The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-10
PORT ROYAL GIVEN A BOOM.
The Opening Of Direct Trade With
Europe Celebrated.

CelebratlOn-One steamer Loaueu
With 1000 Bales of Cotton and
Another Waiting to Be Loaded-A
Hope That the Movement Will Lead
to European immigration to the
South via Port Royal.
Port Royal, S. c., Oct. 9.-This has
been a great day in the history of Port
Royal and is hailed by the citizens here
and by business men of this section Of the
country as beginning a new era in south
ern development. Recently the William
johnson & Co. Steamship Company of Liv-
erpool has put on a line of Transatlantic
steamers between Port Poyal and Liver
pool, and organized the Port Royal Ship
ping Company.
To-day by the invitation of the latter
company there gathered at Port Royal
about 200 representative Georgians and
Carolinians to celebrate the Inauguration
of direct trade between Port Royal and
Europe Two ships lay at the wharves,
the Lochmore, just loaded with 1000
bales Of cotton for Liverpool, and the
A1ayfeld, which will carry 5000 bales.
BARBECUE.
After inspecting the ships and taking
a ride around Port Royal harbOr the
party enjoyed a barbecue, at which num-
Der of speeches were made by prominent
gentlemen. Gov Tillman was to preside,
but did not get back in time from Chi
cago. where he went from the St, Louis
convention The following telegram was
received from him.
l cannot be with you to-day but ] renew the
pledge of the moral and political support Of
the state of South Carolina to the eniran-
chisement of Port Royal. b. r. THLMAN.
kilograms were also read from 1t. Gov.
Gary, ex-Congressman Elliott and Pres
ident J. w Thomas of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, ex-
pressing cordial Endorsement of the move
ment.
REGULAR LINE OF STEAMERS.
Col d. c. Wilson of Port Royal tele-
graphed from New York: Il am neces-
sarily detained here in perfecting the
great enterprise for the development of
direct trade for Port Royal" Later in
the day announcement was made that
the New York and Port Royal Shipping
Company would soon begin running a regu-
lar line of steamers between those two
ports.
Mayor Price of Port Royal and Mayor
Holmes Of Beaufort, United States Dis
trict Attorney Gary Of Georgia, Solicitor
General Wright and City Attorne
Davidson of Augusta, President Asbury
Hull of the Augusta cotton exchange and
REPRESENTATIVES, Oh Lit ulltItub luUGEtSbS
made speeches. All were enthusiastic
in prophecies for Port Royals future and
the suspicious Inauguration of direct
trade with Europe
In letter from Col l. w. Avery, from
Washington, attention was called to a
letter addressed by southern and western
senators to President Cleveland, in which
they call his attention to the vital impor-
tance of this direct trade movement and
request that the Foreign and diplomatic
and consular service be en- jOined to coop
crate in its success as far as proper"
OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.
The Inauguration of South Atlantic di-
rect trade with foreign lands, after fifty
years of trials and failures, is matter of
national Importance, and the present
movement has back OF it every assurance
of success. The route from Port Royal to
the west makes Il shorter European con-
nection for all of the southern and most of
the western cities than via New York and
will command a large portion of the ship
ments of the western and southern prod
uce. Cotton, tobacco, naval stores phos,
phate rock, rice, fruit cotton goods grain,
-four lumber and cattle will furnish album
dant material for export.
PROMISES OF FREIGHT.
Since the establishment of the Port
Royal Steamship Company, Ohio parties
have notified them of 10 900 tons of hay for
export and a large St. Louis milling com
pany has promised 100000 tons of -four
per annum. The coal docks, which are
under contract for S25 900, are to be COM
pleted by Jan !. which will enable the
transatlantic lines from the gulf to
get coal at Port Royal and save the delay
of going to Norfolk. In this connection,
a letter from J. S. Gaines, general mana
{ ger of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
, pany, was read pledging his support to
nao linz fY,ta 49,
business, it is estimated with reach from
$50 900 to 800 900 tons per annUm.
MIR. William johnson, of the Johnson &
Co Steamship Company of Liver
pool will be in Port Royal next
week to personally aid in per-
fecting all needed arrangements for
the success of the Port Royal Steamship
Company of which Charles H. Belts
is the local manager, and who was in
charge of to-day's celebration.
TO LEAD TO IMMIGRATION
Another feature of direct trade, and
one from which great things are expected
for the southern states, is in the matter
of immigration. In the most densely popu-
lated sections of the southern states,
there is ample room for new settlers, and
these ships to Port Royal will be expected
TO divert part of the stream of immi-
grants constantly pouring into New York
'harbor and being carried thence to the
west. The presence of the negroes is a
barrier to immigration, but special in
ducements will overcome prejudice,
and immigration once started south
ward, the superior advantages of this
section will rapidly aattract settlers.
This, by Col. Dyer of the Jarvis-Conkln
Company, is offered as a solution of the
negro problem in the south. In the north
there is no negro problem because of the
overwhelming majority Of the whites.
Continued immigration and settlement of
whites in the south until negroes make
only meager minority will end the prob
lem here.
EVERYBODY ENTHUSIASTIC.
To-day's celebration was marked
throughout by the utmost enthusiasm
among all present, and kilograms and let
ers from Atlanta and other points all
showed the deepest interest in the direct
trade movement.
A significant action was the passage of
resolutions by the meeting indorsing the
management of Receiver Averill of the
Port Royal railroad This road was, by
action of the court. recently re-
heved from the control of the Cen
trail railroad of Georgia, and J. II.
Averill appointed receiver. He is equip
ping the line with rolling stock and put
ting the road in fine rpnair and his