OF great benefit. Secretary Herbert
evidenuy does not intend to depend SO
much on assistants as his predecessor did.
Prof. Falls, On eminent meteorological of
d NieAna, who Is credited with having fore
told the recent earthquakes at I9nte and
elsewhere, is authority for statement that
should put at rest those persons who have
been disturbed by Lieut.. lotions prophecies
OF an early diss luton of this terrestrial bail
Prot Falb says: There were floods before
thedays Of Noah, and the conditions which
brought about the deluges Of the past will
recur IN the future. In the year 640O A. d..
on March p, the earth will again be- nearest
the sun, evaporation at the equator will at
tain its maximum aud the moisture be pre-
cipItated in the temperate zones with con-
sequences similar to those which iuRugurated
the last glacial age and the traditional
delu2e" In view of this fact, il it be fact,
nervous people need lose no more sleep on
account OF Totten's predictions.
Pennsylvania will soon find herself under
the necessity Of creating new courts If those
old 1894 blue laws are not repealed. The
existing courts at Pittsburg are already
crowded with suits against newspaper men
bakers, milk dealers, ieemeu, ETC., and al.
most daily other indictments are found
The newspapers have taken the right course
to secure the repeal of the Anticipated laws
they insist that the laws be applied to every
possible case, with the result that public
opinion will not much longer tolerate the
old statutes. The Carnegie iron mills are
the latest industries involved in the suits.