The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-26
OUR ANNUAL review.
Savannah Still Solid.
A Few Pointers tOr Business Men.
DON'T HIDE YOUR LIGHT UN-
DER A BUSHEL.

SHOWN IOFJn more COnSplcuOuSly imam
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 q condition in the business and
financial circles of the country the like
of which was never known before, SaYan-
nah has extended her borders to the ex-
tent represented by over a 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
S95, $50. These are not random figures,
but are those taken from the tax digest.
Its financial institutions and its bust
ness 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 it's people but
is mostly attributable to the fact that it
has a diversified commerce and trade.
Savannah has no dull season. 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 a new through line to the
north will be established, via the South
Bound railroad. The latter road has
fully realized the anticipations of its pro-
jectors and builders by opening up a mag
nificent 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 fnan
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 extend, their
equipments being larger and better than
they have ever been.
The 26-foot project is in course Of sue
cessful solution. The engineers and con
tractors 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 a
beneficial effect upon the commerce and
growth of the city, but win advance the
interests of the entire state of Georgia,
and the southern tier of states.
The reports of the incoming crop are
very fayora Die, and the outlook is that
planters will be rewarded for their self
denials during the planting season, by re
ceiving fair prices for their crops. The
unusual 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, it 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 commercial affairs, re-
sources and general news are heralded to
the world. 1t is an important business
duty of every merchant of Savannah, at
the opening Of the business season, to in
form 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
it's 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 MORNING News are promptly usent
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-Inade 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
are daily reading the MORNING News.
They read the advertisements of the en-
terprising merchant. They conclude to
make their purchases at Savannah and
from those who tell to the world the ad-
vantages they have to offer in the way of
business.
The Annual Trade Review will be is
sued early in September 1t will contain
a history Of the trade during the business
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